Letter to Newspaper Editor in Hudson Valley Region of NY State by Wendy D

I have written this letter over and over because every time I get it written something even worse happens to upset me. How do you like having the corporate media decide who the next President will be? The American public is being snowed by the corporate media, deciding what we will hear and see. Are we outraged yet? I sure am. Dennis Kucinich, who is on the ballot in every state except one, has been banned from debates in Iowa, New Hampshire (live free or die?) and Nevada. Why are Edwards, Clinton and Obama afraid to be on the stage with Kucinich? Debate host NBC in Nevada, has contributed to these three candidates, is owned by GE, has a financial stake in Nuclear Power plants (think about Yucca Mountain in Nevada. . . .nuclear disposal area), GE also owns Rathion, a military defense contractor.

NBC took the case to the Nevada Supreme Court to block him after a judge decided either he was included or there would be no debate. ABC, host of the N.H. debate is owned by Disney. What is the corporate media afraid of? What are Clinton, Obama and Edwards afraid of? Follow the money. Kucinich, who has plans for health care and tuition for all, in his fifth term in Congress has introduced a bill to Impeach Cheney, An interesting site http://www.whitehouseforsale.org/ has a table that shows how candidates have batched money from corporations and lobbyists, but not Kucinich. He does not take corporate donations. When you call to donate you are questioned to screen out unethical donors. He is beholden to no group, he is for the people. Imagine that! I am honored to have met Dennis and Elizabeth Kucinich. They are the real thing. If you go to the Kucinich web site, http://www.dennis4president.com/, you can read about Elizabeth, a woman who went to India alone as a teen and worked with Mother Theresa and has done amazing work since! Imagine her as Our First Lady!

Dennis Kucinich voted against the war and was firmly against it from the start. He voted against the "patriot act" unlike Clinton who has tried to excuse herself by saying "she didn't read it". She is trying to worm out of her vote for the war now too by twisting words. I have not forgiven her. Dennis Kucinich will get us back on board with the Kyoto Climate Change Treaty. We owe this to our children, not the bill for a projected 1.8 trillion dollar war they will be paying off for generations. Congressman Kucinich has the experience to lead and the proven record of doing the right thing, even at personal loss. Democracy Now asked Kucinich the questions from the debate; you can hear or read them there at Democracynow.org, heard on WRPI and WBCR locally. Air America Radio I have found is airing a lot of information we are not allowed to hear elsewhere as well. As citizens of the planet we owe it to others to be informed and work for the future rather than continuing to trash everything around us.

Incidentally, the Board of Elections was giving out incorrect information about the Democratic Primary February 5th. You can vote for Dennis Kucinich and he can take delegates to the National Convention if enough of us vote for him. Please folks, wake up and smell the fair trade coffee...our future depends on our being informed, involved citizens of the planet. We are all in this together. And by the way, I favor a pen and paper to vote! I think we are capable of counting and adding since they have discovered the machines can be altered with a blackberry and a magnet! Pen, paper and a count. Sure costs a lot less, we can still arrange to provide for disabled and you have a record!