Posted on 12/14/2013 2:16:00 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
It took a little while to realize that Sen. Elizabeth Warren was standing right in front of us. RootsCamp, the annual “unconference” that sequesters thousands of hopeful progressive activists in the Washington Convention Center, kicked off with an hour of punchy, concise speeches. Almost none of the press had arrived in the plenary ballroom when the freshman Massachusetts senator, the one they keep writing will-she-run-for-president tales about, got up for an unscheduled 9-minute address.
“I wanted to be with people who get things done!” said Warren. No one had announced her name, and she didn’t give it—none of that was necessary, as Warren thanked the crowd for giving her the tools to win, and to consider all that had been won in one short year.
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Shortly thereafter, after asking thousands of progressive organizers, wonks, designers, and strategists to “wade into the fights that need to be fought,” Warren waved her arms and left the stage. She never mentioned health care or the Affordable Care Act. It was a short speech, sure, but the greatest progressive achievement since the 1960s did not make the highlight reel.
Who could blame her? Roughly since September, when insurers started clear-cutting trees to print cancellation notices on policies that did not meet ACA standards, Democrats have struggled to say what’s great about the law. The president talks about it only when he has to apologize for its rollout, or for having said, “If you like your plan, you can keep your plan.” The day before Rootscamp—and the following is, to progressive activists, one of the most annoying phrases in the English language—Politifact.com named “if you like your plan” the “lie of the year.”
(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...
I did not open the link. The snipped parts read almost like an objective, fair and balanced report (article/opinion). As said or more precisely typed, I did not open the link because I usually do not read Slate. Have I erred in thinking Slate is a liberal publication or is this article/opinion the exception to the rule?
This too (from another "ick" site, Salon) is worth a read (brought it all to FR so you don't have to go there). Tea Party congressman warns Salon: Another shutdown may be coming!
Will do and open the link.
Looks a bit like the long knives are coming out. I smell fear after reading.
Interesting. “RootsCamp” must be one scary event.
....“RootsCamp” must be one scary event.”
Yes.
But the Tea Party is to be feared and attacked (according to the media/liberals/Obama/Boehner).
why didnt we get someone in there to infiltrate it?
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