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To: Hojczyk
The organizers of these debates is The Commission on Presidential Debates The following is their mission statement:
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners. Its primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates. The organization, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan , 501(c)(3) corporation, sponsored all the presidential debates in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008.

The "Leadership" of this 'non-partisan' group is as follows;
Co-Chairmen

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.
Michael D. McCurry

Honorary Co-Chairmen

Gerald R. Ford†
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan†
William J. Clinton

Co-Chairman Emeritus

Paul G. Kirk, Jr.

Board of Directors

Howard Buffett
John C. Danforth
John Griffen
Antonia Hernandez
Reverend John I. Jenkins
Newton N. Minow
Richard D. Parsons
Dorothy Ridings
Alan K. Simpson

Executive Director
Janet H. Brown

† = deceased

33 posted on 08/13/2012 7:02:14 AM PDT by SES1066 (Government is NOT the reason for my existence!)
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To: SES1066

They should change the name to The DemocRAT debate Commission.


127 posted on 08/13/2012 10:31:32 AM PDT by Ouderkirk (Democrats...the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy, and Sedition)
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To: SES1066

>> Honorary Co-Chairmen
>>Gerald R. Ford†
>>Jimmy Carter
>>Ronald Reagan†
>>William J. Clinton

Where is W?


153 posted on 08/13/2012 2:37:33 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (“You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.”)
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