DENNIS KUCINICH HQ - The cancellation in the past two days of two
planned nationally televised debates because of candidates' "scheduling
conflicts" and unwillingness to participate smacks of "manipulation by
some candidates who would rather run and hide than defend their records
and their positions on the war," Ohio Congressman and Democratic
Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said. Widely publicized
Presidential debates in New Hampshire in April and in Nevada in August
were cancelled after some candidates either backed out after agreeing to
participate or declined invitations to attend.
"Whatever their excuses, some candidates are clearly trying to avoid any
head-to-head public debate where they will have to answer tough
questions - questions about their votes in favor of the Iraq war, their
votes in favor of trade policies that have wiped out millions of
American jobs, their votes in favor of abridging Constitutional rights
by approving the Patriot Act, and their collaboration with insurance
companies and pharmaceutical corporations to deny Americans adequate
health care protection."
Kucinich said "it's an insult to the voters, and the height of cynicism,
for candidates to refuse to take the public stage and subject themselves
to public scrutiny."
The New Hampshire debate was announced on January 12. Only two days ago,
Kucinich pointed out, did some candidates back out because of
"scheduling conflicts."
"Is it possible that the real conflict was having to take the stage to
defend their votes to fund the war?" Kucinich asked. Votes in the House
and the Senate on a $100 billion supplemental appropriation are expected
soon.
Other candidates were trying to sidestep the Nevada debate because they
claimed that the sponsoring television network, Fox News Channel, was
conservatively biased.
"If you want to be the President of the United States, you can't be
afraid to deal with people with whom you disagree politically," Kucinich
said. "No one is further removed from Fox's political philosophy than I
am, but fear should not dictate decisions that affect hundreds of
millions of Americans and billions of others around the world who are
starving for real leadership."
"I'm prepared to discuss the war, health care, trade, or any other issue
anytime, anywhere, with any audience, answering any question from any
media. And any candidate who won't shouldn't be President of the United
States."
http://kucinich.us/node/3532
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planned nationally televised debates because of candidates' "scheduling
conflicts" and unwillingness to participate smacks of "manipulation by
some candidates who would rather run and hide than defend their records
and their positions on the war," Ohio Congressman and Democratic
Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said. Widely publicized
Presidential debates in New Hampshire in April and in Nevada in August
were cancelled after some candidates either backed out after agreeing to
participate or declined invitations to attend.
"Whatever their excuses, some candidates are clearly trying to avoid any
head-to-head public debate where they will have to answer tough
questions - questions about their votes in favor of the Iraq war, their
votes in favor of trade policies that have wiped out millions of
American jobs, their votes in favor of abridging Constitutional rights
by approving the Patriot Act, and their collaboration with insurance
companies and pharmaceutical corporations to deny Americans adequate
health care protection."
Kucinich said "it's an insult to the voters, and the height of cynicism,
for candidates to refuse to take the public stage and subject themselves
to public scrutiny."
The New Hampshire debate was announced on January 12. Only two days ago,
Kucinich pointed out, did some candidates back out because of
"scheduling conflicts."
"Is it possible that the real conflict was having to take the stage to
defend their votes to fund the war?" Kucinich asked. Votes in the House
and the Senate on a $100 billion supplemental appropriation are expected
soon.
Other candidates were trying to sidestep the Nevada debate because they
claimed that the sponsoring television network, Fox News Channel, was
conservatively biased.
"If you want to be the President of the United States, you can't be
afraid to deal with people with whom you disagree politically," Kucinich
said. "No one is further removed from Fox's political philosophy than I
am, but fear should not dictate decisions that affect hundreds of
millions of Americans and billions of others around the world who are
starving for real leadership."
"I'm prepared to discuss the war, health care, trade, or any other issue
anytime, anywhere, with any audience, answering any question from any
media. And any candidate who won't shouldn't be President of the United
States."
http://kucinich.us/node/3532
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