Friday, July 13, 2007

American Democracy at its Finest

A microphone caught John Edwards and Hillary Clinton after the NAACP forum in Detroit yesterday proposing to exclude lesser-known candidates from the debates with Clinton saying, "We've got to cut the number ... They're not serious."

  TPM Cafe

Indeed, that is the way its done. Nothing new here. Except that Dennis Kucinich put it all up on his website, including video links and this bit:

According to the Associated Press, "Fox news microphones picked up Clinton and Edwards discussing their desire to limit future joint appearances to exclude some rivals lower in the crowded field."

"We should try to have a more serious and a smaller group," Edwards was overheard telling Clinton, according to the AP.

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Clinton added that she thought her campaign and Edwards' had previously been discussing steps to eliminate other candidates. "We've got to get back to it," Clinton told Edwards.

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The Kucinich campaign will immediately take steps to address the planned actions of the Clinton and Edwards campaigns.

You know, for as many of these microphone gaffes as we hear about, you'd think politicians would be smart enough to make sure theirs are off before saying stuff they don't want everyone to hear.


Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. --Mark Twain


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