Hillary Clinton continues to show little respect for voters and democracy. She is hiding from her record, refusing to debate Jonathan in an open forum. We're taking our case to the voters beginning with this radio ad appeal from Cindy Sheehan. Click here to load the ad in your MP3 player or click the arrow below >

After you've listened to the spot, please donate as much as you can so that we can spread our word to the voters by airing this ad on radio stations throughout New York.

Newspapers all across the state, including The New York Times and The New York Post are saying that Jonathan Tasini and Hillary Clinton should face off in a debate so that voters can make an informed decision on September 12th. As the Times recently noted, the incumbent has dodged the chance to agree to debate but, then, says, "She should change her mind. In a year when New York has very few competitive elections, voters are going to get very little chance to hear serious discussions from the candidates. Since Mr. Tasini is running an antiwar campaign, it would be very useful for New Yorkers to have a chance to hear the two Democratic candidates debate that one issue."

Hillary Watch
by Nora Ephron

What are we going to do about Hillary?

Look at what she did last week:

The FDA approved over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill -- because of her.

She met with Ned Lamont and lent him her political advisor, Howard Wolfson, for his campaign.

That's two big ones.

As far as I'm concerned, there's only one big one left: Iraq.

Hillary was wrong on Iraq. She was wrong to want to go there, and she's continued to be wrong. She currently takes the utterly-lame, testosterone-driven position that we should have gone in with more troops (as if it would have mattered).

Will she ever say she was wrong about Iraq? Probably not. But the polls show that America wants out of Iraq, so can Hillary be far behind? The answer is no, my friends. You will find her wherever the wind blows. So sooner or later she is going to call for some sort of plan for a withdrawal ... over a long period of time ... that involves troops on the perimeter .... and help from our former allies .... blah blah blah. She will stand next to two retired generals, for logistical support. She will call once again for Donald Rumsfeld's resignation. She will find her way to a Friedmanesque position: she will say that no more American lives should be lost in this unwinnable war. Maybe she will even get lucky -- although lucky is probably not the right word: maybe the war in Iraq will finally morph into something everyone can agree is a civil war, which will give her and all the other pusillanimous members of Congress a way to call for withdrawal without seeming to undercut the poor soldiers whose lives have been ruined by this war.

NEW YORK, NY – Democratic Senate candidate Jonathan Tasini called on media outlets to withhold endorsement of any candidate who refuses to participate in public debates.

“Media outlets play the important role of informing voters of their choices,” said Tasini. “If incumbents make it a practice of refusing to participate in debates, resulting in their cancellation, than voters lose the opportunity to make fully informed decisions based hearing from incumbent and challenger candidates. Our media outlets should take the initiative to ensure that voters are informed by refusing to endorse any candidate who refuses to participate in public debates.”

At a town meeting in Brooklyn last night, Congressman John Murtha expressed his disappointment and frustration with Hillary Clinton's pro-war stance. In discussing the universally reviled Secretary of Defense, Murtha noted that he was "glad Senator Clinton finally agreed we should get rid of Rumsfeld." Earlier in the day, according to Ben Smith's blog, he told the press "he's "disappointed" that Hillary Clinton hasn't joined his call for immediate withrdawal from Iraq. "I'm not sure why that's happened," Murtha said of Hillary's failure to join him. "I think she ought to be out more in front.""

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NEW YORK, NY – According to the Daily News, tomorrow is the last day Senator Clinton has to accept the invitation from the League of Women Voters to participate in the Democratic Senate Debate. The debate was originally scheduled for next Wednesday, September 6th, but Senator Clinton has so far declined to participate. The League of Women Voters debate was the only debate scheduled for the Democratic Senate primary.

“I accepted the League’s offer immediately because of the League’s long history of working to ensure that voters were fully informed about the issues. The League is the gold standard for our democracy. Yet, Senator Clinton continues to disrespect the League and the voters of New York by dodging the debate and hiding behind her political machine and public relations consultants. There is still time for voters to benefit from an open, democratic discussion of the issues facing New York voters. All we need is an incumbent who respects the voters and respects democracy.”