According to the Associated Press, ABC has cut 3 candidates from its upcoming Presidential Debates. The Seattle Times reports that Dennis Kucinich is contesting this decision:
NEW YORK — Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday after ABC News excluded him, fellow Democrat Mike Gravel and Republican Duncan Hunter from today’s debates. (read article)
Kucinich is contesting his and the other candidates’ exclusion, and he’s filing a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Consider that a few weeks ago, Republican Mike Huckabee was nearly as far behind in the polls as some of those now being excluded. It’s not up to ABC or any other network to decide for us how we should vote, or who is a viable candidate at this point in the process, when only one state has chosen its nominees in the two major parties. The American people own the US airwaves, not ABC or any other network. What good is the free press if that press won’t provide us fair, objective, and balanced coverage of something as important as a presidential election? If you wish to let ABC know what you think of this decision, they have a contact page here.
I just sent a scathing email to ABC. I’ve been more and more
disappointed in them in 2007. I already gave up on CBS and NBC,
so looks like I’m moving on to CNN or PBS for my news.
Yuck.
Comment by Bev Jackson — 1/5/2008 @ 12:45 pm
Bev, terrific. The more voices the better!
Comment by Barbara — 1/7/2008 @ 12:35 pm