Marcy Wheeler, a panelist at the 2006 YearlyKos Convention, has just released "Anatomy of Deceit: How the Bush Administration Used the Media to Sell the War and Smear a Critic", a book on the Joe Wilson-Valerie Plame-Scooter Libby scandal, and it is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
On page A1 of the Chicago Tribune on Sunday, December 31, 2006, the YearlyKos Convention was named the #5 "thing to look for in '07" by the Tribune staff: (If I may suggest that the #1 thing to look for in '08 should be getting rid of the need to sign up for a free account to view an article!)
5. Blogorama In August, Democratic presidential candidates will come a-courtin' the bloggers at the second convention of the Daily Kos blogging collective and its readers. With the 2008 election year drawing near, the second Yearly Kos, held at McCormick Place, should outdraw the hugely popular 2006 edition and might serve as an unofficial campaign-season kickoff.
I have a theory, and, as we begin to line up speakers for YKC 07, I’d like your feedback.
There's an epic story underway, a modern adaptation of a classic tale. In this distinctly modern version, an electronic David is taking on an Neo-Imperial Goliath using a virtual slingshot loaded with nothing but electrons. But the stakes are familiar enough; life and death for some, bondage or liberty for many, and prosperity Vs poverty for millions.
Greetings from the YearlyKos Convention!
I'm sure that everyone remembers the big keynote speech of YKC 2006. It was a Saturday night, and we had put the bulk of a great convention behind us. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid got on stage and addressed a room filled with more than 1,000 bloggers. "Give 'Em Hell Harry" signs filled the room.
I wanted to call your attention to an interesting diary that showed up on DailyKos recently titled MetaDailyKos: Community and Collaboration.
