It�s been nearly a week without a peep from the networks.

We realize that many in the blogosphere do not agree with Libertarian views and we are not asking for endorsement of Michael Badnarik, however it is a disservice to democracy for network media to willingly and blatantly �spike� alternative views in America�s political discourse.


Reposted from e.the.People:

Is America still a free country?

What if some other country were having an election, and citizens were only allowed to hear from two government-approved candidates?

What if two other candidates, on the ballot in a majority of states and representing parties that drew over 3 million votes in the previous election, were arrested simply for trying to enter a debate?

What if all that happened, and the �watchdog� news media didn�t tell the citizens about it?

Well, it happened in the good old US of A! Libertarian Michael Badnarik (on 49 state ballots) and Green David Cobb (on 28 state ballots), crossed a police line in St. Louis, and were arrested.

You would think that Fox News, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, and MSNBC would be all over this affront to the democratic process, but no, not a peep.

Badnarik was also attempting to serve the Commission on Presidential Debates with a �Show Cause Order,� issued by an Arizona judge, requiring the CPD to appear at a hearing concerning the Libertarian Party�s lawsuit to stop the upcoming debate at Arizona State University, as an illegal campaign contribution to Bush and Kerry, an unconstitutional use of Arizona state funds to support selected candidates, and a violation of the LP�s equal protection rights, since they are a recognized political party in Arizona.

If this happened in some other country, what would we call them? Undemocratic? Human rights violations? Unbelievable?

If you think America is a free country, you are sadly mistaken. If you think the news media aren�t controlled by the same people who control the Democrat and Republican parties, think again.

It�s been nearly a week without a peep from the networks. This is not democracy as we know it.

Tell every blogger and website you know.


[edit on 14-10-2004 by TrueLies]

Everyone has an agenda.

Everyone has their axe to grind.

Welcome to the real world.

Originally posted by Nerdling
Everyone has an agenda.

Everyone has their axe to grind.

Welcome to the real world.

Wow, thanks for those deep provactive words.. I had no idea until now..

Originally posted by TrueLies

Originally posted by Nerdling
Everyone has an agenda.

Everyone has their axe to grind.

Welcome to the real world.

Wow, thanks for those deep provactive words.. I had no idea until now..

It's true.

But did it ever occur to you that people just don't like your party?

Originally posted by Nerdling
It's true.
But did it ever occur to you that people just don't like your party?

Wow, another thing I had no idea about, gee whiz kid, you just might be the sharpet knife in the drawer!!!

your sure three steps ahead of me!

Originally posted by TrueLies

Originally posted by Nerdling
It's true.
But did it ever occur to you that people just don't like your party?

Wow, another thing I had no idea about, gee whiz kid, you just might be the sharpet knife in the drawer!!!

your sure three steps ahead of me!

Actually, I feel my point is valid. You speak about the oppression and the bias against third parties, but did you ever take time to think that maybe you've found your niche of voters and you really don't appeal to many more than that?

Wait, why would Bush stop Cobbs? I understand Badnarik being stopped, he is a conservative not owned by Big Business, but Cobbs? Think how many votes Kerry would lose...... Why the republicans support Nader.... Anyways, if this happened in say, Iraq, we would go and overthrow them, wouldn't we? Oh, we did you say?(Well, one name on ballot, opponets killed, same thing only a little bit more republican then what the republicans are allowed to do, and get away with it)

You actually think I haven't thought about that???

my god.

I see under your picture your a contributing liberal, that explains alot about why you think I haven't thought of that. So thank you mr.liberal democrat for making me see something I never saw before! Thank you so much for your help, you truely are an out of the box thinker.



[edit on 14-10-2004 by TrueLies]