OK, it was my second call to the newsroom. After watching the furor build since I started posting about this last night, I thought I would give it another try.
As of right now, they don’t care. The woman who answered the phone listened politely, but basically said, “these are the debate rules we are going to follow.”
The bottom line is that they don’t care what we voters think. They don’t care what the political parties think. What they care about is their own limited point of view: what will make good TV and give us the kind of sparks that will make for good TV.
If the Democratic party in New Hampshire — if Hillary and Obama do not take a stand now — we are throwing away our right to hear from all candidates. My candidate, Hillary, might win this time, or your candidate — Obama — might win. But there will come a day when other voices that we need to hear are silenced because some network executive thinks he knows what we ought to hear and how we ought to hear it.
Once again: I implore you to call WMUR at 1-800-257-5151.
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kayinmaine // January 1, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Those candidates who are speaking truth to power and who are NOT echoing the republican candidates (pro-war) and/or the top 3 Democratic candidates (pro-war-lite) are being locked out of the national dialogue. I’m a Kucinich/Dodd supporter and I’m livid that these two continue to be blacked-out. Sick to death about it!
If one of the republicans or if one of the top 3 Democrats gets in, we won’t see any change in 2009…guaranteed.
jurnei // January 1, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Media participating in the censorship of certain presidential campaigns should be remembered and boycotted. Their behavior with respect to the presidential campaigns clearly shows their stance on reporting the news.
Why would some want to send a dime their way?
I have no problem cutting these certain media sources out of my life. I’m a busy professional, when I want to see the news and current events in the world, why would I even consider spending a moment with slanted news media.
There are really so many other sources. These guys need to go out of business. Look for their top sponsors and boycott. That sends a clear message.