The very specialest blog post: Netroots Nation roundup

I think I’ve finally organized my thoughts enough to provide a coherent take on my experiences at Netroots Nation, so here we go.

First off, I think the attendees at Netroots Nation represented a reasonable sample of all the different sections of the liberal blogosphere. That’s not to say that every group was proportionally represented, but there was a pretty good balance between, say, the wonkier types, the more organizing-oriented people, the activists on the ground, the campaign operatives, and so on.

As one might expect, that means that the crazy people were represented as well. Despite what Lee Siegel might tell you, they were a very small minority. A vocal minority, but a minority nonetheless. Was I kind of annoyed by the “VACCINES CAUSE AUTISM AND PLAGUE” pamphlets being distributed in the big ballroom? Sure. Just as I was annoyed by the Code Pink people running around the Nancy Pelosi event in their ridiculous Halloween costumes yelling bullshit.

But at the same time, it’s important to note a couple things about the presence of the aforementioned crazy people:
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