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Check out Ross Mayfield's fantastic blogging of Joe Trippi's speech down at Etech: "We got Dean to a place that according to the party rules was impossible to get to. There was no institution, only people using tools and the Internet. Now what happened was that we used new and different ways to get there and then we ran into broadcast politics."

Be sure to read the whole speech, it's quite exciting. Or listen to it. Trippi even got a standing ovation.

Now read Reuters' coverage of the same event: "Joe Trippi, who resigned after defeats in Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, said the direct involvement of so many Internet supporters deprived the campaign of the traditional weapon of political surprise."

The spin almost makes me want to retch. Techdirt has the full scoop: "No matter what your politics are, it's interesting to note the vastly different takes the established media and some bloggers have on this morning's talk by Joe Trippi..."

[via Smart Mobs]