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- ncurses, on 12/11/2007, -18/+201so you're saying that a federally funded entity did something better than the private sector
irony - fractalman, on 12/11/2007, -26/+169I understand that many of you don't support Ron Paul, that's fine. Do you know why??? Is it because you're sick of hearing his name everywhere? Too bad!!!! If you don't support Ron Paul, who do you support? Why do you support that person? Do they reflect your opinion of how the government should be run?
Ron Paul supporters know who they are supporting, and they know why. They understand that there will be some hard times ahead, while we fix the problems that have been created over the past hundred years. We are willing to endure these hardships because they will lead to a better America. An America where money has real value, where the federal government works to maintain our liberties, An America where soldiers are not sent to their deaths for political or economic reasons. We want our constitution back and in tact. We want free trade where a company succeeds by the quality of their product, not by the resolve of their lobbiest.
If you don't support Ron Paul fine, but please give reasons to support your position, but please stop putting down a good man, for no good reason at all.
Ron Paul 2008. Glad to see any coverage he gets. - elleanee, on 12/11/2007, -15/+138I'm not sure I would categorize PBS as mainstream media. Usually the MSM is corporate owned. This is the Public Broadcasting System and it's supported by the citizens.
- DBNKR, on 12/11/2007, -4/+89Avoid the blogspam, go directly to the video:
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/350/preview.html - georgemason01, on 12/11/2007, -31/+106Dugg to spite the Ron Paul haters.
- Rikushix, on 12/11/2007, -2/+70PBS is legendary. Funny that it's publically funded.
- dumpyhumpy, on 12/11/2007, -14/+79Dr Paul cured my apathy.
- hmugabe, on 12/11/2007, -13/+69I wish I could dig you up a billion times. I have no doubt Ron Paul would cut PBS funding.
- Misaiato, on 12/11/2007, -10/+52All you liberals who support government spending don't get it - Ron Paul is a member of the Republican Party which typically supports less and less government spending - this is what his supporters want. Christ - we're not oblivious to the fact that he'll cut government spending across a whole broad spectrum of social services and programs - that's exactly the candidate that I want as President. I don't want my tax dollars to support public works. I want the choice of how I donate my money and my time. I don't think Ron Paul or any elected official knows what *I* want. And Ron Paul is smart enough to know that he doesn't know what I want. So he promises to reduce taxes and cut government spending which in turn ENABLES me to use those extra dollars towards civic projects like parks for children in my neighborhood where my kids can go and play. My mother works for the federal government - and from all her stories - it's one huge cluster ***** of an organization.
- QuantumBios, on 12/11/2007, -18/+59The preview looks good, looks to be about the movement as much as the man. We are supporting a national treaure, representing everything that is good about america. If you want a socialist society(dems) move to France, if you want to live under a dictator (neo-con repugs) move to Libya. America is being reclaimed by Americans who love freedom and liberty! May the Big Guy bless Ron Paul!
- clownguyx, on 12/11/2007, -2/+41My head just exploded.
- dafragsta, on 12/11/2007, -14/+49PBS is supported by donations. Ron Paul is supported by donations. PBS has a hard time getting them sometimes, but Ron Paul has been pretty successful, and his supporters will be watching this on PBS. Anyone else seeing the connection. ;)
- freejimmypage, on 12/11/2007, -9/+43Remember, the anti-Paul spammers on this page have learned their tactics from the likes of Hannity, O'Rielly, Limbaugh... Don't attack the message - attack the messenger. It's the tactic of the know-nothings in this world and it is ignorance personified. How about us all weighing the differences between a 100% government funded media (which PBS is not, it is also supported by donations), and a 100% private citizen funded media.
- inf0, on 12/11/2007, -20/+51Ron Paul or BUST
- Minarchian, on 12/11/2007, -8/+38To be fair.
PBS, and NPR actually, has been pretty fair to Ron Paul.
Especially on NPR where I've heard good things said about him almost daily. - jonpotz, on 12/11/2007, -9/+32Funny, I think Bush tried to cut funding to PBS...
- BigManOnCampus, on 12/11/2007, -2/+25Sometimes creativity freed from a bottom line is actually good.
- stephbangm, on 12/11/2007, -14/+36Ron Paul speaks the truth! Now, if the majority of Ron Paul supporters actually vote in the Primaries, we would most likely win. Even if only 5-8% of the public support Ron Paul like the official polls say, only about 5-10% of the population vote in the Republican Primary! That's why it's critical that we have to work hard right now. Just a few people could make or break this election!
- hmugabe, on 12/11/2007, -25/+47PBS is supported by private donations, but also hundreds of millions from state and federal government through the CPB. All you Ron Paul messianists who decry Ron Paul's lack of media exposure and appreciate this PBS piece should realize that their savior would likely cut PBS government funding to shreds. Perhaps Ron Paul's brand of radical libertarianism and social conservatism is problematic in ways you haven't even considered.
Aw ***** it, look at that awesome blimp! - cyberdork, on 12/11/2007, -19/+40Which is funny, because RP would cut all federal funding of NPR and PBS while at the same time his ultra-capitalist policies would provide a free for all to the likes of NewsCorp and GE.
- flytronix, on 12/11/2007, -4/+24Ron Paul FTW®
- diggduggjoe, on 12/11/2007, -1/+21If, they must tax us, let us determine where our money goes. I would bet PBS, NPR or NASA would never have a budget problem ever again. If, I had some of my money back, I would love to give to PBS and NASA.
- spellinator, on 12/11/2007, -5/+25I don't know what Ron Paul will do, but my guess is that if he did eliminate the Department of Education, the States would be responsible for taking over the burden. The advantage of moving from Federal managed government to State run government is that the people would have more control over how they are governed. Wouldn't that be better than having some bureaucrat back in D.C. decide things?
- babcat, on 12/11/2007, -14/+33We have LESS THAN ONE WEEK LEFT before the Tea Party of 2007 on Dec. 16th!
http://www.teaparty07.com
That's right, less than ONE WEEK!
This means we need to get ON THE BALL and have an all out PUSH to spread the word about the Tea Party of 2007! We need to remind current supporters that the Tea Party is IMMINENT, introduce those who are not yet supporters to the Tea Party of 2007, and urge EVERYONE to donate!
There are COUNTLESS ways to spread the word about the Tea Party!
For example....
You could send out a Facebook, Myspace, Digg, or Youtube alert/message to all of your online friends urging them to support the Tea Party!
You could make a post on another forum, email list, or message board you participate on letting them know about the Tea Party!
You could make several calls or even visits to friends, family members, neighbors, co-workers, or other real-life individuals encouraging them to support the Tea Party!
You could send a message to your MEETUP group reminding everyone to PARTICIPATE and go ALL OUT for the Tea Party of 2007!
Additionally, it's VITALLY important that we ALL use this week to find ways to INCREASE the amount we will donate on Dec. 16th! If we all ACTIVELY WORK towards finding reasons we can go ABOVE AND BEYOND the Tea Party of 2007 can be more successful than our wildest dreams!
Can we decide to work some over-time to support the Tea Party of 2007? What about selling some item of value? Is eating at home for a few weeks instead of eating out a possibility? How about doing the UNTHINKABLE and dipping into that savings account, 401K, or retirement account?
Imagine a world where our FREEDOMS have been restored, a world where the INCOME TAX has been abolished and replaced with NOTHING, a world in which the government stays OUT of our lives, and a world where LIBERTY is a word that really MEANS SOMETHING!
If we all UNITE together in support of the Tea Party we can STUN THE WORLD and prove RON PAUL CAN WIN!
Have you done all of the following?
( ) I have sent messages and alerts to all my Facebook, Myspace, Digg, Youtube, and other social networking friends and associates telling them about the Tea Party!
( ) I have mentioned the Tea Party of 2007 on every other message board and forum I participate on and have encouraged them to donate!
( ) I have told every person in my immediate and extended family about the Tea Party of 2007 and have encouraged them to make a donation!
( ) I have told my all of my real-life friends and associates about the Tea Party of 2007 and encouraged them to make a donation!
( ) I have told my neighbors or room mates about the Tea Party and encouraged them to make a donation!
( ) I have sent a message to each person in my Meetup group and encouraged them to support the Tea Party, spread the word about the Tea Party, and to find ways to increase the size of their personal donations!
( ) I have and will continue to make every reasonable effort to find ways to increase the amount of my personal donation to the Tea Party to help reach the goal of ten million dollars. This may include working extra hours, cutting non-essential personal expenditures, selling items of value, or raising funds in some other (legal and ethical) way! - flood6, on 12/11/2007, -10/+29You make a good point, but a significant percentage of PBS' funding comes from private or corporate donors. People keeping more of their own money means they can contribute more to things like PBS or the arts.
- Spamcan, on 12/11/2007, -7/+24Whats crazy is all that money people sent him on November 5th hasn't been spent yet. That's quite impressive in itself, the other "minor" candidates have to tear though their cash reserves at a frightening pace just to make their voices heard. If things keep going the way they are, and people keep sending his campaign cash to show support while simultaneously doing everything in their power to get the word out about him (including buying a freaking blimp) then in the last few months when it's really going to matter he'll have an ass-load of cash on hand for marketing himself to the mainstream. That one-two punch might just be enough to get him elected.
- chaosium, on 12/11/2007, -9/+25IF YOU LIKE THEM SO MUCH WHY NOT PRIVATE CHARITY
- Toshibi, on 12/11/2007, -2/+18PBS and NPR may get federal funds, which is a misappropriation of tax payers dollars, but a minor one compared to war and other such programs.
PBS and NPR are both also funded by state governments and private donations. If we could reduce our taxation then I think that these programs will survive without federal aid through "Viewers Like You". - airiox, on 12/11/2007, -0/+15You've never seen PBS before? Man you are missing out on a myriad of spectacular documentaries and other special interest shows. Especially "Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe", that show is stunning in PBS HD.
- Frei, on 12/11/2007, -6/+20Actually it's also federally funded and Ron Paul would cut the funding.
- stephbangm, on 12/11/2007, -7/+21I wish they would've gone into detail about the criticality of the delegate process. We have to become delegates to get Ron Paul the GOP nomination; As delegates, we'll be picking the GOP nominee just like the electors in the electoral college pick the President; Delegates determine and decide who the GOP nominee is---it's that critical!
Please go to: http://delegate.notlong.com < Approved by the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee: Jeff Greenspan, Regional Coordinator - Japhthor, on 12/11/2007, -14/+28If the US doesn't elect Ron Paul, it's lost.
/not American - airiox, on 12/11/2007, -2/+16http://digg.com/politics/AWESOME_PBS_NOW_Ron_Paul_ ...
It has already got 211 diggs in less than 24 hours, but it was quickly buried by Ron Paul haters, thus the reason why the submitter submitted the blogspam link instead. - luckykpolice, on 12/11/2007, -5/+18So wait... the federal government is responsible for trash pickups? Hmm... here i thought that was the local government... silly me.
- exomni, on 12/11/2007, -4/+17PBS is now "the mainstream press"?
I thought "mainstream press" implied stupidity and bias. PBS and NPR are intelligent and reasoned, though they do get some nutjobs on the air now and again, they are not owned by a private corporation pushing its agenda down their throats. - 0Degrees, on 12/11/2007, -9/+22Ron Paul bashing is apparently at an all time high in this thread. Hey guess what *****, Ron Paul has never once said he would cut funding for organizations like PBS. I love how many of you just put words into the mans mouth and expect people to actually believe you.
Lets get the facts straight, Ron Paul wants to limit the federal government in many practical ways that he has outlined very clearly via his impeccable voting record during his ten year's as a congressman. PBS is given a mere $70 million a year at the federal level, the rest comes from the state government. How long do you think it takes to spend $70 million in Iraqi?
That's right, who is stupid now? Every other major candidate is going to keep us in Iraqi costing us at least $200 million a day. So, while you bashers all sit around and bring up squabble points about semantics that have no bearing on the REAL issues at hand, Ron Paul and his supporters will be out trying to make a real difference. - LordRedSnake, on 12/11/2007, -6/+19You're assuming that MSM as we know it is purely the result of the free market, but it is a result of government intervention in business. The big businesses that support the existence of the MSM are all involved in the standard pay to play environment that pervades our government. The MSM is anointing the front runners of this campaign to protect the interest of their corporate sponsors.
Now imagine if we had a true free market and uncorrupted government where businesses didn't need to rely on special contracts or tax breaks from congressmen they bought. Candidates like Ron Paul might actually receive support from businesses because of logical economic policies and advocacy for low taxes. In such a case you can bet the mainstream media would be covering it. But as it stands, businesses are all looking for something to gain by paying to play. That's not the free market at all, that's a corporatism. - BigManOnCampus, on 12/11/2007, -7/+20Removing a debt-based money system is the opposite of ultra-capitalism. With no private control over money supply, it's much more difficult to become super rich. i.e., money can't "work for you" anymore.
- conceptkid, on 12/11/2007, -1/+14Great job to PBS for informing people with this video, I cant wait to see the whole thing.
- pine1045, on 12/11/2007, -2/+14The show it airs on is called Now, but remember a lot of PBS stations are pledging during this time so make sure you check your local listings for a later air date maybe 24 hours later and maybe on a different digital channel.
- Veni_Vidi_Vici, on 12/11/2007, -9/+21I'll probably get dugg down for this, but here are my reasons:
I don't like Ron Paul because of his libertarian attitude. While I agree there's too much government regulation, Ron Paul doesn't want government involved in anything. At all. The man would take us out of the WTO, claiming that it's what has caused our national deficit. That is not what caused the deficit. Deficit spending and borrowing caused the deficit. Taking us out of the WTO and other organizations would be bad for our economy. He wants dismantle NASA. In 1988 that would be a good idea, but now that the space program has been reignited, it would only hurt us. Do some research, find out how he will implement his policies.
Yes, I like him. He's honest, and I think he can restore our civil liberties. But I don't think Ron Paul sees the full picture. if the government doesn't work, you don't tear it apart and shut it down. You fix it. You make it work, the way the people want it to. Maybe people want it to be minimally involved, thats fine. But not me. - PecanHead, on 12/11/2007, -7/+19Typical leftist *****. Points 1-3, 7, 9 are all related to the fact that every one of them does not naturally fall under the purview of the federal government and should all be controlled at the state level. And you oppose his stance on taxation because he doesn't believe in the insanely complex wealth redistribution system that is the IRS.
I'd explain the rest too if this were Slashdot and not the moron convention that is Digg. I'm here for the *****-flinging. - freejimmypage, on 12/11/2007, -6/+18Umm, no, he said it right here:
An America where money has real value, where the federal government works to maintain our liberties, An America where soldiers are not sent to their deaths for political or economic reasons. We want our constitution back and in tact. We want free trade where a company succeeds by the quality of their product, not by the resolve of their lobbiest.
This thread is infected with Ron Paul haters with as much anti-Paul zeal as the supposed radical and uninformed Ron Paul supporters that they are against. Guess what, not all RP supporters are 12 year olds that want legalized pot and know nothing about Libertarianism, most are not, and I bet you a lot that the people that gave 4.3 million know a thing or two about his beliefs. All the anti-RP trolls on this thread though are acting like uninformed 12 year olds here. - pepperpotts, on 12/11/2007, -4/+15Neo-con stands for Neo-conservative and is a cut on the George Bush led Republicans.. Dem stands for Democrat (The two major politcal parties) Ron Paul is the first honest politician we have seen in 100 years. Smear campaigns have no affect on him because his hand is not "in the cookie jar" so to speak. He wants to make our evil government much smaller and return it to the people. We want to be admired throughout the world and not hated the way we are now thanks to the crooked Bush administration. Ron Paul 2008!
- flyingcatcircus, on 12/11/2007, -1/+12As a little "L" libertarian, I tip my hat to your pwnage. /golf clap
- joaob, on 12/11/2007, -1/+12It's very web 3.0
- barnett25, on 12/11/2007, -1/+12I am voting for Ron Paul, but I dugg you up.
- freejimmypage, on 12/11/2007, -4/+14Awesome reply JoeVet, 0% information, 0% content, 100% name-calling. Sean Hannity would be proud you anti-american traitor.
- Sidonas, on 12/11/2007, -0/+9Dugg up for having a valid point of view, rather than useless whining. We may not see everything eye to eye but I can respect your opinion.
- mwalker05, on 12/11/2007, -1/+10make this a bumper sticker
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