Should there be a National DU Convention?

[ewagner]

Think about it....a national DU get-together....maybe a chance for some heavy-duty publicity (the good kind)?????

Spotlight our DUers running for office?

Hear some really good speakers?

....am I completely out of my mind?

on edit: maybe some way of making it PROFITABLE for DU?

[Fixated]

1. .....

No, that would be a blast.

[toddzilla]

4. that would rock!!

maybe we could combine it with some moveon.org deal ?


i nominate st. louis, it's centrally located!

(and i wouldn't have to drive very far:D )

[Le Taz Hot]

7. For who????

Asks the Californian. B-) :hi:

Sounds like a blast but let's face it, this would be major travel for most of us.

[ikojo]

22. yeah! Let's have it in St Louis!!!!

Central location that most people can get to on one plane...I think...American, after getting many tax breaks, has eliminated a lot of flights from St Louis.



I'd go for Chicago too..

If we must how about piggy backing it on the National Dem Convention or the pug CONvention? Or will THAT one be too fascist?

[Guaranteed]

2. That'd be great.

We could coincide it with the Republican Convention in New York. Fuck some shit up.

Maybe rent our own yacht/luxury liner. Fuck that up, too. ;)

3. yes

you are completely out of your mind and it sounds like a good idea

[BlueJazz]

5. Actually, I think it's a great idea.

In fairness, a central location should be chosen and I believe a small
charge should be levied to help with the costs.

[Plaid Adder]

6. We'd have to make it a paying thing

otherwise it would be a drain on the resources rather than a gain...but I think it woudl be fabulous.

What about Chicago? It's central...

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[ewagner]

9. As much as I love Chicago

I was thinking (gasp) Texas.

Why?

Pretty Central. Warm in January and February (too hot if later in the year) Easy access by CHEAP airfaire (Southwest)

It would piss off a lot of Repubs!

New Orleans would be a good choice but then we'd have to levy an extra fee for bail bond service :evilgrin:

[LynneSin]

8. We're thinking of doing one for the Republican National Convention

since there will be plenty of protests around for us to join in and have fun!!!

:D

LynneSin

Your hostess with the mostet and the best tequilla!!!

[ewagner]

10. That's anotehr good idea!

Tequilla? ...makes this little midwestern boy do crazy things....

[prolesunited]

11. I vote for that option

if for no other reason than I already planned on going and have my vacation scheduled for it.

Chicago would work, too. ;-)

[goobergunch]

17. /me appoints himself Chester County PA Delegate

Yep, I have had Mom reserve a hotel room during the convention.

:evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[henslee]

12. actually, no 2 DUers should ever be in the same place at one time n/t

[prolesunited]

13. Why not?

This already happened on a number of occasions. We've had more than 20 DUers in the same place at one time and the earth didn't fall off it's axis or anything. :shrug:

[henslee]

21. sort of like the same reason why the pres doesnt fly with the vice.

If we all get taken out.... no one will be make vanity posts.

[Zomby Woof]

14. there was talk earlier this year

Many of us thought Vegas would be the best choice - cheap flights, vice, and hotels aplenty. Plus, I can drive there in 3 hours or so, so it's my first choice. :D

[geniph]

16. OOH, Vegas, yeah, yeah!

Where else can you (legally!) walk down the street with a drink in your hand?

[Nevernose]

25. That's illegal, geniph

Just not enforced (I was harrassed a couple of weeks ago for this very same offense; the woman I was with was getting a little rowdy...I'm still kinda pissed)

[arcane1]

15. hell yes!

Las Vegas is often the overall cheapest place to fly to, since there are always deals of one sort or another...

[ewagner]

20. There is some merit to Vegas

it is cheap to fly there....(even from here)

hotels are always offering "packages".

having a lot of DUers in one place is a GREAT idea!

[realFedUp]

18. I suggest ID cards for paid up DUers...

just a little homeroom security suggestion.

[ewagner]

19. Or

register with your screen name and password..........

[ewagner]

23. shameless

:kick:

[Rabrrrrrr]

24. We should have it in a gay area of Paris, just to piss off the freeps!

[ewagner]

27. I suspect

pissing off Freepers, Repubs and neocons would be the central part of the agenda......

speaking of which...how 'bout these for agenda items:

Press Roundtable with Wolf Blitzer, Chris Mathews, & Judy Woodruff; Subject: Is there such a thing as too much kissing the President's arse?

Pundits Roundtable #2: Alan Colmes, James Carville, Al Franken; subject: COLMES! WTF is wrong with you?

Special Issue Forums:

Forum #1 Candidate bashing 101
Forum #2 How to entice flames for fun and profit.

Special DU Lounge Forums

Forum #1: When grotesque is cool
Forum #2: When in doubt, try Sex....

(of course, all these are in the spirit of good fun, but there are probably some serious issues we could address.)

[Nevernose]

26. If you like Vegas, and you like Bartcop

We could combine a DU convention with Bartcop's annual drunk-in-Las-Vegas bender.

It'd be a veritable left-wing convention, except with tequila and strippers.