Posted on 07/13/2007 5:58:56 AM PDT by Libloather
Kucinich Camp Outraged by 'Overheard' Plans of Clinton and Edwards to Eliminate Candidates from Future Presidential Debates, Forums
Fri Jul 13, 4:16 AM ET
To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Andy Juniewicz, Cleveland National HQ, Kucinich for President 2008, +1-216-409-8992, Ajuniewicz@aol.com
DETROIT, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Top campaign officials for Ohio Congressman and Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich tonight expressed outrage that rival candidates Hillary Clinton and John Edwards were overheard collaborating on a strategy to eliminate other Democratic candidates from future debates and forums.
According to the Associated Press, Fox News Channel microphones picked up Clinton and Edwards on stage discussing their desire to limit future joint appearances to exclude some rivals lower in the crowded field. "We should try to have a more serious and a smaller group," Edwards said into Clinton's ear following a Presidential Forum in Detroit hosted by the NAACP on Thursday.
Clinton agreed with Edwards, according to print reports and video footage of the exchange. "We've got to cut the number. ... They're not serious," she said. Clinton added that she thought representatives of her campaign and Edwards' had already tried to limit the debates, and "we've gotta get back to it," according to the AP.
"Candidates, no matter how important or influential they perceive themselves to be, do not have and should not have the power to determine who is allowed to speak to the American public and who is not," said Kucinich.
"Imperial candidates are as repugnant to the American people and to our Democracy as an imperial President."
The Kucinich campaign will immediately take steps to address the planned actions of the Clinton and Edwards campaigns.
SOURCE Kucinich for President 2008
Outraged munchkin ping.
Hillary: “We need to eliminate the ‘little people’”
If the Democrats eliminated the candidates that are not serious, it would be a small debate indeed.
Selection, Dennis, not EEElection.
It’s all just a plot by the eviiillll FOXNEWS to undermine the left!!!! Rupert Murdoch made them say it and Roger Ailes made sure the mikes would be on!!!!
Sounds like Breck Girl is schmoosing up to Her Thighness for a VP slot, and playing to freeze out Osama.
Let The Breck Girl’s wife clean this up.
WOW!!! I agree with this kook this time. These two asses just showed who they REALLY are. ELITISTS. They think they are the only ones who are worthy of the privilege to be on the stage and debate the issues. It is beaten into me over and over that the Dema are the party of diversity, inclusion and tolerance. So much for that. PROOF POSITIVE of the way these people really think.
If these two think so little of those who would oppose them, just think what they think of you!
Come on Dennis, run as an independent.
That pretty well defines the Clinton's... however, the public seems to worship them like they do Paris Hilton. If she is elected by her “fans” it will be a dark day for the republic.
“Let's send our competition to Fort Marcy Park”
Sounds like a rehash of the Hitler/Stalin strategy ...
That may be the worst image of Hillary I have ever seen.
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