Kucinich, Gravel, Biden to Debate Iraq Policy Tonight

[slipslidingaway]

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/23357

"Wednesday, June 6

Center on Politics and Foreign Relations and Financial Times:
"Democratic Debate on Iraq: Presidential Candidates Present Their Views"
8 to 9:30 p.m. - Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building
Joseph Biden, Democratic senator from Delaware and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Mike Gravel, former Democratic senator from Alaska; and Dennis Kucinich, Democratic congressman from Ohio, have confirmed their participation in this debate. Robert Guttman, CPFR director, and Ed Luce, Washington bureau chief of the Financial Times, will moderate this debate. This event is open to the SAIS community and invited guests only. For more information and to RSVP, contact [e-mail].

Video expected to be posted here: http://www.sais-jhu.edu"

[xultar]

1. Pretty effin cool. MSM does not moderate fairly.

[slipslidingaway]

3. Would be better if this was on CNN with all the Dem candidates nt

[xultar]

4. But then it would still be effed up cuz CNN only plays to the popular candidates

not the people's right to know.

[slipslidingaway]

5. True, they could just broadcast and not moderate :) n/t

[dogday]

12. Maybe they should of lied and said

it was about Religion... They would of gotten their platform then... What a freaking shame on CNN...

[DemBones DemBones]

7. Damn straight. They want to convince us

of who we want in the White House. Remember that they were gobsmacked when the Democrats tooks back the Congress in 2006!

They live in an echo chamber.

[slipslidingaway]

9. We just need the information and can convince ourselves :) n/t

[lyonn]

2. Too bad it won't be televised. Probably will not get sound bites

from the media, unless, one of them says something goofy that the media can really get into with their paid oppinionators (is that a word? ha).

[blondeatlast]

6. Edit: blomde moment, I see the link above. Thank you, thank you. Should be interesting. nt

[bamacrat]

8. Is it on TV at all?

Knowing the way the media is I assume no.

[slipslidingaway]

11. The topic is not important enough to warrant TV time so most

people will not hear about this debate.



I would expect Kucinich to bring up the draft oil law especially with recent events.


Iraqi Government Orders Arrest of Oil Workers' Leaders
"...Iraqi military surrounding striking Basra oil pipeline workers,

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1054737

Please K&R if you think it is important.

[blm]

10. Good for all of them - and nods to Biden for taking the debate more seriously than

the other big names.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

13. note~ check for video thur. nt

[AnOhioan]

14. I expect this debate to be very interesting

Can't wait for the video to be posted

[LWolf]

15. This is really interesting.

I hope that this thread will stay kicked; it will take time to listen to what everyone had to say.

[KoKo]

16. I wonder if C-Span will pick it up to broadcast later. Sometimes they

do that with "off site" discussions. :shrug: