Lawrence O'Donnell gave a full-throated defense of third party politics on his Wednesday show, and blamed the media for stifling voices beyond the two-party system.

O'Donnell's monologue came the day after the Green Party, Constitution Party, Libertarian Party and Justice Party held a debate moderated by Larry King. No major network carried the debate.

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