scottvineberg

Skip the bickering, let's shift into high gear.

Start a 527 that funds a "collaborative political platform process":

"Barack Obama wants more than your vote, your money and your endorsement. Let's bring our best ideas and practices together to create a non-partisan political platform for the next US government."

This builds on the passion and participation now dormant in all the states that have already voted... energizing Obama & Clinton supporters alike to participate & collaborate regardless of the specific outcome of the primary campaign (& independents & Republicans).

This demonstrates that Obama is not only capable of leading the democrats as their nominee or the nation as President, but that he is leading the nation NOW.

Tap into the Obama network by email and online, and America at-large through media events and national advertising, to organize:

Online - A collaborative web community
Local meetings " in homes, community centers, schools
Regional & national conventions centered on specific issues (education, health, economy, etc.) with rep's from online & local meetings.

Publish evolving results as:

* A comprehensive "policy platform": an evolving "wiki-polity".
* Printed documents available by mail & as media inserts.
* As press releases for the web, newspapers, radio & TV.

This more fully realizes the promise of Barack Obama"s candidacy:
Innovative leadership, sensible use of technology and participatory politics as voluntary enhancements of representative government.

For real change, it is up to us not only to vote, but to get deeply involved.

more...
http://vrum.vox.com/library/post/obama-20.html posted 03/26/2008 at 16:26:01

JFK 2.0

It is time to upgrade the Obama campaign and start a 527 that funds a "collaborative political platform process":

"Barack Obama wants more than your vote, your money and your endorsement. Starting NOW, he wants you to bring your best ideas and practices together."

This builds on the passion and participation now dormant in all the states that have already voted... energizing Obama & Clinton supporters alike to participate & collaborate regardless of the specific outcome of the primary campaign (likewise drawing in independents & Republicans).

This demonstrates that Obama is not only capable of leading the democrats as their nominee or the nation as President, but that he is leading the nation NOW.

How? Tap into the Obama network by email and online, and America at-large through media events and national advertising, to organize:

Online - A collaborative web community
Local meetings " in homes, community centers, schools
Regional & national conventions centered on specific issues (education, infrastructure, health, economy, poverty, etc. with rep's from the small meetings)

Publish evolving results as:

* A comprehensive "policy platform": an evolving "wiki-polity".
* Printed documents available by mail & as media inserts.
* As press releases for the web, newspapers, radio & TV.

This more fully realizes the promise of Barack Obama"s candidacy:
Innovative leadership, sensible use of technology and participatory politics as voluntary enhancements of representative government.

For real change, it is up to us not only to vote, but to get deeply involved.

more...
http://vrum.vox.com/library/post/obama-20.html posted 03/26/2008 at 15:38:33