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- fairley7, on 12/10/2007, -33/+396Ron Paul may be acceptable to the American people but not, apparently, to the American ruling class. Ergo, the MSM treats him as an illegitimate candidate.
- whch, on 12/10/2007, -22/+278The only way that Ron Paul is going to be elected, since corporate America and their media henchmen and government lackeys deny equal opportunity to Dr Paul's message, is to hit the streets and demonstrate as loud as possible for the local print, radio and television market, while, more importantly, showing enormous human support for Dr Paul to all those folks sharing the self-same streets en route to where-ever they may be going. The more on-lookers see real people marching and politicking for Dr Paul, the more they will question his absence and short-changing by normal national media. The core of this effort is the meet-up group, and the internet as the means to communicate, and, RonPaul2008.com and complimentary sites like RonPaulNation and DailyPaul, to name the obvious (but there are many more equally great), are the hubs of information distribution, as sites like digg or google begin or continue to ban Ron Paul activists' participation. This fight to elect Dr Paul will be won by people talking to other people. Boots on the ground. People talking to people. Do it!
- Fabc001, on 12/10/2007, -15/+240I wonder if Keith olbermann would interview Ron Paul if he get's thousands of requests?
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -32/+238MSM conspiracy continues... Long live the RP revolution!
- volksgardencom, on 12/10/2007, -32/+234Meet The Press = worthless scum
- metapop, on 12/10/2007, -21/+215given the fact that they're (attempting) to omit ron paul, i think "meet the press" is probably the most appropriately named television show in the history of man.
- spamfiltertest, on 12/10/2007, -25/+212Dugg for the headline alone. Well played.
- mablco, on 12/10/2007, -12/+179Dennis Kucinich is missing too!
- babcat, on 12/10/2007, -41/+167WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!
We have LESS THAN ONE WEEK LEFT before the Tea Party of 2007 on Dec. 16th!
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! - ivandir, on 12/10/2007, -15/+131The headline hits the nail right in the head.
Ron Paul is not welcomed by the press, which is another way of saying: The press does not welcome individual liberty, only individual obedience. - Smight, on 12/10/2007, -5/+104They did manage to squeeze Colbert in there. He's got a serious shot right?
- ZachSka87, on 12/10/2007, -6/+98OMG....they freaking interviewed Colbert and they won't interview RP???
- Timetheos, on 12/10/2007, -5/+96The media is not conservative or liberal; it is corporate.
- crichton101, on 12/10/2007, -2/+68only one way to find out.
- fani, on 12/10/2007, -7/+66You know, I never really liked Ron Paul before.... but now... hearing all this about him being ignored makes me wanna support and root for him even more since he's an underdog.
For long, the media in our country has been biased and presenting their spin, their opinions on news instead of just presenting the facts. ***** these media. Fox is too right and crazy, CNN and others are too left and crazy. No one just presents the damn news.
Everyone and everything is either for Bush 100% or anti-Bush 100% and I'm getting sick of it. I just want every candidate to get a fair shot ( even Ron Paul ) and I want to hear every single candidates summary viewpoint on each topic I care about - war in iraq, anwr oil drilling, abortion, civil rights, gun issue, healthcare.
I don't give a ***** whether they're Republican or Democrat or Independent.
I just want to hear every single candidate out with just the facts.
Is that too much to ask, media ? - FyreGoddess, on 12/10/2007, -20/+76You know, Romney hasn't yet been on Meet the Press either for their Meet the Candidates section.
Has Paul contacted MTP? They've essentially put the call out there to the candidates. If he doesn't respond to it, it's kind of hard to blame NBC/MTP/Russert. Not that I expect any less. - Paydon, on 12/10/2007, -3/+58I was skeptical at first, but the exclamation points at the end of every sentence have made me a believer.
- agsinger, on 12/10/2007, -12/+58Meet the Press Producer - Michelle Jaconi - michelle.jaconi@nbc.com
email her ! - Cleaner44, on 12/10/2007, -10/+55The Revolution will not be stopped!
- DebbilsAdvocate, on 12/10/2007, -4/+45Money raised is a measure of support. I didn't think the concept was so difficult.
- steve111, on 12/10/2007, -7/+42MSNBC-Phone: (201) 583-5000 ... Calling is an effective way to get across your message. Just reached a live person who answered "MSNBC news desk" he transferred me to the viewer comments line and I politely asked for Ron Paul to be covered... (Wow, driving home this morning in Southern California I saw 40 Ron Paul signs from Long Beach up to the San Gabriel Valley and on the city streets!!! Pumps me up!! *Home-made and professional signs everywhere!! = ) People are bound to google Ron Paul in Southern California )
- dagnabbit, on 12/10/2007, -19/+54Shhh...you're upsetting the apple cart in here. We'd prefer to believe it's an evil media conspiracy, even though there's no proof one way or the other. And even though this only links to the Meet the Press homepage. We'll digg it just based on the submitter's one paragraph commentary!
- tid242, on 12/10/2007, -4/+38Yea, they've got Dodd and Biden, but no Paul or Kucinich - doesn't get much more obvious than that.
- lucciinthesky, on 12/10/2007, -8/+34It warms my heart to see people on here who haven't completely lost all common sense
- radink360, on 12/10/2007, -1/+27I think all media outlets should just stop reporting on candidates period. New is supposed to be unbiased, and the media companies now just push whomever is in charge likes.
- Chandon, on 12/10/2007, -2/+26Do you seriously think that Ron Paul would refuse media coverage? I think the "they didn't ask him" hypothesis is much more reasonable.
- orxor, on 12/10/2007, -2/+27That would be awesome, doubt that will happen though, however that shouldn't stop us from sending requests.
- dumpyhumpy, on 12/10/2007, -3/+28At the risk of getting dugg down, MTP is actually a rather good show. Tim Russert is a very good interviewer.
Ive seen this story on digg before, but there is no link to where it says RP won't be considered. The list on the page is people who have already been interviewed. There is no list of upcoming interviews beyond 1 week. Where does it say that they won't consider RP? - NonServium, on 12/10/2007, -3/+26No, the Hearst era did not end. In fact, it's gotten worse. Now, as often as not, the news isn't just distorted, it's fabricated.
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -4/+27When the Establishment candidate has more money, money is what matters.
When the Establishment candidate has less money, it's the 'message'.
Wake up. It's not about the truth to these people, it's the message. - inactive, on 12/10/2007, -1/+23I'm no Ronbot but I have to admit that his fundraising totals make him a newsworthy candidate. This is in contrast to someone like Gravel who is absent in the polling AND has raised hardly any money. One of the very few RP submissions I have dugg up.
- rickat2007, on 12/10/2007, -5/+27Integrity - Those who lack it, despise it. Integrity matters. Go Ron Paul 2008!
- UnFriendlyFire, on 12/10/2007, -2/+22Cook the books? How exactly? His fundraising numbers are on his website.
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -10/+29Actually, I went over to MSNBC's site, and found a full write ups for all the candidates except Ron Paul. Considering he has reasonable polling numbers, excellent fundraising, and a grass roots following, it seems quite odd that MSNBC wouldn't think to include only him in their piece. If that's not enough to reasonably suspect the media is defending the establishment, I don't know what is.
- Carl1703, on 12/10/2007, -8/+26These excellent charts from Google trends tell the story - Compare web search popularity with news volume:
http://www.google.de/trends?q=Barack+Obama%2C+Ron+ ...
(Hope the link works)
To the comment below "Ron Paul has NO shot. That's why he was omitted. Welcome to reality!"
It should read "Ron Paul has NO shot. Because those that hold the reigns of power - and control the Media - can't BUY him! Welcome to the Fascist state!"
Sadly, while the corporations control our government and the media there will be no democracy. - Kypt, on 12/10/2007, -3/+21Man, thanks for spreading the word of how to spread the word man! After reading your post about how to spread the word I still don't have any idea wtf this Tea Party is...I would've thought that you could've squeezed that in there, I mean, i thought the point was to tell people about it...
- maggiebott, on 12/10/2007, -17/+35Unless they want to be flooded with protests, they better not continue ignoring a frontrunner like Dr. Paul.
- durangotang, on 12/10/2007, -3/+20Why the hell is anyone apologizing for Meet The Press?
- UnFriendlyFire, on 12/10/2007, -0/+17Romney will be on next Sunday.
- adwarereport, on 12/10/2007, -1/+17Actually, your comment is really ignorant and/or a blatent attempt to deceive people . Bill Gates is for the estate tax, not against it. He wrote a book explaining his reasons why he is *for* the estate tax.
Even a simple Google search turns it up as the first result: http://www.google.com/search?q=bill+gates+estate+t ...
I'm not a huge Bill Gates fan, but I am a fan of accuracy. - gyrfalcon, on 12/10/2007, -1/+17Yeah he's actually one of the only candidates that shows his fund raising in real time.
- fonguleverybody, on 12/10/2007, -9/+24He is against passing a law of net neutrality because he doesn't believe its any of the governments business either way. If they pass the law, then that means they have the final say so. His position (the Constitutional one) is that they have no authority to legislate on this issue period. He is all for net neutrality in the literal sense.
- dumpyhumpy, on 12/10/2007, -1/+16Well the actual quote is that they've extended invitations to "all the major candidates"
To me, if you're on the stage at the debates, you're major. But thats just me.
However, Tim has never said that he will not interview PR. Does anybody actually have anything to back up the claim that RP is excluded? They just announced Mitt Romney yesterday because he'll be on next week. You could have said the same thing about Mitt until yesterday. - cakeychan, on 12/10/2007, -8/+23It is clear that you care about these issues, and I respect that. However, you are almost completely wrong, and in fact you are creating straw man arguments based on things that you think you know are facts, but which are not facts at all.
"Paul supporters somehow think that Paul can eliminate income tax, and all these government enities seemingly overnight. Can't happen, especially with a congress unwilling to give up any of their lawmaking ability. The most Paul can do in his term is start a phased withdrawal from Iraq, everything else will take years to even get started."
You make the mistake of lumping all Ron Paul supporters together, and I won't do that. However, the truth is that neither Ron Paul nor most Ron Paul supporters believe this at all. He has stated explicitly numerous times that this will not happen overnight. It is a gradual process, but one worth working for, as you yourself admit. As for a withdrawal from Iraq, you are correct that it would not happen overnight. It would take several months and would be coordinated by military leaders at the behest of the President.
"Where is Paul going to get the money to pay for all these government services that are essential to our economy? The VA, the FAA, FDA, FTC, FCC, and various regulatory agencies that keep the private sector under some kind of rule of law, etc.......... are all critical to our economy, how is the private sector going to police itself, and regulate itself in the absence of regulatory agencies?"
Dr. Paul is not going to end all or even some of these programs instantly. What he, and we as concerned citizens, can and should be working for is an environment in which all of this hand-holding is not necessary. If you look into the issues you will find that government regulation and subsidies cause most of the problems that require government regulations and oversight.
"The gold standard has NEVER WORKED, EVER. The gold standard would only hurt the poor. It is a f*cking insane idea that would only work in a STABLE economy where men behave ethically and morally prudent at all times. We all know that man is an imperfect being, and our economy is a dynamic, complex, and constantly changing system. A gold standard would literally destroy our way of life."
Dr. Paul does not advocate a gold standard as it has been previously implemented. He has said enumerated some of the problems that you state here. Instead, he advocates competing currencies. This is a big difference, and if you spend a few minutes on Google you will see that many, many experts agree with him that this is a fantastic idea. It would make America THE place for the world to invest. You may not have noticed, but the world is currently in the act of pulling out of the American dollar, because it is losing value at an astonishing rate.
"Ron Paul has his head in the 1800s, he is not thinking clearly. I don't understand how a man as accomplished and intelligent as him can advocate such destructive policies."
You are correct. Dr. Paul is incredibly intelligent and accomplished. He is more intelligent and accomplished than any other candidate for President, and indeed than any candidate for President in recent memory. Would you be willing to admit that perhaps a man of his wisdom does in fact know what he is talking about?
"You Paul supporters have stars in your eyes, all you are thinking about is "no income tax" and "legal weed". You need to wake up to the reality, and do some real research on his economic policy and see that it is a very dangerous and destructive plan."
I don't know where you are getting your omniscient knowledge of Ron Paul supporters, but I would like to buy a subscription.
The fact is that Paul supporters are some of the most intelligent and informed citizens in this country and if you spent a few minutes talking to some rather than incorrectly stereotyping them, you would learn this. - div2n, on 12/10/2007, -7/+21I like Ron Paul, but let's at least be honest about this. Ron Paul is not specifically for individual liberty, but rather state's rights which is _not_ the same thing. His approach puts the power to make decisions that affect personal liberty in the hands of the states.
Although not perfect, that's a much better approach than the federal government making such decisions because there are very distinct differences for what the majority of Californians prefer versus the people in Alabama for example.
This would mean that personal liberties would still be at risk of being impeded by the states and it doesn't directly affect that danger. It does, however, make your personal vote more important in your daily life since the power of an individual's vote on the state level carries much more weight than those at the national level. - Drahkar, on 12/10/2007, -3/+17People who would like to complain to Meet The Press for their extremely poor taste in cutting out someone who is a leading candidate in the 2008 elections because he doesn't fit in with their preferred political view can email them at:
MTP@NBCUNI.com
and send snail-mail to:
Meet The Press
c/o
NBC News
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10112
I strongly suggest that everyone do so. Even if you don't support Ron Paul, having the media decide not to show you a candidate instead of letting you decide for yourself is completely unacceptable. - inactive, on 12/10/2007, -1/+14Exactly, the reason for quoting money and polls is that they are the common excuses used to exclude candidates.
- catfish182, on 12/10/2007, -1/+13why not Olbermann.
tell you what, tell me how to do it and i will email him. - inactive, on 12/10/2007, -13/+25No proof one way or another? The many closed polls, the lack of coverage, the deliberate sidelining at debates? I would say it at least constitutes circumstantial evidence. Good enough to convict, in some court cases.
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