A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
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July 27, 2004A Seeker After DemocracyNed McGinley started out from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on July 4 to make a documentary about American democracy. He popped into town this morning, pulling his pickup into a parking spot just one ahead of the one I pulled into. We first started talking about change for the parking meter, and the conversation went on from there. We ended up interviewing each other. Ned is a left-of-center libertarian, and he wants to know, "What is democracy?" He has no convention credentials; he's just here to look around, talk to people, and film them. One thing I mentioned is how centrism in the Democratic Party is often seen as an avenue for big money interests. At various sessions here, there have been discussions about how to mobilize large donors. That doesn't come without a price. The centrism we push here at the Centrist Coalition is more about trying to get beyond the partisan rhetoric to finding creative solutions to problems that can satisfy both the left and the right. That's not something that is especially of interest in a "horse race" context like a political convention.
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You should have had him put down his camera before you took his picture Posted by: Someone at July 27, 2004 04:00 PMThe picture was somewhat posed. He likes being behind the camera. I like the mutality of the shot. Posted by: rickheller at July 27, 2004 04:10 PM |
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