Equal time?
MEDIA ALERT
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October 13, 2003
CNN's most recent Democratic presidential candidates' debate was held
with the stated intention of providing the candidates equal time.
Moderator Judy Woodruff and the two CNN questioners seated behind her
focused on the three or four frontrunners and seemed to ignore Dennis.
Dennis ended up with less air time than anyone. According to the Hotline
(National Journal), here are the results:
CANDIDATE AMOUNT OF TALK TIME ALLOTTED DURING DEBATE
Dean 14 min 07 seconds
Kerry 12 min 31 seconds
Clark 10 min 36 seconds
Gephardt 10 min 02 seconds
Lieberman 9 min 26 seconds
Braun 8 min 39 seconds
Sharpton 8 min 28 seconds
Edwards 8 min 00 seconds
Kucinich 5 min 09 seconds
At the debate, Congressman Kucinich stood out, expressing some of the
clearest and sharpest distinctions between himself and other candidates,
and receiving applause for his comments. It is safe to assume that his
impact would have been even greater had he been given more than 36
percent of the time given to Gov. Dean.
* Kucinich pointed out that he is the only candidate who voted against the
War on Iraq one year ago today.
* Kucinich challenged the other candidates to oppose spending another $87
billion on the U.S. occupation of Iraq, and no one accepted the
challenge.
* Kucinich advocated creating a cabinet-level Department of Peace to
promote nonviolence in domestic and international affairs and to make
war archaic.
* Kucinich presented the outlines of a plan he has just released to bring
US troops home from Iraq, end the war profiteering, and allow the United
Nations to facilitate Iraqi self-governance.
CNN is hosting another debate early in November-possibly on Nov 4th.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1. Please contact CNN. Let them know your thoughts about the recent CNN
debate coverage. Let them know that you expect and are looking forward to
balanced and fair coverage in the upcoming debate. Send an email to:
Public.Information@turner.com
2. Contact CNN Reporter and Debate Host Judy Woodruff. Let her know
your thoughts about how the debate was managed. Ask her to give all the
candidates equal time next time, including the use of a timer.
Go to this page:
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/
Click on "Judy Woodruff" (lower left column), fill out the email form
and submit.
3. After you've completed this, please tell us what you've done--who you
contacted, how, what you said, etc--by sending us an email at:
media-response@kucinich-washington.org
4. If you'd like to share the letter, email or other communication you
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members, please go to --
http://www.kucinich-washington.org/tiki-view_forum.php?forumId=12
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For more information about Dennis's plan to bring the U.S. troops home
from Iraq, go to:
http://www.kucinich.us/statements.htm#100903
Thank you!
KUCINICH in 2004!!!
The Washington State Kucinich for President Campaign
Washington for Kucinich Campaign
http://www.kucinich-washington.org/
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