Activists and bloggers on the left and the right held competing national conventions in Pittsburgh, PA, this week. Health care reform and the financial crisis brought progressives to Netroots Nation 2009, while proponents of the free market system attended RightOnline, hosted by Americans for Prosperity.

RightOnline, the two-day national convention for activists affiliated with the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, holds their second annual meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. Scheduled to coincide with the liberal Netroots Nation's national meeting in the same city,

RightOnline is holding their second annual two-day national convention in Pittsburgh, PA for activists affiliated with the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity. Speakers discuss using new media technologies to set a conservative agenda and influence the national conversation. Fmr. Rep. Pat Toomey (R-PA) presents the keynote address.