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Last week on Current.com - 9/8-9/14
Hey guys,
Things have been super busy around these parts. With the announcement of Hack the Debate we've all been anchored down, steadily anticipating September 26th. It's going to be a very interesting experiment, and we are trying to get as many people involved as we possibly can, so help us spread the word. If you haven't heard the news yet, you can read up on it here:
http://current.com/debate
So, let's dive into last week in Current:
// VC2 Leaderboard Winner //
Last Thursday was a tough battle over on the VC2 Leaderboard, but The Two Faces of Anonymous took a steady lead in the end. If you haven't checked it out yet, give it a spin. Congrats to AceHardchester and crew for a job well done!
// Top Five Contributors //
In a new addition to Last week in Current, I'm going to start highlighting the top five clippers from last week. They submitted a healthy dose of stories, blogs, and items for the community to chew on, and our thanks goes out to them:
starr111 (101 items)
http://current.com/people/starr111
bm2la (94 items)
http://current.com/people/bm2la
BuddyP (76 items)
http://current.com/people/BuddyP
shugaray (74 items)
http://current.com/people/shugaray
TravG73 (41 items)
http://current.com/people/TravG73
Without contributions, Current can get to be pretty dull, and thanks to them we all had plenty to mull over during the week. Way to go guys, keep it up and we'll see who takes the top five next week!
// Most Commented Items //
And here are some of the stories that got our community talking:
MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews as News Anchors
http://current.com/items/89280576_
Republican calls Obama "uppity"
http://current.com/items/89277584_
Obama sees nothing funny about community organizer
http://current.com/items/89278992_
MTV awards get political from the start
http://current.com/items/89280351_
World wants Obama as president: poll
http://current.com/items/89285205_
Drill baby drill
http://current.com/items/89283226_
People for response to revelations of Palin's attempted book banning
http://current.com/items/89278477_
LHC goes live!
http://current.com/items/89287236_
Stewart: is Palin 'Dick-ish enough' to be vice president
http://current.com/items/89277160_
Palin comes out of hiding, fumbles interview
http://current.com/items/89295982_
Palin doesn't know what Bush Doctrine is
http://current.com/items/89294634_
What small town America thinks about Obama -- It's
http://current.com/items/89296104_
Tens of thousands of Iraqis to be welcomed in U.S.
http://current.com/items/89297829_
There you have it, a week in review. Did I miss anything? Link us a story below.
Mario
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"On-stage remarks made by leaders at this week's Republican National Convention - aimed at discrediting the resume of Barack Obama - offended a much broader group of people who tend to be very vocal. Namely, community organizers. "It was a put-down," said Jeanetta Williams, president of the NAACP's Salt Lake branch. "Unfortunate," said Tony Yapias, director of Proyecto Latino de Utah. Elitist and out of touch, said Tim Funk, housing project director for the nonprofit Crossroads Urban Center in Salt Lake City ..."
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Community Organizers Respond To Palin’s Attack
Last night during her speech to the Republican National Convention, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) sought to play up her experience as mayor of a small town in Alaska by mocking community organizing:
PALIN: And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a “community organizer,” except that you have actual responsibilities.
Center for Community Change: When Sarah Palin demeaned community organizing, she didn’t attack another candidate. She attacked an American tradition
Assn. of Community Organizations for Reform Now: ACORN members, leaders and staff are extremely disappointed that Republican leaders would make such condescending remarks on the great work community organizers accomplish in cities throughout this country.
USAction: These groups, and the millions of individuals they represent, are dismayed by the recent dismissal of their efforts in the form of political attacks. Community organizations have been at the heart of every major reform in modern history – from the Boston Tea Party to the civil rights movement for example, the quest for civil rights began when community organizers mobilized the disenfranchised.
Community Organizers of America: The last thing we need is for Republican officials to mock us on television when we’re trying to rebuild the neighborhoods they have destroyed. Maybe if everyone had more houses than they can count, we wouldn’t need community organizers.
Should They be offended by her Remarks?
From ThinkProgress:
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Detroit based Hip-Hop artists Invincible and Finale rhyme about the impacts of gentrification on the Motor City. This piece includes interviews with community activists discussing displacement and predatory planning versus sustainable development in the D.
Both the song and video for "Locusts" by Invincible feat. Finale, (produced by DJ House Shoes) are from Invincible's debut album Shapeshifters available on www.EMERGENCEmusic.net and www.bling47.com). Detroit based Hip-Hop artists Invincible and Finale rhyme about the impacts of gentrification on the Motor City. This piece includes i... more -
Courtney Jones of Planned Parenthood discusses grassroots organizing
Richmond, VA Libertarian Supper Club, October 2, 2007
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