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January 06, 2004
| Kucinich Declares War...(On NPR)

Anti-war presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich just sent out this email to supporters, complaining about a slight in a report this morning on NPR:

NPR's BIASED COVERAGE

National Public Radio is conducting a Presidential Candidates Debate today in Iowa. We hope it will be fair and professional. But Mara Liasson's report on Morning Edition today covered all the campaigns active in Iowa and some that are not active in Iowa, but completely omitted mention of Dennis Kucinich, who has an extensive campaign in Iowa and who has been campaigning there this week.; Listen on this page:

http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgDate=06-Jan-2004&prgId=3

He then lists two dozen NPR reporters and commentators, including Cokie Roberts and Daniel Schorr, along with their email addresses and phone numbers, and asks his supporters to call them all and protest Kucinich's omission.

While Kucinich was omitted from the advance report, he was included in the debate itself. Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, Sen. John Edwards and Rev. Al Sharpton took a pass.



Posted by latefinal at January 6, 2004 06:02 PM | TrackBack
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when you’re that far behind, desperate measures are your only option. either that or endorse dean. i salute kucinich for embracing the later path.

Posted by: june16_1904 at January 6, 2004 07:41 PM

jones Yup. And he prolly just put the KissoDeath (via GrandFather Twilight) on any hopes for 15 SecondBytes from NPR…

Posted by: Cap'n SPIN at January 6, 2004 08:04 PM

Just for some comedic value regarding “Denny the Pinhead” :

By Associated Press

January 6, 2004, 8:44 PM EST

DES MOINES, Iowa — Federal spending was the topic and Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich came prepared with a pie chart to argue his point about a bloated Pentagon budget.

But although many listened to Tuesday’s presidential debate, few could see the Ohio congressman’s prop.

The debate was broadcast only on National Public Radio.

As Kucinich challenged Democratic front-runner Howard Dean for refusing to acknowledge that the Pentagon budget needs to be cut, debate moderator Neal Conan of NPR interrupted.

“Congressman Kucinich is holding up a pie chart, which is not truly effective on radio,” Conan told his listeners.

Kucinich was not deterred.

“Well, it’s effective if Howard can see it,” he replied.
Copyright © 2004, The Associated Press

Posted by: johnnymozart at January 7, 2004 04:56 PM

The only reason the little troll is running for president is because (by his own admission) he is a failed congressman. This whole “campaign” is nothing more than a public relations pitch to enhance his name among the politically powerful. His modus operandi is obvious; focus on and attract those people who are so far out in left field (beyond the foul poll) so as to offer a corner of the political market to whichever democrat gets the nomination. Thankfully, in his desperate attempt to enhance his name nationally, he has diminished it locally and after the November 2004 congressional election his political career will have finally come to an end.

Posted by: KUCINICHCOM at February 1, 2004 06:00 AM

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