With 'One Nation,' Liberal Groups Aim to Match Tea Party's Energy, Influence

[Joanne98]

by Krissah Thompson

If imitation is the highest form of flattery, the "tea party" movement must be honored.

In an effort to replicate the tea party's success, 170 liberal and civil rights groups are forming a coalition that they hope will match the movement's political energy and influence. They promise to "counter the tea party narrative" and help the progressive movement find its voice again after 18 months of floundering.

The large-scale attempt at liberal unity, dubbed "One Nation," will try to revive themes that energized the progressive grassroots two years ago. In a repurposing of Barack Obama's old campaign slogan, organizers are demanding "all the change" they voted for -- a poke at the White House.

But the liberal groups have long had a kind of sibling rivalry, jostling over competing agendas and seeking to influence some of the same lawmakers. In forming the coalition, the groups struggled to settle on a name. Even now, two of the major players disagree about who came up with the idea of holding a march this fall.

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/12-1

One Nation=ON..... It's ON!

[Deep13]

1. Better late than never, I guess. nt

[The Wielding Truth]

2. Love it! I signed up to common dreams. Hope to learn more about One Nation.

[county worker]

3. Why have I not heard of this before? How do we join it?

[gmoney]

4. Footage from the first efforts...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE

[lfairban]

7. Thanks!

That was great!

:yourock:

[Doctor_J]

5. Great. Now all we need is a Big Media machine to fawn over every meeting

Holding my breath....

[rhett o rick]

6. We definitely need a movement. But most of all we need a leader. nm

[JoeyT]

8. Good luck with that.

You forgot the most important ingredient: A compliant media gleefully competing to see who can get their nose the furthest into your large intestine. That and that alone is what created the "success" of the Teabaggers. The only way any lefty organization is going to get as much air time as the Teabaggers is if we're setting shit on fire.

I'll give what I can and march when they're marching, but I don't expect a whole lot to come of it.