Put Elizabeth in the debate and I will watch it.
Posted on 01/04/2008 6:02:56 PM PST by The Spirit Of Allegiance
NEW YORK - Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich filed a complaint with the FCC on Friday after ABC News excluded him, fellow Democrat Mike Gravel and Republican Duncan Hunter from its prime-time debates on Saturday.
Kucinich argued that ABC is violating equal-time provisions by keeping him out of the debate and noted that ABC's parent Walt Disney Co. had contributed to campaigns involving the four Democrats who were invited.
"ABC should not be the first primary," the Ohio congressman said in papers filed at the Federal Communications Commission.
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Fox News Channel is sponsoring a debate in its mobile studio Sunday that excludes Paul and Hunter. Huckabee, Giuliani, Romney, Thompson and McCain have been invited.
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It sounds like he's accusing ABC of having made cash donations to them separate from the debate issue. That would very clearly be a federal crime, as corporations are explicitly banned from donating to candidates under any circumstances.
No they don’t. If the purpose is to have a debate, then it should be a debate.
Is someone’s eccentric uncle Fred who has 3 people supporting him; entitled to be on the stage with McCain, Romney, and Huckabee?
Are you all sitting down? You aren’t going to believe this one!
>>>>Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich filed a complaint with the FCC on Friday after ABC News excluded him, fellow Democrat Mike Gravel and Republican Duncan Hunter from its prime-time debates on Saturday.<<<<
No, it isn’t from the Onion or ScrappleFace
I was wondering that too. I don’t even think they were listed in the Iowa Caucus.
Good for him. The media has no right to decide who to include and who to exclude. I surely wish the candidates included would say thanks, but no thanks until everyone is invited.
ET is wrong. ABC owns the microphones, they get to decide who will show up. ET should shut up or buy ad time.
You didn't pose the question to me, but let me answer. I sure don't want the government dictating what the networks may or may not do in the name of fairness. If you want to boycott them, then have at it. Leave Washington out of the mix.
If my favored candidate, Thompson, had been excluded I'd be furious. I already think the media's giving him short shrift. Nonetheless, I do not favor any "fairness" laws which would require Brit Hume, for example, to devote a segment of his show to good news about Fred (or any news for that matter).
It's an imperfect system that we have, but bringing gov't. into it, would only make it worse. IMHO.
he is indeed in touch w/the great beyond....
Dennis who?
He’s the one that looks like he just jumped off the cover of Mad magazine.
Correction to myself: a quick search found one site (I couldn't find the official site) which says there are 21 Rep. candidates on the NH primary ballot, so lots of true fringe types must be on there. However, I still doubt than many of them have campaigned there, given interviews on local media, or even visited the place. Hunter has. Paul has lots of support. The "front runners" who will be in the debate will spend all their time arguing over who flip-flopped the most, anyway. Who wants to hear that again? I'd almost rather watch Ron Paul screeching maniacally and doing his Queeg impersonation.
I say let them all be heard and let them all answer the same questions. Put all the names in the pot and do a special all week. If you mix up the big names with the unknowns people will watch.
Remember the debate where Reagan said angrily that he had paid for the event? All the real candidates were there, including little-known dark horses. Reagan and his people didn’t cut them out.
Put Elizabeth in the debate and I will watch it.
In Foxnews’ case, they are just shilling for their boy. Someone should file an FEC complaint aginst them for making undisclosed in-kind contributions. I hear it only costs about $80. It would be easy to prove. They could just DNA sample the brown spot on Hannity’s nose.
Make it a game show. Let the people vote and eliminate one each night. “I’ll take your torch now, Senator ______” :’)
Ron Paul shouldn't be too upset because the right to appear in political debates on TV networks weren't included in the Constitution.
They are differentiating between known losers and candidates.
Kuchinich, Dodd, Hunter and Paul have failed to measure up as candidates. They were culled
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This is the second time this week I agreed with Kucinich. Very scary.
He refused to sign a loyalty agreement in Texas stating that he swears allegiance to the Dem nominee just to be on the ballot in Texas.
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