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Monday, June 21, 2010

Politics AmericaSpeaks in Portland This Saturday

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:14 AM

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Nonpartisan nonprofit AmericaSpeaks is hosting a "21st Century town hall meeting" on the national budget this weekend, choosing Portland as one of 19 main cities to hold the public forums. Living up the the "21st century" part of the "21st Century town hall meeting," the nationwide events will be linked via the internets and AmericaSpeaks will pull together the public input for a report on citizens' thoughts about the economy and budget for a report to Obama's office.

Unlike a lot of political events in Portland, this one actually aims to include the ideas of Republicans and conservatives. According to organizer Julie Massa, plenty of tea bagger types have RSVP'd for the discussion, so now AmericaSpeaks is trying to reach out to young people and progressives. If you're concerned about the national budget dialogue being dominated by tea baggers and have some opinions on the economy yourself, consider stopping by Portland's town hall this Saturday, from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm at the convention center. Things could get interesting.

 

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I wish I was going to be in town this weekend. I really don't want this event to be dominated by a bunch of incoherent losers that don't understand how much more their lives would suck if the government cut spending as much as they claim they want them to do.
Posted by lostInPdx on June 21, 2010 at 5:46 PM · Report
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Dear losInPdx,

If you have friends that can be convinced to attend, please do so by phone or email. Here's quick link to the registration page for the Portland discussion:

http://bit.ly/cNZRCx

Registering now is critical!
Posted by Jemdoll on June 22, 2010 at 10:13 AM · Report

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