Wow, Will at Clicked was nice enough to post the email I sent to him, pointing out that the Netroots didn’t actually grow out of the Dean campaign, as he had suggested.

So, if you clicked, thank you…

I’ve been catapulting the propaganda since April 7, 2006.

But, I may email him again to clarify what might already be obvious: I don’t doubt that the term “netroots” was coined by Jerome Armstrong during the Dean campaign…

But, the main point was that the emerging internet-connected grassroots movement started before Dean’s campaign. MoveOn.org is an obvious example.

But, hey, despite what you might think, we homespun Vermonters are not above a little lust for celebrity.

So, thanks Will!