Green Party candidate Cobb Challenges Kerry to Weekly Debates

[Fionn]

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/9/prweb154890.htm

Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb today challenged John Kerry to a series of weekly debates. Kerry recently issued the same challenge to George Bush who declined.
(PRWEB) September 4, 2004 -- Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb today challenged John Kerry to a series of weekly debates. Kerry recently issued the same challenge to George Bush who declined.

“If Senator Kerry is really interested in a series of debates addressing the critical issues facing our county, I’m happy to provide him with the opportunity,” said Cobb.

“Senator Kerry will find, however, that a debate with me is not the same thing as debating George Bush. Bush and Kerry agree on a wide range of issues; in fact their similarities are much greater than their differences. Unlike Bush and Kerry, I call for an immediate end to the occupation of Iraq, a complete repeal of the so-called ‘Patriot’ Act, single-payer universal health care, a Living Wage and an end to the racist ‘war on drugs.’ Senator Kerry and I would actually get to debate the issues rather than just agree on them,” said Cobb.

Cobb debated Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik Tuesday night in New York City. Both candidates agreed that the U.S. should end the occupation of Iraq and the “war on drugs.” However, the two independent candidates presented starkly different views on health care and minimum wage laws.

Cobb and Badnarik are scheduled to debate at least once more, at Cornell University on October 6, during the campaign. No “third party” candidates have been invited to participate in the debates sponsored by the bi-partisan, corporate-funded Commission on Presidential Debates.

“The debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates are a sorry spectacle devoid of substance and spontaneity. With the stilted format, softball questions and exclusion of all independent candidates, the result is a staged performance that has as much in common with an actual ‘debate’ as the World Wrestling Federation does with the Olympics. We call on John Kerry to debate David Cobb and let the American people hear an uncensored and relevant political dialogue,” said Cobb-LaMarche Media Coordinator Blair Bobier.

For more information: Cobb-LaMarche campaign: http://www.votecobb.org. Green Party of the United States: http://www.gp.org. ###

[Fionn]

1. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM???

I thought they were on our side???

AARGH!

[Bucky]

3. Nope. They're Greens, we're Dems. Different party from us.

The future of the Green Party is brightened by the failure of the Democratic Party. It's in their partisan interest for Bush to win. Strategically, they're going to do what it takes to advance their cause. We should not be surprised by this.

In this, they are quite similar to Republicans, in fact. They both tend to put partisan interests above the national interest. Democrats do seem to be patriots first--when the country hits a crisis we rally behind the president, even when we think he's not up the job or making every call right. The country comes first.

When a Democrat is president, many Republicans, perhaps most of them, tend to use crises as rallying points to attack their opponents, even when a nominal display of unity would strengthen the country's hand in dealing with security matters (e.g., Kosovo, the missile attacks on al-Qaeda, and President Clinton's attempt to initiate anti-terrorism legislation).

[2Design]

2. forget this waste of energy.....we must defeat bush not help

these people at this time...we can help the environment once we get rid of bush

[JI7]

4. Cobb should debate Nader or LaRouche