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Note that I am not pushing Mike Gravel for the next president of the U.S. He did have a pretty good showing at the first Democratic debate this past Thursday, and he had some good points that he made. Flat out, no holds barred speaking, which no one else seems to want to do.
Anyway. the next debate is scheduled for June 3rd in New Hampshire and it seems that the powers that be have not included Mr. Gravel for this debate. This is not right! This is a tri-sponsored debate and these sponsors need to hear from you that they must include Mr. Gravel and any other candidate who wants to be there.
Andrea Jones, ABC News, Washington D.C. (202) 222-6896.
E-mail: andrea.jones@abc.com
Alex Jasiukowicz, WMUR-TV. (603) 641-9073.
E-mail: ajasiukowicz@hearst.com
Charlie Perkins, Editor of the New Hampshire Union-Leader. (603) 668-4321 x 321.
E-mail: cperkins@unionleader.com
Mike should be included in the upcoming debate on CNN. If you want to help, please call Jim Walton, President of CNN Newsgroup, personally in his office at 404-878-1720. If enough people call, which I and many of my friends already have, maybe they'll change their minds. Please post this number as many places as you can so we can get a high call volume.
Ari Rutenberg
THIS is the kind of corporate bullshit that candidates without millions of dollars have to face from the so-called ' media elite '.
He may not become the candidate for the Democratic party, but he has a voice. He says what most of us Americans feel like saying and he seems to think the same way. He should have his say with the other candidates.
2 Comments:
I would say that Mike Gravel is not the only candidate not invited to these debates. And I completely agree with you....any debate forum MUST include all the candidates, not just those handpicked by special interest groups. That's a tactic of old media, not the internet age.
Check out my website:
www.ExpertVoter.org
Unlike other online lists, any candidate is invited, not just those who can afford it.
Great column, btw.
gary
I'm hold up in California - how can one call that number without accuring massive long-distance charges? In any matter, I agree - Gravel deserves the opportunity to go to the debate. I myself am supporting him and "Ron Paul" is my ideal Republican candidate - 2008 needs to be headed by the sonorous and experienced, not the superficial and inept.
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