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12
Jan
08

ABC Forces Kucinich out of Debates – Is The Corporate Media Crushing the Democratic Process?

The press has already artificially narrowed the field of Democratic and progressive American presidential candidates by focusing all their attention on Clinton and Obama, which is pretty typical of American politics these days.. but in a more obvious and dramatic attempt to squash the voices of the common people, the powerful insurance and pharmaceutical lobbies and The ABC network (most likely with pressure from it’s corporate sponsors) have gone so far as to keep one very important candidate out of the debates in Iowa and New Hampshire…a most passionate and articulate champion of the people, and the Straight Shooter’s choice for the Democratic nomination, Mr. Denis Kucinich.

So is this what America has become? The lap dog to corporate greed? Whatever happened the democratic process and the concept of healthy political debate?

Here’s a clip of Bill Moyers talking with Mr. Kucinich about the consequences of letting corporations decide who gets to run for president and who doesn’t…

My fellow Americans – Do you want ABC, NBC, CBS or Fox deciding who gets to run and who doesn’t?

Well then call your local ABC affiliate and give them a piece of your mind – or better yet show them who is REALLY in charge by casting a vote for the anti-corporate candidates – the ones that have your back like John Edwards and Denis Kucinich…with Super Tuesday coming up, there is lots of time to turn this around!

Power to the people!

-EK.

12
Jan
08

Okay, back to business…Harper’s last hurah? Obama, Clinton, blah blah blah…

All right, after a nice break from reality…I’m back. Hope all of you had a nice holiday break…

So here are the big ticket items to look out for in ’08…both the US and Canada will go to the polls to cast a ballot for their new national leaders…

1) Up here in the Great White North, our very own ‘Boy From Brazil’ (if you don’t get the reference, see the movie and then continue reading) Prime Minister Stephen Harper has already thrown a carrot to the masses by dropping the GST by a penny…boy, what a great guy – I guess he’s not a Bush-loving, environment destroying jackass after all!

This will undoubtedly get him a certain level of support…but hopefully not enough to get re-elected. Let’s hope that need to reclaim our strong diplomatic reputation on the world stage and the protection of our most precious natural resources (air and fresh water) will win over corporate and monetary greed this time around…

Meanwhile, south of the boarder…

2) (Predictably) Iowans and New Hampshirites (?) selected the two most mediocre candidates the Democrats have to offer…Barack (if I talk like I’m channeling Martin Luther King, I don’t need to talk about real issues) Obama and Hillary (I never saw a corporate sponsor I’d ever say “no” to) Clinton.

Let’s hope for a better showing for Kucinich and Edwards in South Carolina and especially on Super Tuesday – speaking of which…please see the next post about ABC and the corporate media subverting the democratic process in American politics…

-EK.

03
Dec
07

Support A Progressive…Send A Message Early, To Iowans

Hey everybody,

If you really want to get America back on track, please fill out this petition that will be sent to Iowa Democrats to encourage them to support a true progressive candidate (i.e., NOT HILLARY CLINTON).

Go here to send your message: http://democracyforamerica.com/unite

Clinton not only supported the War In Iraq (later changing her mind after it became unpopular with the general public), but she was given a massive war chest of Rupert Murdoch’s (the Fox News founder) blood money.

As if that wasn’t scary enough, she now has the backing of the pharmaceutical giants as well as the health insurance industry…an we all know that those favors will be called in if she is ever elected president.

So PLEASE help the progressive cause (and presumably, yourself and those you care about) by keeping her off the ballot as the Democratic nominee in 2008.

As a visual aid to help you decide who is progressive and who is not, please refer to the image below…

vote_progressive_guide.jpg

-EK.




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