Brian Moran “Born Fighting” Too

In 2006 Jim Webb stepped up and ran an underdog race for the United States Senate under the title of one of his books  Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America … like Jim Webb, Brian Moran was “Born Fighting” … he’ll make an excellent Chair for the Democratic Party of Virginia!

(the picture above was taken at a unity rally in Charlottesville in 2006 … even back then Brian Moran stood with his fellow Democrats and campaigned across the Commonwealth in support of Democratic core values)

Brian Moran’s DPVA Chair Bid Gathers More Support

Note:  Frank Leone shares his thoughtful and knowledgeable endorsement of Brian at DemRulz … he and I especially agree on what he says about Brian’s challenger  … “I have a lot of respect for my friend Peter Rousellot and I look forward to continuing to work with him, and those who support him, as well.”

All across Virginia Democrats are supporting Brian (in no particular order here are just a few)  Bobby Crisp, Nicholas Smith, Susan Warner, Paul Baker, Susan Swecker, Rachel Rifkind, LeAnne Binger, Steve Bunn, Kristin Cabral, Rebecca Jaramillo, Charley Conrad, Harold Bannister, Joe Fitzgerald, Mame Reiley, Ronald Reynolds, Sean Holihan, Julie Jakopic, Steve Cochran, Victoria Cochran, Ronald Good, Joseph Harmon, Ernestine Jenkins, Terron Sims, Dorothy Holley, Diane Kaufman, Sandra Klassen, Craig Fifer, Ollie Bates, George Barney, Jr. Pixie Bell, Susan Kellom, Barbara Klear, Randy Klear, Janet Carver, Louis Cernak, Jr., Larry Keefe, Margaret Kugler, Dawn Lawson, Ralph V. Maly, Carlton Stockton, Opal Stroup, Doris Crouse-Mays, Judy Mastrangeli, A. Pat Lightfoot, Tom Herbert, Jennifer Little, J.J. Minor, Fred Mittelman, Brian Moore, Evelyn Morris-Harris, James Nachman, Robert Martin, Hung Nguyen, Dr. Elisabeth (P.J.) Palmer-Johnson, Ginny Lehner Peters, Lauren Smith, Reed Stockman, Richard Bochner, Marc Broklawski, Carol Summerlyn, Chapin Wilson, Gary Crawford, Sally Davis, Kerry Donley, Vernell Woodson, Michael Kirby …

For an official list see http://brianmoranforchair.com/endorsements.html

Peninsula JJ and Holiday Party Friday, Dec. 3rd

RSVP by ordering your tickets  http://www.peninsulajj.org/

Happy Thanksgiving 2010

9 of 11 Congressional District Chairs Publicly Endorse Brian Moran for DPVA Chair

Note:  Democrats from all across Virginia are lining up to publicly endorse Brian Moran to be elected chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia … the following is a list of just the congressional committee chairs who’ve already stood up …  you too can show your support by visiting  Brian’s Facebook page or his website, Brian Moran for Chair.

Suzette Matthews, 1^st District Democratic Committee Chair

Sandra Brandt, 2^nd District Democratic Committee Chair

Susan Rowland, 4th District Democratic Committee Chair

Linda Wyatt, 6^th District Democratic Committee Chair

Abbi Easter, 7^th District Democratic Committee Chair

Margo Horner, 8^th District Democratic Committee Chair

Tom Brewster, 9^th District Democratic Committee Chair

Samuel T. Crockett, 10^th District Democratic Committee Chair

George Burke, 11^th District Democratic Committee Chair

PublicMediaCamp on How to Handle an Online Revolt

NOTE:  This past weekend I attended an important conference at American University … the following are meeting notes (with minor revisions for this post) from one of the sessions:

Name:How to handle an ONLINE REVOLT

Speakers: MPB

Block/Room:200

Notes and Takeaways:

“Let them Vent” -provide a place for people to discuss the issue

How the Air Force  responds to blogs (thanks @jrstahl), which Miss. now uses as a guideline http://ow.ly/3d0n3

(Air Force Public Affairs Agency)

1. Looking back at the NPR Fresh Air cancellation.
2. What Happened: Louis CK piece offended someone, they complained and it was cancelled
   1. Switched time to classical music, eventually changed time of Fresh Air
3. The Fallout:

Sen. Lucas: Brian Moran for Chairman of DPVA

h/t to my friend Vivian Paige for her endorsement and coverage of Brian Moran and the DPVA

Sen. Lucas: Brian Moran for Chairman of DPVA.

Public Media Camp Happening This Weekend

Note: This weekend I’ll be spending my time at … thanks to all the great sponsors

What: PublicMediaCamp ’10 (aka PubCamp) is the second national gathering of public media staff and enthusiasts, seeking to work together to strengthen public media in their communities.

PublicMediaCamp seeks to bring together community technology activists, citizen journalists and other members of the public eager to support public media in tangible ways, bringing them together with public broadcasters in an engaging collaborative environment.

Where: American University’s Mary Gradon Hall (map). Other past/future PubCamps hosted by stations around the country are listed here.

Who: PublicMediaCamp ’10 will be co-hosted by NPR, PBS and AU’s Center for Social Media, in conjunction with iStrategyLabs.

Participants will be composed of public broadcasters, as well individuals who are passionate about public broadcasting and who have a personal interest in volunteering time and effort to further its mission.

 

 

White House Advisor Explains “The Rebirth of the American Auto Industry”

Note: Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, hits the white board to offer a simplistic explanation about President Obama’s informed decisions on bailing out GM … and Chrysler … and saving the American auto industry … watch it to the end … it was all about SAVING AMERICAN JOBS!!! … unfortunately without level enforceable trade and currency policies in place that level the playing field for American manufacturers … and despite the immediate success of government intervention … the auto industry in the United States was just given a short reprieve … it remains “on borrowed time”

DPVA Strategic Plan, Meeting Notice, Holiday Party Fundraiser, and Women’s Caucus Auction

DPVA Strategic Plan 2010-FINAL

Central Committee Members & City/County Chairs, The next quarterly meetings of the Democratic Party of Virginia will be held on December 3-4, 2010 at the Newport News Marriott at City Center. The hotel is conveniently located right in the heart of the city’s business, shopping, and entertainment district. You can now view and download materials for the meeting at http://www.vademocrats.org/quarterly-meetings. You can find information about the Election of a new chair at http://www.vademocrats.org/chairman-election. The Hampton and Newport News Committees and the VA Young Democrats will be hosting a Holiday Party fundraiser. You can find see the flyer here. VA Democratic Women’s Caucus Silent Auction Saturday December 3-4, 2010 -Bidding will begin before the State Central Committee Meeting Room at 8:30a.m. -Please pick up your paddle number at the VaDWC’s Silent Auction registration table prior to the meeting and bid on your items. -Item sheets will be collected during the State Central Committee meeting, so hang on to your paddle number so you can claim your purchase. If you have a winning bid look for your paddle number on one of the brown bags displayed at check out, - Although credit cards and cash are excepted, credit card processing is slow via broadband–checks will make a faster check out.