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| Russ Feingold speaks (I was far away, the seats were actually packed) |
2,400 people attended this year, and there was a really good vibe to the conference. Last year folks were pretty dejected, at least it felt that way to many of us, but this year people were back in form. Not necessarily planning to bust their butts for the President's reelection, but at least with a renewed vigor for politics, and that's good. I'll be writing more about the conference as I get my life back in order today - the dog was not pleased that I left her with the neighbors for 5 days (though she had a good time forcing them to play ball every 2 hours (apparently I didn't tell them about that part)).
MinnPost on the conference, and the mood about the Obama re-elect:
Don Utter, a retiree from Columbus, Ohio, traveled to Minnesota to attend Netroots. But Utter, who is politically active in his community, said he won't work for Obama because the president left his progressive ideals at the door as he walked into the White House.
When asked if he'll help Obama 2012, Utter responded with an abrupt, "No."
"I'm so disappointed with Obama," he said. "He brought the same 'Banksters' in, he's attacking civil liberties …"
Adam Green, a cofounder of the PCCC, agreed. He said his mother — who traveled to campaign for Obama in 2008 — won't do so for 2012 because Obama hasn't enacted many of the policies he ran on.
"I can't in good faith lie to people again," Green said she told him.
