Subject: Re: DRAFT launch statement for progressive media
From: "Begala, Paul" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:31:59 -0500

Max is a warrior. Which reminds me that anyone we put on this list we empower to cut our legs out from under us if we push the envelope. So no Joe Liebermans. More Max Clelands. 

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Subject: RE: DRAFT launch statement for progressive media

If you include folks from labor, you’ll get some Obama endorsers.  You should probably include labor folks from both camps.

How about prominent veterans – Max Cleland or the person who started VVAF – someone of John McCain’s generation.

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Subject: Re: DRAFT launch statement for progressive media

Statement looks good - so long as the lawyers approve.

I would reach out to Obama supporters. Let me nominate Jamal Simmons. He's young (to me) Af-Am and way smart. He worked in the Clinton White House and now does commentary with me on CNN.

Other prominent African-Americans should be courted, like Donna Brazile.

How 'bout Dee Dee Myers?  Not African-American, but rumored to be a woman. Knows the media as well as anyone.

Hispanics, anyone?  Can we ask Maria Echaveste but not Chris Edley?  (I'm kinda pissed at Chris for telling the NY Times that the Clinton Admin had a mixed record on civil rights. Funny, he didn't say that when he was in the Clinton Admin).

I will keep thinking.

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Sent: Tue Feb 19 12:36:51 2008
Subject: DRAFT launch statement for progressive media

could go with a short or long list of founders. it might be better to
do it with 10-12 people instead of 50. feedback needed.

DRAFT launch statement
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA

Progressive Media will serve as a communications and messaging nerve
center for the progressive movement. We will create a robust echo
chamber with messaging that spans from independent groups, to
progressive partisans, to grassroots organizers, to the netroots. We
will align messaging across broadcast and cable TV, radio, print,
Internet, single-issue and advocacy organizations, progressive media,
surrogates and new media.  Through Progressive Media, during the 2008
election campaign we will focus on showing the public where John
McCain stands on key issues facing America and the world. We seek to
become a part of the permanent progressive infrastructure to last
beyond the 2008 election. Breaking through the clutter of the modern
media environment with a progressive message requires repetition of
common themes from different sources organized by a central
apparatus--that is the organizing task of Progressive Media.

Founders List (sample--need people outside the campaigns)

Tom Matzzie

Paul Begala

Susan McCue

Stan Greenberg

John Podesta

Anna Greenberg

Wes Boyd

Brad Woodhouse

Eli Pariser

David Brock

Jon Soltz

Rand Beers?

Arianna Huffington?

Will Robinson?

David Bennehaum?

Rand Beers?

Larry Mishel?

Robert Borosage?

Union folks?

enviro folks?

who else? bloggers?