Yes, I'm going to a great conference hosted by Campaign for America's Future this week. I'm flying to DC Sunday.

David Neiwert and Susie Madrak will be there also so we can have a little C&L powwow. Progressive politics is the life blood of our country and I'm down for participating in the process and trying to get together with the people that feel the same way. CFAF has some of the most talented people in politics and I couldn't be more excited to be part of it.

I'll be on a cool panel with some very progressives minds at the AFN:

Tuesday, 9:30AM Ends 10:40AM Tea Parties, Beck, Bachman and Blarney

Tea Parties, Beck, Bachman and Blarney

Palladian Room

Eric Burns
John Atlas
Alex Zaitchik
John Amato
Digby
James Rucker

I've had a short video made to illustrate how right wing extremism has found its way from talk radio, radical religious figures and paranoid militia groups into the halls of Congress.

After the panel David and I will be doing a book signing which should be very different. David has done this a few times, but for me it's a first so...

I hope I see you there if you happen to be in DC.

From Fried Green al-Qaedas, currently hosting Zappadan, the annual Frank Zappa Blogswarm, December 4-21:

"I am a harmless, lovable little fuzzball. I am the most unthreatening, tolerant, lovable guy you could ever meet." - Rush Limbaugh, multiple occasions

"I'm a lovable little fuzzball! I have no idea what they would have to fear." - Michelle Bachman, 12/9/09

"I'm just a lovably harmless little fuzzball. I don't have any particular axe to grind." - Sean Hannity, sometime in the next 24 hours

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