Nation-Building

Air America is online now. Tune in to the O'Franken Factor and listen to Al give 'em hell. The link above goes to a post on annatopia that has links to the online streams. I will give you a head's up - it seems that the most reliable stream is via the Portland affiliate. Al started his show with a statement of purpose, then said the point of Air America is to "Take our country back!" YYYYEEEEEAAAAHHHH!

Live, 5:15 p.m. ET: Howard Dean Nader wants Kerry to lighten up Clunky Kerry Liberal Voices (Some Sharp) Get New Home on Radio Dial

The Boston Herald focuses on the specfic remarks in praise of Dean by President Clinton (and President Carter also) during the Unity Dinner last week: When the biggest Dems gathered last week to fete U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry, they made clear it was not Kerry but rival Dean who deserved credit for giving them an opening against President Bush. "Howard Dean was the first person who legitimized it for all of us to say we don't like what's going on here," former President Bill Clinton told a cheering crowd at the Democratic National Committee's Unity Dinner. Clinton said Bush and his administration tried to push the country "far to the right" but that Dean was the one who stood up and challenged them. "I want to thank courageous Howard Dean for drawing a sharp distinction when it wasn't the thing to do," added former President Jimmy Carter, who met with - but stopped short of endorsing - Dean during the primary. A Kerry win over ...

These are strange times for the Dean netroots. Dean's new organization is (rightly) focused on real-world activism and participation in politics, relegating the Internet infrastructure to a support and logistics role. Trippi's new organization CFA is running in stealth mode, mainly consisting of daily news roundups by Joe Drymala at the CFA blog. And Dean Nation is in a kind of limbo, since Dean himself isn't making much news of late - according to Kos , he walked out halfway through Kerry's speech at the Unity Dinner (UPDATE: because he had a plane to catch, according to Jerome), and according to the o-blog , he will be on CNBC tonight at 7pm EST. What really matters to me most is the community we built here. I found this site to have great value to me, because of the active discussion that took place in the comments, the links-fest at the Zonkboard - even the trolls have a familiarity to them now :) We even have a pet barking moonbat! Does this site have continuing...

UPDATE: Kos covers the Dinner, with photos! Also, turns out that Clinton praised Dean lavishly in his speech, for his backbone translant to the party.

Democratic unity dinner Kerry, Dean spend day mending fences Dean gives Kerry a loud and clear endorsement Tight presidential race brings out young voters

"While my run for the White House ended last month, our work to take back this country has only just begun. George W. Bush's policies continue to fail to deliver on issues that matter most to Americans, and we desperately need a change of leadership come November," said Dean, speaking at a rally with Massachusetts Senator at The George Washington University's Kogan Plaza. "John Kerry is a fighter with a distinguished record of service to this country, and I believe he has the experience, strength, and vision to get this country back on the right path," Dean said. "John Kerry is fighting every day to defeat President Bush because he knows that four more years of George W. Bush's right-wing ideological agenda at home and weak leadership in the world would be devastating to our country for many decades to come. The future of our country depends on defeating this president, and John Kerry is the candidate that can beat this President in November. If ...