Gravel on The Colbert Report May 2!

In response to MSNBC's slight of Sen Gravel I wrote to Chuck Todd (Chuck.Todd@nbcuni.com) and Marc Binder(mambinder@nationaljournal.com) who are in charge of there political coverage. I asked who they were to say the Gravel wasn't a legitimate candidate and why they were fighting on behalf of the so-called front runners, who I pointed out only held that position because the media keeps covering them at everyone else's expense. Here was the response from them "Ari,

I'll trump you in re: a personal response.

Here's our reasoning: It was a debate; instead of exchanging ideas and pressing points, Gravel resorted to ad hominem attacks. Frankly, his message was powerful enough without them. If you were Hillary Clinton, why would you put yourself in a situation like that?
Marc"
I have not yet responded, but I thought that in addition to my response, which will not be kind given that he basically said they are on Hilary's side (I mean why else would they care about her position), all of you might want to give these pundits a piece of your minds as well. Keep up the good fight. Things are already beginning to change.

Ari

 

Ari Rutenberg

Ari.rutenberg@gmail.com

Article on rawstory.com

you speak the truth about the corporate-state military and prison-industrial complex that currently runs the show in the US. i was falling asleep watching the usual sidestepping and posturing during the debate when you came on and demanded that candidates actually engage with the real issues.

Just remember - "he who has no confidence in the creative capacity of the masses and in their capability to revolt doesn't belong in the revolutionary movement. He should go to a monastery and get on his knees and start praying. Because he is no revolutionary. He is a son of a bitch." (Sam Dolgoff)

Thanks for trusting us Mike - We'll do our best to give you as large a soapbox as we can before the corporate media decides you are too much of a threat

Dear Mr. Gravel,

I just watched your Colbert Report appearance. I think Steven was very nice and you did an amazing job, getting your point across. I just wanted to mention this point for the future appearances. The successful guests are the people who play by the rules of Colbert. For instance, when he asked you about Iraq and Vietnam, being different, I would have agreed and would have started to explain the geographical and cultural differences.

You are the only reasonable person in the race. I sincerely wish you success

If you want to get more exposure on his show, all you have to do is include as one of your campaign slogans .

Vote Gravel 2008: More Truthfulness, less Truthiness.

He may even put you on his 'list'.

Just a thought.

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Even if we should fail let the ideals live on.

Mike,

I really liked you on Colbert but what happened to the angry guy in the debates? I think you should attack other candidates more and expose them for the fools they really are. Keep up the great work!

I think Mike Gravel would benefit from holding debates online, either msnbc.com or even something like myspace or youtube. more people use the internet as their source of information than all other media combined.

also, i think bill gates would support mike gravel and i tihnk he would be a huge ally in the business world.

I watched the re-run last night, 11:30... and found your sit down with Colbert pretty amusing.... I hope he invites you back.

You did a good job showing that you are not a grumpy old man, by contrast.... you had a very good aura about yourself on the show.

Off topic: Chris Mathews claimed on his show last night that Hillary is in first place, sadly this doesn't really reflect 'America', in contrast, it reflects MSNBC / General Electric's obsession with Getting Hillary to be the Democratic Candidate in 2008 which will result in a win for the Republican Candidate, whoever it may be on the Republican Ticket. (That is how I see the MSNBC / GE Strategy-Obsession of Hillary).

Well done on The Colbert Report.. Anyone see what Obama did to the  person that was running the Obama Myspace spot.. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OSE0FO0&show_article=1  read the article and tell me what you thought on how Obama's team handled it. Sad the guy spent alot of time on it. Got the big kick in ....

Hello

Here is the link for Mike Gravel on the Colbert Report:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KMb_CwDaiQ

Best Regards from Portugal

Paulo

YouTube? Google? Link please. :)

I've long been interested in Direct Democracy and abolishing the electoral college, so go, Mike, go. The pathetic candidate offerings (of both parties) for the 2008 election have me thinking about the old anarchist admonishment: "Don't vote; it only encourages them." I need to know more but you look like a candidate I could back. Thanks! 

You blew my mind on Iraq with "what is there to win?" Congratulations on a very impressive appearance!

So how do we get the kingmaker media to realize you are the candidate we really want?

At least Mike got some air time, but come on! We are drenched with news reports of Hillary, Obama, Gilluiani and McCain. What will it take to get more media attention???

 

This is actually my first time watching the Colbert Report -- I know I'm ashamed to admit that -- but I found him to be hilarious. I thought Mike did very well. He was funny, relaxed, and comfortable. He was able to get his points across, and got thunderous applause from the audience when he said that the war was already lost. I also loved his joke about the "Colbert Bump" and considering him as Vice Presidential material. Let's keep these TV appearances up. I'm setting my DVR for the Today Show tomorrow since I heard that Mike is going to be on.

Loved the spot on the Colbert Report. Finally a Democratic candidate to get excited about. Mike does a great job bringing important issues and important views to the front of the debate.

 All Right!!!!!

Yeah on colbert nation website there isn't any mention of Mike. Some Science journalist is mentioned as the guest instead. What happened?

I just watched the opening, and Colbert didn't even mention Mike?

I have seen postings on the E-mails I have been getting saying: Cheney better know as the soldier, marine, sailor, and airman killer. If the Republicans don’t start to bring home the troops soon they are going to be known as the soldier, marine, sailor, and airman killers. Would you ever use this in your campaign??? Yes or No FOR: Dennis Kucinich Bill Richardson Hillary Clinton Joe Biden Barack Obama John Edwards Chris Dodd Mike Gravel Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi DARREL L. WAKLEY\ 4986 South 2000 West Lot#29 Rexburg Idaho 83440 208-403-6989 lamar@ida.net

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win."

I don't watch too much TV so I was surprised to see what a punk Chris Matthews came across as when he picked the fight with Mike after the debate. He was surprised to see that it was his own talking head he held in his hands in the midst of the scrap he started.

Ghandi's observation played out in full in the few minutes it took for Matthews first to be interrupted from "important talk" with his co-anchor person, then to start ridiculing Mike, then fighting... and before he knew it Mike had won.

Keith Olberman? I saw a good essay or two he'd written on Commondreams or somewhere else awhile back. He was a couple of years late there. Mostly he was playing the role of canary in the mineshaft. If he could sing a truthful song in the mainstream mineshaft then the trolls could be sent in to his drift and see if they could find some paydirt too. If he's joining the mainstream media chorus on Mike now, don't worry. He's a TV whore. He'll be backing the winner in six months.

What I Like To Do:

1) Go to Google News: http://news.google.com/
2) Search for “Mike Gravel”
3) Read news items and blog posts regarding Senator Gravel...
4) If the post is fair and/or positive, send an e-mail to the author thanking him for his work, or post a comment to the website to express your support for Senator Gravel.
5) If the item is unfair and/or negative, send an e-mail to the author questioning his rationale, or post a comment to the website to express your point-of-view.

In this day in age, it is not about petitioning the government, it is really about petitioning the media. The right wing understands this very well. And after all the success we had this past weekend in getting Senator Gravel into that June 3rd debate, we know that we have the Power to dictate what happens in this campaign!

I for one have already enjoyed a number of good conversations with real journalists and fancy media types—and you can too!

 

Power to the People! Power to the People! Vote for Mike Gravel...Power to the People, right on!!!

Keep in mind that I have never heard of Senator Gravel until 30 minutes ago. However, after hearing just one of his debates on You Tube I could not believe that I was in reality and that there was a man with a vision still left in this country. I am still in shock and awe of what I just saw. I believe that it is important, if not crucial for the survival of America as a country of democratic freedoms that this man wins. Being a permanent resident I cannot vote, but I will do my damn best to help spread the word.

Give 'em hell Gravel!

Looking forward to seeing Mike on Colbert tonight. Hope to see him on the Daily Show soon too.

It's awesome to see the excitement of ideas that are coming from so many different directions.

The National Initiative is our chance to restore America to the Democracy it once was, where I'm sure there was a similar "clash" between very different people and ideals who all found themselves UNITED, somehow, under the same banner.

Though we may be different, we are Americans, and we want the best for one another. We WILL find our way.

Gravel 2008, "Let the People Decide",

Eli, U.S. Government Bodyguard, Baghdad, Iraq

I'm expecting a lot of applause tonight for Gravel. I can't wait!

This is going to be a good show tonight.