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“Civil society, at least as I see it, is simply one of the great opportunities for human responsibility for the world.” – Vaclav Havel
I am a bit of a civic engagement junky. So, when I recently heard some guy tell some gal that a mutual friend of theirs was doing door-to-door sales for Obama, I had to set the record straight.
Canvassing and phone banking (a.k.a. grassroots efforts) for a candidate or political cause is not the same thing as door-to-door or telemarketing sales, it is called civic engagement.
In both sales and civic engagement you can visit people at their houses, or call them at hours when they may be eating and try to engage them in a conversation they may not want to have, but that is where the similarities end...
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Hello, my name is dpolitico (well, not really, but I must protect my identity)(especially from diggers)(you know, the ones that love to hate you?) I am addicted to Digg. In the same way a drug addict is filled with self-loathing every time he takes a hit, I find myself totally unable to stop myself from submitting, commenting, digging and/or burying stories.
It has consumed me.
Every day is the same. I write for my blog. I think, "That was the cleverest thing any person has ever said about that specific thing that I just wrote about! I must digg it!" And here is where my day goes off the rails.
Read more at http://stonecipher.typepad.com or click the link above.Hello, my name is dpolitico (well, not really, but I must protect my... more
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The answer is a Harriet Christian supporter.
Surprisingly I have not seen this topic covered anywhere else yet, but Harriet Christian does have at least one fan, but I’ll get back to that in a minute.
Some of you may not have heard of Harriet Christian yet. For those of you who haven’t, she is a Hillary Clinton supporter who was kicked out of the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting at the Marriot Wardman Park Hotel in Washington D.C. this past weekend ...The answer is a Harriet Christian supporter.
Surprisingly I have not seen this... more
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The day before Barack Obama reached the magic number of 2,025 the DNC got together and changed the rules and creating a new magic number, 2,118. The DNC's willingness to allow Clinton to bully them into changing the rules was a mistake and it highlights a need for change within the Democratic Party.The day before Barack Obama reached the magic number of 2,025 the DNC got together and... more
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When it comes to college football the APR is not what you might think it is. Forget 0% financing on an SUV, to college football insiders APR means Academic Progress Rate and for the first time this year it is having a major impact on the sport. The Rick sorts out all the NCAA craziness for you right here. When it comes to college football the APR is not what you might think it is. Forget... more
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