MSNBC and National Journal exclude Gravel from rankings!!!
Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:24 am
...for "being rude!!"
Hey, guys. Michael here. I apologize for the forward, but it's really important. What follows is a forward from the official Mike Gravel for President MySpace page. I don't know how many of you watched the first Democratic Presidential Primary Debates last Thursday, but I did, and what MSNBC is doing here is inexcusable. Senator Mike Gravel is certainly unorthodox, and a highly unlikely candidate for the party's nomination, but regardless of his renegade-etiquette style, his contributions to the substance of the debate were singular and invaluable. I want his arguments to continue to be included, regardless of any other facts or conjecture. No one else on that stage is bringing the kind of light to these terribly troubling issues that he is. His performance was fearless if not even-tempered and his positions lucid if not mainstream. I had never heard of him before this debate, but I want to see him remain a fixture in this dialog as long as possible. If you value the democratic process and are concerned that our media is suffocating it, please follow the Gravel campaign's suggestions below, and spread the word about this journalistic travesty.
P.S. First Republican Presidential Primary Debate tomorrow (Thursday) night. Please continue to tune in. It's so, so very important. Thanks, everyone.
Original post begins here:
Folks I can't believe this but go look for yourselves.
MSNBC link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16710815
from its original URL on National Journal:
http://nationaljournal.com/racerankings/wh08/democrats/
"WASHINGTON - After the first debate, things changed -- and stayed the same. We still have two front-runners, John Edwards is solid and Joe Biden is flourishing, relatively speaking. Forty-five more debates to go...
(We're not ranking Mike Gravel... This guy's not just a third-tier longshot, he might be a little, um, off. Seriously, he was downright rude. Why should anyone agree to appear on stage with him? And why should any mainstream Democratic group invite him?)"
Please make sure your district, county and state Dem's know that you want Gravel in this race and in the debates!
PEACE!!!
Hey, guys. Michael here. I apologize for the forward, but it's really important. What follows is a forward from the official Mike Gravel for President MySpace page. I don't know how many of you watched the first Democratic Presidential Primary Debates last Thursday, but I did, and what MSNBC is doing here is inexcusable. Senator Mike Gravel is certainly unorthodox, and a highly unlikely candidate for the party's nomination, but regardless of his renegade-etiquette style, his contributions to the substance of the debate were singular and invaluable. I want his arguments to continue to be included, regardless of any other facts or conjecture. No one else on that stage is bringing the kind of light to these terribly troubling issues that he is. His performance was fearless if not even-tempered and his positions lucid if not mainstream. I had never heard of him before this debate, but I want to see him remain a fixture in this dialog as long as possible. If you value the democratic process and are concerned that our media is suffocating it, please follow the Gravel campaign's suggestions below, and spread the word about this journalistic travesty.
P.S. First Republican Presidential Primary Debate tomorrow (Thursday) night. Please continue to tune in. It's so, so very important. Thanks, everyone.
Original post begins here:
Folks I can't believe this but go look for yourselves.
MSNBC link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16710815
from its original URL on National Journal:
http://nationaljournal.com/racerankings/wh08/democrats/
"WASHINGTON - After the first debate, things changed -- and stayed the same. We still have two front-runners, John Edwards is solid and Joe Biden is flourishing, relatively speaking. Forty-five more debates to go...
(We're not ranking Mike Gravel... This guy's not just a third-tier longshot, he might be a little, um, off. Seriously, he was downright rude. Why should anyone agree to appear on stage with him? And why should any mainstream Democratic group invite him?)"
Please make sure your district, county and state Dem's know that you want Gravel in this race and in the debates!
PEACE!!!