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Dear Mr. Dean:

For all of you out there listening whose name is not Howard Dean- please call him @ 202-863-8000 or email him @http://www.democrats.org/contact to voice your disgust.

Truth be told, my “outrage” is fueled by the Des Moines Register having two different sets of criteria for the Republicans and Democrats.

As you know, Alan Keys was invited to participate.
He has no office in Iowa.
His NATIONAL office, as listed on his own website, is a PO BOX!

I visited the Des Moines Register personally to try and find out why. You can imagine my reception was about as warm

Additionally, the Iowa Democratic party’s spokesperson told me in person and on camera- “we had nothing to do with it.”

Look: I believe her.

That I BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUE (I’m NOT suggesting a pro active conspiracy here) is non the less a bit hard to swallow. Shouldn’t the Democratic party have “something to do with it?” I know this was not a sanctioned debate, but

With the obscene way we elect presidents in this country- (Iowa is a local vote with a national significance) the sloppy and irresponsible decisions of the Des Moines register bring justifiable shame to that publication. The lack of even a condemning statement from the IOWA Democratic party is evidence that they do not wish for a fair an open debate.

Combined, the exclusion of Dennis Kucinich from the December 13th debate is yet another symptom of how democracy is undermined by corporate interest and party politics (or in the case of the Iowa democratic party)- a regrettable lack of engagement in the political process.

Howard Dean, because there will be other debates, in other states, not “officially” sanctioned by the democratic party- but by media partners in bed with corporate interests- you must, immediately and definitively issue a statement SHAMING the Des Moines Register. In doing so, you can take one small step toward protecting the already broken electoral process as we move forward.

Your silence on this will indicate clearly to voters that the Democratic party supports the silencing of candidates like Dennis Kucinich.

If the democratic party wishes to silence a candidate who wants to end the war;
Who wants to make non violence our organizing principle;
Who wants to repeal the patriot act;
Who wants healthcare for all- not by compelling people to buy into plans (as other candidates would have us do) that will fatten the pockets of medical insurance companies, but by simply join the rest of the developed world and providing it healthcare for their citizens.

If the democratic party wishes- or in it’s inaction- silences such a candidate- what need do we have for Republicans?

Come on Howard, step up to the plate.

Do the right thing.

YYEAHHH!!!!!!

Respectfully submitted,
Davis Fleetwood
December 18, 2007

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