Want to learn
to bird-dog the candidates like a pro?
Join us for a
training by Arnie Alpert and Olivia Zink, April 11, 1pm at 4 Park St. Concord.
The term
"bird-dog" comes from hunting; the bird-dog's job is to flush the
birds out of the bushes and into the open. Politicians are like the birds--they
try to keep their positions hidden behind vague rhetoric. Using tightly crafted
questions, the successful bird-dog forces candidates to reveal their position
on an issue.
Learn with
us: How do we ask questions on issues of importance to
the candidates who are visiting our towns?
The NH
Coalition for a Just Peace in the Middle East, Open Democracy Action and NH
Peace Action are hosting this training designed to explain how to
strategically follow and quiz candidates about significant issues. With
incomparable access to presidential candidates and the media who follow them,
New Hampshire’s citizen “bird-dog” can shift the political tides of the
nation. We show up at candidate appearances with honed questions that
both educate onlookers and the media, and elicit informative answers from the
targeted candidate.
Space is limited to 25.