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As many people know by now, MSNBC first invited Presidential Candidate, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, to their Las Vegas, Nevada Democratic presidential debate when he qualified as the forth place candidate.  Less than 48 hours later, they unceremoniously un-invited him, with the excuse being that they were 're-doing' the format of the debate. It's not difficult to imagine that there may have been some influence by General Electric Corporation (GE), the owner of NBC, which is a prime military contractor. Having such a strongly anti-war candidate appear on its propaganda outlet would most certainly have been unthinkable.

Following the NBC rebuff, Congressman Kucinich filed a suit against NBC in the Las Vegas courts, and won the right to participate in the MSNBC debate. However, NBC appealed to the Nevada Superior courts, claiming to be the 'real' victims.  They won their appeal at the last minute, and the American public lost out once again on an opportunity to hear from a democractic candidate forum which would have more accurately represented the diverse concerns and interests of the American people.

In the interests of preserving and promoting a free and fair democratic election process, the independent media program DemocracyNOW! with Amy Goodman took it upon themselves to help correct this injustice, and hosted the debate that could have been.  They did so by bringing Congressman Kucinich on their program, and giving him an opportunity to weigh in on some of the issues covered during the MSNBC debate.  His responses were aired side-by-side with the candidates who did participate, so that viewers would have an opportunity to really compare the candidates views on the issues.  Having Kucinich's views interjected amid the previous nights' robot-like debate responses was like introducing a breath of fresh air into a stale room.  Kudos to DemocracyNOW! for defying the corporatocracy.

Unfortunately, only a small percentage of the population watches DemocracyNOW! compared with the huge audience that the original MSNBC airing of the debate originally generated, so most Americans will not get to see what could have been, and most of them probably don't know that there is a truly progressive voice that might better align with their own beliefs and concerns.  And that's the way GE Corporation and the corporate broadcast media cartel probably wants it.  Power to the corporation!

Watch the DemocracyNOW.org rebroadcast on RealVideo.  Click HERE! 

- Debate coverage starts at the 10:20 minute mark

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