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Presidential Debates, Godwin’s Law, and Bloggers Blamed

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In Libertarian news, the 2008 Libertarian Party Presidential Debate will be broadcast live from Heartland Libertarian Convention in Kansas City on Saturday, April 5. You can hear it on KCXL or Blog Talk Radio.

The debate will feature George Phillies; Wayne Allyn Root; Christine Smith; Michael Jingozian; Dr. Mary J. Ruwart; and Mike Gravel. It will start at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time, so it will be at 8 a.m. Saturday morning Pacific Standard Time (For those of us on the West Coast!).

Also, a 30-minute recap of the debate is scheduled! I urge all those interested or curious about third-party politics to listen in for my party's candidates.

In other news, it seems the Right Wing's spokeswoman, the 'beloved' Ann Coulter, made headlines this week when she compared Obama's autobiography, "Dreams From My Father", to "Mein Kampf".

She does make some interesting points, but this is, by far, not the first time a candidate has been Godwin-ed in the news. Does this mean we can stop paying attention to Ann Coulter now, as she'll have noting more of value to say? Lord, I really hope so.

Finally, it seems we bloggers will be blamed if the Democrats lose the election. At least, this is according to Bill O'Reilly. This strikes me as odd, as I would have thought hosts like him and Rush Limbaugh encouraging Republicans to vote Democrat and PROLONG this fight for the Democrats' nomination would be FAR more detrimental than a few online flame wars.

Ah, but I guess that is just my common sense flaring up again.

Until next time, keep on reading, and I'll keep on writing.  And don't forget to listen to the presidential debate Saturday!

- Citizen Voices blogger Steven Garrett is a professional food blogger who lives in Chula Vista.

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