Campaign: Why aren't you fighting back? Name names: Fox, CNN, Rush, Hannity, Levine

[John F Kennedy III]

Rand's vote is private. Saying it and doing it are entirely different. Playing along, to some extent, keeps a target off of his back.

To the OP...yes, something needs to be done about the media, but I don't think anyone has any ideas at this point. We all know that if Ron Paul outright calls them on it, he'll be called a "kook" and marginalized even more than he already is...

Rand plays along very well. I love it. He knows what he is doing and he will be President in 2016.

 

[D.A.S.]

That is pretty niave, they don't cover Ron, because he's not a Isreal firster, end of story.

Sure, I'm not saying it's the whole story, but it is part of it.

 

[bcreps85]

Rand plays along very well. I love it. He knows what he is doing and he will be President in 2016.

He plays the game better, without over-compromising. I can easily see him as president in 2016 if we have an other 4 years of Obama. We will have another 4 years of Obama if we run anybody but Ron Paul against him. That is one reason it is so important for us to ensure a GOP loss with anyone but Ron Paul - to send the message that we can take the party hostage if they don't return to their roots.

 

[John F Kennedy III]

He plays the game better, without over-compromising. I can easily see him as president in 2016 if we have an other 4 years of Obama. We will have another 4 years of Obama if we run anybody but Ron Paul against him. That is one reason it is so important for us to ensure a GOP loss with anyone but Ron Paul - to send the message that we can take the party hostage if they don't return to their roots.

This.

 

[chadhb]

Sure, I'm not saying it's the whole story, but it is part of it.

Ok you got that point, a good story = media profits, sometimes they put their convictions on hold, for their greed.

 

[Publicani]

no. Ron is doing what he needs to do. They, the media, are scared shitless. This is perfect.

How is it perfect to have 13% of the vote?

 

[Publicani]

I said about a month ago that the campaign surrogates should be actively addressing the lies the media is telling about Ron Paul's positions and about his candidacy. He himself shouldn't strike out at the media as a whole for unfair treatment, because that sounds like whining.

regular folks watch debates. Nobody watches or reads what the campaign says. About whining. Gingrich proved that if you attack the media right, with passion and aggression, people respond.

 

[Publicani]

No, bad idea. You don't want those hosts to start disliking Paul. They might start spewing nothing but disinformation and hate...

It's hard to say whether you meant it sarcastically or not. For the benefit of others - those hosts already dislike Paul. They already spew nothing but disinformation and hate..

 

[Publicani]

And why wouldnt we do something about it instead just telling Ron what he should do?

Because people watch the debates and we are not there, but Ron is. With a few aggressive lines Gingrich increased his standing in polls by more than 10 % in 1-2 days.

 

[Publicani]

That is pretty niave, they don't cover Ron, because he's not a Isreal firster, end of story.

If you think it's about Israel, you don't understand Ron Paul movement, and you don't understand his opposition.

 

[Mini-Me]

That is pretty niave, they don't cover Ron, because he's not a Isreal firster, end of story.

That has a lot to do with it, but there's an even bigger reason: It's because he wants to end the Federal Reserve and fiat money altogether, and he MEANS IT. This TERRIFIES the establishment, because fiat money is everything to them. It's the key to their control. Without it, they cannot fund perpetual war, or a pervasive police state, or place the bankers at the heart of the economy, or continually sap the wealth of the American people to enrich contractors. Without fiat money, the government and its controllers are powerless...and they will do ANYTHING to protect their monopoly.

They're not afraid of Gingrich (or Perry, etc.) adopting Ron's anti-Fed rhetoric, because they know they don't mean to do anything about it. If they ever did, they'd simply perpetuate fiat money while pretending to "return to the gold standard" or some garbage (probably by "pegging" the dollar to gold with a thinly veiled price control on gold), which would just discredit the real alternative of freely competing currencies.

 

[Drex]

 

[Dianne]

Don't forget pretend journalists Kristol, Krauthammer and Gloria Borger (CNN); who alligned with Newt Gingrich; all enjoy millions from Obama's Defense Department. And we expect them to be fair and balanced?

 

[SurfsUp]

Why aren't you fighting back? Name names: Fox, CNN, Rush, Hannity, Levine

Ron Paul should say something about media blackout and negativity in debate. Say it forcefully. Name names.

Great idea

 

[jbuttell]

It's hard to say whether you meant it sarcastically or not. For the benefit of others - those hosts already dislike Paul. They already spew nothing but disinformation and hate..

No, your sarcasometer was correct. They give him no respect whatsoever, so as far as I'm concerned... Ron shouldn't hold back for concern what THEY might think or do.

 

[Bossobass]

IMHO, this is a no-brainer.

Ron, while he's still a Congressman, should introduce Bills that a) repeal recent rules changes that allow news to be passed off as opinions, that disallow equal time to candidates who are misrepresented, etc. and b) allow all candidates equal time, regardless of the content of that time.

At the same time the RevPac, C4L, RP Forums, etc., should file a formal complaint or class action law suit claiming damages caused by violations of FCC rules by FOX/CBS/MSNBC/NBC/ABC/PBS, et al.

Here's a site with FCC Broadcast Rules:

http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/public_and_broadcasting.html

Excerpts of interest:

...violates the FCC's rules if:

· the station licensee knew that the information was false,

· broadcasting the false information directly causes substantial public harm, and

· it was foreseeable that broadcasting the false information would cause such harm.

Political Broadcasting: Candidates for Public Office. In recognition of the particular importance of the free flow of information to the public during the electoral process, the Communications Act and the Commission’s rules impose specific obligations on broadcasters regarding political speech.

·Reasonable Access. The Communications Act requires that broadcast stations provide “reasonable access” to candidates for federal elective office. Such access must be made available during all of a station’s normal broadcast schedule, including television prime time and radio drive time. In addition, federal candidates are entitled to purchase all classes of time offered by stations to commercial advertisers, such as preemptible and non-preemptible time. The only exception to the access requirement is for bona fide news programming (as defined below), during which broadcasters may choose not to sell airtime to federal candidates. Broadcast stations have discretion as to whether to sell time to candidates in state and local elections.

Equal Opportunities. The Communications Act requires that, when a station provides airtime to a legally qualified candidate for any public office (federal, state, or local), the station must “afford equal opportunities to all other such candidates for that office.” The equal opportunities provision of the Communications Act also provides that the station “shall have no power of censorship over the material broadcast” by the candidate. The law exempts from the equal opportunities requirement appearances by candidates during bona fide news programming, defined as an appearance by a legally qualified candidate on a bona fide newscast, interview, or documentary (if the appearance of the candidate is incidental to the presentation of the subject covered by the documentary) or on–the–spot coverage of a bona fide news event (including debates, political conventions and related incidental activities).

Use the rules against them. Repeal the rules that are unconstitutional. Prosecute violators. Initiate civil suits against individuals. Investigate the investigative reporters.

Come out swinging or go home and have a good cry a beat up your pillow. Ain't too many other choices here.

Bosso