Go ask Nancy; I think she knows

Written by: Sahar Massachi on Jul 19, 2008 10:39 AM EDT

Linked to groups: Brandeis University, DFA at Netroots Nation (formerly YearlyKos) July 17-20

(Crossposted at InnermostParts.org)

I'm here at Netroots Nation (of course) at the 'ask the Speaker" event. Nancy Pelosi will be here for about 2 hours answering questions from all these grassroots activists. Gina Cooper (the charming / kick-ass organizer of the conference) is introducing the event.

One item - any  organized disruptioon  will end the event and the offenders will be thrown out of the conference.

Congressman Lloyd Dogget goes onstage. Lots of standing ovation.He seems to know what he's talking about re-blogging. Calls out the party last night , the local bloggers (well, state bloggers.) Pot-shots at Delay, Gingrich, Bush-Chicanery administration. Now he's boosting Nancy Pelosi. It'll be interesting to see how she's recieved.

OK, she's onstage now with universal standing ovation.Jokes about "I hope I'll get this warm a reception throughout". She's settng herself up for a lot of applause lines.Talks about youth. Talks about how the war isn't over and uses the whole "60 votes / veto dodge". Of course, leaving Iraq requiers defunding the war, not passong ay bills. We ended Vietnam through specifically *not* passing any bills, to defund the war.

Read on for more questions and answeers. Ned Resnikoff is also liveblogging the event.

Update: AL-fucking-GORE is here. HUGE Applause. And the crowd goes wild.

i'll post the questionns-and-answers here when this event is over. Until then, go to the iiveblog.

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Location: Austin, TX