The following is a response to the Water Cooler's coverage of the NEA conference calls from Kevin Erickson, Co-Director of the Seattle based All-Ages Movement Project: Published September 22 2009
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman responded to the August 10 NEA, White House, and United We Serve conference call in a statement sent to the Washington Times. Published September 22 2009
White House spokesperson Bill Burton responded to questions about the National Endowment for the Arts August 10 conference call to ABC News reporter Jake Tapper. Published September 22 2009
New York Gov. David Paterson sealed an underdog's victory Tuesday when New York State’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, voted 4-3 to uphold the governor's authority to appoint a lieutenant governor. This comes after Paterson's political clout took a hit over the weekend when news broke that the White House is quietly urging him to duck out of a 2010 gubernatorial race. New York's bloggers are having fun with this one. Published September 22 2009
As a result of our crowd sourcing call, reader Joellen gave us the heads up on this particular web blog of an artist who attended the May 12 White House briefing. Judith Baca, a community organizer who heads up the Los Angeles based non-profit SPARC (The Social and Public Art Resource Center) attended the May 12 White House briefing for sixty artists. She later blogged about the event and revealed some interesting thoughts of her own. : Published September 22 2009
Below are some conservative bloggers reactions to the National Endowment for the Arts August 10 conference call list. We will be posting more as they come in. Published September 21 2009
Illegal immigrants in North Carolina may again pursue two-year degrees after the State Board of Community Colleges voted 16 to 1 in unanimous approval Friday. Under the ruling, immigrants without legal papers will still have to pay out of state tuition and won't be eligible for financial aid. Local bloggers had this to say. Published September 21 2009
The Obama administration apparently met with 60 artists and creative organizers according to an online document by Pratt Center for Community Development, State Voices, Arlene Goldbard, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Published September 21 2009
The Washington Times has obtained a partial list of "artists and influencers" who were participants on the August 10 National Endowment for the Arts hosted conference call Published September 20 2009
Four prominent conservatives remember a leader and a mentor. Published September 18 2009
Sen. Feinstein's reflections on Harvey Milk's murder don't jibe with House Speaker Pelosi's. Published September 18 2009
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: sinking Obamacare poll numbers, a Hollywood actor is not impressed with Obama's environmental action, a congressman skips out on the ACORN vote, and Andrew Breitbart is promising more ACORN videos. Published September 18 2009
Polls conducted for the Virginia gubernatorial election between Creigh Deeds (D) and Bob McDonnell (R) before yesterday's debate vary widely, but it appears this race may be getting tighter. Virginia bloggers comment on the latest polls and yesterday's debate. Published September 18 2009
The National Endowment for the Arts controversial August 10 conference call included some interesting participants eager to help the NEA, United We Serve, and the White House. One of the participants was an employee at former Vice President Al Gore's Current TV. Published September 17 2009
As BigGovernment prepares to release EVEN MORE videos of filmmaker James O'Keefe and TownHall.com columnist Hannah Giles busting ACORN offices coast-to-coast, local bloggers in states with exploited ACORN offices follow side-stories and offer commentary. Published September 17 2009
Yosi Sergant, now former Communications Director of the National Endowment for the Arts was active in the Barack Obama presidential campaign in 2008. He was a curator at an art show during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Published September 17 2009
On Sept. 13, Americans for the Arts emailed The Washington Times a letter objecting to an editorial published online on Sept. 11 and in the Sept. 14 print edition of the paper. They published both on their web site on Sept. 14 and you can read them in full there. Now The Washington Times responds. Published September 17 2009
The Washington times responds to the Americans for the Arts. Published September 17 2009
The Washington Times respond to Americans for the Arts. Published September 17 2009
The Washington Times responds to Americans for the Arts. Published September 17 2009
By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
