Dennis wins fight to be in NBC Nevada debate!

[Breeze54]

Judge puts Kucinich in Nevada debate

Posted: 1/14/2008

AP --

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080114/NEWS19/80114039/1232/NEWS19

LAS VEGAS (AP) —

A Nevada judge says Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich must be included
in Tuesday’s candidates’ debate in Nevada.

Senior Clark County District Court Judge Charles Thompson says if Kucinich is excluded,
he’ll issue an injunction stopping the televised debate.

The judge sided with a lawyer for the Ohio congressman, who says debate host MSNBC at first
invited Kucinich to take part and then told him last week he couldn’t.

A lawyer for the network says MSNBC decided to go with the top three candidates after the Iowa
and New Hampshire primaries.

The judge calls it a matter of fairness and says Nevada voters will benefit if they hear from
more than just Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards.

The cable network and the Democratic Party are calling the 6 p.m. PST debate a chance to hear
issues from Nevada’s minority communities.

Tim Russert and Brian Williams are moderating.

[nxylas]

1. The Nevada Supreme Court overturned it :(

And so, the sacred right of TV networks owned by defense contractors to tell us how to think is upheld.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/nbc-wins-battle-over-debate/