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[Phillip Rhodes <mindcrime AT cpphacker.co.uk>]

And just in case anybody was operating under the assumption that
the only Presidential debates were the ones featuring Georghn Kerbush
debating himself, see below.


TTYL,


Phil

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PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SCHEDULED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, THURSDAY OCT 
7, 2004

October 3 — While the George Bush and John Kerry campaigns are barely 
noticeable in Texas, the race for the highest office in the land will be 
focused on the state capital this week. The registered campus 
organizations of the Libertarian and Green parties at the University of 
Texas have sponsored a debate between presidential candidates Michael 
Badnarik of the ibertarian Party and David Cobb of the Green Party. 
Ralph Nader (independent/Reform Party), Michael Peroutka (Constitution 
Party), John Kerry (Democratic Party), and George W. Bush (Republican 
Party) were also invited to attend. Nader and Peroutka have both 
declined the invitation. No official word has been received from the 
Kerry or Bush campaigns. The debate will be held on the west mall of the 
University of Texas at Austin campus on Thursday Nov 7 at 11:30 AM. Ben 
Philpot of KUT radio will be the moderator. Badnarik is a resident 
Austin and was chosen as the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee in 
a tightly contested convention on June 6. He will appear on the ballot 
in Texas and a total of 48 states and the District of Columbia.

Cobb is a native of the Houston area and was chosen as the Green Party’s 
nominee. The Green party has qualified for ballots in 28 states, but 
will not appear on the Texas ballot (1).

“We are actively campaigning in Texas,” said Libertarian Party of Texas 
chairman Patrick Dixon.

“The chairman of the Democratic Party [Charles Soechting] of Texas has 
told his members not to support the Kerry campaign (2,3) and Michael 
Badnarik is glad to make Texas a 2 horse race pitting our Seabiscuit 
against the War Admiral.

“Michael Badnarik is a Texan and has his campaign headquarters in 
Austin. He has actively campaigned in Texas, including a fundraising 
event with musician Jimmie Vaughan and a recent fund raiser in Austin 
with over 200 in attendance. Our presence on the ballot in Texas and the 
rest of the country will have a profound effect on the outcome. An 
investment in the Badnarik campaign may be the best way to defeat Bush.”

A study conducted by the Hubert Humphrey Institute at the University of 
Minnesota (4), polling by John Zogby (5), and several media articles 
(6-10) all show the Libertarian Party can dramatically affect the 
outcome of the presidential election.

Both Badnarik and Cobb will be available for press interviews in the 
Chicano Culture Room on the fourth floor of the Texas Student Union 
between 12:45 PM and 1:30 PM. This room may also be used in case of rain 
for the debate.

1.) Ballot Access News, www.ballot-access.org

2.) Texas Democratic Party, Aug 8, 2004,
www.txdemocrats.org/news/detail/?id=200

3.) Associated Press, Aug 10, 2004 “Top Texas Democrat Seeks Party’s Funds”

4.) Lawrence R Jacobs, Hubert H Humphrey Center for the Study of
Politics,
http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/csp/elections/thirdparty_realthreat.htm

5.) Zogby International “The New Spoiler ” Libertarian candidate could
hurt Bush, http://www.zogby.com/Soundbites/ReadCLips.dbm?ID=8646

6.) CBS News “Bush’s Third Party Threat”
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/21/politics/main619019.shtml

7.) Los Angeles Times “Libertarian Badnarik May Cost Bush Support, Poll
Finds”
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-poll21jul21,1,6543600.s
tory

8.) Christian Science Monitor “Third Party Threat; It’s not just Nader”
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0420/p09s02-coop.html

9.) CNS News.com “Libertarian Party Says It Will Drain Votes From Bush”
http://www.cnsnews.com/Politics/Archive/200406/POL20040601b.html

10.) Washington Times, “Third Parties Making Life Difficult for Bush,
Kerry” July 6, 2004,
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040706-122141-4208r.htm