Posted on 02/16/2005 4:05:48 PM PST by freepatriot32
PORTLAND, Ore. Feb 16, 2005 — Howard Dean, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, requested a media blackout of a debate with top Pentagon adviser Richard Perle, then quickly changed his mind Wednesday after news agencies complained.
"DNC Chair Howard Dean has declared a news blackout of his appearance and requested the media not quote, record, and/or paraphrase his remarks," event coordinator Gabrielle Williams wrote in an e-mail sent to news agencies Wednesday morning. "We apologize for the late notice, but we were just informed of this request."
Less than two hours later, Williams called to say: "We were told just a few minutes ago that it is now open" for media coverage. The decision to open Thursday's debate came roughly 30 minutes after an inquiry by The Associated Press.
Dean spokeswoman Laura Gross said Dean had decided the event would be closed before he was elected DNC chairman Saturday, but changed his mind because of his new job.
"Some speeches are open, some speeches are closed. He decided months ago that this speech would be closed. We're in transition. Now he's the DNC chair and so we needed to have this changed," Gross said.
Perle, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's top policy adviser, is a key architect of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, and Dean is among the war's most prominent opponents.
Perle said that he was surprised to learn that the press had been barred from covering the debate.
"It seems quite extraordinary that the chairman of the Democratic National Committee would not want the public coverage of this debate," said Perle, a resident fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
Don Walker, president of the Harry Walker Agency, which represents Dean on the lecture circuit, said that many of the talks it is associated with are closed to the press and it's up to the individual speaker to decide whether he or she wants them to be open. "We default to a closed press policy," he said.
Meanwhile Wednesday, Dean called on the head of New York's Republican Party to apologize or resign over remarks linking the Democrats to a civil rights lawyer convicted of aiding terrorists.
Deenieweenie can run, but he can't hide.
"When and where is this debate?"
Here's the where and when, but I don't know if it will be live...
http://www.pacificu.edu/news/detail.cfm?NEWS_ID=127
FOREST GROVE, ORE. - Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and conservative political commentator Richard Perle will headline the 23 rd Annual Tom McCall Forum
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005, at 8 p.m. in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland.
Presented by Pacific University and Wells Fargo, with co-sponsors Willamette Week and 750 KXL, the pair will debate "American Foreign Policy Post 9/11."
750 KXL link:
http://www.kxl.com/
While not a huge fan of Richard Perle, I would expect that he'll clean the floor with Dean. If it was Wolfowitz the not-so-good doctor would need an EMS truck on stand by.
Meanwhile Wednesday, Dean called on the head of New York's Republican Party to apologize or resign over remarks linking the Democrats to a civil rights lawyer convicted of aiding terrorists.""
Among Minarik's critics is Republican New York Gov. George Pataki, who said Tuesday that his remark was not "within the realm of appropriate political discourse."
Minarik issued a statement Wednesday saying "it is not the Republican Party's problem that these far-left activists have made their home in the Democratic party."
So this is what Dean was screaming about...the RNC calling out links between Soros, the RATS and Lynn Stewart.
Ahem, didn't Soros spend millions trying to unseat Bush so sKerry would be elected? And isn't sKerry a Democrap?
I hadn't heard one word about Dean debating Richard Perle. That doesn't even seem like a fair matchup :-)
I could listen to Perle's voice 24/7.
CATCH THIS DEbate (sorry, Dean moment) on CSPAN, 2/19.
Keep an eye on the schedule though as Dean may try to intervene and get it cancelled.
This probably turned out like WFBJr debating Bab's Boxer.
I got the time from CSPAN's site. I presume it's eastern time.
08:00 pm
1:30 (est.) Debate
American Foreign Policy Post September 11
Pacific University
Richard Perle , American Enterprise Institute
Howard Dean , Democratic National Committee
ping to me
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