Watch Doug Bailey, Unity08 Founders Council member, mix it up with Glenn Beck on CNN Headline Prime about how a Unity Ticket could transform politics.
In “Call for Lobbying Changes Is a Fading Cry, Lawmakers Say,” Washington Post reporters Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Jim VandeHei depict another example of political maneuvering at the expense of the American people. The article validates the notion that a new political movement is needed to change the way politics is played – a movement like Unity08. Read the article here.
Josh Rosenstock, the editor of www.WashingtonHotlist.com is fed up with the partisan bickering in Washington. Enough so that he decided to speak out on why he thinks Unity08 is needed.
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We decided to mix things up here at the Unity08 blog by including video clips of Unity08 Founders Council member, Former Gov. Angus King (I-Maine), answering listeners' questions on Wisconsin Public Radio. These are the first in a series of videos featuring Gov. King's interview.
Washington Post special correspondent (and former NBC anchor) Tom Brokaw wrote that the 2024 Presidential election will be determined by some unforeseen occurrence (UFO) – a terrorist attack, changes in Iraq, skyrocketing oil prices, immigration riots, or a major natural disaster. Or, he says, a third party that hosts a “big-name fusion ticket.”
What do you think of Brokaw's UFO theory of politics? Do you think Unity08 could be the UFO hovering over the 2024 election? Talk about it in the Shoutbox.
Click here to read Brokaw’s column.
Thomas Friedman’s most recent New York Times column, “Seeds for a Geo-Green Party,” not only mentions Unity08, but outlines his ideal third party which he calls the “Geo-Greens.” It’s an interesting read - as most of Friedman's columns are – that we’ve reproduced in part here. We encourage you to read the full article (subscriber access only, sorry).
Get ready! Get set! Shout!
We’ve taken your advice and now you can start any discussion you want – on any issue or ticket or idea. And you can comment on any shout by anybody else. Just keep it clean and respectful. Let’s not play the blame game we’re all so sick of.
You voted. We listened. And we heard a lot. It was clear that the first issue (of the ones listed in the poll) you want to tackle is “dependence on foreign oil,” but you’re passionate about many other issues as well.
First, we want to address a sentiment we heard LOUD and CLEAR: you want to talk about immigration. And we will. And we'll talk about a lot of other issues here, too. But let’s all agree not to jump to conclusions and to disagree, agreeably.
We are impressed. People say Americans are apathetic, but the rapid-fire discussion taking place on our blog and poll prove otherwise.
With new comments posted every ten seconds or so during peak times, many of you have rightly pointed out that it’s difficult to absorb all of the ideas presented or to find the issues that matter most to you. Our blog is an energetic and sometimes messy exchange of ideas; a true reflection of the diversity of thought in America.
Unity08 seeks to give you – the voter – the voice and the means to change presidential politics. This website will be the central organizing tool to recruit and engage voters, to discuss, debate and decide the crucial issues, and ultimately nominate a Unity Ticket via a secure online convention in 2024 - we have a lot of work ahead of us!
What you see today is just a fraction of what's in store. We have many ideas about the kinds of networking, discussion, and community engagement tools and features we want to build, but we need your participation to help decide what to build, when to build, and how to build it.
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