The New Hampshire League of Women Voters is sponsoring a ‘candidates forum’ in Peterborough, and they’ve instituted a near-total media blackout. No recording will be permitted. Why? Well, the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript will be there to control the message.
Sounds sketchy.
A pro-vote fraud group (yes, they are) schedules a candidates forum but only allows one media outlet to document the details? What is it they are trying to hide?
Why won’t they allow private citizens to stream portions of the event or record them? The Ledger-Transcript, no offense, has significantly fewer viewers/readers online than even GraniteGrok. How do they expect citizens to learn about these candidates unless new media and citizen journalists are permitted to document their statements and any Q and A and share that?
Maybe that’s the point.
Why not suppress open press so awkward words never reach the public ear? Sounds like a plan, even though that would be contrary – at least in my mind – to the stated goals of the NH League of Women Voters.
Here’s the first thing you see when you visit their web page.
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Informed and active participation to, increase understanding of public policy issues. But only as interpreted by the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript?
We know you are not non-partisan so does that mean active participation and understanding are out as well? Don’t you need a free and open press and transparency for that? You can’t have too much free speech, right?
Well, only a fraction of voters will be able to attend. So, what is the excuse for prohibiting video? It is the single best way to capture and ensure “understanding.”
Is this some sort of illicit media collusion?
These are unpaid voluntary positions on town commissions. What could there possibly be to hide?
Feel free to ask.
Date: May 6, 2019
Time: 7-9 pm. CANDIDATES PLEASE ARRIVE: 6:40 pm.
Place: Bass Hall at The Monadnock Center for History and Culture, 19 Grove Street
Contact: Kate Coon: kate2coon@gmail.com
