Send in your questions for Bush

Kos got a lot of great suggestions for questions the debate moderators should ask the president. At www.mediafordemocracy.us/campaign/debates, you can write in your questions and send them to moderators Lehrer, Gibson, and Schieffer. It's worth a shot!

See extended entry for the letter.

With less than 40 days before the November 2 elections the major
networks are still treating the American public to a steady diet
of horse race, campaign mudslinging and character assassination,
leaving very little airtime for substantive coverage of the
issues that Americans say matter most.

The upcoming presidential debates are an important opportunity
to return the media's attention to a frank discussion of real
issues. But even now the campaigns are hedging
(http://www.mediafordemocracy.us/ct/cp_Xb3p1Zd-5/), trying to
control the format of the debates to avoid difficult questions
on the many challenges we face as a nation. That's why it's
crucial that Americans' concerns be put before the debate
organizers, now.

The candidates have agreed to three presidential debates; the
first will occur on September 30 in Florida. It will be
moderated by Jim Lehrer of the PBS NewsHour. Subsequent debates
will be moderated by Charles Gibson of ABC News (October 8) and
Bob Schieffer of CBS' Face the Nation (October 13).

ASK THE CANDIDATES

Now's the time to put your concerns before the candidates.

What questions do you want President Bush and Senator Kerry to
answer? Write them in the form below and send them in. (If you
prefer, you can also send questions via email to
[e-mail]). Next week, we will hand all of your
questions to Lehrer, Gibson and Schieffer as a grassroots guide
to the questions they need to pose.

Remember to keep your questions brief, courteous and to the
point.

Thank you for staking your claim to a better media in 2004,

The Media for Democracy Team

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You can take action on this alert via the web at:
http://www.mediafordemocracy.us/campaign/debates/

Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.
http://www.mediafordemocracy.us/campaign/debates/

We encourage you to take action by November 2, 2004

Take a Stake in the Debates

INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND VIA THE WEB:
If you have access to a web browser, you can take action on this
alert by going to the following URL:

http://www.mediafordemocracy.us/campaign/debates/

Your letter will be addressed and sent to:
ABC News' Charles Gibson
CBS Face the Nation's Bob Schieffer
PBS News Hour's Jim Lehrer

----THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT IN YOUR NAME----
Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],

[Type your questions here and be certain to identify the
candidate to whom the question is directed]

----END OF LETTER TO BE SENT----

Sincerely,