"But Bernie hasn't said anything about the debates so why are you guys whining" trope.

...and The Washington Examiner.

Philip Anschutz said when he bought examiner.com that he wanted to make it 'the Fox News of the Internet.'

Like Gawker and its properties. Basically you can sign up to be a 'journalist,' write something and collect a few bucks based on clicks.

A Lot of freeper types 'write' there.

He has:

Supported the Parents Television Council, a group that protests against television indecency.[45]
Financed and distributed films with Christian themes, such as Amazing Grace and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, for mass audiences through his two film production companies and ownership of much of the Regal, Edwards and United Artists theater chains.
Financed The Foundation for a Better Life.
In 2009 Anschutz purchased the conservative American opinion magazine The Weekly Standard from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.[46]
Philip Anschutz and fellow board members of the American Petroleum Institute in Washington are credited by Bush's energy secretary for the Oval Office decision in 2001 to stand with the 95-0 vote in the U.S. Senate four years earlier against bringing ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the floor for consideration. The primary reason cited was the crippling economic effects of the treaty.[citation needed]
Financed the 2010 pro-charter school film, Waiting for Superman.[47]
Financed the 2012 pro-parent trigger film, Won't Back Down.[48]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Anschutz

This is from well over a month ago. Has he said how the conversation he planned on initiating went? What was DWS answer to him? Speculation sucks. I'm sure his campaign found time to contact her in the last forty or so days.

since this isn't LBN I thought I'd post it here in case others hadn't seen it. To answer your question, no, there has been no updated information from DWS. The last communication that was publically announced about the debates was in May, well over a month ago.

I do not like the handling of the debates at all. We will probably disagree on the numbers, as I think six is fine, but I'm sure we can agree that the set-up should be damn near complete at this time. Dates, times, venue, format. What DWS has done in my mind, and not just with the debates, should leave here without the job she currently holds. It's just not acceptable. I will also go as far as to say anything left lingering at this point is a benefit to Hillary. That is not DWS job. Then again, not sure if Sanders best interests are a part of her job either. Regardless, favoritism for Hillary over O'Malley and Sanders should not be acceptable.

With respect to the article, I highly doubt the Sanders campaign just didn't follow up. Maybe send them an email and ask if they are willing to talk about their discussion.

but that campaign is so busy they can't even keep up with their t-shirt orders, much less answer an email from an old DFH in Fresno, CA.

I would like to see a follow up, though.

when money is tight, this type of free publicity is absolutely necessary.

One with actual dates?

But I think it's an interesting idea that if DWS continues to stall, to have a debate outside the corporate-controlled/pro-Hillary DNC debates.

It's not like there are that many candidates like with the republicans where you need a bunch of rules to have a smaller group for the debates.

There's actually 70-some-odd people running in the Democratic primaries but that's always the case. You've never heard of 90% of them but I would think narrowing it down to Clinton, Sanders, O'Malley, Chaffee and Webb would be easy enough.

If Biden gets in it would be one more.

It's hard work.

...I'll also not that, since then, Bernie's said nothing. Since he continually brings up the same issues at his rallies, but doesn't include this, can I assume this one is no biggie?