Teddy Goodson Wins Community Service Award, Talks About the "Grassroots"

Congratulations, Teddy (4.00 / 1)

I can't think of a more deserving recipient.

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by: AnonymousIsAWoman @ Sun Mar 06, 2011 at 23:45:07 PM UTC

The Very Best (4.00 / 1)

How wonderful to see the grassroots get its due. Congratulations!

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by: Elaine in Roanoke @ Sun Mar 06, 2011 at 23:48:23 PM UTC

Congrats Teddy! (0.00 / 0)

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by: notlarrysabato @ Sun Mar 06, 2011 at 23:58:28 PM UTC

A wonderful moment! (0.00 / 0)

Congratulations to Teddy! What a wonderful moment during this afternoon's award program! Well said, Teddy!

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by: Tom Greeson @ Mon Mar 07, 2011 at 00:33:56 AM UTC

Of all the contributors ... (4.00 / 1)

here at Blue Virginia and previously at Raising Kaine ... I enjoy Teddy's comments and diaries the most.

Wonderful for her to be in the spotlight. Thanks.

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by: Jim Webb Dem @ Mon Mar 07, 2011 at 00:55:58 AM UTC

I just (0.00 / 0)

want to add: me too!

I've enjoyed everything of yours I've seen here and on Raising Kaine and I'm happy to see that others appreciate you  as you ought to be appreciated. Congratulations and thanks.  

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by: libra @ Mon Mar 07, 2011 at 05:13:35 AM UTC

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PS (0.00 / 0)

Its great to be able to put a face to your writings, too.

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by: libra @ Mon Mar 07, 2011 at 05:14:48 AM UTC

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I didn't become a Democrat (0.00 / 0)

because I like stuffing envelopes or phone banking. In 2004 I left the Republicans and became a Democrat because of ideas and values---- I despised what the Republican Party was becoming, and felt the Democrats generally had better ideas and values.

As it happens, though, I also have found that elected Democrats do not always honor those ideas and values once they are in office and engaging in the give-and-take of politics, nor do they always listen to the ideas from their "base," (which tends to cling to those Democratic values and ideas).  We, the so-called base, or grassroots, is too often taken for granted by our Establishment leaders... it is like an abused spouse relationship.  Time for that to change, folks.  

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by: Teddy Goodson @ Mon Mar 07, 2011 at 18:14:53 PM UTC

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Republican Non-Sense (0.00 / 0)

I'm not sure how anyone can call themselves a "Republican" anymore with any amount of pride. As a party they've largely won by exploiting fear and divisive politics. The "southern strategy"  that Richard Nixon (and Karl Rove) pioneered to success... All for the sake of power.

Present day Republicans are most threaten by libertarians who actually have an ideology beyond just being "well connected" and consequently "well off".

I will say that Jim Webb has largely done exactly what he said he would do. Regrettably he's chosen to move on to the next chapter in his life story. But the grassroots ... the netroots is stronger then ever before because of people like Teddy, blogs like Blue Virginia and the knowledge that their voices can be heard ... if not always heeded.  

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by: Jim Webb Dem @ Mon Mar 07, 2011 at 21:09:00 PM UTC

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Nicely done, Teddy! (0.00 / 0)

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by: aznew @ Mon Mar 07, 2011 at 01:23:47 AM UTC

Congrats Teddy...you can also check out photos... (0.00 / 0)

...here: http://tinyurl.com/49u3gbb

Check out Rustic Observer and Ballpark Banter

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by: Bryan Scrafford @ Mon Mar 07, 2011 at 01:32:48 AM UTC

Thank you (4.00 / 3)

What I wanted to get across, and did not completely say the way I wanted to, was that the successful organization is successful because it is blessed with a strong grassroots---- and that sometimes the established leaders don't always apprciate that, and don't always listen to their grassroots, which feels it's sort of invisible---- but that this year, 2011, is looking like the year the grass roots rises, and makes itself heard, the world grassroots, all across the globe. We have a lot in common with the grassroots of Egypt, Tunisia, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana.  We're fed up and ready to roll.  

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by: Teddy Goodson @ Mon Mar 07, 2011 at 02:06:31 AM UTC

Rock-n-roll Teddy (0.00 / 0)

Its what you do!

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by: Marc Greidinger @ Mon Mar 07, 2011 at 11:34:26 AM UTC

Congratulations, Teddy! (0.00 / 0)

You rock!

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by: Ingrid @ Mon Mar 07, 2011 at 16:24:46 PM UTC