DailyKos founder - Markos - to speak in Louisville, KY

[redmcclain]

If anyone is interested in a road trip this promises to be great!

For immediate release

Nationally recognized political bloggers and grassroots

advocates speak to Louisville Democrats in May



Markos Moulitsas, a grassroots advocate known nationally known for his Daily Kos political blog, will outline the formula from his new book for future Democratic success at a gathering of party activists in May. He will share the podium with Jim Derych, also an author and blogger, who will describe his disillusionment as a one-time follower of Rush Limbaugh.

The public is invited to hear them speak to the Metro Democratic Club at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 10, at United Auto Workers Local 862, 3000 Fern Valley Road, just east of I 65. The authors will sign their books from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Moulitsas and fellow blogger Jerome Armstrong have just published Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics in which they argue that the Democratic Party must be rebuilt from the bottom up if it hopes to win elections and advance its agenda.

Derych’s Confessions of a Forner Dittohead, originally a diary on Daily Kos, is a unique personal and political memoir that follows red-stater and social conservative on a unique journey from right to left.

"We are very excited to have Markos and Jim at our meeting," said Bruce Maples, acting-president of the club. "Markos’s book does a great job of both analyzing the Democratic mistakes of the past and laying out a path forward for the future. You would think, given his background, it would be about the use of the Internet, but it's not. Instead, it's a compelling argument for change at all levels.

“Jim’s story is one of the growing number who now see the bleak future for most Americans offered by the failed policies of right-wing Republicans. I can't wait to hear them both.”

Maples said the Metro Democratic Club, largest of its kind in Louisville, expected several hundred people at the May monthly meeting.

Crashing the Gate: www.crashingthegate.com

Confessions of a Former DittoHead: http://igpub.com/confessions.html

X X X