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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:04 PM Original message |
NBC bait & switch to exclude Dennis from debate. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. I expected some obsure rule to diqualify him. Now they just say, |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Unfortunately, the Kucinich memo is poorly worded and nowhere suggests that NBC called him extreme. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Thank you for your support. Please don't spam this thread. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Support for Kucinich is spam if I ask us to be fact-based AND consistent? Fairness & honest argument |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Gravel should also be in the debates. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:44 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. I agree. And I don't need to slam Mike to support Dennis. n/t |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. I'm not slamming Dennis. I was revved up to attack NBC on this |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Thanks. I'm just pointing out there are more than enough real media quotes |
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dbackjon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. This sucks, big time |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. It's WRONG. NBC's use of OUR airwaves is dependent on a public trust. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 07:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
63. . |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. American democracy is a fraud. nt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Maybe. What are we willing to do? n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. I just wrote to Keith's producers. I am SO angry. |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. They can't kill the messenger, but they can kill the message. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Could you please write to Keith's show? |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Done |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Thank you, regardless. At least we know that that show has a brain. n/t |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
36. FWIW...done. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Thank you! Please tell me if it bounces. |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Hasn't so far...maybe it was just busy when you sent yours? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Good call! I'll try again. Keith is a star now, after all. |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
60. If they're actively trying to kill the messenger, why do they give Olberman a show? |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. The Networks, the Donors, the Voting Machines---Can we get corporations OUT of our elections?! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Please act UP! |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. I see no quote from NBC that refers to candidate with "dissenting" opinions |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. You have a habit of turning on people who agree with you. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. I'm just pointing out that (a) Kucinich campaign needs to back up statemens on their website |
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Don1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
81. What the heck?! |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
11. Utterly disgusting but not surprising |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. After the last 8 years, can we be surprised any more? |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I'll do that right now |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Thank you so much! |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'm sick and tired of it too. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
19. There's something missing here. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I gave you all the info I have in the OP. When there's a break |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. I followed the link. It doesn't say, |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Suspicious? LOL! |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. For example |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. What rule is too arbitrary for you to exclude a candidate? |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
65. To focus the debate on realistic candidates... |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
23. what bullshit |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. And they expect us to just sit back and think of England. n/t |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. and yet all six repuke candidates are invited to the debates |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
25. Is anyone really surprised by this? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Exactly. n/t |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
32. Boycott debates that exclude Dennis. |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. No problem. Nothing to watch w/o Dennis. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
38. Great. I'm getting an error message for the Countdown email address. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:06 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. Go through Dan Abrams: |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. For me, either. But, the countdown@ msnbc.com addy may have |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
39. Yep, just can't let the one candidate on the air |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
42. did chuck todd make this decision? who decided to change the |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
44. Here is a general "letters" email address: |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
48. Should we complain to them, directly? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. That would be the first time I beat you at anything. |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Hey, the scumbucket's addie in here... (Never mind, it bounced) |
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kster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
50. Edwards, Hillary, Obama, I need to see is some "CHANGE" |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
51. WHO THE FUCK DOES THIS CHUCK TODD PIECE OF SHIT THINK HE IS?? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Slime! |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #51 |
79. He does whatever the General Electric CEO tells him to do. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
56. Chuck Todd must be a slimy person to change the rules in the middle like that. |
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JAbuchan08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
58. It certainly wouldn't make sense to have dissenting opinions |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. No, that would be wrong. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
61. kick |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
62. Corporate America Deciding Who Get's Air-Time |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. It's hard to live in a corrupt culture and not get tainted. n/t |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. true, but it needs to be pointed out |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #68 |
75. That's right. Before 2000, I never even thought about election integrity. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
64. Corporate news media is baring their teeth |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Let's hear it for our prickly Democrats. |
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Glimmer of Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
69. This is bullshit. Have any of the Republican candidates been excluded from any |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 03:42 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. They had all six of them at the debate Thurs. night on FoxNews... |
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stimbox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 04:03 AM Response to Reply #70 |
72. WTF is wrong with the DNC? Why don't they defend our candidates? |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 05:02 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Here's the short answer... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. The Republican, former RNC chair, who is now heading up |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 03:44 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. They want to exclude Ron Paul |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 05:09 AM Response to Original message |
74. k&r |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. Thank you, Swampy. I feel more manipulated every day. |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
78. K&R. (nt) |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
80. K&R. |
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