Commission on Presidential Debates

Commission on Presidential Debates

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_on_Presidential_Debates

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) began in 1987 by the Democratic and Republican parties to establish the way that presidential election debates are run between candidates for President of the United States. The Commission is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation as defined by federal US tax laws,[1] whose debates are sponsored by private contributions from foundations and corporations.[2]

The CPD sponsors and produces debates for the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates and undertakes research and educational activities relating to the debates. The organization, which is a nonprofit corporation controlled by the Democratic and Republican parties, has run each of the presidential debates held since 1988. The Commission is headed by Frank Fahrenkopf, a former head of the Republican National Committee, and former White House press secretary Michael D. McCurry.[3] As of 2014,[4] the Board of directors consists of Howard Graham Buffett, John C. Danforth, Charles Gibson, John Griffen, Antonia Hernandez, John I. Jenkins, Newton N. Minow, Leon Panetta, Richard D. Parsons, Dorothy Ridings, Alan K. Simpson, Olympia Snowe, and Shirley M. Tilghman.

Criticism

In 1988, the League of Women Voters withdrew its sponsorship of the presidential debates after the George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis campaigns secretly agreed to a "memorandum of understanding" that would decide which candidates could participate in the debates, which individuals would be panelists (and therefore able to ask questions), and the height of the podiums. The League rejected the demands and released a statement saying that they were withdrawing support for the debates because "the demands of the two campaign organizations would perpetrate a fraud on the American voter."

At a 1987 press conference announcing the commission's creation, Fahrenkopf said that the commission was not likely to include third-party candidates in debates, and Paul G. Kirk, Democratic national chairman, said he personally believed they should be excluded from the debates.

In 2003, a 501(c)(3) called Open Debates was formed[10] to advocate debates that included third parties and that allowed exchanges among the candidates.[11] Criticism by Open Debates of CPD for the 2012 election include the secret contract between CPD and the Obama and Romney campaigns (a complaint joined by 17 other organizations including Judicial Watch)[12] and CPD informing the candidates of the debate topics in advance.

In 2004, citing the CPD's 32 page debate contract, Connie Rice on NPR's The Tavis Smiley Show called the CPD debates "news conferences," and "a reckless endangerment of democracy."[14] On October 8, 2004, Green Party candidate David Cobb was arrested in an act of civil disobedience, breaking a police line while protesting the Commission on Presidential Debates for excluding third-party candidates from the nationally televised debates in St. Louis, Missouri. Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik also was arrested in the protest.

In 2008, the Center for Public Integrity labeled the CPD a "secretive tax-exempt organization." CPI analyzed the 2004 financials of the CPD, and found that 93 percent of the contributions to the non-profit CPD came from just six donors, the names of all of which were blacked out on the donor list provided to the CPI.

In August 2012, an informal group called Help the Commission on Presidential Debates, as a reaction to the CPD website having no contact information,[16] offered to print out comments sent to them and hand-deliver the printouts to CPD.[17] They claim success in getting the CPD to post an e-mail address,[18][19] but since then attempts to hand-deliver printed comments have been met with threats of arrest.[20]

Also in August, 2012 a second informal group called Occupy the CPD was formed[21] and a month later members visited Romney campaign headquarters in Boston dressed in chicken costumes carrying signs reading "too chicken to face [Green Party candidate] Jill Stein in a rematch" and presented a Romney staffer with "The World's Biggest Chicken Award."[22] Jill Stein had previously debated Mitt Romney during the 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[23] after which The Boston Globe declared her "the only adult in the room."[24][25]

During the last week of September, 2012, three sponsors withdrew their sponsorship of the 2012 debates for not including third parties: BBH New York, YWCA USA and Philips Electronics.

George H.W. Bush

George H.W. Bush was the president for the George H.W. Bush administration, Christopher Buckley was his speechwriter, and is a member of the Bohemian Club.

Note: Christopher Buckley was George H.W. Bush’s speechwriter, a blogger for the Daily Beast, and is a member of the Bohemian Club.

Tina Brown is the founder of the Daily Beast, and a friend of Arianna Huffington.

Arianna Huffington is a friend of Tina Brown, a director at the Center for Public Integrity, and a friend of Henry A. Kissinger.

Barbra Streisand Foundation was a funder for the Center for Public Integrity.

Henry A. Kissinger is a friend of Arianna Huffington, a member of the Bohemian Club, a director at the American Friends of the Bilderberg (think tank), was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Walter L. Cronkite was a member of the Bohemian Club.

George H.W. Bush talks about the New World Order; Walter Cronkite said he is glad to sit at the Right Hand of Satan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd2M4S5D1uc

Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.

Henrietta Holsman Fore is a member of the Belizean Grove, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Economic Policy Institute, Refugees International, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Millennium Promise, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the Urban Institute (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a VP for the Crown Family Foundation.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the president of the Crown Family Foundation, the chairman for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Tavis Smiley show was a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program.

Alan K. Simpson is a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates, and a co-chair for the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by the Economic Policy Institute.

John C. Danforth is a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates, and a director at Refugees International.

Antonia Hernandez is a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates, and a director at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

John I. Jenkins is a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates, and was a director at the Millennium Promise.

Caroline B. Kennedy was a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates, and a director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Howard G. Buffett is a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates, and his father is Warren E. Buffett.

Warren E. Buffett is Howard G. Buffett’s father, a life trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank), and an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982

(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)

http://www.illuminati-news.com/110106a.htm

Chas. W. Freeman Jr. is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), was the National Intelligence Council chairman nominee for the Barack Obama administration, a U.S. ambassador for Saudi Arabia, and the president of the Middle East Policy Council.

Abdallah Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud is the king of Saudi Arabia, a benefactor for the Middle East Policy Council, and his son is Abdulaziz bin Abdullah.

Abdulaziz bin Abdullah is Abdallah Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud’s son, and a trustee at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

Shirley M. Tilghman is a trustee at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and a board of director for the Commission on Presidential Debates.

H. Patrick Swygert was a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates, the president of Howard University, and is an advisory board member for the National Security Agency (NSA).

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a trustee at Howard University, a trustee at the Institute of International Education, Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Ruth Hinerfeld is a trustee at the Institute of International Education, and was the president of the League of Women Voters.

Valerie B. Jarrett is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and was a managing director at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Booz Allen Hamilton is a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA).

Boeing Company is a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA).

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for the National Security Agency (NSA).

H. Patrick Swygert is an advisory board member for the National Security Agency (NSA), the president of Howard University, and was a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates.