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Monday, July 14, 2014

Days of radio silence from Anthony Brown on three TV news debate invitations

Where is Brown?
Annapolis, MD Days after three of Maryland’s top TV news stations invited Anthony G. Brown to debate Anne Arundel businessman Larry Hogan, there’s been radio silence from the Lt. Governor.

In response to a July 1 request by Hogan for several gubernatorial debates in locations throughout the state, Brown issued a widely reported on proposal for one radio and two TV debates on his pre-approved stations with his hand-picked moderators. Since then, WBFF Fox45, WBAL NBC11 (co-hosted by WHAG-TV, WBOC-TV, WMAL-AM and MPT) and WJZ CBS13 have all issued invitations for Brown and Hogan to debate on their airwaves; Hogan has agreed to all three. 

According to Hogan Communications Director, Adam Dubitsky, “As head of the failed Maryland Health Exchange, Anthony Brown ran from responsibility, ducked reporters’ questions and held Exchange hearings in secret in violation of state law.  And barely two weeks into the general election, Anthony Brown’s strategy is to continue this bunker mentality and do everything he can to avoid addressing the failures of the past seven years and how a third term of O’Malley-Brown would be any different from the first two,” Dubitsky said.  
“The voters of Maryland deserve answers from Anthony Brown on the following questions:
  • Will you attend the WBFF debate with Larry Hogan?
  • Will you attend the WBAL debate with Larry Hogan?
  • Will you attend the WJZ debate with Larry Hogan?  

The following invitations have been received and accepted by the Hogan campaign:

  • Invite received June 26 - Maryland Municipal League Gubernatorial Candidates Forum
  • Invite received July 3 – WBFF TV – Gubernatorial debate.
  • Invite received July 6 - Maryland Association of Counties candidates forum.
  • Invite received July 8 – WBAL-TV – Gubernatorial debate
  • Invite received July 8 - WJZ-TV – Gubernatorial debate
Among the other candidate forums to which Hogan has accepted invitations are ones hosted by the Maryland Association of Realtors and the Maryland Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

If you have ever heard Brown try to debate, the answer is obvious!

Anonymous said...

it won't matter, elections are already determined. All he has to do is show up.

I think people should watch Hunger Games, because that is our future.

Anonymous said...

He has the backing of the minority population and supported by Obelly.

Anonymous said...

8:50 - all we need to do is have more people show up at the polls than they do.

Are you willing to vote? Are you willing to encourage your fellow conservative to vote? That's the answer!

Anonymous said...

Brown is the chosen one. He'd be better off keeping his mouth shut. He is the next governor cause he is the right color.