Mike Gravel’s not going down without a fight!

The former Alaska governor, who this week jumped from Democratic party to the Libertarians, sent us an exclusive letter pledging to fight for gay marriage. The issue, he says, has been ignored during this campaign, an absence he blames on both corporate media and his former colleagues in the Democratic party.

Read what adorable Gravel wrote, after the jump…
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Mike Gravel may have some competition! The presidential candidate, who yesterday ditched the Democrats for the Libertarian party, will now have to face off against former Congressman Bob Barr.

Georgian-based Barr told voters that he’s “very seriously considering” throwing his name into the ring: There’s been a tremendous expressed to me both directly and indirectly on the Internet. I take that support very seriously, and I think it also reflects a great deal of dissatisfaction with the current candidates and the current two-party system. So it is something, to be honest with you, that I’m looking very seriously at. The move’s a bit of a queer decision for former Republican Barr…
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Mike Gravel reminded the world of his presidential candidacy today when he announced he’ll run as a Libertarian, rather than a Democrat. And he adorably cantankerous politico took the occasion to blast his former colleagues: The fact is, the Democratic Party today is no longer the party of FDR. It is a party that continues to sustain war, the military-industrial complex and imperialism — all of which I find anathema to my views.

By and large, I have been repeatedly marginalized in both national debates and in media exposure by the Democratic leadership, which works in tandem with the corporate interests that control what we read and hear in the media.

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Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel are the only Democratic presidential candidates that support gay marriage. Then why aren’t these men garnering more pink partners? We’d say “pragmatism”.

Kucinich disagrees: a vote for him is not “wasted”.
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Presidential candidate Mike Gravel would like to share a few words on Barack Obama’s recent gay drama. Read what the gay-marriage supporting Democrat has to say for himself, after the jump.
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Are we having a flashback?

Democratic presidential candidate Mike Gravel - one of the only candidates to support gay marriage - has not been invited to MSNBC’s forthcoming presidential debate. Why? His bank account’s not big enough.

In a move reminiscent of HRC’s failed attempt to restrain Gravel, MSNBC says Gravel’s simply not worth their time.

Read NBC director of campaigns Chuck Todd’s explanation, after the jump…
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Mike Gravel may not be a front runner for the Democratic presidential ticket, but he’s one of the most honest candidates out there.

And, as always, Gravel had lots to say during yesterday’s Huffington Post, Yahoo! and Slate forum:I am prepared to tell you that Americans are getting fatter and dumber. I have no problem saying that. I’ve also said that the Americans are going to get the government they deserve. If only we’d get the government we need…

Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Gravel popped over to Real Time With Bill Maher this weekend. And, of coruse, the outspoken former Alaska Senator had something to say about Larry Craig’s fall from grace.

Pragmatism and politics don’t always blend, says Andrew Sullivan. The conservative journo spilled some virtual ink yesterday to take on the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart, who participated in the gay forum. …Capehart was selected as a questioner of the Democratic candidates by the Human Rights Campaign. He did a good job, I thought. He also fit the bill: a Democrat, and a pliant member of the gay establishment. But it seems to me that he represents something that plagues gay elites. To put it bluntly, they have limited conviction about their own equality, especially if it means challenging those who give them access to power. After battling our many internal voices, we’ve got to agree with Sullivan - not necessarily about Capehart in particular, but definitely many mainstream gays’ inability to stand up for what’s actually right, rather than what’s right for now. And, more importantly, dig into their candidates.
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Mike Gravel pulls no punches in his latest attack on arch-nemesis Senator Hillary Clinton.

Comparing Clinton to historic haters like Strom Thurmond, the Democratic presidential hopeful digs into Clinton’s religious-like espousal of state’s rights…
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Who wants to give Dennis Kucinich a big bear hug? The Ohio-born Congressman definitely “felt the love” last night at the Logo/HRC gay forum.

The diminutive Kucinich left the crowd wanting more, Senator Hillary Clinton left people cheering and poor Governor Bill Richardson, meanwhile, left us scratching our heads.
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Perhaps you don’t get Logo. Perhaps you thought it’d be a bust. Perhaps you were getting laid for all two hours of it. Either way, we’ve condensed last night’s HRC-Logo Democratic presidential candidate forum to a mere 11-minutes. Still sorta long, we know, but so were some Cliff’s Notes in high school. That, and it’s worth watching the whole clip. As you might’ve guessed, we did plenty of editing, but didn’t take anything out of context (to our knowledge). But surely you’ll find something awry.

At the very least: You can skip all the discussion threads on DailyKos.com and still feel like you’re in tune with politics.

Last night’s CNN/YouTube presidential debates may have been the gayest political debates since - well, ever! We’ve never seen a network allow so much time to be spent discussing the dirty homos and their political inclusion. Although, it is CNN, the gayest of all the news networks.

Regardless of CNN’s sexual proclivity, the network - and voters - kept the democratic candidates on their toes with a slew of lavender-hued queries. Above, Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich hits the ball out of the park while discussing gay marriage, telling a lesbian couple he would allow them to marry: …If our Constitution really means what it says, that all are created equal, if it really means what it says, that there should be equality of opportunity before the law, then our brothers and sisters who happen to be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered should have the same rights accorded to them as anyone else, and that includes the ability to have a civil marriage ceremony. It’s especially powerful coming from his little bobble-head.

Chris Dodd did well, too, again turning the question around to discuss his two-year old and five-year old daughters (whose existence really boggles the mind - go Dodd!). Dodd wouldn’t want his little girls discriminated against, you see, so why would he discriminate against the gays. Voters eat that shit with a spoon.

Meanwhile, New Mexico governor Bill Richardson got real about the ever-contentious issue, saying, “I would do what is achievable.What I think is achievable is full civil unions with full marriage rights. I would also press for you a hate crimes act in the Congress.” He also pledged to take down “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”.

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Democratic presidential candidate Mike Gravel is walking on air after hearing that HRC and Logo decided to lift their nonsensical ban and allow him to appear at their forthcoming gay debate.

Though he’s soaring in the clouds, Gravel remains just as grounded as always and took a second this weekend to pen a loverly letter to the lavender set.

The always outspoken former Alaska senator also issues a stern warning to his conspiring competitors, John Edwards and arch “Don’t Ask” nemesis, Hillary Clinton.

Read what he wrote, after the jump.
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