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Ron Paul Media Blackout Confirmed

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Ron Paul loyalists have been vindicated. After months of observations that the mainstream media was ignoring the libertarian standard-bearer, a new study by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism shows just that: the Texas Congressman, who has consistently polled in the high single digits -- Real Clear Politics's aggregate poll currently has him at 8 percent -- has received the least overall coverage of any candidate. From May 2 to October 9, Paul appeared as the "primary newsmaker in only 2% of all election stories."

The study measured mainstream exposure by compiling a list of 52 mainstream news outlets across "newspapers, cable news, broadcast television, the 12 most popular news websites in the country, and radio news." To register as a story about the candidate, he/she had to be the focus of at least 50 percent of the story.

Source: The Atlantic Wire

Another study came out looking at his overall time in the debates showing him once more coming dead last.:

Equal Time? Romney Records One Quarter of Face Time at New Hampshire Debate - Smart Politics

For a candidate who, in many polls, gets third nationally as well as third, or even second, in the two critical states of Iowa and New Hampshire, and who is the third-biggest fundraiser in the field, this treatment does not in any way suggest an effort to fairly allocate time. If you can look at these numbers and not conclude that this is a concerted campaign against Ron Paul then you are pretty thick-headed. Ron Paul supporters have seen this media blackout so often and so blatantly that a moneybomb is coming up this Wednesday called Black This Out specifically addressing that reality with videos replete with examples of the media campaign to suppress Ron Paul. Even though it looks like it will raise far more money than other moneybombs this year most supporters already see it as a foregone conclusion that any results will also be blacked out.
 
Does this mean that the money that controls Mass Media has already chosen our GOP candidate and it is not Ron Paul?
 
Does this mean that the money that controls Mass Media has already chosen our GOP candidate and it is not Ron Paul?

It seems the money is either on Cain or Romney. As I recall, our current president was a media darling.
 

Black THIS Out Money Bomb for Ron Paul! October 19th, 2011

lol i love us.



[h=2]At 12:01 am on Oct 19th, Ron Paul will receive my entire paycheck! [/h]35 years ago a man came to Washington with one message – restore liberty. Over the succeeding years this humble man has been ridiculed, ostracized, laughed at, and probably most painfully of all – outright ignored. Yet he has never ever wavered from this message.

Think about that for a minute.

Here’s a man who had no hope of ever getting heard – of ever getting credit – of ever accomplishing anything – yet he never gave one inch. Never compromised. Never thought of himself or his legacy. How many of us here could have stood amongst these cretins in Washington – selling their souls and climbing the power ladder - for so long? Without getting co-opted. Without giving up and going home. Without softening the message. Without going off on some half crazed rant that would surely have ended our political career.

The word greatness is thrown around way too much nowadays. I believe we are all witnesses to greatness here. Ron Paul defines greatness. I think about all this man has endured over those 35 years - all for me and my liberty - and I can’t help but break down and cry.

Ron Paul says that this is not about him. He says it’s about the message and that he was just lucky enough to come around at the right time and be a spokesman for the cause. He is right, of course. The message of liberty will endure long after he and you and I are long gone. But he is also, very very wrong. I believe when all is done, this man will have saved a nation – check that – saved a world.

What price can one put on saving a world? One lousy paycheck? Please. My sacrifice for this man is paltry. Our founders pledged their LIVES, their FORTUNES, and their SACRED HONOR. Now THAT’s a pledge!

If you are wrestling with how much to give this October 19th, might I suggest this rule of thumb. Determine how much will completely devastate you and your family for more than a month. Then DOUBLE it. Look your daughter … or your son … or your grandchild squarely in the eye, then ask yourself how much is their future worth to you today?? How much temporary pain are you willing to accept now, so that they can still live in a country that cares about freedom? How much are you willing to die, that they might live? The answer is easy, is it not?

Who here will stand with me? Who here will rise up, throw off the manacles that bind us to our lame excuses, and make this OUR day? Who here will look the person in the mirror and say “If not me, who? If not now, when?” Who here will lay it all on the line for a man who deserves nothing less?

Before Ron Paul, I never gave a dime to another politician. To Ron Paul – I would lay down my life. Will you?

At 12:01 am on Oct 19th, Ron Paul will receive my entire paycheck | Ron Paul 2012 | Sound Money, Peace and Liberty
 
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Ron Paul is not a Republican. He's a Libertarian.
 
May I just say, with all due respect, Paul is a quadrennial candidate. The news cycle is driven by new information. There is nothing new to say about Rep. Paul, so the fact he gets little to no attention, is not surprising to me and I don't see this as a conspiracy. The media is wrapped up in the flavor of the month reporting at this point. First Pawlenty, then Christie, then Bachmann, then Christie, then Perry, then Christie, now Cain. IMHO, I could be wrong.
 
May I just say, with all due respect, Paul is a quadrennial candidate. The news cycle is driven by new information. There is nothing new to say about Rep. Paul, so the fact he gets little to no attention, is not surprising to me and I don't see this as a conspiracy. The media is wrapped up in the flavor of the month reporting at this point. First Pawlenty, then Christie, then Bachmann, then Christie, then Perry, then Christie, now Cain. IMHO, I could be wrong.

There is a lot of stuff that most outsiders wouldn't notice if you don't follow him.
 
Blaming Americans for 9/11 was news.
 
Blaming Americans for 9/11 was news.

It was fun how they spun that when he was blaming our foreign policy.
 
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*shrugs* That's always possible, but honestly, his policies have been well covered. I've seen him on several news shows and it's nearly always identical to the last appearance.



Yes, in 2007:



Ron Paul blames US foreign policy for 9/11 attacks | The Right Scoop


Sorry if i was blunt. Sadly, I don't have the time to go back through the internet with him being excluded from reported, articles and news headlines. Hopefully Jon Stewart will do another segment of media bias against ron like he did before.

Also, two things. 1) Rudy was proven wrong and I still don't know if he apologize to Ron. I can't believe my former mayor didn't read through the 9/11 commission report to know what Ron was saying was fact.

2) Congrats, you possibly found the most bias site against Ron lol. They've post articles/videos with people calling him antisemitic, facist etc...

Side note: Blaming americans & blaming foreign policy are two different things. Look at your link and look at his quote.
 
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*shrugs* That's always possible, but honestly, his policies have been well covered. I've seen him on several news shows and it's nearly always identical to the last appearance.

Let me show you what caused me to swear off Fox News back in 2008:

 
Do you guys remember when Tiger Woods was number one? Well, do you remember who the third best in the world was? Neither do I. How about when Nadal was #1 in the world? Do you remember who was #3? #4 maybe? No? Neither do I. Do you guys think if the media had given coverage to whomever was #3 and #4 maybe something would have been different? Maybe #3 and #4 would have risen to #1 because of the media? No? Neither do I. Ron Paul is #3 for a reason fellows.
 
Do you guys remember when Tiger Woods was number one? Well, do you remember who the third best in the world was? Neither do I. How about when Nadal was #1 in the world? Do you remember who was #3? #4 maybe? No? Neither do I. Do you guys think if the media had given coverage to whomever was #3 and #4 maybe something would have been different? Maybe #3 and #4 would have risen to #1 because of the media? No? Neither do I. Ron Paul is #3 for a reason fellows.

Lets play a counting game.

Poll: Romney leads New Hampshire, Huntsman in third, Perry in fourth - Yahoo! News <--- hmm who is missing?

Anyway, do we know who is third today? Perry (Paul probably in some other polls). Who was third for the month September? Paul. Who gets the coverage... yup. If I wasn't lazy I would throw a book storm of stuff into this post. Anyway, if the research above doesn't tell you something then I don't know what will.

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Note: This was at the time when the Cain train media coverage was going off the hook. The media disparaging is bonkers.
 
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Sorry if i was blunt. Sadly, I don't have the time to go back through the internet with him being excluded from reported, articles and news headlines. Hopefully Jon Stewart will do another segment of media bias against ron like he did before.

Also, two things. 1) Rudy was proven wrong and I still don't know if he apologize to Ron. I can't believe my former mayor didn't read through the 9/11 commission report to know what Ron was saying was fact.

2) Congrats, you possibly found the most bias site against Ron lol. They've post articles/videos with people calling him antisemitic, facist etc...

Side note: Blaming americans & blaming foreign policy are two different things. Look at your link and look at his quote.

No need to apologize about being blunt. You are passionate about this topic. My only purpose in those two links was to Reg. He said blaming American for 9/11 was news. Yes, it was. This year and four years ago, which goes to support my point, little to nothing is new about Ron Paul and therefore he suffers from poor coverage. The media is always reporting the next knew thing. That's how it is.
 
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Why is it popular to attack this guy? Ben Stein practically calls him a nazi.



Its would appear to me that the media stacks the deck as much as they can against Ron Paul.

I just hope Ron Paul is sincere and legit. It would suck to find out RP is also in league with the beginings of the "NWO" and is simply their last trump card. A "false prophet" in a sense.
 
But look on the bright side. He has legions of adoring 17 year old acolytes who flood every message board in cyberspace with their posts promoting him.
 
Lets play a counting game.

Poll: Romney leads New Hampshire, Huntsman in third, Perry in fourth - Yahoo! News <--- hmm who is missing?

Anyway, do we know who is third today? Perry (Paul probably in some other polls). Who was third for the month September? Paul. Who gets the coverage... yup. If I wasn't lazy I would throw a book storm of stuff into this post. Anyway, if the research above doesn't tell you something then I don't know what will.

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Note: This was at the time when the Cain train media coverage was going off the hook. The media disparaging is bonkers.

So in essence, you're mad because Paul isn't a news maker? Well, he already overstayed his welcome in 2008. What is there to talk about now?
 
Does this mean that the money that controls Mass Media has already chosen our GOP candidate and it is not Ron Paul?

I'l say it once again...

You, Republican voters, were suppose to pick the 2012 GOP hopeful by watching the debates as aired on FoxNews and other television media outlets. You were suppose to learn more about your primary candidate based on how well the contenders performed during each debate. This wasn't suppose to be done by some "selection by media bias" or "favorable wealthy/corporate donorthon" to determine your leading candidate. YOU were suppose to pick the candidate that went up against President Obama. Seems to me, you're voices aren't being heard either.

Hmmmm....

Are you going to let the Koch Brothers and other media moguls get away with it? Seems to me they're picking the winners and losers, not you.
 
Do you guys remember when Tiger Woods was number one? Well, do you remember who the third best in the world was? Neither do I. How about when Nadal was #1 in the world? Do you remember who was #3? #4 maybe? No? Neither do I. Do you guys think if the media had given coverage to whomever was #3 and #4 maybe something would have been different? Maybe #3 and #4 would have risen to #1 because of the media? No? Neither do I. Ron Paul is #3 for a reason fellows.

I know it may be hard to tell the difference with all the flashy graphics and obsession over statistics from the news media, but politics isn't a sport Hatuey. Also, sports coverage doesn't go out of its way to conceal what team came in third.

little to nothing is new about Ron Paul

The same could be said for Romney yet he is constantly put forward as the man to beat in the election.

That was pretty awful. I don't blame him.

That's Fox for ya! :)

Fox is just the most blatant offender. Look at where Herman Cain was in the polls before the media storm over the Florida straw poll and where he was after. When Ron Paul won the GOP straw poll in California, however, CNN tossed it aside saying these straw poll victories did not mean much. There was a notable incident involving the New York Times after the Ames straw poll where Paul came within a hair of taking first from Bachmann and the report on the results was "Bachmann first, Pawlenty third" as though Paul almost winning was not worthy of headlines and that mirrored how a lot of other major outlets covered the story.

The entire media is working against Ron Paul's candidacy. It is not a factional dispute where one outlet tries to promote him and others don't like you have with the Occupiers or Tea Party. All of the major media are doing their utmost to downplay and attack Ron Paul.
 
The same could be said for Romney yet he is constantly put forward as the man to beat in the election.

I would almost agree with you that Romney is nothing new, except that his flip flops are what makes news.



Fox is just the most blatant offender. Look at where Herman Cain was in the polls before the media storm over the Florida straw poll and where he was after. When Ron Paul won the GOP straw poll in California, however, CNN tossed it aside saying these straw poll victories did not mean much. There was a notable incident involving the New York Times after the Ames straw poll where Paul came within a hair of taking first from Bachmann and the report on the results was "Bachmann first, Pawlenty third" as though Paul almost winning was not worthy of headlines and that mirrored how a lot of other major outlets covered the story.

The entire media is working against Ron Paul's candidacy. It is not a factional dispute where one outlet tries to promote him and others don't like you have with the Occupiers or Tea Party. All of the major media are doing their utmost to downplay and attack Ron Paul.

Again, with all due respect to Paul's supporters, he may come close or win straw polls, but he never goes beyond a certain percentage of supporters. You may chalk it up to the lack of attention he gets, but some of his positions are outside the mainstream of Republican support, the party he defaults to, and that will limit his ability to capture the nomination. For instance, they don't want to hear America's foreign policy invited the attack on 9/11.
 
Paul supporters bitch and moan about this constantly, and keep forgetting that their candidate was not the only one who has not had much attention. Apparently, only their candidate is getting shut out, and that it has nothing to do with how many people react with "meh."
 
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