September 17th, 2007 by jpeters Mike Gravel strongly disagrees with the AARP's decision to exclude him from its Presidential Debate in Iowa on September 20. The basis for AARP's decision was a set of criteria that included "one paid campaign staff representative" in Iowa and "a campaign office inside the State of Iowa." Senator Gravel considers these requirements arbitrary. The
September 14th, 2007 by jpeters Mike's YouTube video "Mike Gravel on Key Issues" has been selected by WeShow Awards as one of the 10 best on politics news. During this week, it will be running for THE BEST VIDEO of channel News / Politics. You can check out the other competitors at http://www.weshow.com/us/awards/channel/show.action?channel=14. According to WeShow, the site "selects the
September 10th, 2007 by jpeters If you didn't catch the Univision debate last night -- which was aired only in Spanish -- many bloggers and newspapers have been reacting to Senator Gravel 's great performance yesterday. This popular blogger in particular paid Mike high compliments for knowing the issues and responding to them honestly: ". . . I found myself
September 10th, 2007 by jpeters Posted on the Huffington Post blog: The Real Lessons of 9/11 By Sen. Mike Gravel As we mark the six anniversary of the 9/11 attack, it is time for Americans to face the real lessons of that horrible morning. Until we dispel the myths which the Bush Administration and a compliant media have been feeding
September 2nd, 2007 by jpeters Popular blog Monsters and Critics recounted Mike's recent appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, highlighting some of the best commentary during the show. "Fred Thompson got his too. 'By God, that’s the guy from Gucci gulch, a K-street lobbyist,' snapped Gravel. 'Politics as usual,' finished Gravel, noting the whole pickup truck ruse that Thompson's
August 30th, 2007 by jpeters There is a nice write-up on the Garling Gauge political blog, applauding Mike for his videos on our YouTube.com site. "In Young Men and Women the former Senator speaks of his experience, compares the Vietnam War to Iraq War, and defines his role in publicly exposing the Pentagon Papers, a secret government report on political,
August 30th, 2007 by jpeters Today, The New York Sun published an Op-Ed by Mike on education. You can find it here. Brief excerpt: "Children are different than they were 30 years ago. They reach puberty much earlier and they're exposed to a lot early on that it doesn't make sense to maintain the traditional 12-year academic track. We need