[NYTr] Death of Democracy: Silence the Opposition (More on Kucinich Excluded from Iowa Debate)

[All the News That Doesn't Fit]

[see also 
"Kucinich Shut Out of Iowa Presidential Debate" - Dec 14, 2007
http://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/Week-of-Mon-20071210/072950.html

... which refutes the reasons given for excluding Kucinich; apparently
they aren't even valid. - NYTr]

sent by Ed Pearl

Los Angeles Free Press - Dec 14, 2007
http://www.losangelesfreepress.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=105&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=&wpage=&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2384&hn=losangelesfreepress&he=.com

THE DEATH OF DEMOCRACY - SILENCE THE OPPOSITION!

by Michael O'McCarthy

Today it happened in Des Moines, Iowa. The Des Moines Register, owned
by the corporate controlled media monster, Gannet, and Iowa Public
Broadcasting, yet another dumbed down version of the Peter's Principle
PBS, banned Dennis Kucinich from its debate.

Not One. Not One of the pretenders to democracy from the Democratic Party
hierarchy protested.

The petty reason given for the Kucinich ban was: 1- his state campaign
headquarters was located in the home of the state coordinator. There are now
hundreds of thousands of professionals who tele-commute, housing their
offices in their homes. Approved by both state and federal tax agencies.

2- He didn't have a full time paid campaign employee. This is not the rich
persons campaign of Clinton, Obama and Edwards. This is a people's campaign
where every penny counts. This is simply class war now being played by the
Democrats against their own 'base."

What we have is a perfect example of what that "progressive" change
candidate Edwards touts as his dissenting theme: a "rigged" government that
is totally "corrupt."  Thanks John. Not a peep about the rigged debate.

Not a peep from any of them: this served their interests. No more squirming
in their thousand dollars designer suits next to the humbly dressed
candidate from the working class. It was yet another time  when they didn't
need to sit silently by as TV anchor after TV anchor avoided including
Kucinich in the debate. One more time when they could avoid the obvious:
when he answers questions the audience knows the difference between the
truth he speaks and the lies they spin. One more time when they could play
pass the ball amongst their peers to the exclusion of anyone outside the
club.

These pols represent that very worst of the Democratic Party Machine that
wants power for itself and its clients: the corporate controllers of the
United States government. And the cowards they are, they will easily consent
to anything that will limit the chance that Kucinich might be "electable"
too if his message is heard. And its not just shame on them. Because these
parasites have no shame.

Its shame on the progressive community for not standing up for both
principle and ethical politics. AND lastly, shame on the Kucinich campaign
for not taking this issue to the streets. If they won't fight the fight,
then there is no fight left in this campaign.