MMC 16

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All-Democrat "Political Pulse," "Inside Out" Exclude

Robert Dyer from the County Council At-Large Discussion

My entry that exposed how the county cable office is using "MMC 16" programs "Political Pulse," and "Inside Out" to promote the Democratic County Council At-Large candidates - while not extending a similar invitation to me - has gotten quite a bit of feedback from readers.

Don't worry, we're going to continue to hold them accountable and bring this violation of the FCC's Equal Time provision to the public's attention, until they extend the invitation to me to appear for a similar 30-minute, relaxed, easy-going conversation with softball questions and no tough follow-ups to my answers - just like George Leventhal, Duchy Trachtenburg, Marc Elrich, Hans Reimer, Becky Wagner and Jane de Winter have had!

What are "Political Pulse" and "Inside Out" afraid of? Another viewpoint that doesn't support the incumbents' delusional talking points? A candidate who will actually fundamentally restructure county government, instead of just raising taxes on the poor, the elderly, working families and the disabled?

Do Charles Duffy and Pat Smith want another 4 years of flat, regressive taxes on the poor of Montgomery County?

Is a new type of county leader, with new ideas that might actually solve the major problems we face, an inconvenient voice to have on these programs?

Is it frightening to them to consider that the public might actually find what I have to say appealing?

Let's keep the heat on MMC 16.

What's the deal?

When am I going to receive equal time on this taxpayer-funded channel?

Where's my invitation to appear?

A lot of people are waiting for the answers to a lot of these questions.

It's going to be interesting to see how long they hold out, when the partisan bias is becoming more apparent every passing day.

Is there no intellectual curiosity among the Montgomery County political elite? Imagine if the Greek philosophers had locked themselves in an echo chamber. Where would our civilization be today?

Is this how we advance the county? By advancing one set of messages over and over each week? The same old, failed messages that have left our county's finances, economic base and infrastructure in ruins?

(By the way, there is no website, email or phone contacts for either program, so they apparently are not open to public input).

Charles, Pat: Call me.