Hello! I have noticed something which I haven't heard many people talk about yet.
On January 3, the Iowa caucuses will be held. Then, according to wikipedia, there is a debate in New Hampshire on January 5.
http://fpc.state.gov/...
Then, on January 8, the New Hampshire primary will be held.
January 15, 2008 – Las Vegas, Nevada
The Caucus of African-American Nevadans and Impacto will host a Democratic debate in Las Vegas.[8]
[edit] January 21, 2008 - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The Congressional Black Caucus and CNN will host a debate in South Carolina.
[edit] January 31, 2008 – Los Angeles, California
The Los Angeles Times and CNN will host a Democratic debate in California.[8]
In 2004 the candidates did not hold a televised debate after the Iowa caucuses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
Why does this matter, you ask????
Over the past month, many on this board have posited that Hillary and the RW media are going positive on Edwards in order to encourage an Edwards victory in Iowa. Bill Clinton, for instance, had nothing but compliments for Edwards in a recent interview. This, at a time when Clinton has gone negative on Obama on numerous occasions and has withstood numerous attacks by Edwards.
We also saw, at the debate in Nevada on November 15, that CNN was not above rigging the debate in favor of Hillary Clinton.
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ABC, WMUR-TV and Facebook will jointly host back-to-back Democratic and Republican debates from Saint Anselm College on Saturday evening, January 5, 2008, 7pm EST, just three days before the official first in the nation primary the following Tuesday. Charles Gibson will moderate.
http://fpc.state.gov/...
DISNEY / ABC / CAP (donated 640 thousand to GW's 2000 campaign)
Television Holdings:
* ABC: includes 10 stations, 24% of US households.
* ABC Network News: Prime Time Live, Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning America.
* ESPN, Lifetime Television (50%), as well as minority holdings in A&E, History Channel and E!
* Disney Channel/Disney Television, Touchtone Television.
Media Holdings:
* Miramax, Touchtone Pictures.
* Magazines: Jane, Los Angeles Magazine, W, Discover.
* 3 music labels, 11 major local newspapers.
* Hyperion book publishers.
* Infoseek Internet search engine (43%).
Other Holdings:
* Sid R. Bass (major shares) crude oil and gas.
* All Disney Theme Parks, Walt Disney Cruise Lines.
Source: http://la.indymedia.org/...
Hypothesis: Hillary Clinton (and the MSM) are counting on blunting Edwards' (or Obama's, or Biden's) momentum out of Iowa through televised trickery and outright bullshittery during these scheduled televised debates. I know that Edwards can hold his own on the issues and would easily win any fair debate against Hillary Clinton, but I do not expect them to play fair!!!
Therefore, I write this diary to spread the word while there is still time that measures should be taken to minimize this scenario. Personally, I do not see the point of holding further debates after some of the states have already voted.
In 2004 the candidates did not hold a televised debate after the Iowa caucuses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/...