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First press release about JRE's speech to the Teamsters International Union (photocredit: blogger from Hoffaconven)

John Edwards Says Teamsters Are Leading the Way for Workers
Wednesday June 28, 6:36 pm ET

LAS VEGAS, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The labor movement is the best antipoverty program in the United States and the Teamsters are leading the way in the fight for workers in America, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards said today at the Teamsters 27th International Convention.

"It was the union that helped build the middle class of America," Edwards told more than 7,000 Teamster delegates, retirees and guests from across North America attending this week's convention in Las Vegas. "The greatest antipoverty program in the United States is the labor movement." Teamster delegates, retirees and guests from across North America attending this week's convention in Las Vegas. "The greatest antipoverty program in the United States is the labor movement."

Read the rest here.

As NCDem would say, WOOT!

Tom Hayden of the magazine, The Nation, wrote a piece called Shifting Winds on Iraq, notes that, "Kerry's old running-mate, John Edwards, another potential candidate, had issued his mea culpa on Iraq in November, 2005. "


Article in Salem-news (OR) about JRE's upcoming appearance at NOBEL. (photo credit, same place)





Raines from Epluribus Media has posted on his site and on Kos to solicit questions to ask JRE on Friday at Gnomedex. It's fascinating to see the questions are mainly political, considering Chris Pirillo has made it crystal that JRE's speech is more about a politician who leverages technology to engage citizens in discussing politics.

More debunking, this time at Onegoodmove. The thread starter was very positive about JRE's message last week, but as usual, some blogger keeps bringin' up JRE's real estate holdings and how JRE could not possibly understand those in poverty and doubted his sincerity. I thoroughly debunked that poster's message, but we'll see if it works.

Melodeo and John Edwards...new podcasting service for distribution of podcasts, so notes John Cook on his blog:

Al Gore may have invented the Internet, but former U.S. Sen. John Edwards is doing his part in the podcasting revolution.

Gnomedex speaker John Edwards

Edwards -- who will be in town this week providing the keynote address at the Gnomedex conference -- is an early adopter of a new podcasting and social networking service from Melodeo. Edwards is even quoted in the Seattle company's press release, saying that he gets excited "about any new services that allow people to easily make meaningful connections and engage in informed discussions."

Sounds like Edwards is a true Web 2.0 die-hard.

Melodeo, whose original business model dealt with distributing full-length music tracks to cell phones, is not the only Seattle company trying to make inroads in the hot podcasting sector. Earlier this month, Pluggd entered the business with a new offering that helps people find, listen to and share podcasts.

I did a search on it, and found one podcast I had not seen before. Great to see the podcasts can be downloaded to a cell or Blackberry.

And then..

Update, June 29th: Stirling Newberry of BOPNews has decided to back JRE if he decides to run again. In his post, "Nailing My Colors to the Mast", Newberry writes:

It is John Edwards who will bring America home, and paradoxically, this is the step that we need to take to retake our position of leadership abroad.

There is much to be done, an new America needs to be built, not in the palace-embassy of Baghdad, but here in America.

Wow. I would not have expected it from him, as at times I have disagreed with him (not openly). But on this one, he nailed it not only on his mast, but mine too.

Next..

From ClickZ:
June 29, 2006
John Edwards to Sell Issues on Your Cell

"One America, the anti-poverty group headed by Senator John Edwards, is going mobile. Supporters can sign up on the site to receive mobile updates, and they can also text the word HOPE to 56658 and get the following message from the ex-VP candidate himself:

"Thanks 4 joining our mobile team. Please text me your name and email. Visit us at http://oneamericacommittee.com/. I'll be in touch--John.

My contact over there says they'll be sending occasional messages, updates and calls-to-action."

Also announced on OAC Blog.

Haven't gotten it to work on my phone yet, but will need to do so via phone and also for melodeo to get podcasts.

And from our UK news blog correspondents (whoever thought that would be a title for a reporter)..

Alex Russell for the Telegraph (UK), has posted a new thread entitled, "America's next left-wing president?" It's about traveling in Mexico, whereby many are poor and want jobs...no different from here. Russell notes:

It reminds of listening last week to Senator John Edwards – he of the flashy smile, dreamy southern drawl and ever so slightly empty c.v. that was on John Kerry’s 2004 ticket as vice president. Edwards is now preparing for another run and he tested out his campaign speech on me and other assorted hacks. As with the main runners here, he focused relentlessly on jobs and the poor.

So will it work for him? He like so many other Democrats is hoping that he is in the right place in 2008 if Hillary Clinton stumbles. I came away thinking his message might well strike a chord in two years’ time if as is likely the nation is weary of all this talk of fighting the enemy abroad……

Interesting perspective from an outsider.

Update, June 30th, from OAC chat room, NC Dem found a great link to some names of bloggers at Zdnet who will be live tomorrow and thru the Gnomedex conference. Lots of expectations, and JRE is having to speak at a breakfast for notable African-American women leaders first!


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