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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Media 'Un-American' For Stiffing Gary Johnson On GOP Debate, Says PAC Chair

Political activist Jerry DeLemus argues it's a violation of First Amendment rights.

I believe the "media" must define their job description. Are they a news reporting organization, or a news making organization?  If they are news reporting then the assumption is they would not be "directing news worthy activities" but merely reporting the facts of a news worthy activity.  When any media outlet decides they are the judge of a "viable" candidate, such as the denial of Governor Gary Johnson (in a GOP debate at St. Anselm College Monday), at that point they are usurping the voter's right to choose a candidate. Any news agency that has the audacity to deem themselves qualified to judge a candidate's worthiness to be presented to the America voter is completely unacceptable. Our federal election laws have requirements that a …

Eric

7:48 am on Monday, June 13, 2011

Great article; however, the name of the college is Saint Anselm College, not Saint Anselm's College! See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Anselm_College   more ›

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