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Title: GRAVEL EXCLUDED FROM NBC DEM DEBATE: WHY? (GRAVEL'S LETTER)
Source: Mondoweiss Forum
URL Source: http://www.philipweiss.org/mondowei ... /time-mag-websit.html#comments
Published: Oct 26, 2007
Author: Christopher Brown (AND MIKE GRAVEL)
Post Date: 2007-10-26 15:03:10 by aristeides
Keywords: None
Views: 168
Comments: 3

GRAVEL EXCLUDED FROM NBC DEM DEBATE: WHY?

Posted by: Christopher Brown | October 26, 2007 at 07:44 AM

A few weeks back Phil [Weiss] wondered who would be the first presidential candidate to discuss the power of the Lobby; he thought it might be Ron Paul.

To my knowledge the first to break the taboo was Sen Mike Gravel in an interview on PBS with Ray Suarez a couple weeks ago, where he mentioned the role of AIPAC in drafting an anti-Iran resolution for Congress.

Now comes news that Gravel will be excluded from future presidential debates. What follows is the text of a letter Gravel sent out to supporters a couple days ago:

In the past year, I have attended 11 national Democratic debates of which two were sponsored by corporate media giant NBC. However, last week, NBC suddenly conjured up arbitrary polling and fundraising requirements specifically designed to exclude me. None of the previous debates I attended held such requirements.

When my staff called NBC directly to find out why I was now barred from attending, Chuck Todd, NBC news' political director, told us that there were three criteria we did not meet, namely that I had not campaigned in New Hampshire and/or Iowa at least 14 times in the past year, that I was not polling at 5% and that I hadn't raised $1 million.

It is clear that NBC just wants me out of the race. This was made evident by the fact that NBC did not even inform me of its arbitrary criteria before making the decision to stifle my campaign. NBC's Todd waited until 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19, to inform my staff that I was not invited to the Oct. 30 debate at Drexel University in Philadelphia. That's a fact!

Since I announced my candidacy for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States on April 17, 2006, I have certainly traveled to New Hampshire and Iowa at least 14 times. And, according to a recent CNN poll, I am tied with Joe Biden, Dennis Kucinich and Chris Dodd.

NBC claims I haven't raised enough money to qualify. I'm proud of the fact that I don't collect millions from special interests (or fugitives like Norman Hsu). The reason why Senator Hillary Clinton seems to have a fundraising scandal every month is because money has corrupted our democracy. By stifling my voice on the basis of fundraising dollars, NBC is reinforcing the power of money over our national political discussion and our freedom.

But why has NBC suddenly come up with "requirements" designed to exclude me from the debate?

NBC's decision is proof that our corporate media do not want a genuine debate over our impending war with Iran. During the last debate I was the only one to aggressively confront Senator Clinton over her vote to label the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. Had I not brought up the subject, seasoned NBC commentator Tim Russert, the moderator of the Sept. 26 debate, would not have even asked about it.

Most Americans still don't appreciate the gravity of that vote and they don't understand that our government is intentionally raising roadblocks to diplomacy. Corporate media have once again failed to investigate how Bush and a compliant congress have set us on the warpath. Instead the media simply parrots the demonization of Iranian President Ahmadinejad and the administration's unproven accusations against Iran. NBC and the other corporate media have jumped on the war bandwagon and they are determined to shut up anyone who tries to stop it.

The fact that NBC is owned by General Electric, one of the world's leading military contractors, is frightening and certainly smacks of censorship directed at the most outspoken critic of the influence that the military-industrial complex holds over this great nation. In the past decade, GE has benefited financially from the global war on terrorism and currently holds almost $2 billion in military contracts .

So I ask that anyone, who is as concerned as I am about the power of the mainstream media and the military-industrial complex, speak out in support of my campaign today.

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Maybe a millionaire's contribution will get Gravel in the Oct. 30 debate after all: Gravel Supporter Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is.

aristeides  posted on  2007-10-26   15:07:16 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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Mr. Chase is a Harvard-educated hedge fund manager and a New Hampshire resident. He is also a newcomer to political activism, but he is entering the game with a bang. Upon hearing the news that Gravel was being excluded from October 30th's DNC/NBC debate, Chase decided that he needed to do something about it.

very good

robin  posted on  2007-10-26 15:44:24 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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