Comments on: NV Supreme Court blocks Kucinich from debate.

By: nwmuse

nwmuse — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:30:34 +0000

Democracy Now! RE-INCLUDED Kucinich into the debate. Brilliant!

By: theswan

theswan — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:06:10 +0000

I’ve heard everything, but giving rights to Corporations and taking away the rights of represenatives of the people is beyond anything Democratic.
Is our election process a sham? Looks that way to me.
The court is saying that corporations have sway over the people’s political process.
This is not a Democratic process. Am I living in Pakistan?

By: Wilco

Wilco — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:10:31 +0000

A party has a legal right to appeal. Without the SC convening, MSNBC would be denied that right.

By: tarazan

tarazan — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:56:48 +0000

What is amazing is how fast the Nevada Supreme Court was able to assemble and take a decision over the issue.
It takes months for Supreme Courts to do that over other issues.
But in a swift decision before the debate, the court and MSNBC were able to deny Kucinich any participation in the debate.

By: Doc Rock

Doc Rock — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:24:22 +0000

NBC blocked him, court allowed it. Another shame in front of the Goyim!

By: curmudgeon

curmudgeon — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:09:14 +0000

Some of you may remember when Ronald Reagan hosted the weekly television series, “The General Electric Theater”, from 1954 to 1962.

I’m sure he would be proud to know that they are still promoting his ham-fisted version of politics.

By: Miles Tougeaux

Miles Tougeaux — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:37:47 +0000

Of course, the founders could have had no such intention concerning corporations as such entities did not exist at the time of the founding of the country.
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Of course there were corporations during the founding of the country. For example, who do you think owned all that tea in the Boston harbor.

Also, The ruling is correct (as much as I like Dennis).
MSNBC cannot be required to give him or anyone else a forum. This is not an infringement on his 1st Amendment rights any more than MSNBC denying you or I a spot on the stage is. The fairness doctrine has
been gone since 87. The FCC/Govt has no authority to say who they can and cannot have in their debate/programming.

By: Sabyen91

Sabyen91 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:08:32 +0000

Not really, BnF. A vote for Kucinich is a vote for nobody. I would LOVE Kucinich to be my president but it won’t happen so a vote for him is a vote for Hillary.

By: Briseadh na Faire

Briseadh na Faire — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:08:54 +0000

I may not even vote for the first time in my adult life. Some way to run an election. Shame on Howard Dean, shame on Clintons, Obama, Kerry, Emanuel, Pelosi, Reid, even Edwards. Pissed I am. Pissed I will stay.
Comment by questioneverything â€” January 15, 2008 @ 9:58 pm

A vote for Kucinich is better than no vote at all.

By: curmudgeon

curmudgeon — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:41:52 +0000

This is a can’t lose proposition for the GE/NBC/MSNBC corporate cabal. No doubt they would like to rid themselves of Keith Olberman, but to do so would likely infuriate a lot of people. So, enter Plan B…

There are two likely outcomes, both favorable to MSNBC:

1) Keith Olberman, being a man of integrity, resigns, and MSNBC sidesteps the fallout that would result from firing him.

2) Keith Olberman, by remaining with MSNBC, having lost much of his credibility loses a significant portion of his audience. MSNBC then cites poor ratings as their rationale for firing him, and achieves the same desired, by slightly delayed, outcome.

By: Kahoneez

Kahoneez — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:28:00 +0000

MSNBC – ” Operation Suppress Different Opinions “ , was a stunning success because of all of our brave men and women and the precision of our attack , on eliminating all those that oppose U.S. Imperialism , U.S. occupation of Iraq and our efforts to make sure all candidates remaining , sound the same, act the same and support the man .

By: americangoy

americangoy — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:49:32 +0000

THIS is the story of this election.

Next up after Kucinich and Ron Paul – Edwards.

By: Sabyen91

Sabyen91 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:41:34 +0000

Evergreen, then we lose the MSM totally. We need to support good people. I don’t see him being muzzled.

By: Evergreen2U

Evergreen2U — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:30:58 +0000

The corporate rulers of America & Earth, dedicated to profit, just eliminated democracy because it got in their way.

No more Olbermann for me if he remains with NBC/MSNBC.

I am now down to BBC and CSpan and the Internet. If I had Dish I would have a few other good news sources.

By: Sabyen91

Sabyen91 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:19:49 +0000

Good question, dlet. To say that the media is in the right you have to take away Kucinich’s right to free speech. By the way, how perverted has free press become lately?

By: dlet

dlet — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:10:02 +0000

The state Supreme Courtâ€™s unanimous order said that blocking the debate unless Kucinich got to participate would be â€an unconstitutional prior restraintâ€ on the news networkâ€™s First Amendment rights.

So can someone point to when a corporation actually started to receive more rights than a living human citizen of this country?

By: Sabyen91

Sabyen91 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:59:20 +0000

“Yesâ€¦.but it wonâ€™t be for lack of Progressive policies being put into effect. It will be the result of wild deficit spending by the Bush admin in violation of Conservative principles.

Comment by Keltoi at Night â€” January 15, 2008 @ 10:30 pm”

BS, I bet you aren’t old enough to remember “Conservative principles”. Today’s “Conservatives” seem to idolize Ronald Reagan. He was no small government guy. He was, however, the first to truly embrace deficit spending.

By: Juan C.

Juan C. — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:53:36 +0000

Progressives, you have no Party.
Comment by Keltoi at Night

Which is better. Name one great achievement of the middle class that hasn’t come through revolutions or general strikes… no politics.

By: Keltoi at Night

Keltoi at Night — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:39:29 +0000

No kidding.

Maybe youâ€™d like to work toward that NOT happening? Just a thoughtâ€¦

Comment by Zooey â€” January 15, 2008 @ 10:33 pm

What do you suggest, Zoe? Vote Kucinich? Perot was the last person I really believed in – he hated NAFTA. That was the beginning of the end, methinks.

America is incredibly resilient though….I never lose faith in our healing powers. The demise of our country has been forecast since its inception….

By: Zooey

Zooey — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:33:28 +0000

Yesâ€¦.but it wonâ€™t be for lack of Progressive policies being put into effect. It will be the result of wild deficit spending by the Bush admin in violation of Conservative principles.
Comment by Keltoi at Night â€” January 15, 2008 @ 10:30 pm

No kidding.

Maybe you’d like to work toward that NOT happening? Just a thought…