Dan Savage Confirmed For Rebooting Democracy!!!
By Matt Davis on Mon, Jan 7 at 4:00 PM

Are you excited about Rebooting Democracy starting this Friday, yet?
I am. I’m pissing myself. Right here, right now. There it goes…a little trickle of pee, down my leg, showing how excited I am. ABOUT REBOOTING DEMOCRACY. Why? Because not only is The Bus Project’s conference a weekend-long opportunity to network your socks off, featuring workshops, trainings, issue panels, big name speakers and of course, did I already mention, the chance to network your socks off? It is ALSO going to be M.C’d by The Stranger’s very own sex-ually pol-it-ic-al

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SAVAGE: Show up to hear him speak, or just to oggle his pecs. Either way he’s a winner…

I’m going to be there because Mr.Savage makes me feel just a teensy bit gay. And there’s nothing wrong with that. But if you’re political at all, whether you’re new to Oregon or looking to get re-elected, you should, frankly, be here for the sake of your career. And If the $95 3-day student pass sounds pricey to you, the organizers say they’ve got lots of scholarships available to get you in. In other words, if you’re broke, call ‘em. If not, call ‘em anyway, and try pretending! I don’t care how you get there, just get there if you can. Or, just come for the

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POLITIPALOOZA: IT WILL GIVE YOU AN ELECTION!!!

Once again: It’s local.
It’s everybody who’s anybody in politics. It’s a chance to get off your lazy hipster ass and get involved in 2008, a pivotal fucking year in politics not just here, but everywhere. Why the hell wouldn’t you want to come on down? You don’t know, do you?! You’ve got nothing—am I right?

So: Come.