Mike Gravel - The Revolution Will Be Televised
Posted May 01, 2007 | 0 Comments
tags: election 2008,
mike gravel,
politics
Former Senator Mike Gravel has taken the 2008 Presidential race by storm. On April 26th, his campaign came to the MSNBC televised South Carolina debate with a reported debt of over $90,000 and nearly undetectable support among Democrats. Following the debate, his funds moved swiftly into positive territory.
After this first television appearance, he became a celebrity of blogs all over the internet, garnered invaluable TV spots on the major networks, and through a grassroots effort on the part of his new supporters, landed a key invitation to the upcoming New Hampshire debates on May 3rd, to be televised on CNN. Gravel gained more in that one night than any other candidate, by a long shot.
In March, Gravel was refused an invitation to the NH debate, on account of a lack of "measurable public support." Disturbingly, some people were actually upset that he was to be included in the recent SC debate. If he had not been on stage that night, thousands of voters would not be abuzz with his name today, he would not have gotten invited to the NH debate, and his campaign would be falling even deeper into debt. How in the hell are you going to get your name out to begin with if you never get any time on TV? Do you really want to be limited to the usual suspects and those with enough ties to private interests to generate astronomical campaign funding?
Mike Gravel is an uncanny candidate. The central item of his campaign platform is called the National Initiative, a measure that would let Americans introduce and pass laws, similar to state referendums, only on the federal level. This kind of reform would finally give us power over juggernaut special interests and corporations that control our government and our culture. This is a truly revolutionary idea, and we have a once in a lifetime chance for a revolutionary president.
No other candidate comes close to matching this guy in my book. Clinton, Edwards, Obama, Biden, Richardson, Dodd - on April 26th he made their identity crystal clear: just another cheap batch of phony, corrupt politicians with nothing strong about them other than their ties to the private interests that run and ruin our country every day. Watch the video above for a good laugh and maybe even shed a tear of joy. To some, he came off as a crazy kook, while others saw his courage and passion. He did let his tempers flare a bit, but at the same time that's partly what got him noticed. He's quite tame in all the other media clips on his YouTube channel.
Take a look at his campaign's official website, Gravel08.us to learn more about his positions and how you can help his campaign. The greatest obstacle this revolutionary candidate faces is exactly what makes his opponents so vile, yet so powerful - private interests. Will it be possible for him to compete with multi-million dollar campaigns, while the media continues to portray him as some kind of comic relief? People like you and me will have to overcome these obstacles together. But that's what his campaign is all about, after all.
