From the Stein Campaign: Lee Camp, a rising star comedian who opened for Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala at Monday night’s NYC Rally to Occupy the CPD, released this video after Stein and Honkala’s arrest at Tuesday’s presidential debate in Hempstead, NY. ‘A Presidential Candidate was arrested last night AT THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. And as [...]
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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 [...]
Independent Voter Network & Google+ Host Online Stein / Johnson Debate (VIDEO)
On Thursday, October 18, 4:00 pm PST/ 8 PM EST, Independent Voter Network will … will be hosting the first ever, online presidential debate. Unlike debates in the past, the candidates and moderators will simultaneously participate from different states. IVN.us will utilize its website and associated social media accounts to publish the event and gather [...]
Top Story: Scandal Erupts as Candy Crowley Reveals She Might Go Rogue [Agreement Leaked]
**Updated** MAKE SURE you tip toe around our elite establishment candidates, Ms. Crowley. They’ve agreed to certain rules, as has “the commission,” so you don’t want to go rogue and actually follow up on their canned answers, because Mr. Cool and Mr. Ice might get thrown off their game. If this doesn’t perfectly encapsulate our [...]
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 [...]
Expanding the Debate: Third Party Candidates Break the Sound Barrier As Obama-Romney Spar [Debate Video]
Last night Democracy NOW! provided the “expanded” debate coverage. At this link you’ll find the video. See the transcript here. As President Obama and Mitt Romney squared off for the first time on Wednesday night, Democracy Now! broke the sound barrier by pausing Obama and Romney’s answers to get real-time responses from candidates Jill Stein [...]
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 [...]
A Few Weeks Out and We Still Need Introductions to ‘Third Party’ Candidates
Less than two months from general election day, and the headline for a column at USA Today still makes sense, unfortunately. Meet Jill Stein She’s a doctor. Odds are high that she’s on the ballot in your state. Her party has rocked the vote in the past. But you’ve probably never heard of her, because [...]
Top 100 Corporate Air Polluters (A Non-Campaign Issue)
From Political Economy Research Institute, the latest list of the top 100 corporate air polluters was released not long ago. Basically, I find it quite depressing. Not surprising, but still depressing. The Toxic 100 Air Polluters index identifies the top U.S. air polluters among the world’s largest corporations. The index relies on the U.S. Environmental [...]
‘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” [...]
Rutgers: Women Break Records in 2012 Candidacies
WE LOVE WOMEN! Will Ann Romney ever live that one down? We especially love those brave female souls who are running for office this year. The latest study by Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics, Center for American Women and Politics, the press release on the news. WOMEN SURPASS HOUSE, SENATE CANDIDATE RECORDS AS FINAL [...]
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 [...]
News Desk: Record Arctic Sea Ice Loss Recorded by NASA
The record loss of Arctic sea ice this summer will echo throughout the weather patterns affecting the U.S. and Europe this winter, climate scientists said on Wednesday, since added heat in the Arctic influences the jet stream and may make extreme weather and climate events more likely. [Climate Central] THE MOST deceptively destructive force unfolding [...]
Barack Obama: “I’m the President” [Full Remarks and Analysis]
“Ask Osama bin Laden if he’s better off now than he was four years ago.” – Senator John Kerry YOU KNOW a Democratic convention was successful when Barack Obama’s speech is good as usual, but there were others that were better. I was stunned by this convention, which was powerful beyond all expectations. Democrats should [...]
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