From Slashdot:

slithytove writes “As many of us are aware,
the presidential debates are currently controlled by an organization called the
Commision on Presidential Debates. As anyone who’s seen a presidential debate recently
could guess, the CPD
does just what our two major parties want:
exclude third parties
and impose rules that
make the event more of a joint press conference than a debate. Non-establishment
candidates Michael
Badnarik and David Cobb will be having
an actual debate this Thursday. After debating each other, they will be rebutting
the points Bush and Kerry make in their pseudo-debate. Free
Market News will be streaming it and providing a download afterwards.”

Does anyone else really freakin’ hate the italics in Slashdot posts? They make reading
more difficult and less pleasant.

All political candidates lie. They all spin and distort and twist
half-truths to look good to voters and diminish their opponent.
Each has VALID
proposals, none of which will either save the country or ruin it. Do you really
think that either candidate is going to get their health plan passed without so
much amendment as to make it unrecognizable? It won’t happen, so stop worrying about
it.

Preach on, sister!