Watching the Democratic debate in South Carolina on Monday night really bothered me. Not the personal attacks exchanged between Clinton and Obama. That was kind of entertaining.
What really bothered me was that I only heard from Clinton, Obama, and Edwards. Where were the other candidates? CNN thinks they have the right or the intellectual superiority to decide who participates in the debate? It infuriates me that they excluded the other candidates. I want to hear what they all have to say so I can make an informed decision. The media is essentially telling us that Clinton, Edwards, and Obama are the only three candidates we need to care about. Don't figure it out for yourself, just let us decide. How arrogant.
It just means voters have to work harder to make our own decisions instead of letting "the media" co-opt our freedom of choice.
Here's a video on Kucinich's website about being invited, then barred from participating in the Las Vegas debate: http://www.lasvegassun.com/videos/2008/jan/16/74/#.
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