Jeez, I actually gave thirty seconds thought to joining up so I could push HR 676, so I went there. And I know I'm bitter and cynical, but I've always found and find the whole Obama site totally off-putting. Never mind the creepy soft-focus feel to the graphics, it's the words:

The guide is organized into three sections -- Before, During, and After your Event – to help you prepare. You should read all sections so that you know what is expected of you.

You have the power to contribute directly to the Democratic platform, but in order for your thoughts to be incorporated, your event must be registered in our system.

Create a personalized [oh?] event flyer.

This is the form that you will want to have all your attendees use to sign in.

The Platform Meeting is an exercise in civility and debate. At the outset, it’s important that everyone in the group agree to basic principles: mutual respect for the opinions of other meeting attendees and a desire to come together as a group and form consensus around the issues that are most important to the people in the group.

That's a relief! It's going to be just like the primary! If I wear my Hillary T-shirt, will I get booed?

Don’t forget to take pictures and share them with us after the event.

Oh, yeah, like I'm putting pictures of my whole social network into your database, along with their names and addresses. I don't think so.

How could "sharing" be bad? W-e-e-l-l...