Third Party Debate Tonight on CSPAN 9PM EST
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http://www.freeandequal.org/events.php?id=11
http://www.votenader.org/media/2008/10/22/3rdparty/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Toby Heaps, 202-471-5833
Attn: Politics Editors, Campaign 2008 Editors, National Editors
Third Party Presidential Debate to Take Place on Thursday, October 23rd - Nader to participate
Independent Presidential candidate Ralph Nader announced today that he will participate in the only third party debate being held this election cycle to take place on Thursday evening at 9:00pm EST on October 23 in Washington DC at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel.
The debate will last for 90 minutes and be conducted according to the following format:
-No opening statements
-There will be six of the following question and answer series: The moderator will pose a question. Each candidate will be permitted 90 seconds to respond. The candidates’ preliminary answers will be followed by a 5-minute "discussion" period, during which the moderator will be permitted unlimited follow-up questions and the candidates would be encouraged to engage one another in actual debate. This will last about 60 minutes.
-After the above six question-and-answer series, each candidate will be permitted to ask a single question of one or more of the other candidates, with each candidate permitted 90 seconds to respond. This will last about 10 minutes.
-After this, submitted questions from the audience will be selected and presented by the moderator. This will last for about 10 minutes.
-Each candidate will be permitted a 2-minute closing statement.
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http://www.votenader.org/media/2008/10/22/3rdparty/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Toby Heaps, 202-471-5833
Attn: Politics Editors, Campaign 2008 Editors, National Editors
Third Party Presidential Debate to Take Place on Thursday, October 23rd - Nader to participate
Independent Presidential candidate Ralph Nader announced today that he will participate in the only third party debate being held this election cycle to take place on Thursday evening at 9:00pm EST on October 23 in Washington DC at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel.
The debate will last for 90 minutes and be conducted according to the following format:
-No opening statements
-There will be six of the following question and answer series: The moderator will pose a question. Each candidate will be permitted 90 seconds to respond. The candidates’ preliminary answers will be followed by a 5-minute "discussion" period, during which the moderator will be permitted unlimited follow-up questions and the candidates would be encouraged to engage one another in actual debate. This will last about 60 minutes.
-After the above six question-and-answer series, each candidate will be permitted to ask a single question of one or more of the other candidates, with each candidate permitted 90 seconds to respond. This will last about 10 minutes.
-After this, submitted questions from the audience will be selected and presented by the moderator. This will last for about 10 minutes.
-Each candidate will be permitted a 2-minute closing statement.
-End-
Walking can be a real trip
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"We've laid the groundwork. It's like planting the seeds. And next year, it's spring." - Nader
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Prepare for tending to your garden, America.
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"We've laid the groundwork. It's like planting the seeds. And next year, it's spring." - Nader
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Prepare for tending to your garden, America.
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I understand this will generate some awareness and that's probably all the good it will do.
I'm not complaining. I worked for the Green Party for 6 years including the 3-4 years of Nader's involvement. It's frustrating as hell like a Chinese fire drill and trying to play musical chairs at the same time.
All 3rd partys structure themselves the same erroneous ways. They claim to be grass roots movements but concentrate almost 100% on the Presidential candidate and throw the local candidates under the bus at election time, even in areas that have high interest and can be won. We managed to get a Green elected to state representative in Southern IL in 2004 but after the campaign celebration all the supporters dropped out like a fart in the wind.
How can a third party exist without a base? They offer up reasoned debate and qualified issues but no resolution because they didn't work out local and congressional support at all.
I guess the 3rd party can at least become temporarily fullfilled by a small amount of national exposure.
They'll get better national when they learn that local exposure has to be the primary focus. They need to stop blaming the Dems and Republicans and the media.
This is why voting for a third party candidate is about as effective as writing in Mickey Mouse for President. It's a waste of a vote. Of course if there is anyone who would only vote for a third party or McCain, please feel free to vote for the third party candidate.
"Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party nominee, has declined to attend due to scheduling conflicts."
boy... he must be serious about this whole Presidential run thing if he can't even make this debate.
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“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
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"We've laid the groundwork. It's like planting the seeds. And next year, it's spring." - Nader
***********************
Prepare for tending to your garden, America.
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/uselections2008/2008/10/2008102443523473431.html
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"We've laid the groundwork. It's like planting the seeds. And next year, it's spring." - Nader
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Prepare for tending to your garden, America.