Kucinich to appear in Tuesday night debate
By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com ReporterIt looks like Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich will be allowed to participate in Tuesday night’s debate, the AP is reporting.
“Senior Clark County District Court Judge Charles Thompson said if Kucinich is excluded, he'll issue an injunction stopping the televised debate.
“The judge sided with a lawyer for the Ohio congressman, who says debate host MSNBC at first invited Kucinich to take part and then told him last week he couldn't.
“A lawyer for the network said MSNBC decided to go with the top three candidates after the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries.
“The judge called it a matter of fairness and said Nevada voters will benefit if they hear from more than just Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards.”
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Why is Kucinich not spending his time at Area 51?
There is an easy fix here - the other candidates need to chip in for cab fare and send Kucinich to Area 51 where he can spend the evening searching for UFOs with his friend Shirley MacLaine. (Although, he better not bring his wife to Vegas. I think she's too young to get in anywhere worthwhile.)
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