Comments on: Meanwhile, on the Texas political front… http://selenianboondocks.com/2008/09/meanwhile-on-the-texas-political-front/ Random Musings from the Warped Minds of Jonathan Goff, Ken Murphy, John Hare, and Kirk Sorensen Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:26:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ashley http://selenianboondocks.com/2008/09/meanwhile-on-the-texas-political-front/comment-page-1/#comment-3184 Ashley Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:05:01 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/?p=557#comment-3184 Another scheme is to shut third parties out of the debates. I watched "An Unreasonable Man" (a documentary about Ralph Nader) last weekend, and, although I knew that Nader and Pat Buchanan were shut out of the 2000 debates, I didn't realize who the debate organizers were: not the major networks or cable networks, not a major newspaper, and not a state body, but a coalition of republicans and democrats. They did the same thing this year to radical candidates like Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul. Another scheme is to shut third parties out of the debates. I watched “An Unreasonable Man” (a documentary about Ralph Nader) last weekend, and, although I knew that Nader and Pat Buchanan were shut out of the 2000 debates, I didn’t realize who the debate organizers were: not the major networks or cable networks, not a major newspaper, and not a state body, but a coalition of republicans and democrats.

They did the same thing this year to radical candidates like Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul.

]]> By: Adam Greenwood http://selenianboondocks.com/2008/09/meanwhile-on-the-texas-political-front/comment-page-1/#comment-3181 Adam Greenwood Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:35:40 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/?p=557#comment-3181 By the way, from what I know of the Baradnik injunction thing, I don't think its as clearcut as you're making it sound. By the way, from what I know of the Baradnik injunction thing, I don’t think its as clearcut as you’re making it sound.

]]> By: Adam Greenwood http://selenianboondocks.com/2008/09/meanwhile-on-the-texas-political-front/comment-page-1/#comment-3180 Adam Greenwood Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:34:55 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/?p=557#comment-3180 Ha! As a big pro-lifer, I naturally want Texas to be able to vote Republican this year. But politics ain't beanbag. And rules are rules. Too bad, Texas GOP. Like the man says, you can always be a write-in. I and the rest of the GOP kicked up a fuss when New Jersey allowed the Democrats to change out their Senate candidates against the rules when their current candidate was indicted. Rules are rules, we said. Ha!

As a big pro-lifer, I naturally want Texas to be able to vote Republican this year. But politics ain’t beanbag. And rules are rules. Too bad, Texas GOP. Like the man says, you can always be a write-in.

I and the rest of the GOP kicked up a fuss when New Jersey allowed the Democrats to change out their Senate candidates against the rules when their current candidate was indicted. Rules are rules, we said.

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