Republican candidates were missing in action today at a debate sponsored by New California Media, a group comprised of some 400 print, broadcast and online ethnic/alternative media organizations. The type of questions and the audience dynamic was different from what you would normally find with mainstream media treatment.
You can click on the following links to download mp3 files. Alternatively, I've added links that use DC-IMC/radio.indymedia.org's streaming server if you want to stream the mp3 files but can't do that with a standard mp3 file (some browsers have trouble).
Part 1 (run time: 59:20 // 14.3 megs // 32kBit)
- Click here to download mp3
- Click here for facilitated streaming server
Part 2 (run time: Approximately 1 hour, 57 minutes // 28.1 megs // 32kBit)
- Click here to download mp3
- Click here for facilitated streaming server
The first file has a preliminary discussion with Davey D from Hard Knock Radio and Sonali Kolhatkar from KPFK. It also has the first part of the debate. I lost about 40 seconds of audio in the transition between files, but you don't miss much of the actual content or context. The second file has the balance of the debate and then an extended discussion with Davey D, Kolhatkar, Van Jones (who was among the first activists to call for Huffington to run and is now part of the campaign), KPFK's Fidel Rodriquez, a representative from the Peace and Freedom Party that went by the initials "CT" (sorry, I missed the full name) and callers from across California.
It's likely the mainstream media will downplay the debate, failing to provide much coverage. But the full audio is now here. It makes for interesting listening.
--ziggy