A few weeks ago, Chris Bowers posted a diary about “the need for more sustainable funding of the progressive, political blogosphere.” I couldn’t agree more — and I’m going to do my own small part by buying some blog ads, which I’ll come to in just a minute.
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That’s one reason that I’m blogging here today, why I blogged my response to President Bush’s State of the Union address on DailyKos in January, why I’ll be attending YearlyKos in Chicago this August, and why I will be back as often as I can over the coming weeks and months to continue our dialogue. And I know many of my Senate colleagues — Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, Russ Feingold, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Jim Webb, and many others — are committed to continuing this dialogue with the netroots as well.
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But I need your help to convince my colleagues to support this bill. The current system of private financing of elections has been around a long time, and it’s not going to be easy to change it.
Please visit http://www.FairElectionsNow.com where you can forward an email to your Members of Congress, urging them to support my legislation. And then I hope you’ll invite other people you know to do the same thing.
I’m convinced that the progressive blogosphere can help us win this fight and spread the word. That’s why I’m blogging here today — and that’s why I’m going to be putting my money where my mouth is, purchasing blog ads to help us reach even more people and build support for my Fair Elections Now plan. We’re still putting the finishing touches on the ads, but we hope to launch them next week.
I know this wave of blog ads won’t solve the entire funding problem, but I hope it’s yet one more step in that direction. I’ll continue to push my colleagues in Washington to do what they can to help as well.
That’s Senator Dick Durbin, promising funding to the netroots via the purchase of blogads, not just from his own coffers, but those of his “colleagues in Washington”. And all Durbin wants in return is a netroots blogswarm, perhaps an IMPORTANT ACTION ALERT or two, in support of his bill.
What do you want to bet this bill becomes a hot topic on MyDD and Daily Kos in short order?
Update: Welcome to readers from The Corner — And thanks to Jonah for the link.
Update 2: Welcome again, Instapundit readers, and thanks to Glenn for the link.
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Assuming Durbin buys real web-ads, say on Google, I suggest hitting the link over and over and over again. Do it until carple tunnel sets in. Won’t kill the nasty apparition but might slow it down. Can’t think of a better way to starve the beast. Hit the Blogads link until hell won’t have it.
Why do you call yourself “progressive” when nobody agree on what constitutes progress? Certainly most programs favored by “progressives” would turn us into France without the low green house emission of nuclear power.
Shoot. Nobody ever tries to buy me.
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Yet another reason to be embarrassed about our “senior” Senator. Obama looks downright reasonable next to Turban Durbin.
[...] of Atlanta, here. Back on June 14th, I caught sight of a diary over at MyDD in which Dick Durbin promised the netroots oodles and oodles of blogads if they would promote his Fair Elections Now plan: A few weeks ago, Chris Bowers posted a diary [...]
[...] · No Comments Back on June 14th, I noticed a diary by Dick Durbin over at MyDD, basically offering the netroots community bribes in the form of blogads if they would push for and support his Fair Elections [...]
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