AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT – THE NEWS

Frameshop: CNN Crops Out Candidates
http://jeffrey-feldman.typepad.com/frameshop/2007/06/frameshop_shame.html#more

A quick glance at the Monday morning highlights of the Democratic candidate debate, last night, might lead one to think that there were only three Democrats running for President: Edwards, Clinton and Obama. In fact, there are eight (e.g., also Biden, Gravel, Kucinich, Richardson, Dodd), but it seems that CNN sought to stage the debates in such a way that the camera shot could frame the top three and crop out the rest.

This raises an interesting question about the ethics of media intrusion into America's electoral process. Whether or not a candidacy truly has the money, organization and charisma to win a nomination and be elected, should private media corporations have the right to weed out candidates they decide are not going to win? In other words, once a candidate fills out petitions, gets him/herself on the ballot and legally enters a campaign--presidential or otherwise--should a private corporation have the power to, effectively, cut that candidate out of a debate? Should editorial or business meetings in private boardrooms have the power to declare a candidacy over?

[Duchess Note - They have no right! Its up to WE THE PEOPLE to decide and vote. NOT some greedy, arrogant, overpaid thug in a boardroom. Stand up against corporate media, corporations, CEOs, etc. The decisions belong to the delegates and voters. Bring back our Constitution and democracy.]

Impeachment Momentum Grows: 4th Member of Congress Signs Impeachment Bill
http://mathaba.net/news/print15.shtml?cmd[40]=i-42-463d9dc716a72021d8585d649c471be8

The Democrats’ War
By David Vest
http://kucinich.us/node/4318
http://www.counterpunch.org/vest06052007.html

Congressman Kucinich Interviewed by Paula Zahn
June 4, 2007
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/04/pzn.01.html

[Duchess Note – Many thanks to Linda Z in TX for sharing these articles and links.]