Gravel Fights Back Against Corporate Censorship

While I am not endorsing former Alaska senator Mike Gravel here, I think he does make a good point. If Abe Lincoln did not have enough coins in the piggy bank (pardon the pun) to run today, I don't think that even he could beat Rudy Romney for the GOP nomination. The same could be said for Thomas Jefferson if he didn't have enough nickles.........ok, no more puns on this entry!

Gravel Fights Back
Against Corporate Censorship

Fresh on the heels of MSNBC's exclusion of Senator Mike Gravel from
last week's Philadelphia debate, we now hear that CNN has cut the
Senator from its November 15 debate in Las Vegas. Like MSNBC, CNN's
justification comes down to one ugly factor: MONEY.

CNN says Mike must meet three criteria:

* Form a federal exploratory committee and officially declare his
candidacy. (He did.)

* Poll at 1% or above. (He does.)

* Raise at least $1 million in individual contributions since
January 1, 2007. (He has not.)

Once again, MONEY decides who gets to participate in America's
political debates.

But is this the only reason why Mike is being excluded? And why
isn't the Democratic National Committee standing up for him and our
party's tradition of fighting for the underdog? These debates are
sanctioned by the Democratic Party, and this is a terrible
reflection on the national party.

The fact is, Mike angered powerful people when he confronted
Senator Clinton over Iran during last month's debate. Up to that
moment the Clinton juggernaut was rolling over everyone. Now Mike
is paying the price for speaking truth to power.

Fighting Back

Members of the Gravel Team are already in Las Vegas setting up
another Alternative Debate like the one in Philadelphia. Our
webcast from Philly attracted thousands of viewers and generated
news coverage in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and
countless blogs. Ustream.tv, which streamed the event live across
the Internet, has promised to feature our Vegas Alternative Debate,
which is sure to attract even more viewers and media buzz.

Our Clark County Director Becky Isais has reached out to Nevada
Democrats, who have told us in no uncertain terms that they will
treat Mike the same as all of the other candidates. In addition,
Mike will be participating in the state party's annual Jefferson
Jackson Dinner, which follows the evening's debate. This dinner is
widely recognized as Nevada's largest political event of the year.

It's clear that Democrats in Nevada want to hear from Mike. Now he
needs your help.

If 80 people just give . . .

$250 -- We can secure a spectacular Alternative Debate venue.

$100 -- We can stage and promote the entire event.

$50 -- We can plaster Las Vegas with 5,000 posters supporting
Mike's fight against corporate censorship.

So here's your chance to help Mike with a donation and show
corporate media that they can't control our democracy. If we all
join Mike's Fight, we can make a difference.

For more information, call the national office at (703) 652-4698 or
email lasvegasdebate@gravel2008.us.

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Official Mike Gravel 2008 Campaign | P.O. Box 948 | Arlington, VA 22216-0948


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