Micheal Munger left out of planned gubenatorial debates

[rancher89]

http://www.wral.com:80/news/state/story/3026339/

"Once we're all on the ballot, each party had equal status in the eyes of the voters," said Munger, a Duke University professor. "It's a breach of trust for these organizations ... to exclude the Libertarians without explanation."

This is not a good thing for our state, we need to put the pressure on the two parties and the hosts of these debates, NOW.

[Kludge]

Probably afraid his haircut would scare away potential viewers :rolleyes:

[rancher89]

Silly, he cut his hair a long time ago, just saw him last week, he seems very nice and has a very down to earth manner. I like his views also.

[Kludge]

Silly, he cut his hair a long time ago, just saw him last week, he seems very nice and has a very down to earth manner. I like his views also.

Really...? I'm interested in what he looks like now....

http://lh6.google.com/image/hogarth/RZ8lIze3VVI/AAAAAAAABD4/UBEZqj7idBo/s288/IMG_0034.JPG<-- What I remember him as

His views are very appealing, but I still don't believe Libertarians are ready to jump to trying serious elections for governor.

[rancher89]

This is more what he looks like now
http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070804/images/lg_mung033004030.jpghttp://munger4ncgov.com/

I'm not a Libertarian, I'm a Republican, but I like his view point.

[slacker921]

So... what can we do? Who do we write or call?

The two parties can't get away with this without a decent fight and/or some guilt trip applied.

[slacker921]

also.. Munger is polling at 4% in NC and is pulling a lot of his vote from McCrory, so you might think that the Democrats would be trying (behind the scenes of course) to get Munger in the debates. Maybe Democrats aren't that smart?

[rancher89]

This is a list of newspapers in Gaston and Mecklenburg
County. a friend put it together four years ago, so some of
the information might be out of date. There are also a
couple of Spanish-language papers. No doubt there are
other non-English papers. I don't have the information
for those


Charlotte Weekly
1421-C Orchard Lake Dr
Charlotte, NC 28270
ph: 704-849-2261
fax: 704-849-2504
http://www.thecharlotteweekly.com
editor@thecharlotteweekly.com

Charlotte Observer
P. O. Box 32188
Charlotte, NC 28232
ph: 704-358-5000
fax: 704-358-5022
http://www.charlotteobserver.com
opinion@charlotteobserver.com

Charlotte Post (Black-oriented)
P. O. Box 30144
Charlotte, NC 28230
ph: 704-376-0496
fax: 704-342-2160
http://www.thecharlottepost.com
editorial@thecharlottepost.com

Charlotte World (conservative Christian)
8701 Mallard Creek Rd
Charlotte, NC 28262
ph: 877-569-9858
fax: 704-503-6691
http://www.thecharlotteworld.com
letters@thecharlotteworld.com

Creative Loafing
P. O. Box 241988
Charlotte, NC 28224
ph: 704-522-8334
fax: 704-522-8088
http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com
backtalk@creativeloafing.com

Q-Notes (Gay-oriented)
P. O. Box 221841
Charlotte, NC 28222
ph: 704-531-9988
fax: 704-531-1361
http://www.q-notes.com
editor@q-notes.com

Rhinoceros Times
225 W. Morehead St
Charlotte, NC 28202
ph: 704-338-1028
fax: 704-338-1029
http://www.rhinotimes.com
me@rhinotimes.com

Catholic News and Herald
P. O. Box 37267
Charlotte, NC 28237
ph: 704-370-3333
fax: 704-370-3382
catholicnews@charlottediocese.org

Banner News
132 N. Main St
Belmont, NC 28012
ph: 704-825-0104
fax: 704-825-0894
http://www.thebannernews.com
editor@mybannernews.com

Cherryville Eagle
P. O. Box 699
Cherryville, NC 28021
ph: 704-435-6752
fax: 704-435-8293
no internet contact information

Gaston Gazette
P.O. Box 1538
Gastonia, NC 28053
http://www.gastongazette.com
eitorials: Barry Bridges
Ph: 704-869-1813
Fax: 704-867-5751
E-mail: bbridges@gastongazette.com

The Herald
200 S. Old Statesville Rd
Huntersville, NC 28078
ph: 704-766-1200
http://www.huntewrsvilleherald.com
letters@huntersvilleherald.com

The Mint Hill Times,
PO Box 690577
Charlotte NC 28227
ph: 704-573-4606
news@minthilltimes.com

Matthews Record
P.O. Box 3030
Matthews, NC 28106
ph: 704-443-0017
fax: 704-443-0031
http://www.matthewsrecord.com
editor@matthewsrecord.com

[rancher89]

For those who are ready to step up the *civil* pressure, here is the
contact information to call, FAX, or email the debate organizers and
sponsors:

June 21 at the N.C. Bar Association's annual meeting at Atlantic Beach.
http://www.ncbar.org/about/staffContacts.aspx
Phone: (919) 677-0561 or 1-800-662-7407

Aug. 19, hosted by television station WTVD in Durham.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/feature?section=resources/inside_station/station_info&id=5777536
general.manager@abc11mail.com

Sept. 9, hosted by Capitol Broadcasting Co., the parent company of
WRAL-TV in Raleigh.
http://www.cbc-raleigh.com/contact.asp
Phone: (919) 890-6000
Fax: (919) 890-6095
Email: webmaster@cbc-raleigh.com

Sept. 19 in Cary, sponsored by the Public School Forum and the
"Education: Everybody's Business Coalition."
http://www.ncforum.org/contact/default.aspx
Phone: (919) 781-6833
Fax: (919) 781-6527

Oct. 15 in Charlotte, sponsored by the WSOC-TV, WTVI-TV and the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg League of Women Voters.
WSOC-TV
http://www.wsoctv.com/station/1928956/detail.html
Phone: 704-338-9999 (Main switchboard)

WTVI-TV
http://www.wtvi.org/contact.cfm
Telephone 704-372-2442

LWV
http://goleaguego.org/contact.html
Telephone: 704-556-4600

[acptulsa]

also.. Munger is polling at 4% in NC and is pulling a lot of his vote from McCrory, so you might think that the Democrats would be trying (behind the scenes of course) to get Munger in the debates. Maybe Democrats aren't that smart?

Are Coke and Pepsi smarter trying to get people who drink the other cola to drink Royal Crown or are they smarter doing what they do--i.e. trying to convince people that either Royal Crown doesn't exist or it doesn't matter?

The first way Royal Crown might eat into their competitor's market more than theirs, but it will eat into their market. The second way their main competitor may sell more but so do they as the two split Royal Crown's market.

I remember when Ford and Chevy did the same thing to Dodge Trucks. Dodge did the only thing you can do besides take it--they shoved it up their competitors' rumps and broke it off. That, if you'll recall, was in '94. They used excellent fresh styling and a turbodiesel. So, what can the Libertarian Party come up with that's as good as fresh styling and a hot diesel?

[rancher89]

Actually, there's been a wrinkle in the above ommission about Munger being left out of the debate. The "other" parties may not have "officially" gotten the word from the state that the Libertarian Party is on the ballot.

Be that as it may, it's common knowledge that they are on the ballot and this appears to be a clear snub.

It's interesting to note that the Gub debate scheduled earlier this year at Queens College (in Charlotte), where Munger was invited to debate before they were officially on the ballot, has been cancelled and another debate has been scheduled in Charlotte, around the same time.......

I'll keep you posted

[stephensmith]

Same old, same old, I'm afraid. I've been involved with LP campaigns for longer than I care to remember. They GOP and Dem establishment candidates always manage to find a way or a reason to exclude the Libertarian from debates. On the rare occasion when a well-spoken, well-presenting LP candidate does get into a debate, he/she generally picks up 2 to 4 percentage points above the usual LP result. At least that's what I've observed.