Comments on: C-SPAN to Cover Nader-McKinney-Baldwin Debate

By: A

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:45:45 +0000

TONIGHT, Thursday, 10/23/08. C-SPAN, 9PM Central, LIVE, and also http://www.rtrradio.com/ will stream it LIVE!

Check out http://www.freeandequal.org for more info.

These will make the McBama debates seem like they didn’t even know what issues are facing or nation, or just didn’t want to mention reality to our people. Come on McKinney, you know you want to… :)

By: A

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:39:16 +0000

It’s been confirmed! C-SPAN will cover it live. Nader and Baldwin have agreed to debate.
Please encourage McKinney to attend. In this NPR interview yesterday, she said her main goal right now is to open the political discourse. McKinney, Nader and Baldwin have a wide range of issues to discuss. The candidates will be able to ask their own questions. Oh my gosh, if she turns this down, just because Nader supporters worked to help make it happen, she is not doing her cause any favors.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95956631

I’ve talked to the organizers, because their mission and phone number and fax number are clearly posted. They have sent her campaign numerous messages and tried to get her input.

By: Vic

Vic — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:08:50 +0000

YES!
Finally a real debate with real people talking about real issues!
THank you C-Span.
Thank you Nader and Baldwin.
Any third party that doesn’t join this debate is either stupid or a coward.
I agree, a 3rd party debate needs to be planned as soon as soon as possible for 2012, its only obvious, big government and big business will not let anyone inside their pearly gates.

By: Juan

Juan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:20:41 +0000

In her show on Thursday Amy Goodman did say she’d be the moderator for the ThirdPartyTicket.com debate, see
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/16/breaking_the_sound_barrier_third_party

By: paulie

paulie — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:12:41 +0000

Agreed on #55; as for #54 …no, you are not going to have a plurality, and no, you wouldn’t know it even if you somehow did.

State rules on counting write-ins are known ahead of time. Why would any state count votes that are ineligible to be counted? For instance, many (I think most) states requires write-in candidates to formally request to have their votes counted, and Ron Paul has not.

If a plurality of people wrote in “send me $5,000″ would that make the feds liable for the money?

By: Hugh Jass

Hugh Jass — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:33:55 +0000

Maybe its just me, but probably because I blew off all my steam (and vote) at Barr during Snubgate, I’m not as angry at him right now as I should be.

If Barr had wanted to make a serious effort at getting record totals in this election, first thing he should have done was choose Steve Kubby as his running mate, instead of Wayne Asshole Root. Next, he should have fired Russ Verney, not make any remarks about Jesse Helms, and skipped the meeting with Al Gore. Then, he should have stood up against government intervention in the market (namely Fannie and Freddie) before it was cool and attended the Ron Paul conference and any third-party debates. He should have stopped his disaffected Republican appeal and started appealing to Paulites, anti-bailout people, and pro-civil liberties leftists. Had Barr done all of these things, he might be looking at Nader 2000 numbers, rather than Badnarik 2004 numbers.

By: Hugh Jass

Hugh Jass — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:26:41 +0000

paulie,

This is a pipe dream, but theoretically, if the plurality of voters wrote in Ron Paul’s name, and the officials didn’t count it, there would be revolution in the air (r3VOLution to be specific).

By: George Dance

George Dance — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:57:36 +0000

“Why is it that anti-illegal immigration always becomes anti-immigration”?

It doesn’t; but when (like the Constitution Party) you campaign for a “moratorium” (a complete halt) to legal immigration, then your position becomes one of “anti-imigration.”

By: Jonathan Cymberknopf

Jonathan Cymberknopf — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:34:49 +0000

I have decided to endorse and cast my vote for Ralph Nader. I do not regret spending my money to the Barr campaign along with my efforts and time as I do wish Barr and The Libertarian Party the best of luck and I hope for The Libertairan’s Party sake, Barr changes his mind and attends the debate. For me this hesitation was the last straw.
To me this proves the Ron Paul fiasco was not a fluke and it seems just another mistake in a long line of mistakes during this campaign. WOW , barr really had a chance to explode but instead he has imploded. Oh well , no hard feeling, Best of luck, and keep spreading the word:
VOTE THIRD PARTY !
pls do not write in Ron Paul’s name, it will not be tabulated and this is a wasted vote

By: paulie

paulie — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:56:45 +0000

I will be writing in Ron Paul. If we all did that, wouldn’t the dictators and fascist get a big shock. And, we could actually win.

In most states, those votes will not even be counted.