"There's plenty of evidence to support that we don't need to fight... it's almost like we're addicted to the fight... the media is very conflict driven... that's where the story is, that's where the theater is, that's where the fight is... everyone in this room... if we just put our heads together, even, in this room, we'd come up with some good ideas as to how to stop the fighting and how to move our country forward... it's tempting to do something theatrical for the media, but that just doesn't help us, that just continues the fight."
-- Annabel Park, Founder, Coffee Party USA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8cLDDYiAaQ&feature=player_embedded#!
Very interesting panel and Q&A afterwards. I love to watch the contrast between the tea party and the coffee party.
"There is no way to come to the middle if you're name calling."
"At meetings, we need to learn to talk to each other."