Judge Forces MSNBC to Include Dennis Kucinich in Nevada Debate

kucinich_1-14.jpgHold those Las Vegas Showdown promos describing a three way Democratic battle for tomorrow's MSNBC debate. Rep. Dennis Kucinich has won his lawsuit against NBC, granting him permission to participate in the debate, just days after he was uninvited.

Kucinich learned of his inclusion in the debate during an interview with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business Network.

During the phoner, Kucinich told Cavuto, "Neil, I just got a note here from the Associated Press out of Las Vegas. It says 'A Nevada judge said Monday that Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich must be included in Tuesday's candidates' debate in Nevada'. Holy smokes! I just found out. I have to get off the phone now. I have to make plans to go to Nevada."

The Associated Press reports that the Senior Clark County District Court Judge Charles Thompson in Nevada called it a matter of fairness.

The judge said if Kucinich is excluded, he'll issue an injunction stopping the televised debate.

Clearly this means that Kucinich now will be present in the 9pmET debate tomorrow. Will MSNBC issue a new press release?

Update: Keith Olbermann just said on Countdown that MSNBC will appeal the decision to include Kucinich. Sounds like this isn't over.

Update, update: NBC News issued this official statement on the situation: "We disagree with the judge's decision and are filing an appeal."


new on mediabistro.com

The Future of Social Media with Chris Anderson

The editor of Wired explains how to create a social network that works.
Watch the video

Email This Post

Fill out the following information and click on the Send button in order to send this post, Judge Forces MSNBC to Include Dennis Kucinich in Nevada Debate, to a friend.
Friend's name
Friend's email address
Your name
Your email address
Note to your friend (optional, max 200 Characters)

Read more on TVNewser >

And Now the News...About TV News
TVNewser in Your Inbox
Mobile Version
RSS Feed
Our Blog Network

BayNewser

WebNewser

PRNewser

TVNewser

MediaJobsDaily

AgencySpy

GalleyCat

FishbowlNY

FishbowlDC

FishbowlLA

UnBeige

MobileContentToday

TVNewser Staff
Managing Editor:
Chris Ariens

Editor:
Kevin Allocca

Contributors:
Gail Shister
Alissa Krinsky


Email

Twitter

About
Anonymous Tips

  TVNewser twitter feed loading...

View twitter directly

Follow TVNewser on Twitter



Internsmall9-17.jpgIntern at TVNewser

Archives

November 2009

October 2009

September 2009

August 2009

more...


Links

Broadcasting & Cable

BuzzMachine

FTVLive

Inside Cable News

The Live Feed

Media Decoder

NewsBlues

NewscastStudio

Newslab

Romenesko

TV Barn

TV by the Numbers

TVNewsCheck

TVSpy Watercooler

TVWeek

Variety

Z on TV

Topics

ABC

Al Jazeera

BBC

Bloomberg

CBS

CNBC

CNN

FNC

Fox Biz

HDNet

HLN

MSNBC

NBC

truTV


Awards & Accolades

Cable News Wars

Couric Watch

Exclusives That Aren't

Events

Funny

Generalities

Evening News Ratings

Morning Cable Ratings

Morning Media Menu

Morning Show Ratings

Morning Show Wars

Network Newsing

Now & Then

Ratings

Revolving Door

Site Announcements

State of the News Media

Studies & Research

Sunday Shows

The Ticker

Top Stories

WebNewser

Year in Review


09/11/06

2008 Conventions

A Year Of Katrina

Bird Flu

Court Cases

Hurricane

Iraq

NAB-RTNDA

Obits

Olympics

Politics

The Pope

Questions

Supreme Court

Job Listings

Featured Listings

HR Generalist
WNYC Radio
New York, NY

Account Executive - Denver
The Bump
Denver, CO

Account Executive / Assistant Account Executive
Broadcast Public Relations
New York, NY

Online Account Manager
Clear Channel Digital
Burbank, CA

ADVERTISEMENT


mediabistro.com l Member Benefits l Jobs l Freelance Marketplace l Courses l Events l Forums l Content
mediabistro Blogs: Media News l TVNewser l GalleyCat l UnBeige l FishbowlNY l FishbowlLA l FishbowlDC l PRNewser l AgencySpy
MobileContentToday l WebNewser l BayNewser l MediaJobsDaily l mbToolbox
Site Map l Advertising/Sponsorships l Partners l About Us l Contact Us/Help

internet.commediabistro.comJusttechjobs.comGraphics.com

Search:

WebMediaBrands Corporate Info

Legal Notices, Licensing, Reprints, Permissions, Privacy Policy.
Advertise | Newsletters | Shopping | E-mail Offers