Former Democratic Senator and candidate for the Libertarian presidential nomination Mike Gravel will be speaking at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana on February 15. Afterward, he will be interviewed on a radio program in the area that is also broadcast live worldwide on the internet. More from the Muncie Free Press:
Currently he backs the National Initiative for Democracy, a legislative package that aims to give individual citizens the ability to play a direct role in the process of making and altering laws on the federal level through a ballot process.
Mike Gravel will speak on the National Initiative at Ball State University’s Pruis Hall in Muncie, IN on Monday, February 15th. Doors open at 6PM and the lecture begins at 6:30. This event is free and open to the public.
After the lecture, Senator Gravel will be at Doc’s Music Hall in downtown Muncie to be the guest on that week’s episode of FM Music Live, which broadcasts every Monday night on 93.5 / 96.7 FM and on FMMusicLive.com.
For more information about the event, contact Graham Watson at gtwatson@bsu.edu or (765) 285-3399.
For more information about Mike Gravel or the National Initiative, visit www.mikegravel.us
9 responses so far ↓
1 Susan Hogarth // Feb 8, 2010 at 8:00 pm
“Libertarian presidential candidate” – I’m not sure that’s a correct characterization of a candidate for the nomination. Any journalist-type editors around who know if that’s correct?
2 Chris Spangle // Feb 8, 2010 at 8:25 pm
Yeah, that’s incorrect, and an illegal statement under Indiana law… But it’s cool.
3 R. Lee Wrights // Feb 8, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Ms. Hogarth is quite correct on this one. It is the first thing that struck me when I read the lead-in. It is false and misleading.
Purposely so?
4 Ross Levin // Feb 8, 2010 at 8:52 pm
I’ll change it. When I was writing it I wasn’t sure how to phrase it.
5 Gary Farber // Feb 8, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Gravel is the man.
This country need more seasoned politico badasses like him, Ron Paul, and Ralph Nader who speak truth to power, the media consequences be damned.
6 Susan Hogarth // Feb 8, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Ross, the rephrasing is the one I would have chosen.
Not everything is a conspiracy, Lee.
7 lynne // Feb 9, 2010 at 1:07 am
Mike Gravel plays a pivotal role in the Academy Award nominated documentary on Daniel Ellsberg. Check it out at http://mostdangerousman.org
Mike trumps McGovern and Fullbright that didn’t have the courage to stand up for The People against the war machine and the Nixon administration. Please blog and comment on the docu if you want to help end the current immoral, bankrupting wars.
8 R. Lee Wrights // Feb 9, 2010 at 2:29 am
Re: #6
Not every question is an accusation, Susan.
9 Andy // Feb 10, 2010 at 2:20 am
I didn’t buy Mike Gravel as a Libertarian. The same thing with Bob Barr. Unfortunately one of them ended up with the Presidential nomination.
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