Grizzly Groundswell

SamSphere Chicago

Registration for SamSphere Chicago is now closed.

Dates: Friday, March 28-Sunday March 30

Confirmed Bloggers:
Name*Blog*Blog Region
Erick Erickson * RedState * National
Allen Fuller * Flat Creek Management * National
John Fund * Wall Street Journal * National
Brad Jones * Face the State * National
Jenn Sierra * Fort Hard Knox * National
Erik Telford * Americans for Prosperity * National
E.M. Zanotti * American Princess * National
Bill Smith * ARRA News Service * Arkansas
Ben DeGrow * Mount Virtus * Colorado
Mark Johnson * ILGOPnet * Illinois
Doug Welch * Stix * Illinois
Bob Weeks * Wichita Liberty * Kansas
Earl Glynn * Kansas Meadowlark * Kansas
Jeff Blanco * Louisiana Conservative * Louisiana
Lance Dutson * Maine Web Report * Maine
Jack McHugh * Mackinac Center * Michigan
Chet Zarko * Outside Lansing * Michigan
Jim Hoft * Gateway Pundit * Missouri
Craig Sprout * Montana Politics * Montana
Chuck Muth * Muth’s Truths * Nevada
Skip Murphy * Granite Grok * New Hampshire
Mario Burgos * Mario Burgos * New Mexico
Maggie Thurber * Thurber’s Thoughts * Ohio
Chris Arps * Oklahoma Political News Service * Oklahoma
Trent Siebert * Tennessee Policy Institute * Tennessee
Leslie Carbone * Leslie Carbone * Virginia
Don Ward * Sound Politics * Washington
Fred Dooley * Real Debate Wisconsin * Wisconsin
Tristen Cramer * Haemet * Wyoming
Chad Everson * Grizzly Groundswell * Minnesota
Steve Sibson * Sibby Online * South Dakota

Sam Adams Alliance Staff
Nic Hall * Nicky Cheese * Illinois (currently in Texas)
Bob Costello * cozcommunio * Illinois
John Tsarpalas * Tsarchats * Illinois
Ken Marrero * Blue Collar Muse * Tennessee
Eric Odom * Eric Odom * Illinois
Mike Van Winkle * A Chicago Blog * Illinois
Micheal Tams * American Federalist * Illinois
Jodi Bridges * Thirty Something * illinois
Lennie Jarratt * Open Source Activism * Illinois
Drew Veeneman * Trenches of Democracy * Illinois

State Policy Network
Nicole Williams

(Forgive me if you have signed up for the Grizzly Groundswell and been invited to Samsphere 2008 Chicago and I forgot to highlight you.)

 Grizzly Groundswell Readership and Members!

This next weekend I will be attending Samsphere 2008 in Chicago.  I am grateful to be included with such talented heavy hitters as those listed to attend above.  I was very interested to see so many Grizzly Groundswellers were also included in the invitation only event.  What an honor to be included and have so many contributors also invited to the event. 

With your help, the Grizzly Groundswell has really grown and together, we are getting notice!  July 27th of 2007 was the birth of the Grizzly Groundswell with our first version on another url.  We quickly grew and together we have been growing ever since.  We have celebrated many victories and commiserated on the few setbacks.  However, if you would of told me that I would be invited to such a prestigious summit of bloggers just 9 months after creating the Grizzly Groundswell I would of told you, what took so damn long!  LOL, just kidding.  Honestly, I am very humbled.  I only hope that I can do just as good as job representing you Grizzly Groundswellers as you deserve. 

I really do not know what to expect.  I hope I can learn much more about this industry and technology so that I can effectively lead us into this next year.  It will be great to get to meet all the event goers but especially those who have become fast friends as contributing and belonging to our now large Grizzly Groundswell.  It is going to be interesting. 

I am a bit excited to meet some of the biggest names in conservative blogging.  Personally, I have created and grown the Grizzly Groundswell as a place where all levels of bloggers can share the voice and contribute to the success of the site and our conservative message.  I invited the up and comer as well as the established.  The Grizzly Groundswell was here for each individual to take advantage of the opportunity granted.  While cream always rises to the top, it is important that most everyone likes a good glass of milk with their Oreo cookies.  I have enjoyed throwing in some bloggers who I knew would have a totally opposite view on issues then the majority on the Grizzly Groundswell.  Without some tension in life, readership dwindles and it is fun to be challenged and show our emence diversity in the conservative movement.  Why we probably all agree on the rock core of issues, conservatism is as diverse as our American landscape.  You see I know that from where I come from in North Dakota.  Small towns are enriched with the diversity of genius and eccentric creativity. 

The one thing that I hope comes out of this meeting is a better understanding of how I can turn this Grizzly Groundswell into an association that will allow us all to come together from time to time.  I can not wait until the day when I can shake all your hands and personally thank you for making this little idea a brilliant reality. 

I also want you to know that Samsphere 2008 starts Friday night and goes through Sunday.  If you are in the area, let me know!  Sunday it lets out and I do not leave until Monday so it would be grand to meet with you!  Also, I will be able to post and check email through out the event.  I am representing you so I want your input as well.  I will try to send an email announcing the event late Friday Night.  I will then keep you up as best I can.  Please, feel free to bring your questions, insight, brilliant observations and concerns to light.  Let me know if I have permission to share them with the whole.  I will not share anything you do not wish me too, but I want you to feel like you have a good representative present at this event.  Also feel free to let Jenn, Mario, Doug, Bill, Tristan, Jeff, or myself in the loop. 

Also, I would really like input on how we can come together to form an association to further our conservative message and keep socialist squirrels on the run along with all their nuts.  It would be nice to have a goal of getting that up and running this next year and maybe on our third year anniversary, coming together in a similar convention.  (Just a heads up on the direction I am considering taking this Grizzly Groundswell, feel free to chime in on your vision!)

I wanted to especially thank Sam Adams Alliance for making this opportunity happen for me and all those invited and who we represent, you, the Grizzly Groundswell readership and contributors. 

If you are in our readership and would like your input heard please comment on this post or email me personally: 

Squeeze the Teddy Bear Email 

Since this post will be buried in a matter of moments due to our great contributors as they get our message out, I will try to repost and let you know what is going on and remind you to:

AWAKEN

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STAND UP

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STEP INTO ACTION

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CHANGE THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN YOUR BACKYARD

~Teddy Bear

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