Ask the Speaker
This moderated morning session gives attendees a chance to engage America's current House leader, Nancy Pelosi, in substantive discussion about current issues and the legislative process. Submit your questions at http://www.askthespeaker.org
On January 4 2007, Nancy Pelosi made history, shattering the marble ceiling to become the first woman to serve as Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Described by congressional expert Norman Ornstein as one of “the most savvy political figures around,” Pelosi orchestrated House Democrats’ efforts to take America in a New Direction, beginning with our ambitious 100 hour agenda that ushered in a new era of accountability and fiscal responsibility.
Under Pelosi’s leadership, Congress has taken crucial steps to make our economy stronger and strengthen our national security, while leading our nation toward energy independence.
Gina is a new media strategist and founding partner of Middle Coast. Gina specializes in using technology to bring together engaged Americans with political experts. Her approach to online politics has become a cornerstone of the online progressive movement.
She is also the founder and past CEO of Netroots Nation, the most dynamic and influential political organization to emerge from the early years of the progressive blogosphere.
Gina continues to explore innovative ways in which the Internet can help ordinary people become invested in their own political solutions. Most recently, Gina co-founded Tweet Progress, a directory of progressives on Twitter. Last summer Gina traveled to Taiwan to advise top elected officials on open government initiatives. In 2008 Gina was a member of Barack Obama’s policy advisory committee for Technology, Media, and Telecommunications and served on the E-Government-E-Democracy subcommittee. Gina regularly appears on CNN.com as a progressive spokesperson.
Jeffrey Feldman is the author of two books on politics and language, ("Framing the Debate," 2007; "Outright Barbarous," 2008) and editor in chief of the influential political blog Frameshop (http://frameshopisopen.com). Dr. Feldman has a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology, which he applies broadly to the analysis of media, politics and communication. He has been a frequent guest on the Thom Hartmann Program, Action Point with Cynthia Black, The Peter B. Collins Show, The Current (CBC Radio) and CBC Newsworld. He lives and teaches in New York City.
