Reply #22: Some beg to differ......here's one: [View All]

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Native American Times
NEWS
http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=3786

Is CNN covering the 2004 Democratic Elections fairly?
Some say they are not providing “equal opportunity” for all candidates.
AMERICA US
Liz Gray 2/10/2004
COMMENTARY:

The electoral process for any society is one of the most important assets of maintaining its democracy. Many voters of the 2000 Presidential Election are still angry over the Florida voting fiasco that some believe allowed the wrong candidate in the Whitehouse.

Another asset to maintaining democracy is the Free Press, which reveals to the public unfair events, such as the one in Florida, to revealing corruption of power within any governmental structure. But the “Free Press” can also threaten a democratic society if it doesn’t stay within its jurisdictional boundaries as simply providing the news with clear, unbiased coverage.

Anyone who has taken a class on Campaigning 101 knows that familiarity brings success for your candidate in any election. The fact that CNN is covering John Kerry, the current front- runner, so much more heavily than the other candidates is actually fueling his success as he moves into the southern states. CNN’s political anchor Judy Woodruff acknowledged on the air that they are receiving complaints of the coverage of Kerry as the candidate “who may be able to beat Bush” and that it is unfair to the other candidates. This decision by CNN of Kerry was only after 10% of the electoral votes had been cast. So why are some of the voters deciding to vote for Kerry? Because they want Bush out of the Whitehouse and CNN is touting that he can do the job.

We are commenting on this issue because it affects Indian country. Native American Times endorsed General Wesley Clark because we felt he had the historical record and the resume’ to respect and support the nation-to-nation relationship the tribes have with the federal government. We did not endorse him because he was the most popular candidate, but because he was the right candidate. This suggests to upcoming political hopefuls that you will receive the Indian vote not because you are simply the front-runner, but because you will support Indian issues. That is the only way we will receive a respectable place at the political table in this vast country.
We are not sore losers but are simply asking CNN to play fair. If CNN’s self-appointed title of being “Your campaign Headquarters” is true, then they shouldn’t appear to privately endorse any of the candidates...........

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