[Sosfbay-discuss] Third party debate

Sat Oct 18 13:23:15 PDT 2008

Well, as I said, it is confusing, but it is not clear to me that
it is dead.

Based on the email below and the announcement on this page:
     http://votetruth08.com/
it seems that there will be a "debate", although maybe Cynthia
will be the only one debating.

I guess I'll go to

     http://www.breakthematrix.com/channels/1

at 4PM tomorrow, Pacific time.

(Note: after "channels", it is the number 1, not the letter l.

Gerry

Gerry Gras wrote:

> I have seen some emails asking about the status of the debate
> tomorrow.  Here is my understanding.  Sorry if I am repeating
> anything.  I am confused now, judge for yourself.
> 
> *** Read carefully ***
> 
> NOTE: At the very least read the GPCA announcement at the
> bottom.
> 
> Gerry
> 
> =====================
> 
> Part 1: Web search
> 
> 
> I have gone to a number of websites searching for info about
> the debate.  I have not found anything I would consider
> completely definitive except it seems clear that:
> 
> - location: Columbia University
> 
> - date: Sunday October 19th
> 
> - time: either 7 PM or 8 PM
> 
> 
> As for media it seems almost certain that CSPAN will carry
> it and Pacifica may carry it.  But I can't find anything on
> CSPAN and Pacifica.
> 
> Some info is available at:
> 
> 
> http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2008/10/14/third-party-debate-at-columbia-univ-on-sunday-w-nader-mckinney-baldwin-amy-goodman/
> 
> http://www.thirdpartyticket.com/
> 
> CSPAN is:
>      http://www.c-span.org/
>      http://www.pacifica.org
> 
> 
> ======================
> 
> Part 2: GPCA Announcement
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [GPCA Updates] ADVISORY McKinney in BreakTheMatrix.com pres. 
> candidates' forum, Oct. 19
> Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:12:28 -0700
> From: Green Party of California Updates <updates at cagreens.org>
> Reply-To: updates-owner at marla.cagreens.org, updates at cagreens.org
> To: updates at cagreens.org
> 
> ** Green Party of California Update **
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> Distributed by the Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
> 
> McKINNEY/CLEMENTE POWER TO THE PEOPLE COMMITTEE
> http://votetruth08.com
> http://www.runcynthiarun.org
> 
> For Immediate Release:
> Friday, October 17, 2008
> 
> 
> Green nominee Cynthia McKinney to speak in online presidential
> candidates' forum, Sunday, Oct. 19
> 
> . Web site for the broadcast: http://www.breakthematrix.com/channels/1
> 
> 
> WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney
> will participate in a webcast forum for presidential candidates on
> Sunday, October 19, to be aired 7 to 9 pm on BreakTheMatrix.com
> (http://www.breakthematrix.com/channels/1).
> 
> Cynthia McKinney will join other candidates who've been invited to the
> online forum, which has been organized by ThirdPartyTicket.com's
> Trevor Lyman (http://www.thirdpartyticket.com).
> 
> Ms. McKinney will not appear at a candidates' forum at Columbia
> University on the evening of October 19.  The news of Ms. McKinney's
> participation in the Columbia event was released to the media in error
> by persons who are unassociated with the McKinney campaign, and who
> had not confirmed such an appearance with Ms. McKinney or her staff.
> 
> "We invite everyone to go online, tune in to BreakTheMatrix.com, and
> listen to Cynthia McKinney and the other candidates debate real
> issues.  We'll hear Ms. McKinney offer ideas that have been censored
> from the McCain-Obama debates -- ideas that most Americans support,
> like bringing our troops home now, health care for everyone, and help
> for working Americans facing financial difficulty instead of a $700
> billion bailout package for Wall Street," said John Judge, media
> secretary for the McKinney/Clemente Power to the People Committee.
> 
> Cynthia McKinney and running mate Rosa Clemente were nominated by the
> Green Party at the Green National Convention in Chicago this past
> July.
> 
> "A vote for Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente is an investment in a
> growing progressive antiwar party that accepts no corporate
> contributions.  No other candidate in the 2008 election offers the
> hope of a permanent alternative to the Democrats and Republicans and
> the corporate interests that the two established parties serve.  The
> Green Party isn't an alternative, it's an imperative," said Ms.
> Clemente.
> 
> Greens and other Americans have objected to the format of the
> McCain-Obama debates, which were sponsored by the Commission on
> Presidential Debates (CPD), and which excluded all candidates except
> the Democratic and Republican nominee.
> 
> The CPD, which sets rules for candidate participation, is owned and
> run by the Democratic and Republican parties, which have an interest
> in excluding all candidates except their own. Greens noted that the
> CPD is funded through contributions from corporations, which have
> their own interests in limiting the candidates who participate in the
> debates.
> 
> 
> MORE INFORMATION
> 
> Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 'Power to the People' Campaign for the
> White House
> http://votetruth08.com
> http://www.runcynthiarun.org
> 
> "Where's Kenny Rogers When You Need Him? The Big Boys Got Their
> Bailout, But the Elected Leadership and the Voters Meet at the
> Election Day Showdown"
> By Cynthia McKinney, OpEdNews.com, Oct. 7, 2008
> http://www.opednews.com/articles/-Where-s-Kenny-Rogers-When-by-Cynthia-McKinney-081007-748.html
> 
> Cynthia McKinney on video
> http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun
> http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=RunCynthiaRun
> . Music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx1NPlQjkqo
> 
> Rosa Clemente on video
> . Interview: Current TV/Rock the Vote
> http://current.com/items/89335393_the_organizer_and_green_party_vp_candidate_talks_about_her_inspirations
> 
> Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
> 
> 
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