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ABC cuts 3 from presidential debates (Ron Paul in; Duncan Hunter out)
San Jose Mercury News ^ | 4 January 2008 | David Bauder

Posted on 01/04/2008 9:38:26 AM PST by CounterCounterCulture

ABC cuts 3 from presidential debates

NEW YORK—ABC News is eliminating Republican presidential candidate Duncan Hunter and Democrats Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel from its prime-time presidential debates Saturday night because they did not meet benchmarks for their support.

The Republican debate three days before the New Hampshire primary will include Iowa caucus winner Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. It starts at 7 p.m. EDT.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New Hampshire
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1 posted on 01/04/2008 9:38:28 AM PST by CounterCounterCulture
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To: CounterCounterCulture

Not surprised.


2 posted on 01/04/2008 9:40:56 AM PST by Hoodlum91 (I support global warming.)
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To: Sun; calcowgirl; pissant; Calpernia

FYI


3 posted on 01/04/2008 9:43:25 AM PST by CounterCounterCulture (Duncan Hunter for President)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

Hunter should be included. Media corporations should not be able to artificially narrow the field.


4 posted on 01/04/2008 9:45:07 AM PST by mysterio
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To: CounterCounterCulture

Did they cut Hillary! with her lousy showing as well?


5 posted on 01/04/2008 9:45:25 AM PST by doodad
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To: CounterCounterCulture

Ron Paul in, Duncan Hunter out. The GOP has officially jumped the shark.

I do not know Duncan Hunter’s strategy. However, he may yet surprise us even before New Hampshire. Because he has campaigned in Wyoming, which has a race before New Hampshire, and no one else is campaigning there.

Wyoming to Hold Overlooked GOP Caucus Before New Hampshire
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947693/posts

Then there’s New Hampshire. Hunter’s already there while everyone else wraps up in Iowa. It’s conceivable that he will have momentum.

Huckabee has surged because he won a couple of debates and he’s got evangelical support. If a quick rise can happen to the liberal pro-life evangelical Huckster, it can happen to the conservative pro-life evangelical Hunter.


6 posted on 01/04/2008 9:46:04 AM PST by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

“(Ron Paul in; Duncan Hunter out)”

Someone was paying attention to Iowa apparantly.


7 posted on 01/04/2008 9:46:04 AM PST by Grunthor (Known to cause insanity in lab mice.)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

MSM forbid they drop Frudy Rudy and McCain. RuPaul...he’s in there for the expected goofball factor.

Well, this is Fred’s opportunity to show why he deserves our vote by standing out from the rest.


9 posted on 01/04/2008 9:46:39 AM PST by Sensei Ern (http://www.myspace.com/reconcomedy)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

I suppose by the numbers that’s fair. Too bad Duncan Hunter is too good to be elected, even by Republicans. Of course a lot of his problem is just name recognition. I had never heard of him before so it took me awhile to find out what he is about. Maybe Huckabee or Thompson (I prefer Huckabee to Thompson) will win and have the sense to choose Hunter for VP or some other important position.


10 posted on 01/04/2008 9:46:43 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

And so it goes....


11 posted on 01/04/2008 9:47:41 AM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: F15Eagle

I am voting for Hunter so long as he stays in the race long enough to give me the chance. I don’t care what the media does to hide him from sight.


12 posted on 01/04/2008 9:48:53 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

The MSM needs Ron Paul there to make McCain look good.


13 posted on 01/04/2008 9:49:05 AM PST by FreedomProtector
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To: CounterCounterCulture
Hunter got less than 600 votes in Iowa.

As much as I like him, with less than half of a percent he doesn't exist.

Ron Paul got more votes than Giuliani in Iowa, and there is no way the MSM is going to exclude Giuliani - so they can't exclude Paul either.

14 posted on 01/04/2008 9:51:21 AM PST by wideawake (Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

In their place FOX will be placing some really nice plants and some cute sock puppets that will meet their “benchmarks”.


15 posted on 01/04/2008 9:51:41 AM PST by Earthdweller (The liberal MSM...Buddies of Romney F Kerry and the socialist march to China)
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To: mysterio

Ron Paul’s supporters will tell you that he’s a Libertarian, not a Republican. Ron does not belong in the debate. Hunter does.

But Paul is more of an embarassment to the GOP than Hunter and Hunter poses a challenge to the status quo candidates.


16 posted on 01/04/2008 9:52:37 AM PST by weegee (End the Bush-Bush-Bush-Clinton/Clinton-Clinton/Clinton-Bush-Bush-Clinton/Clinton Oligarchy in 2008.)
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Someone tell me again why Iowa is allowed to determine our Presidential election field? This crap has to end. It is supposed to be one person, one vote in this country. Here in WA state, I have very little to no say whatsoever in who our candidate is. That’s crap.


17 posted on 01/04/2008 9:52:47 AM PST by SW6906 (6 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, horsepower, guns and ammunition.)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

I’ll write Hunter in if I have to. Screw the GOP and their plantation.


18 posted on 01/04/2008 9:54:38 AM PST by cripplecreek (Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
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To: mysterio
Hunter should be included. Media corporations should not be able to artificially narrow the field.

Presidential candidates should not be participating in these mock "debates" whose agenda is completely controlled by the sponsor.

The media has just as much power as the candidates are willing to turn over to them.

19 posted on 01/04/2008 9:55:23 AM PST by Polybius
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To: CounterCounterCulture

Since when did we give multi-national media corporations the authority to PICK CANDIDATES for the PRESIDENCY?

I’m sorry - rhetorical question... a better question would be, *WHO* gave multi-national media corporations the authority to PICK CANDIDATES for the PRESIDENCY? And then - how do I challenge that?

The answer - get my information elsewhere!


20 posted on 01/04/2008 9:55:49 AM PST by dandelion
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