From: bcm1@cec1.wustl.edu (Brandon Charles Morrisey)
Subject: Presidential Debates
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 04:22:51 GMT

	I am a student at Washington University.  Oddly enough,
Washington University just happens to be the location chosen for the
first presidential debates.  Today there was a press conference on
campus announcing the event and where it would be held.

	At the press conference I asked the various speakers (mostly
from the presidential debates commission) why Andre Marrou had not
been invited to participate.  Their resonse was "The candidate must
meet certain criteria which we have previously published.  Andre
Marrou the Libertarian does not meet these requirements."  I quickly
asked what criteria Ross Perot met that Andre did not.  No response
out of him.  I asked if this unspoken criteria was a realistic chance
of getting elected.  One of them sort of grudgingly said that in all
likelyhood that was it.  I then said that Ross Perot only has 7% in
the latest polls, and that this was not representative of a realistic
chance of winning the election.  I asked them again what the criteria
were.  They only said the criteria had been published.  I distinctly
got the impression that they had no idea what the hell they were
talking about.  This was from the man who coordinates all of the media
coverage, set, lighting, announcements, invitations, etc.

	The local paper, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch was there.
Afterwords they interviewed myself and Ken Bush, director of PR for
the Missouri LP.  They were currious about the exclusion.  The Wash U
student Paper was also extremely interested.  Both will be running
articles that will either be about the exclusion, or about the debates
and make mention of the exclusion.

	Andre Marrou will be in St. Louis the weekend of the debates.
He will make an appearance outside the building where the debates
are being held.  Hopefully all MoLP members will be there as we are
planning a protest with picket signs and such.  We will try to make as
much of a stir as possible.  Media coverage is damn near inevitable as
there will be over 1,500 journalists here for the debates.

	Andre will also be on two local radio stations this week.
KSHE and KMOX.  Both on Friday according to my sources.  Hopefully he
will harp upon the inequity of it all and invite people to the
protest.

	This has the makings of a major media event for the LP.  We
have a few problems though, and I would like some suggestions.

	This campus is extremely apathetic about political matters and
there is no campus LP affiliate.  In order for the
protest/demonstraion to be succesful we need students to attend.  How
can I motivate students to join in?  I only have seven days to do it
in.  Remember most of them have never even heard of the LP before.
The reason we need students is to ensure that the protest is not
forcibly halted by the powers that be.  The University is private
property.  The campus police (and the Secret Service which will be
here in enormous numbers) can remove non-students from the grounds.

	My first idea is that staple of college communication, the
bulletin board flyer.  This is simple cheap and effective.  Students
depend on the campus bulletin board for nearly all information about
campus events.  Students read them.  What should my flyer say?  It
needs to be short and effective.

	Also, please get on the phone and call the presidential
debates commision.  I do not have the number, but if one of you does,
please post it.  We need to let them know that there is support for
Andre out there.  They are obviously not even sure what there own
criteria are for invitation to the debates.  Let's help them define
it!  The letter writing campaign is a good idea, but the debates are
only seven days away.  For what its worth, why not call every media
group you know of and make a fuss about it to them.  They may just
cover the story.

	All suggestions are extremely welcome.  Please eMail them to
me.  Post them if you want, but definitley eMail them to me.  Thanks
in advance for all the suggestions.
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______________________________________________________________________
Brandon C. Morrisey    -    bcm1@cec1.wustl.edu    -    (314)862-2627
      Who are you to take away others' angels, just because
      you think it's in their best interest? - Jean-Paul Sartre
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