Take Back America 2008 Conference in D.C. ~ Anyone here going?

[snowbear]

Date: June 18, 2007 at 11:00am to
June 20, 2007 at 3:00pm
Location: Washington Hilton Hotel
1919 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009

http://tba2007.confabb.com/conferences/tba2007/details

Pretty impressive line-up of speakers!!

Rep. Roberta Abdul Salaam A Progressive Agenda for States
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Karl Agne It's the Story: How Culture and New Media Can Move Progressive Ideas
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Jason Alexander Gala Awards Dinner
Jun 19, 2007 at 07:00 PM

Michael Allen
Gar Alperovitz Building Community Wealth: Progressive Ownership Strategies
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr. The New Progressive Majority
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Phil Angelides Lunch Plenary, Apollo: New Energy and New Jobs
Jun 18, 2007 at 12:30 PM

Diane Archer Health Care For All
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

John Arensmeyer Just Business: Progressive Policy and Business Voices
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Biko Baker We Voted, Now What? Building a Youth Movement
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Ellynne Bannon We've Got Issues: Young People in Action
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Katie Barge NextGen Religious Voters: The New Values Debate
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Joel Barkin
Melody Barnes The War of Ideas: How Conservatism Has Failed
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM

Rand Beers Terrorism: A Real Security Response
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Alton Bennett
Julie Bergman Sender It's the Story: How Culture and New Media Can Move Progressive Ideas
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Duncan Black The Mainstream Media: Fair and Balanced
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Ron Blackwell The Great Risk Shift: When Corporations Shred the Social Contract
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Jeff Blodgett Moving Up: New Progressive Infrastructure in the States
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Progressive Bloggers Gala Awards Dinner
Jun 19, 2007 at 07:00 PM

Max Blumenthal
Robert Borosage Our Time Has Come
Jun 18, 2007 at 11:00 AM
The War of Ideas: A Real Security Agenda for America
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM
Terrorism: A Real Security Response
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Chris Bowers The Blogosphere: From Ideas to Action
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Sen. Barbara Boxer Gala Awards Dinner
Jun 19, 2007 at 07:00 PM

Keith Boykin The Mainstream Media: Fair and Balanced
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Robert Brandon Making College Affordable: The National Imperative
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Ellen Bravo Women Rising: The Issues that Count
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM
Book Signing
Jun 18, 2007 at 05:00 PM
The Great Risk Shift: When Corporations Shred the Social Contract
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Donna Brazile
David Brock Media Reform on the Rise: Building a Bigger Tent
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Senator Sherrod Brown The New Populist Energy
Jun 18, 2007 at 08:00 PM

Anna Burger Closing Rally: Building a New Majority for Real Change
Jun 20, 2007 at 01:30 PM

Majora Carter New Energy for Cities: Green Collar Jobs in the Clean Energy Economy
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

John Cavanagh The War of Ideas: A Real Security Agenda for America
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM
Do You Want a New U.S. Foreign Policy?
Jun 18, 2007 at 06:30 PM

Michelle Ciccarelli Curbing Corporate Crime and Conservative Corruption
Jun 20, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Sen. Hillary Clinton Sen. Hillary Clinton
Jun 19, 2007 at 08:15 AM

Chuck Collins Just Business: Progressive Policy and Business Voices
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Joe Conason Curbing the Imperial Presidency
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM
Book Signing
Jun 20, 2007 at 12:30 PM

Representative John Conyers Curbing the Imperial Presidency
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM
Book Signing
Jun 20, 2007 at 12:30 PM

Rep. Joe Courtney Making College Affordable: The National Imperative
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Craig Crawford The Mainstream Media: Fair and Balanced
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Anita Dancs Sensible Priorities: Challenging the Military Budget
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Anthony Daniels Making College Affordable: The National Imperative
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Jim Dean The Blogosphere: From Ideas to Action
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Howard Dean Closing Rally: Building a New Majority for Real Change
Jun 20, 2007 at 01:30 PM

Rep. Rosa DeLauro The Great Risk Shift: When Corporations Shred the Social Contract
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

David Donnelly Democracy Works: Comprehensive Electoral Reform
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Tamara Draut Making College Affordable: The National Imperative
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM
Book Signing
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:45 AM

Del. Adam Ebbin A Progressive Agenda for States
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Peter Edelman Poverty and Politics: Katrina's Clarion Call
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Donna Edwards
Senator John Edwards Sen. John Edwards
Jun 19, 2007 at 12:30 PM

Ross Eisenbrey Invest in Our Future: Challenging Austerity Economics
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Jon Elliot The Mainstream Media: Fair and Balanced
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Representative Keith Ellison Our Time Has Come
Jun 18, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Rep. Jessica Farrar A Progressive Agenda for States
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Bill Foster Just Business: Progressive Policy and Business Voices
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Dan Froomkin The Mainstream Media: Fair and Balanced
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Page Garder
Irasema Garza Women Rising: The Issues that Count
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Alex Gibney Film Night: Taxi to the Dark Side
Jun 18, 2007 at 09:30 PM

Ralph E. Gomory New Strategies for the Global Economy
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Mel Goodman
EJ Graff Women Rising: The Issues that Count
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Sen. Mike Gravel Sen. Mike Gravel
Jun 20, 2007 at 08:00 AM

Adam Green Foxed Out: Using the New Media to Challenge the Right
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Mark Green Democracy Works: Comprehensive Electoral Reform
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM
Foxed Out: Using the New Media to Challenge the Right
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Stan Greenberg The New Progressive Majority
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM
Book Signing
Jun 18, 2007 at 05:00 PM

Robert Greenwald Foxed Out: Using the New Media to Challenge the Right
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM
Film Night: Lift the Ban
Jun 18, 2007 at 09:30 PM

Senator Nan Grogan Orrock Sensible Priorities: Challenging the Military Budget
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Vanessa Gueringer Poverty and Politics: Katrina's Clarion Call
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Jane Hamsher The Blogosphere: From Ideas to Action
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Thom Hartmann Speak Out: How do we drive the debate?
Jun 19, 2007 at 07:30 AM
Book Signing
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:30 AM

Wade Henderson, Esq. Democracy Works: Comprehensive Electoral Reform
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Roger Hickey The War of Ideas: New Economics
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM
Health Care For All
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM
RALLY ON EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT, box lunch on buses
Jun 19, 2007 at 01:00 PM

Jon Hoadley We've Got Issues: Young People in Action
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Arlene Holt Poverty and Politics: Katrina's Clarion Call
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Chung-Wha Hong The New Civil Rights: The Immigrant Struggle
Jun 20, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Maude Hurd Poverty and Politics: Katrina's Clarion Call
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Michael Huttner Moving Up: New Progressive Infrastructure in the States
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Lee Iacocca Just Business: Progressive Policy and Business Voices
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Rev. Jesse Jackson
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee* Terrorism: A Real Security Response
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Alan Jenkins
Carol Jenkins Media Reform on the Rise: Building a Bigger Tent
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Rob Johnson New Strategies for the Global Economy
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Vickie Johnson Building Community Wealth: Progressive Ownership Strategies
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Van Jones
Michael Kieschnick The New Progressive Majority
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Adam Klaus
Senator Amy Klobuchar The New Populist Energy
Jun 18, 2007 at 08:00 PM

Lawrence Korb Sensible Priorities: Challenging the Military Budget
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Robert Kraig Moving Up: New Progressive Infrastructure in the States
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Representative Dennis Kucinich Rep. Dennis Kucinich
Jun 20, 2007 at 08:30 AM

Celinda Lake A Progressive Agenda for States
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Ned Lamont Health Care For All
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Thea Lee New Strategies for the Global Economy
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Representative Barbara Lee Out of Iraq: What Comes Next?
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Anna Lefer We Voted, Now What? Building a Youth Movement
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

William Lerach
Rep. John Lewis
John Logue Building Community Wealth: Progressive Ownership Strategies
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Roberto Lovato
Jeff Madrick Invest in Our Future: Challenging Austerity Economics
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Dr. Julianne Malveaux The War of Ideas: New Economics
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM

Rep. Edward Markey*
Rep. Jim Marzilli A Progressive Agenda for States
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Tom Matzzie Out of Iraq: What Comes Next?
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Rep. Joe McDermott A Progressive Agenda for States
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Jane McDonald-Pines New Energy for Cities: Green Collar Jobs in the Clean Energy Economy
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Gerald McEntee
Tim McFeeley A Progressive Agenda for States
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Kathleen McGinty Lunch Plenary, Apollo: New Energy and New Jobs
Jun 18, 2007 at 12:30 PM

Robert McKay
William McNary RALLY ON EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT, box lunch on buses
Jun 19, 2007 at 01:00 PM

Harold Meyerson The War of Ideas: How Conservatism Has Failed
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM

Ellen Miller Democracy Works: Comprehensive Electoral Reform
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Larry Mishel The War of Ideas: New Economics
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM

Michael Moore Michael Moore talks about his new film, SICKO
Jun 20, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Eddy Morales We've Got Issues: Young People in Action
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Rep. Patrick Murphy Out of Iraq: What Comes Next?
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Nathan Newman A Progressive Agenda for States
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Laura Nichols It's the Story: How Culture and New Media Can Move Progressive Ideas
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Shamako Nobel We Voted, Now What? Building a Youth Movement
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Ali Noorani The New Civil Rights: The Immigrant Struggle
Jun 20, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Sen. Barack Obama Sen. Barack Obama
Jun 19, 2007 at 12:00 PM

Juan Pacheco We've Got Issues: Young People in Action
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Jennifer Pae Making College Affordable: The National Imperative
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Eli Pariser Our Time Has Come
Jun 18, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Speaker Nancy Pelosi Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Jun 20, 2007 at 09:15 AM

Gabe Pendas We Voted, Now What? Building a Youth Movement
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Rick Perlstein The War of Ideas: How Conservatism Has Failed
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM

Duane Peterson Sensible Priorities: Challenging the Military Budget
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

John Podesta Curbing the Imperial Presidency
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Isaiah Poole The Blogosphere: From Ideas to Action
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Carl Pope Lunch Plenary, Apollo: New Energy and New Jobs
Jun 18, 2007 at 12:30 PM

Chris Rabb Media Reform on the Rise: Building a Bigger Tent
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Connie Rice The War of Ideas: How Conservatism Has Failed
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM

Cecile Richards Women Rising: The Issues that Count
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM
The War of Ideas: How Conservatism Has Failed
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM

Gov. Bill Richardson Governor Bill Richardson
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:00 AM

Jerome Ringo Lunch Plenary, Apollo: New Energy and New Jobs
Jun 18, 2007 at 12:30 PM

Will Robinson It's the Story: How Culture and New Media Can Move Progressive Ideas
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Joel Rogers A Progressive Agenda for States
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Simon Rosenberg It's the Story: How Culture and New Media Can Move Progressive Ideas
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner Women Rising: The Issues that Count
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM
Book Signing
Jun 18, 2007 at 05:00 PM

James Rucker Foxed Out: Using the New Media to Challenge the Right
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Alicia Russell The Great Risk Shift: When Corporations Shred the Social Contract
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Angelica Salas The New Civil Rights: The Immigrant Struggle
Jun 20, 2007 at 09:45 AM

James Salt NextGen Religious Voters: The New Values Debate
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Senator Bernie Sanders The New Populist Energy
Jun 18, 2007 at 08:00 PM

Guy Saperstein Terrorism: A Real Security Response
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Representative Jan Schakowsky Our Time Has Come
Jun 18, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Andrea Batista Schlesinger Our Time Has Come
Jun 18, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Rinku Sen Poverty and Politics: Katrina's Clarion Call
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Susan Shaer Terrorism: A Real Security Response
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Anita Sharma The War of Ideas: A Real Security Agenda for America
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter Out of Iraq: What Comes Next?
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Beth Shulman Invest in Our Future: Challenging Austerity Economics
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

David Shuster The Mainstream Media: Fair and Balanced
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Josh Silver Media Reform on the Rise: Building a Bigger Tent
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Harold Simon Building Community Wealth: Progressive Ownership Strategies
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Madhuri Singh We've Got Issues: Young People in Action
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

David Sirota New Strategies for the Global Economy
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Holly Sklar Just Business: Progressive Policy and Business Voices
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Bev Smith Speak Out: How do we drive the debate?
Jun 19, 2007 at 07:30 AM

Jefferson Smith We Voted, Now What? Building a Youth Movement
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Representative Hilda Solis New Energy for Cities: Green Collar Jobs in the Clean Energy Economy
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Jon Soltz Out of Iraq: What Comes Next?
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM
It's the Story: How Culture and New Media Can Move Progressive Ideas
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Greg Squires The Great Risk Shift: When Corporations Shred the Social Contract
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM
Book Signing
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:45 AM

Rev. Ron Stief NextGen Religious Voters: The New Values Debate
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Matt Stoller The Blogosphere: From Ideas to Action
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Adam Taylor NextGen Religious Voters: The New Values Debate
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Senator Jon Tester Curbing Corporate Crime and Conservative Corruption
Jun 20, 2007 at 09:45 AM

State Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan We Voted, Now What? Building a Youth Movement
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Gustavo Torres The New Civil Rights: The Immigrant Struggle
Jun 20, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Gloria Totten Moving Up: New Progressive Infrastructure in the States
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Marisa Treviño The Mainstream Media: Fair and Balanced
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Rich Trumka The War of Ideas: New Economics
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM

Cenk Uyger The Mainstream Media: Fair and Balanced
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Tracy Van Slyke Media Reform on the Rise: Building a Bigger Tent
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Katrina vanden Heuvel The New Populist Energy
Jun 18, 2007 at 08:00 PM

Mara Vanderslice NextGen Religious Voters: The New Values Debate
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Michael Waldman Democracy Works: Comprehensive Electoral Reform
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Rep. Maxine Waters Poverty and Politics: Katrina's Clarion Call
Jun 19, 2007 at 10:50 AM

Marcy Wheeler Curbing the Imperial Presidency
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM
Book Signing
Jun 20, 2007 at 12:30 PM

Judy Wicks Just Business: Progressive Policy and Business Voices
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Kristina Wilfore Moving Up: New Progressive Infrastructure in the States
Jun 19, 2007 at 04:15 PM

Roger Wilkins Gala Awards Dinner
Jun 19, 2007 at 07:00 PM

Elandria Williams We've Got Issues: Young People in Action
Jun 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

Oliver Willis The Blogosphere: From Ideas to Action
Jun 19, 2007 at 09:45 AM

Richard Wolffe The Mainstream Media: Fair and Balanced
Jun 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Rep. Lynn Woolsey The War of Ideas: A Real Security Agenda for America
Jun 18, 2007 at 02:15 PM

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They'll be conducting a Democratic straw poll during the event. Should be interesting!

If anyone here is lucky enough to attend all or part of it, let us know how it was!!

[illinoisprogressive]

1. all these cool people and the bloggers as well. wonder what skinners real name is.

be cool if he was there. how would anyone know? the mysterious skinner.
I would be thrilled to have the chance to go but, can't. sigh.
hope people who go will post alot of pics and write it up good.

[Mnemosyne]

3. David Allen is Skinner -

http://www.democraticunderground.com/contact.html

:hi:

[snowbear]

4. That would've been awesome to throw a fundraiser to send Skinner!

~~~Skinner~~~


Too late now though..

I just heard about this when I was listening to Ed Schultz yesterday. He said he'd be airing his show from there for all 3 days.

That would be awesome if Skinner could make the blogger's gala and to see all of those candidates, etc..

[bonito]

2. I wish

But not in my cards as usual, got to play my hands as they're dealt, but definitely would like to hear some feedback! K&R.