Two-party 'charade' must end, Ron Paul says
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/10/paul.endorsement/index.html?section=cnn_latest
Type of Content: Article WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas called on voters to back a third-party candidate for president Wednesday, rejecting his party's nominee and offering equally harsh words for the Democratic candidate. Read »
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I agree that we can do better with more than a two-party system, but if the media makes all parties except two the "fringe parties" (the case in France, I think), then we would be at the same juncture as we are now. The UMP (Sarkozy's party) and the PS (Socialist Party) are usually the only choices in France. The media doesn't allow much discourse from, for instance, Jean-Marie Le Pen's party, or the Communist Party. We have to change the media as well as the party system, I think, or why make changes at all?
It sounds like Bob Barr didn't show up to the press conference today because he was mad Ron Paul didn't give him a solo endorsement. According to this article, Barr agreed to come, but backed out about a half hour before the press conference. He then apparently lied during his own press conference by saying he never committed to go.
http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/09/shane-cory-to-ron-paul...