SamSphere Denver--David vs. Goliath(04/19/2008) 
3:36
elpresidente: 
Second Panel set to begin . . .
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:36 elpresidente
3:37
elpresidente: 
Hello everyone!
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:37 elpresidente
3:39
elpresidente: 
First up--Trent Seibert
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:39 elpresidente
3:42
[Be Right Back Countdown]5 minutes 
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:42 
3:43
elpresidente: 
Technical difficulties over . . .
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:43 elpresidente
3:44
bendegrow: 
Here's a link to Trent Seibert ...
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:44 bendegrow
3:44
elpresidente: 
TS--investigative journalist
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:44 elpresidente
3:44
elpresidente: 
TS: searching public records
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:44 elpresidente
3:44
bendegrow: 
If you want to help my site traffic, you can also check out this live blog at bendegrow.com
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:44 bendegrow
3:44
[Comment From mikemike: ] 
hmmmm ... where's this going
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:44 mike
3:45
[Comment From mikemike: ] 
nevermind, just a delay
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:45 mike
3:45
[Comment From FYIFYI: ] 
http://www.samsphere.org/2008/04/19/live-blogging-samsphere-denver/
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:45 FYI
3:45
bendegrow: 
Using Trent's insights, who here is going to dig up the dirt on Colorado officials?
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:45 bendegrow
3:46
jgm: 

Siebert says he's mildly retarded, and even he can look up records. So there's reason to hope that bloggers can do the same.

Saturday April 19, 2008 3:46 jgm
3:46
elpresidente: 
exposing Al Gore--an inconvenient truth about Gore's natural resource waste
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:46 elpresidente
3:46
bendegrow: 
A politician pushing tax increases who didn't pay her taxes? "Taxes for thee, but not for me..." Ouch....
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:46 bendegrow
3:48
bendegrow: 
Newspapers aren't doing the legwork to find the records on public officials ... Bloggers can be reporters, too!
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:48 bendegrow
3:49
bendegrow: 
Next up is Jon Caldara...
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:49 bendegrow
3:50
elpresidente: 
video of Ross Kaminsky and Jeff Goldstein has already been loaded:
http://slapstickpolitics.blogspot.com/2008/04/liveblogging-samsphere-denver.html

more to come . . .
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:50 elpresidente
3:52
elpresidente: 
Caldara--MSM as gatekeepers falling by the wayside, opportunities for others to add their voices to the debate
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:52 elpresidente
3:52
bendegrow: 
Check out Independence Institute podcasts at iVoices.org
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:52 bendegrow
3:53
elpresidente: 
podcasts, online videos have a much bigger reach and are easily accessible to all
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:53 elpresidente
3:53
bendegrow: 
citizen journalists not only can write, but can produce audio and video ...
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:53 bendegrow
3:53
bendegrow: 
Here comes the "bitch-slap" story again...
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:53 bendegrow
3:54
elpresidente: 
"bitchslap" the Left and MSM into submission--blog!
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:54 elpresidente
3:55
bendegrow: 
A perfect example of Leftist hypocrisy
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:55 bendegrow
3:55
bendegrow: 
What can be done to treat bloggers' "phone-phobia"?
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:55 bendegrow
3:55
elpresidente: 
Caldara--"reporters don't like doing research"
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:55 elpresidente
3:56
elpresidente: 
Caldara--Colorado Media Matters' attacks thwarted by blogs and opposition research
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:56 elpresidente
3:56
[Comment From BlaineBlaine: ] 
oh yes - and the left is just upset the Obamam actually had to answer a question and take a stance
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:56 Blaine
3:56
[Comment From mikemike: ] 
wow, research what a great idea?
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:56 mike
3:57
elpresidente: 
Too much government!
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:57 elpresidente
3:57
bendegrow: 
Governments in Colorado are spreading like the plague ...
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:57 bendegrow
3:58
bendegrow: 
Looking forward to that utopia
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:58 bendegrow
3:58
elpresidente: 
Caldara--leveraging a story to bring it to a much larger audience
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:58 elpresidente
3:58
[Comment From BlaineBlaine: ] 
why do research when you can just steal the info from the bloggers
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:58 Blaine
3:58
bendegrow: 
Research is harder - but much more valuable - than mere punditry
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:58 bendegrow
3:58
[Comment From mikemike: ] 
3000 governments in CO!!!
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:58 mike
3:58
[Comment From mikemike: ] 
like a rapidly mutating virus
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:58 mike
3:59
bendegrow: 
Local focus, local focus, local focus ... Did I mention local focus?
Saturday April 19, 2008 3:59 bendegrow
4:00
elpresidente: 
Caldara--and keep on it, don't let it drop
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:00 elpresidente
4:00
bendegrow: 
Justin Longo ...
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:00 bendegrow
4:01
jgm: 

But a one-issue blog? Nooooooooooo!

Saturday April 19, 2008 4:01 jgm
4:02
elpresidente: 
like everything else, it has its pros and cons
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:02 elpresidente
4:03
bendegrow: 
Brad Jones ...
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:03 bendegrow
4:04
elpresidente: 
"New Media"
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:04 elpresidente
4:04
bendegrow: 
Our limited government site is building institutions from the bottom up, unlike the top-down Leftist organizations
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:04 bendegrow
4:05
bendegrow: 
2.5 people working at Face The State
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:05 bendegrow
4:06
bendegrow: 
More on the Bob Schaffer - Mark Udall campaign at http://schaffervudall.blogspot.com/
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:06 bendegrow
4:06
elpresidente: 
the goal is building the audience--and keeping them
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:06 elpresidente
4:07
bendegrow: 
The Left typically is humorless ...
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:07 bendegrow
4:08
Is "bitchslap" an offensive term?
Yes
 ( 0% )
No
 ( 20% )
Maybe, depending on context
 ( 0% )
Wait, I was just "bitchslapped!"
 ( 80% )

Saturday April 19, 2008 4:08 
4:10
bendegrow: 
More on Dara Burwell: http://bendegrow.com/2008/affirmative-action-for-complaints-against-colorado-civil-rights-initiative/
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:10 bendegrow
4:10
elpresidente: 
the MSM fails to do any more than superficial investigation
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:10 elpresidente
4:11
elpresidente: 
google ranks and google search terms help to drive traffic
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:11 elpresidente
4:12
bendegrow: 
More on the union sign story:
http://bendegrow.com/2008/union-only-sign-in-denver-raises-legal-questions-political-stakes/
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:12 bendegrow
4:12
elpresidente: 
primary research key to pursuing stories, gives credibility
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:12 elpresidente
4:13
bendegrow: 
Local issues, local issues, local issues ... Did we mention local issues?
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:13 bendegrow
4:14
bendegrow: 
Last, but not least, David Harsanyi ... Read Nanny State!
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:14 bendegrow
4:14
bendegrow: 
Yes, David, we're putting you out of business ...
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:14 bendegrow
4:15
elpresidente: 
DH--MSM as watchdog?   Hardly the case   . . .
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:15 elpresidente
4:15
bendegrow: 
The Denver Post watching big business, but not big government...
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:15 bendegrow
4:16
bendegrow: 
David Harsanyi, like the rest of us, is trying to figure out the Post's connection between Abramoff and Bob Schaffer ... but they're ignoring the real scandal with Bill Ritter's misspent campaign funds ($300,000?)
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:16 bendegrow
4:17
bendegrow: 
Still looking for the cure to bloggers' "phone-phobia"
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:17 bendegrow
4:17
Is the MSM fair and unbiased?
Of course!
 ( 0% )
Absolutely!
 ( 0% )
Duh, we're getting "bitchslapped!"
 ( 100% )

Saturday April 19, 2008 4:17 
4:18
elpresidente: 
lefties can't let go
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:18 elpresidente
4:19
elpresidente: 
liberals as media hogs
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:19 elpresidente
4:19
bendegrow: 
ProgressNow harassing the MSM reporters all the time with email and calls ...
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:19 bendegrow
4:19
elpresidente: 
And getting paid to do so.
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:19 elpresidente
4:20
jgm: 
Be vicious!
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:20 jgm
4:20
bendegrow: 
More cohesion needed on our side ... Join the network!
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:20 bendegrow
4:21
bendegrow: 
Q & A Time ... Q1: (ex-)Rep Garcia story?
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:21 bendegrow
4:21
[Comment From mike van winklemike van winkle: ] 
is it a conflict of interest to live-blog from the podium
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:21 mike van winkle
4:22
elpresidente: 
No, it's liveblogging!
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:22 elpresidente
4:22
jgm: 
Go for it!
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:22 jgm
4:22
bendegrow: 
join the fun, mike
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:22 bendegrow
4:24
bendegrow: 
BJ: Face The State is fair AND biased ...
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:24 bendegrow
4:25
bendegrow: 
Q2: "Oppression" statutes / "Abuse of public office" - Be aware...
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:25 bendegrow
4:27
bendegrow: 
JC: Publish evidence of story when you report it online ...
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:27 bendegrow
4:28
elpresidente: 
get the primary documents
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:28 elpresidente
4:28
elpresidente: 
photocopies, audio, video
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:28 elpresidente
4:35
elpresidente: 
waste, fraud, corruption--follow up on this
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:35 elpresidente
4:35
elpresidente: 
bloggers step-up, fill-in-the-gaps
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:35 elpresidente
4:36
bendegrow: 
TS: Bloggers can make a difference in local investigations ... be a "watchdog"
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:36 bendegrow
4:37
bendegrow: 
JC: Governments can be intimidating - a little bit of polite determination can go a long way in searching for records
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:37 bendegrow
4:40
bendegrow: 
Ken Marrero tells a story about legal troubles a blogger faced from an employment agency, but the agency ended up losing because one person spoke up
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:40 bendegrow
4:41
bendegrow: 
JC: Governments use taxpayer money to lawyer up, know that bloggers don't have that advantage
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:41 bendegrow
4:42
elpresidente: 
bloggers credentialed?
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:42 elpresidente
4:43
bendegrow: 
Memo to bloggers: Mike Merrifield doesn't like being compared to Doug Bruce
Saturday April 19, 2008 4:43 bendegrow
4:44
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