There are two, at least to my knowledge, alternative party presidential debates remaining. The first is tonight’s from Nader.org. Ralph Nader to Host Third-Party Presidential Debate in D.C. Nov. 4 The candidates from four political parties – Gary Johnson (Libertarian), Jill Stein (Green), Virgil Goode (Constitution) and Rocky Anderson (Justice) – will meet for a [...]
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Presidential Debates: The Media, ‘Faux objectivity’ and ‘The Political Industrial Complex’
A few thoughts before the third and thank-deity-or-fate-or-whatever last 2012 “presidential debate.” They aren’t debates, of course, but unfortunately by now, they probably do present a fairly accurate picture of what “presidential” looks like. Come to think of it, they probably present a generally accurate picture of what mainstream media looks like, too. From Glenn [...]
‘Expanding the Debate,’ from Democracy NOW!, Johnson Declines Invitation
From Democracy NOW: On Monday, Oct. 22. 8:30 p.m. – midnight EDT we will continue our ‘Expanding the Debate’ series with a special live broadcast of the last presidential debate. We will pause the video after the 2 major party candidates answer each question to include real-time responses from the Green Party’s Jill Stein and [...]
One More Time: ‘The Duopoly Debates Itself’
At Black Agenda Report, Glen Ford wrote The Duopoly Debates Itself following the second Commission on Presidential Debate. The focus of that “debate” was domestic, that of tonight’s foreign policy. But Ford’s point is still relevant, especially in a “big picture” kind of way. To any objective observer, the consensus that exists between Barack Obama [...]
Jill Stein, Cheri Honkala Arrested When Attempting to Enter CPD Debate (VIDEO)
As another of the Occupy the Debates actions, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and vice presidential candidate Cheri Honkala walked toward the site of last night’s Commission on Presidential Debates event at Hofstra University. The Occupy the Debates actions are one part of Green Party efforts to draw attention to the exclusion of all [...]
Another Alternative Presidential Debate Option: Free & Equal (VIDEO)
I know there’s a bit of a break between the first and next Commission for Presidential Debates productions, but you might want to put another option on your calendar. The CPD schedule: October 11 (Biden and Ryan); October 16 and 22 (Obama and Romney). On October 23, 8:00 PM Central, The Free & Equal Elections [...]
Democracy NOW! Expanded Debate Coverage Includes Stein and Anderson
Last week in another of several posts about the 2012 presidential “debates,” I included an idea from Anthony Noel, that of using TiVo to expand the Commission on Presidential Debates’ two party only production. Democracy NOW!, with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales, is actually using the same general idea. From Democracy NOW!: As President Barack [...]
Can ‘The Debates’ Actually Be Useful?
In case you don’t have your calendars marked, starred and highlighted, here is the Presidential / Vice Presidential Debate schedule: October 3 – University of Denver, Denver, CO October 11 – Centre College, Danville, KY (vice presidential) October 16 – Hofstra, Hempstead, NY October 22 – Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL Before turning to some [...]
‘Who’s Afraid of an Open (Presidential) Debate?’ (Video Included)
From Underground Documentaries, Who’s Afraid of an Open Debate? The Truth About the Commission on Presidential Debates is just a bit over 26 minutes long. It provides an overview of the history of televised U.S. presidential debates. Among descriptions of the debates provided by some of those included in the video are “glorified press conference” [...]
Stein Campaign Pushes for Place at the Debates: Occupy the CPD
From the Green Party Stein campaign, the announcement of an effort to get into the presidential debates organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates: Spread the word far and wide! This morning (September 12), dozens of community leaders, artists, and academics – including Tom Morello, Leah Bolger, Richard Wolff and Medea Benjamin – and thousands [...]
It’s Been 20 Years Since a Woman Moderated a Presidential Debate, and Three Young Women Call for a Change
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. I’ll admit that I consider the Presidential and Vice Presidential “debates” as almost completely useless in adding anything of substance. Scripted bits of campaign marketing, along with some prepared “zingers,” are about all there is to it. But even so, and even though I’d love [...]
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