Post by RS Davis on Aug 30, 2004 22:12:07 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Libertarian, Green party candidates
to debate in New York on Tuesday[/glow]
NEW YORK -- Americans who are interested in a real political debate instead of a canned political convention will get it on Tuesday when the Libertarian and Green candidates for president square off in New York, right down the street from the Republican national convention.
"Anyone who's not interested in the Republicans' weeklong yawn-a-thon is invited to attend a real, no-holds-barred political debate between two candidates with starkly different political views," said Fred Collins, manager of the Badnarik for President campaign. "The Libertarians and the Greens will have the kind of robust political debate that the American people deserve, but won't get, from the two older parties."
Libertarian Michael Badnarik and Green Party candidate David Cobb have confirmed that they will attend the event, which will be held at 7pm Tuesday at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church in Manhattan. The debate will be moderated by Walt Kane of News 12 New Jersey and Robert Richie of the Center for Voting and Democracy.
The third-party debate will be dramatically different from the upcoming Bush-Kerry debates in several respects, Collins said.
* All viable candidates have been invited.
"Because we believe all legitimate, third-party candidates who will be on the ballot in a significant number of states should be included, we've invited independent Ralph Nader and Constitution Party candidate Michael Peroutka as well as George Bush and John Kerry," Collins said. "The fact is that third-party candidates often air views that the Democratic and Republican parties don't want the American people to hear, which is why it's so important to include them."
* Questions from the audience will be permitted.
"Unlike the staged, scripted Bush-Kerry debates, members of the audience will be allowed to grill the candidates without interference from screeners or party flacks," Collins said. "Shouldn't anyone who aspires to be president be able to handle questions from ordinary Americans?"
* The audience will see a clear choice between the candidates.
"Bush and Kerry march in lock-step on so many issues that their so-called 'debate' will be like listening to an echo chamber," Collins said. "Both favor dramatically expanding the size, power and cost of government, continuing the war in Iraq and using the September 11 attacks as an excuse to subvert freedom.
"Badnarik and Cobb, however, will lay out starkly different visions of the proper role of the federal government, with the Green favoring a mix of expanded civil liberties and expanded government, and the Libertarian taking a principled stand in favor of less government across the board.
"That's the debate that the two major parties don't want voters to hear, and it's why Bush and Kerry will be missing in action on Tuesday."
to debate in New York on Tuesday[/glow]
NEW YORK -- Americans who are interested in a real political debate instead of a canned political convention will get it on Tuesday when the Libertarian and Green candidates for president square off in New York, right down the street from the Republican national convention.
"Anyone who's not interested in the Republicans' weeklong yawn-a-thon is invited to attend a real, no-holds-barred political debate between two candidates with starkly different political views," said Fred Collins, manager of the Badnarik for President campaign. "The Libertarians and the Greens will have the kind of robust political debate that the American people deserve, but won't get, from the two older parties."
Libertarian Michael Badnarik and Green Party candidate David Cobb have confirmed that they will attend the event, which will be held at 7pm Tuesday at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church in Manhattan. The debate will be moderated by Walt Kane of News 12 New Jersey and Robert Richie of the Center for Voting and Democracy.
The third-party debate will be dramatically different from the upcoming Bush-Kerry debates in several respects, Collins said.
* All viable candidates have been invited.
"Because we believe all legitimate, third-party candidates who will be on the ballot in a significant number of states should be included, we've invited independent Ralph Nader and Constitution Party candidate Michael Peroutka as well as George Bush and John Kerry," Collins said. "The fact is that third-party candidates often air views that the Democratic and Republican parties don't want the American people to hear, which is why it's so important to include them."
* Questions from the audience will be permitted.
"Unlike the staged, scripted Bush-Kerry debates, members of the audience will be allowed to grill the candidates without interference from screeners or party flacks," Collins said. "Shouldn't anyone who aspires to be president be able to handle questions from ordinary Americans?"
* The audience will see a clear choice between the candidates.
"Bush and Kerry march in lock-step on so many issues that their so-called 'debate' will be like listening to an echo chamber," Collins said. "Both favor dramatically expanding the size, power and cost of government, continuing the war in Iraq and using the September 11 attacks as an excuse to subvert freedom.
"Badnarik and Cobb, however, will lay out starkly different visions of the proper role of the federal government, with the Green favoring a mix of expanded civil liberties and expanded government, and the Libertarian taking a principled stand in favor of less government across the board.
"That's the debate that the two major parties don't want voters to hear, and it's why Bush and Kerry will be missing in action on Tuesday."
