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  • The worst democrats are in the end of the race so we are sure to have McCain as president. Who needs money to be president? Vote Gravel and spread the word.

  • stfu, if you knew anything about politics you would know that Obama has just as enough experience as JFK and Regan.

  • That is what it is pretty much like, Gravel get less then a single percentage in the polls, elections, and DELEGATES. He has absolutely no chance of getting a single delegate.

  • you should drop out and vote for Obama

  • Why? He's a crook; worse than Hillary in some regards.

  • Nothing we say is unverifiable.

  • You can't handle the truth. You're just whining cuz Gravel had the balls to go after the frontrunners who are getting so much coverage while the other 5 or 6 Democrats that were in the race hardly got any good coverage. It's ridiculous! Richardson had more experience and a much better platform than Edwards, Hilary and Obama, and not even HE got much coverage. It all centered around the 2 worst candidates. It's despicable. And this is why we should not have corporate media!

  • in which regards, in your opinion?

  • Sorry. I meant how, as in: It would would be great if you point out how they are a crook.

  • Wow a reply from the candidate. I've never seen that from any other Presidential Candidate on YouTube. It would would be great if you point out they are a crook. Also tell us the meaning of them as members of the Council of Foreign Relation.

  • Well, the CFR's stated goal is to end american sovereignty.

    Hillary, Mccain, Obama, Huckabee, Romney, Edwards, Thompson (the list goes on and on) have all spoken to the CFR a number of times and Some are/have been members. Every president with the exception of 1 or 2 has been a member since its formation in 1921. Cheney was a director in the early 90's.

    It consists of politicians, banking interests and members of the media.

    Do a little snooping on CFR and David Rockefeller

  • A crook for sure. A rhetoric throwing liar. He is basically running on Hillary's policies, except being "cool" in the process. Same policies, same people. Keep fighting Mike!

  • In Europe you don't hear anything different from the MSM.

  • He should've :)

  • MSNBC is a joke.

  • It's disgusting how the Democratic party has become a pimp to secure the "woman" vote, the "black" vote and the "poor people" vote. Meanwhile, neither of the two remaining candidates will help either women, minorities or poor people once in power. Mike Gravel will. Mike Gravel was the one they shut out first!

  • Ugh. Statements like that disgrace journalism.

  • hahayouarefunny, I hope you're supporting Mr. Gravel know since Kucinich left us hanging...

    Mr. Gravel I have been boycotting MSNBC and NBC since November, and I've been urging my friends to do so. Thank you for staying in the ring and fighting for us +5 fav

  • Gravel rocks! He has my support.

    I don't blame Kucinich since he is up for reelection this year...

  • Thank goodness Dennis is focusing on his seat. We need him, and more people like him, in the Congress.

  • I am so glad Mr. Gravel's new book, Citizen Power, has been released. At least those who read can now learn more about this candidate instead of having to wade through 56 minutes of television inanity.

  • They retracted it immediatly after finding out it was false. If you make a mistake and correct it, I think a reasonable person could let it slide.

  • I guess I'm seriously messed up. I'd vote for Huckabee or Gravel.  Mr. Gravel does have ideas and principles that I admire and respect.

  • The media here in the US is annoying. They are afraid of the truth. They are the mouthpiece of King George! They need to learn how to be more critical!!

  • You can't fear what you manufacture and produce...

  • please win this election....don't cheat though, but do win...haha

  • Keep fighting the good fight!

  • Did WE stop to think that WE may be partly to blame for Mr. Gravel not being part of the debates? Please support him with monetary donations, too.  Please show your love in a visible way.

  • While you bring up a good point, I have to say that a candidates "war chest" should have no affect on whether or not he is allowed to address the public along with his fellow candidates (I feel like douche for even calling them that since they aren't even remotely on the same level that Mike is) that being said, I'm pretty sure the media is to blame with their rampant favoritism for the three candidates who are all exactly the same.

  • What criteria should be used determine when a candidate should be taken seriously and given media exposure? Who should decide and how should the decision be made and when?

  • owned

  • Fox also just claimed Mike dropped out a minute ago. The media needs to stop lying about his campaign.

  • Please, please, please. If you support what Mike Gravel is doing, his campaign, the National Initiative, please help him become OUR MILLION DOLLAR MAN by President's Day, January 21st, 2008! Please donate. Show your love!!!

  • Keith Olbermann delivered a personal retraction and apology on air the other day.

  • everyone! digg the "Noam Chompsky applauds Gravel's accomplishments" article on gravel2008DOTus

  • Where's the money?

  • Yeah, where's the money? Get this man some money Gravel people! It's just your Country (and your life) that hangs in the balance ya know...

  • too bad it's always the PACs or some white supermacists leaders who donate a bunch to THEIR candidates

  • Mr. Gravel said he had faith in people. Isn't it about time that faith on the part of Gravel supporters was made manifest? Please, peeps, show your love! Prove that Mr. Gravel is right once again...

  • not the point...i am tired of the tv elite picking my candidates!

  • Umm, do you like Romney or Paul? Just wondering because I couldn't tell from your page...Just vote for the National Initiative and we all win, no matter what...

  • Bastards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • For more MSNBC contact info - YT search:

    "MSNBC...(More Shit Nothing But Crap)"

  • Email to countdown at msnbc: To correct error misinforming public about Mike Gravel's campaign, please give him air time. Alternatively, in the interest of fairness, you could also mistakenly announce that the other Dem candidates have also withdrawn from the race. Then you could issue a retraction.

  • My opinion is that it is very likely that this alleged prank phone call did not even exist. Considering the past cases of corporate censorship, I think it is fair to surmise that corruption is rampant at the highest levels. Of course this behavior is acceptable for a "third-tier" candidate who does not adequately represent corporate interests. We, the people, are being screwed. Wake up, America!

  • Maybe this is comment is a bit brash. If I could, I would probably delete it; however, I have seen no indication of an investigation being made by NBC and I frankly found the apology to be formulaic and grossly insufficient. The "double-checking" statement almost seemed to shift the blame to Alex Colvin, as though it was NBC's word verses the Gravel campaign. From appearances, it seems they simply put the ball back in Gravel's court during a crucial moment for the campaign in NH.

  • This is why the retraction seems to be disingenuous to me. At the very best, this seems to be incompetent and irresponsible journalism.

  • Email to countdown at msnbc: To correct error misinforming public about Mike Gravel's campaign, please give him air time. Alternatively, in the interest of fairness, you could also mistakenly announce that the other Dem candidates have also withdrawn from the race. Then you could issue a retraction.

  • and make sure to mention on Nov. 12th that Olbermann commented on censored veterans, yet that's just what he did against Mike Gravel, a veteran who vows to help veterans more than any other candidate when elected President. And the veterans, along with their families & friends, and all citizens will be self empowered as the 4th Check (Checks and Balances) by the National Initiative to help solve their problems directly in present & future government. ni4d(DOT)us

  • disingenous?

    that steaming pile of crap smelled so bad, I could smell it through the TV.

  • MSNBC recently showed a 47 second video of the self proclaimed "Grand Warlock" from Mexico making a prediction that Hillary would become the next US president. An honorable man, Mike Gravel, who has served his country both in time of war and in peace is given no compensatory air time to communicate with his supporters. FOR SHAME!!

  • I think too the phone call probably doesn't exist. There is a chance it was a poser. The poser can be tracked if that person even exists. But finding Alex's name is not hard to do. Keith was just the puppet used to bring out the lie. This hit job against Mike was simple and the lousy quarter-minute explanation was gladly done because this was nothing and yet would be blindly accepted as patching things up.

  • It doesn't patch things up with me!! I bet it doesn't with the rest of Gravel's supporters either!

  • It certainly doesn't.

  • It was a very unfair and cheap shot at getting rid of Mike Gravel's reputation.

  • Statement by Alex Colvin on the Gravel forum:

    "Some clarification on the Olbermann announcement

    Submitted on January 6th, 2008 by alex

    I received an email from Domenico Montanaro at MSNBC that there was 'confusion here' as to whether or not Gravel was still in the race and that they had indeed reported that Senator Gravel was out, I replied with the following email statement:"

    (cont. on next comment)

  • (cont., 2nd part)

    "Senator Gravel has not withdrawn from the race and he continues to campaign in New Hampshire. Mr Olbermann's announcement was certainly premature. I then received an email from Mr Montanaro that an Alex Colvin phoned Alex Winter and told him that the Senator had withdrawn."

    (cont. on next comment)

  • (cont., 3rd and last part)

    I then phoned Mr Montanaro to tell him that 1) I did not speak to Mr Winter and in fact do not know who he is.

    2) Senator Gravel is not withdrawing from the race and there in no chance that anyone from the Gravel staff would make such a statement, and 3) Would MSNBC please retract the statement. Alex

    Gravel 08"

  • Gravel is a true threat to there set up!

    I will stay Gravelian!!

  • whats with YouTube taking so long to refresh the view count, takes waaaay to long!

  • NO

    paul would simply hand power to the states, not the People.

    NI4D

    Google it

  • Umm, NO! Have you ever heard of the National Initiative? And please share with the rest of the class how Ron Paul is planning on empowering us?

  • I can assure you the couch potatoes will enjoy a good scandal about dirty tricks or pathetic media fact-checking enough to go one evening without hearing about the young women.

    Thank you,

  • Since it was not made by Alex Colvin, who did make it and why?

    Who felt the need to put out this disinfo about Gravel and why?

    What kind of fact-checking or integrity does MSNBC have?

    Surely one of you fine journalists could manage to take time out from your coverage of Ms. Spears or Ms. Hilton to investigate the truth of this political disinfo dirty trick?

  • either way...a prank call (which is more likely) or from within his campaign...it's a crime!

  • forgot to mention the option that the lie came from msnbc itself of course!

  • yep, part of the subtext.

    If they were fed BS, they owe it to themselves to find out from who.

    If they don't, then what does that say?

  • no new news on an Ivestigation, right?

  • The following night Mr. Olberman offered a tiny apology and a big load of BS excuses for this gaffe.

    Mr. Olberman claimed that Alex Clovin, Gravel's press agent made the call. He then claims that MSNBC "double checked" the info before repeating it on air.

    Perhaps one of you would do a bit of investigating just what this "double check" consisted of.

    More important is who made this call?

  • Here is my letter to everyone at FOX & MSNBC

    Hot Story

    Ready to take on the challenge of a presidential election campaign "dirty tricks" story?

    Or perhaps you would just like to take Keith Olberman down a peg or two. :)

    At 11:30 EST Mr. Olberman announced that Senator Mike Gravel had dropped out of the race for president.

  • Go here and find out:

    youtubeDOTcom/gravel2008

  • The candidate who could empower YOU to turn this mess around!

  • My myspace profile got the most linked clicks to this video =D

  • Demand that MSNBC find WHO made that call!

    "double checked"?

    BULLSHIT

    The fastest way to double check would have been to call the campaign.

    Time to send this to BillO and let him rip on Olberman.

    Time to pitt all these lying bastards in the media against each other.

  • It definitely was not "double checked" properly.

    I think so, we can't sit around and wait for them to "investigate" because Tuesday is the New Hampshire primary. So this needs to be settled ASAP. BillO is just the tool to speed up the investigation.

    oreilly@foxnews(DOT)com

  • Time to swamp Olberman with Demands for an investigation of where this 'call' came from!

    If he doesn't, then we need to feed this story to Bill O. I'm sure he'd love to do a piece on how Olberman screwed up.

  • Way to go, lets have them investigate this!! and getting Mike's name on fox through Bill O'Reilly sounds good too!

  • The alleged Alex Colvin prank call "verified by NBC News"--This doesn't rest with me. Something is very fishy here. I don't buy the manufactured apology.

  • Neither do I.

  • respectable? give me a break.

  • Won't happen. Mike will poll higher in New Hampshire, Michigan and Nevada than he did in Iowa. He will be in this race until the very end. I recommend you to subscribe to Mike's channel (/gravel2008) and learn about the only respectable candidate going in this election.

  • and you telling me that the other are? yet another ass who doesnt know what he talking about!

  • SO WHO DO YOU SUPPORT

  • It doesn't matter who I support. The point of my post was that a few candidates have withdrawn their names from our ballot because Michigan broke the primary rules by moving it before Feb 5. As of right now it looks like the ballot choices will be; Hillary Clinton, Mike Gravel, Chris Dodd, uncommitted, write in (Kucinich is currently trying to get his name withdrawn). Not a lot of choices there.

  • Sen. Gravel is also the only Democratic candidate on the ballot in Florida, for the very same reasons.

  • It's not a problem with me.  That means he will win Florida!

  • Made a wild vid with music relating to corporate censorship

    /watch?v=y9zpX3amKp4

  • Mike Gravel brings the Truth

    /watch?v=ooc_lct3umo

    Watch it

  • Keith gave a half ass apology and even lamer excuse as to how it happened tonight.

    watch?v=8iRvawCfj-4

  • Someone posing as Alex Colvin? I'm sure his email box is full!

  • I wonder who Biden & Dodd supporters will endores now?

  • hey all keep commenting!!!!

    and view this over and over and over...we need people to see this

  • will do ;)

  • Our donations keep Mike Gravel's Campaign alive! Please donate to him on a weekly basis and contribute as much as you can on January 27th, the Day the Vietnam War ended (with the help of Mike Gravel)

  • There's gonna be a rally "Democracy in Detroit" on Sunday January 13th, 2008 at the Heidelberg Project from 1-5pm.

    heidelbergDOTorg for directions

  • He should sue them hehe

  • here's some irony for you. Keith Olbermann doing a bit about FREE SPEECH of VETERANS while he works TO CENSOR A VETERAN HIMSELF!!!!!!!!!

    Hypocrisy!!!!!!!

    /watch?v=H8-VQbbgCKo

  • not to defend Olbermann, but I believe the information was wrongfully handed to him by his pundit cohorts. This guy is the only mainstream media representative barraging rightist rhetoric and jingoism. Otherwise, Gravel rules!

  • olbermann is a total hypocrit. watch the link I left in my last comment. Its truly disgusting what he's done. and there is no excuse. NONE all the talking he does about free speech and here he is censoring a veteran that ended the vietnam war and IMPEACHED NIXON!

  • The MSM media like to point out that Gravel doesn't have much of a chance to win the election, so why are they so frightened by him?

  • cause Mike Gravel actually DOES have a chance, if you look at it rationally all the candidates have the equal chance to win, now it's Olbermann's job to change that and narrow the choices down to three

  • The point is is that Mike is one of us. If you count out Mike it is exactly the same as counting yourself out.

  • Because if his message is heard, he will win.

    Of course they are afraid.

    We elected presidents before TV & we can do it again.

  • great point. the era of television is through.

  • US media politics gets dirty.

  • I stopped trusting MSNBC when they took you out of the debates.

  • same here!

  • yeah that kind of scared me...I didn't want to give up on gravel. hopefully this "rumor" clears up. I heard it from a rumor...

  • fuck olbermann, he tries to kill on billo for fucking up when he himself says something this goddamn and outright foolish

  • Time to send this story to BillO. Let him expose Olberman for being a liar.

    Time to pitt these bastards against each other.

  • I watched ABC project Hillary the winner in Iowa! I quickly turned to CNN to see a different tally. And even Fox News had it right.

  • Why is this video doing better Globally & then here in the US?

    Another one on this is taking honors in AU.

    What the hell is wrong with "liberals" in this country?

  • Perhaps they have gone back in the closet. And it's dark in there. They don't know there's light outside. I'm in the light. You're in the light. That's what I care about. Truth seekers, torch bearers and light wielders. Go, Prometheus, go.

  • Let's use this opportunity to mobilize around if we can.

    I believe we should keep pressure on to find the source of this call.  Isn't that a "story" in itself?

  • Good thinking. I would like to see Gravel have the chance to talk about this episode on national TV with Keith Olbermann. At least he deserves 5 to 15 minutes to explain to his supporters what happened and how it could happen.

  • MSNBC has cameras in New Hampshire right now. They can very well go to Gravel's website to see where he will be speaking and set up an interview live from NH on Countdown. This is very regular and easy to accomplish so there is no reason why they can't have Mike on air to speak to voters.

  • On Jan 3rd or 4th, MSNBC recently aired almost 1 full minute of video footage of a self proclaimed Grand Warlock (?!) from Mexico announcing his prediction that Hillary would become President. So they can't give Mike airtime to make up for the mistake they made?! PLEASE!!

  • So ridiculous! I heard a rumor, back in November, that a different magician (put the prediction in a safe) picked Gravel. :D Mike has books being released (Citizen Power in a WEEK), so Mike should get invitations soon, from various networks, hopefully.

  • You truly are crazy if you think Mike Gravel is CFR. Post your spam on the other people's videos, you MORON!!!

  • 6 honors, keep commenting, rating, and replying

  • Keep flooding MSNBC with e-mail.

    Demand that they investigate and explain just Who did make this call that they claim to have recieved.

  • Olbermann retracted that statement tonight on the air. He apologized to Mike. Apparently someone claiming to be Gravel's campaign manager called MSNBC and said Mike was dropping out.

  • Apparently this is BullShit!

    Olberman said they "double checked" the call.

    HOW?

    Not by calling Alex to confirm.

  • Olbermann has never once mentioned Ron Paul and I would bet they knew better when they said Gravel dropped out.

  • Umm, why would they mention Ron Paul? I have nothing against Dr. Paul, but what in the heck do you mean, they didn't mention Ron Paul???

  • if anything them flat out lying like that re energized your campaign mike. Shooting themselves in the foot.

  • Search:"Tribute to Mike Gravel: The Modern Day Thomas Paine"

    It's an 8 part series on Gravel. You can find it on Overmind25's channel. That series is what made me realize, Mike Gravell should be the next President.

    Notice, he says what he means. It's facinating

  • The Media is the Tool of the War Machine. Just like a bomb or a tank.

    We are at war with Islam. We have always have been at war with Islam. We will always be at war with Islam.

    WAR IS PEACE

    FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

    IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

  • Your chocolate rations will be raised to 30 grams!

    Yeah Big Brother!

    (never mind that it was 40 grams this morning, lol)

  • Do you have any razor blades? I'm all out.

  • Love ya, Mike Gravel ... and I love Olbermann too. This had to be an honest mistake.

  • there's no possible way this was an honest mistake. No One from Mikes camp has ever even given a moments thought to him dropping out. After all they've done to sabotage him how can you even consider that anything they say or do is remotely Honest????

  • We need to push a follow up on this crap.

    MSNBC needs to be pushed to track down just where this "call" came from.

  • it was Chuck Todd doing the voice of Bullwinkle. there couldn't be a lamer excuse then the one Keith gave. "Someone called us and told us that" while they're sitting on a billion dollar budget they cant even verify a phone call? talk about LAME

  • I like Gravel and Olbermann. Olbermann I guess just made a mistake I guess. I especially love his occasional Special Comments. Gravel oh how I wish he had a bigger following and had a chance to positively affect America. I'm sorry he is just too far outside the box for the masses, as I am. It's a shame, I recently made a donation on his website, it wasn't much, but I gave what I could and I talk him up anytime he comes up. Power to the people!!

  • This was no mistake. This was a deliberate hit job. There was no confusion about Gravel's intentions. Well before this, he was putting all his campaigning efforts in New Hampshire instead of Iowa because of his limited resources. He even made a video on YouTube explaining his reasons the day before the Iowa caucuses.

  • Oh, I haven't been keeping up with all that lately. I'm disappointed to here that it seems Olbermann isn't a Gravel fan. I'll try to pay more attention. Thanks for info.

  • Olberman, sadly,

    is a Real corporate Shit !!!

  • Olberman now claims that someone claiming to be from the campaign called him.

    He apologized while still blaming it on the call. The apology would have meant more if he had had Gravel on the show. Not even a photo of him in the background.

  • I'm not buying that. Did he mention a name or any form of confirmation? I saw the ticker at the bottom of the screem: "His spokesman..."

    Can people just call in and alter the news by claiming to be a spokesman for a presidential candidate? Olbermann is not that stupid. This is a badly disguised hit job.

  • I agree.

  • He did mention a name, but I didn't recognize it & don't have Tivo.

    Anyone out there catch the name or tape the broadcast?

  • The source better be traced. If they can not provide one, then this is a total lie.

  • Olberman said the call was from Alex & that MSNBC "double checked" it.

    BULLfuckingSHIT

    Time to send this story to Bill O. I'm sure he'd love an opportunity to blast Olberman and it would get Gravel's name on Fox, lol.

    Time we play these bastards against each other.

  • THE BEATLES WERE OUTSIDE THE BOX...

  • Of course, Gravel would NEVER give up.

    I was aware of that.

  • Olberman should go back to sports casting. At least then people would call him on his misinformation.

    Gravel 08!!!!!!

  • if you're as inactive as Gravel has been defacto "out" - not saying that he's lazy or unmotivated; more people need to commit and donate to his campaign for it to get back in shape; it's on the outs right now

  • Mike saved your ass from being drafted and slowed down the war machine by getting the environmentalists and the oil co's to agree on the alaskan pipeline. How about you go do something to thank him. He's a real American taking on the strongest corporations in our country by himself. You should be deeply grateful that we're blessed with someone with as much courage and leadership and Mike running for president.

  • kinda hard when a lazy reporter does do the right thing and call NBC for its sins.

    Olberman is just an unapologetic yes man.

  • Your grandchildrens children will still be paying for these last 8 years of representative democray. Unless of cource you are a recipaient of this gov corruption. Part of the war machine are you?

    BTW your children would have been drafted were it not for this man you call a fossil. Unless of course you bought his way out.

    Stop and Think!!!

  • Search: Mike Gravel Google Interview

    and watch it ALL the way through. It covers California and his Senate career, among other things you have no clue about.

  • keep on keeping on mike. you are the man. a true American hero.

  • MSNBC just wants him out

  • all of you. spam the shit out of every video with kieth olbermann and the iowa caucas results. do it NOW

  • the broadcast in question is video 6x8sLhSZuX8

  • the broadcast  v=6x8sLhSZuX8

  • This does not surprise me at this point. Mike Gravel will not drop out. Mike Gravel will go the distance and keep moving forward with or without the nomination or the blessing of the MSM. However, I am expecting MSNBC's retraction for their statement.

  • he already stated hes going to run third party. we have to get this info out to the people NOW.

  • Right on oldhacks. I am doing my part, and I know your doing yours. Put your thumb and pinky together and give people the sign. Good conversation starter. GRAVEL 2008!

  • you didn't quit!!! :) giv em hell mike!!!

  • Did Dodd and Biden actually drop out then?

  • I know for sure that Dodd did, however, he still indicated that he would filibuster retroactive immunity for telecoms amongst others.

  • ALTERNATE DEBATE with Mike Gravel on January 5th on USTREAMTV!!!!