[CUGreens] Judicial Watch debate

[Trevor Stone <tstone@flwyd.dhs.org>]

I just spent the last 40 minutes trying to figure out what's up with this.
As best as I can gather, there will be a presidential debate hosted by
Judicial Watch (http://www.judicialwatch.org/) on Friday, 10/20 at 8pm EDT
(6pm our time).  John Hagelin (http://www.hagelin.org/) and Howard Phillips
(http://www.constitutionparty.com/) websites both state that they will be
in attendance.  The word I've heard indirectly is that Nader only plans to
debate if Gore will, and Gore will only debate if Bush will, and Bush hasn't
accepted.  (Can anyone verify this?  Preferably with something other than
word-of-mouth?)  It seems that Nader's philosophy for this decision is that
he won't accept the back of the bus, even though it's been politely offered.
The email reports all claim that C-Span will air the debates.  Their website
makes no mention (that I could find) of this event, although they don't set
their schedules very far in advance (it should be public by this afternoon,
however.)

I encourage folks to watch this debate, although it seems doubtful that Bush,
Gore, and Nader will be present.  (Although their websites don't announce it,
it would appear that Harry Browne and Pat Buchanan will be in attendance.)

If anyone has better information than I do, please inform me with evidence
to the contrary.

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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 22:58:00 -0600 (MDT)
From: TREXLER  ANDREW STEVEN <Andrew.Trexler@Colorado.EDU>
To: cugreens@flwyd.dhs.org
Subject: NO JOKE! NADER WILL DEBATE GORE!



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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 17:15:14 -0400
From: Rickrowden@cs.com
To: announce-dan@egroups.com
Subject: [Announce-DAN] Debate on CSPAN Friday Night

Its no longer a rumor!

On Friday, October 20, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern time,
Judicial Watch will host a nationally televised presidential
debate featuring six of the seven qualified presidential
candidates. John Hagelin, Al Gore, Ralph Nader, Pat Buchanan,
Harry Browne, and Howard Phillips have all accepted--only
George W. Bush has declined (Bush might still come).

C-SPAN has committed to televising the debate. The debate
will be moderated by a highly respected journalist, and the
panel will be composed of other journalists from well-known
national newspapers--both liberal and conservative.

Seven lecterns will be set up on stage--no matter who attends
the debate. Each candidate will give an opening and closing
statement and will be asked questions by the panel in rotating
order.

The questions, while not set in advance, will reflect Judicial
Watch concerns about ethics in politics--bribery laws, corporate
control of government, independent counsel issues, etc.

About 600 people have been invited to the debate and to a
reception immediately following, including over 30 Ambassadors
and their seconds-in-command, as well as the entire Washington
press corps.

We urge everyone to watch this debate, which certainly promises
to be the most interesting and representative presidential
debate of the season. As always, please check your local listings
for up-to-the-minute scheduling; TV and radio news stations
reserve the right to make last-minute changes.

For more info call Judicial Watch 202-646-5172

Please forward this email widely...

 As of Wednesday, the major networks have said they are NOT going to cover 
this event!!  I think they need to hear from the grassroots….

FLOOD them with calls, emails and letters 
ASAP letting them know we expect them to do the 
right thing, and CARRY THIS DEBATE! 

ABC News 47 W. 66 St. New York, NY 10023 Phone: 
212-456-7777 Fax: 212-456-4297 D.C. Bureau phone: 
202-222-7777 E-mail: netaudr@abc.com 

CBS News 524 W. 57 St. New York, NY 10019 Phone: 
212-975-4321 Fax: 212-975-1893 D.C. Bureau phone: 
202-457-4321 E-mail: audsvcs@cbs.com 

NBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Phone: 
212-664-4444 Fax: 212-664-5705 E-mail: 
programming@nbc.com 

PBS 1320 Braddock Place Alexandria, VA 22314 
Phone: 703-739-5000 Fax: 703-739-0775 E-mail: 
viewer@pbs.org 

Fox News Channel 1211 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd 
Floor New York, NY 10036 Phone: 212-556-2500 
E-mail: comments@foxnews.com 


Cut and paste this SAMPLE LETTER/EMAIL: 

Dear Television Network Representative, 

On Friday, October 20, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. 
Eastern time, Judicial Watch will host a 
nationally televised presidential debate featuring 
six of the seven qualified presidential 
candidates. John Hagelin, Al Gore, Ralph Nader, 
Pat Buchanan, Harry Browne, and Howard Phillips 
have all accepted--only George W. Bush has 
declined. 

In the interests of American democracy, I strongly 
urge you to carry this debate on your network. Our 
nation is in the midst of a rapid decline in the 
quality and substance of our political discourse. 
Our citizens are hungry for visionary leadership, 
and for public discussion of the weighty issues we 
face in our daily lives. 

Please use the publicly-owned airwaves, from which 
you benefit greatly, to ensure the fullest 
democratic participation possible. The American 
voters deserve to hear all the qualified 
presidential candidates, not just the two who have 
received millions in corporate sponsorships. 

Thank you for contributing to this crucial 
political dialogue among the candidates, and the 
voters.


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