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Eric will appear in the WMHT/Times Union 20th Congressional District Candidates' Debate at the station's studio on Thursday March 19th from 7:30pm - 8:30pm.
The debates will be hosted by Susan Arbetter of WMHT's "New York Now" and Times Union staff writer, Casey Seiler. The debate will also be simulcast on public television stations WSKG (Binghamton), and Mountain Lake PBS (Plattsburgh).
Libertarian Candidate Sundwall To Face Rivals In Times-Union/WMHT Debate
Niverville, NY 3/18/09 Libertarian special election congressional candidate Eric Sundwall will be included in the debate sponsored by the Albany Times-Union www.timesunion.com and WMHT on Thursday, March 19th at 7:30pm, according to campaign manager Richard Cooper. As of now, Republican candidate James Tedisco will not participate. This Friday, Sundwall will appear on WMHT's "New York Now" program. Also on Friday, WMHT will make available the debate on their website www.wmht.org.
The following Thursday, March 26th at 7:00pm there will be a "town hall" style debate sponsored by WROW and the League of Women Voters with constituents in the audience at the Holiday Inn Express in Latham.
Cooper continued "However, Channel 13 WNYT has refused to include Eric Sundwall in the debate on Tuesday, March 24th. News director Paul Lewis gave as a reason that they only invited candidates of parties receiving 5 percent or more in the previous election. But such a standard automatically blocks out the new. Ralph Nader, Tom Golisano and Ross Perot could not have been in the debates the first time they ran. Eric Sundwall believes that the people of the 20th Congressional District are entitled to hear alternative views, not just those from the tired old parties. We met the extensive list of requirements from WMHT. We urge WNYT to reconsider and include Eric Sundwall from the Libertarian Party."
Good luck tonight Eric! It will be nice to hear someone speaking the truth on TV for a change.
Have a GREAT debate!
Eric,
Have a great time debating. Remember not to sink into the pig sty with the politicians, speak honestly (as you always do), and answer the questions (unlike the politicians who will duck and dive away from answering the questions.)
As they say in show business "Break a Leg!"
Can you post the WMHT debate on this website?
I would really like to see it.
Also, that is a travesty of supposedly "public" broadcasting for WNYT to censor Mr. Sundwall like that. There are only THREE candidates for the office, it is insane and I believe politically motivated to prevent Eric from being a part of the public process. It would seem that WNYT is violating their public charter of equal access, and a complaint made to the FCC in that regard.