Mike Gravel along other REAL candidates such as Ron Paul and Denniss Kucinich are to be silenced. This corrupt Government/Media want to elect puppets. Unfortunately the majority of the people are brainwashed by and venerable to them.
It's a very sad country.
MSNBC is not operating in the public interest when they filter candidates on the basis of money. This is an elitist, totalitarian concept and violates the principles of an open, free, and democratic society. MSNBC must reverse this decision.
Enough of these phony, arbitrary requirements. This comes off as yet another attempt to exclude from the debates critics of the status quo who aren't afraid to speak truth to power.Stop trying to marginalize candidates such as Gravel and Kucinich by concocting arbitrary hurtles designed to knock them out of the public debate and public eye and thwart their attempts to get their message out. This smacks of yet more scheming to annoint Hillary by excluding others from the debate.The fact that Gravel is relentlessly calling Hillary to task for her vote to encourage the Bush Administration to label the IRG a terrorist organization shouldn't be lost on the reader, nor the fact that NBC is owned by GE--one of the world's leading military contractors. Gravel and Kucinich are apparently raising points and issues that the MSM and the status quo insiders don't want wafting around in the public consciousness. No doubt, these new arbitrary requirements were dreamed up because Gravel is putting an embarassing public spotlight on Senator Clinton.These arbitrary exclusionary tactics only anger me and make me even less likely than I now am to ever vote for Hillary, even if she's annointed
Shame on NBC for imposing arbitrary, meaningless conditions on the appearance of a legitimate candidate who has brought fresh ideas to every debate in which he has participated.
Mike Gravel is a serious canidate and he has the right to be heard. He represents a percentage of the American population and they need to be represented.
By excluding Mike Gravel from speaking at the Oct. 30th debate, NBC is sending a message to not only our country, but to every country, that democracy is less important the capitalism. By excluding Mike Gravel, NBC is making the presidential vote for the American people, in that the people will have to choose between two differnt piles of garbage.
marginalizing voices antithetical to the vested, moneyed interests that are corrupting our political process is tantamount to treason. Government's sole purpose is to function for the benefit and protection of all voices of it's people. It is imperative we hear Mike Gravel's voice in all forums for debate.
Making up rules as you go along does not serve Democracy.Having a million dollars does not serve Democracy.If your parent company GE which has been making billions from this war is pressuring you, it does not serve Democracy.Become what the constitution wants you to be a non-biais reporter of the new's. Stop the right wing machine and become independent of your handlers, money is not everything.
Setting arbitrary fundraising goals for the candidates only stifles the democratic process. Allow all candidates to participate in the debates so the people are actually allowed to pick their own candidate instead of choosing between those that are picked for us.
The fact that NBC has invented criteria to eliminate a well-qualified candidate from the Democratic debate indicates its lack of respect for letting the people decide. And it clearly shows their bias against someone who is willing to challenge the more compliant candidates.
Although I am a Ron Paul supporter, I believe that Mike Gravel is a man of integrity and principle who contributes positively to the ongoing discussion of the issues, and his voice deserves to be heard, even though his message, like that of Ron Paul, is inconvenient to the establishment of the Democratic party. We need more candidates who challenge the status quo and get people to think and engage with one another.
YOUR EXCLUSION OF MIKE GRAVEL FROM THE DNC DEBATE IS A TOTAL, DISGUSTING OUTRAGE, AND THE PEOPLE SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOUR BLATANT ATTEMPT TO SKEW THE ELECTORAL PROCESS!
PUT MIKE GRAVEL BACK IN THE DNC DEBATE PRONTO!
IS THIS OR IS THIS NOT A 'DEMOCRACY'?
Mike Gravel is the only candidate with creative solutions, so let him speak. Even if he was an idiot, he has a right to have his voice heard unless NBC has a political agenda and is partisan. Hmmmm..... food for thought!
