CNN regarding missing RP comments.

[X_805]

The only arguments I see made against his views are based on a lack of information about his views on the issues or the issues themselves.

 

[torchbearer]

I added my two cents to the comments.

 

[lucky]

Read and commented. Wish I was more eloquent.

 

[JoshLowry]

They deleted my comment.

It said:

CNN wrote:
The comments section is intended to be informal, of course, but the strain on resources that night prompted us to take down the “Who won the GOP debate” question.

You don't have the resources on one of your most important hosted events of the year?

You are CNN for crying out loud.

We see right through your article.

 

[ARealConservative]

Filed under Ron Paul
Posted 6/7/2007 01:45:41 PM | Permalink
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it had been one hour. 132 comments. I'd say 90% pro Ron Paul... Seriously! That is some passion for a candidate.

they are deleting comments again.

Mine was there - now it's gone.

 

[SlapItHigh]

“Ron Paul Phenomenon?”, you ask? I have an answer. Paul’s message is one that excites people more than anyone else. Many people feel strongly about the message of liberty. I can tell you that NO ONE is “organizing” me to come on and vote in polls or post on CNN’s blog. I went to poston the CNN’s “Who won the Republican debate” blog that night because I watched the debate and felt strongly about what Ron Paul had to say and I want to spread that message, I want it to be known that I agree. Many of my family and friends feel the same way although they don’t post online. Paul’s internet support seems big but it is even bigger still (outside of the internet). The other candidates (on both sides) are more of the same, over and over again. The same message wrapped in a different box is only going to cause so much excitement (or lack there of).

The freedom message is a strong one. It creates a strong response.

I’d also like to correct one statement made in this post. Taking down the debate question did actually stop Paul supporters from posting. It stopped me from posting. Perhaps you should have said that it didn’t stop “some” Paul supporters from posting when you redirected the URL to the democrat debate question.

Thank you.

Posted By Erin Roe, Hampton, VA : June 7, 2007 3:08 pm

we'll see if they delete mine.

 

[rp4pres]

I don't think they are actively deleting comments. I think it has something to do with the way the internet is programmed.

I bet Al Gore is behind this. He probably knows a backdoor hack that enables him to sneak in and delete the comments.

 

[beermotor]

I don't think they are actively deleting comments. I think it has something to do with the way the internet is programmed.

It's the way their updating software works, I think.

 

[Bob Cochran]

they are deleting comments again.

Mine was there - now it's gone.

If you comment more than once, they probably post only your last comment. It's easy to limit posts to one per IP address.

 

[BLS]

I don't think they are actively deleting comments. I think it has something to do with the way the internet is programmed.

As a computer network engineer....I want you to know I'm laughing my a$$ off at your comment.

Let me help you understand. Once an entry is put on a site, such as CNN, that entry will STAY there forever until someone removes it, either manually, or via keyword search...IE..."let's delete every post with 'constitution' in it. And BAM...gone.

BTW...the internet is not 'programmed'. Just an FYI.

 

[X_805]

As a computer network engineer....I want you to know I'm laughing my a$$ off at your comment.

Let me help you understand. Once an entry is put on a site, such as CNN, that entry will STAY there forever until someone removes it, either manually, or via keyword search...IE..."let's delete every post with 'constitution' in it. And BAM...gone.

BTW...the internet is not 'programmed'. Just an FYI.

Thanks for correcting me. I have absolutely no idea about the workings of the internet. I still don't think that they would be actively preventing discussion of a presidential candidate.

 

[cujothekitten]

My comment:

Why can't he get higher poll ratings? A few different reasons.

First the majority of his support are libertarians, democrats, constitutionalists, and paleoconservatives. They aren't polled because they're not "likely voters" though they're changing their registration so they can vote in the primaries.

Second, he has the youth vote in the Republican Party and again they're not polled as "likely voters".

Third, tech savvy people (like Ron supporters) aren't as likely to own landlines. I haven't owned one for years... cell all the way baby.

Fourth, and maybe most important, Ron Paul has been left off of state polls (including his own state poll). How exactly can you have a scientific poll without all the candidates even mentioned?

 

[BLS]

Thanks for correcting me. I have absolutely no idea about the workings of the internet. I still don't think that they would be actively preventing discussion of a presidential candidate.

No problem. My intention was not to offend.
Just that me being a 'geek' and all, it was funny.

My post is still there, and currently there's 251 of them. In and hour and a half.

 

[Erazmus]

Third, tech savvy people (like Ron supporters) aren't as likely to own landlines. I haven't owned one for years... cell all the way baby.

Agreed. I no longer have a landline. Me and my wife use cell phones.

 

[Kandilynn]

I have a tendency to be too nice, I think. This is my post.

I think this article is decent. Good job CNN! The problem I have with the “scientific polls” is that you have to have a landline telephone to even possibly get a call. In this day and age, everyone I know below the age of 50 has only cell phones, I feel that Ron Paul supporters have to get off the internet and inform the people that do have landlines if we want to start getting nationwide acknowledgment.

One more thing I have to bring up is the amount of time each candidate was allotted in the recent debate. I, personally, do not feel that the fault lies completely with CNN. The rules for the debate were clearly laid out at the beginning, answer the question within a minute. The “top tier” chose to violate those rules by evading questions and taking much longer than allowed to speak. Then they had to give them another minute to actually answer the questions, which they still did not do. If we cannot trust these politicians to follow the simple rules of a debate, how can we expect them to follow the rules of the constitution? I think that during the next debate there should be clear penalties for abusing the rules.

 

[angelatc]

The number of comments is flucuating every time I hit "refresh." When I went there it was 313, IIRC, then it dropped to 274, now it is at 347.

I can't get Firefox to open the "Leave A Comment" window.

 

[Bob Cochran]

The “top tier” chose to violate those rules by evading questions and taking much longer than allowed to speak. Then they had to give them another minute to actually answer the questions, which they still did not do. If we cannot trust these politicians to follow the simple rules of a debate, how can we expect them to follow the rules of the constitution?

Giuliani was especially bad about this. It reflects his disdain for rules/laws -- he thinks they don't apply to him.

 

[IRO-bot]

I thought Mitt was bad as well. Everytime he finished talking I was just left feeling I had lost brain cells. He would lose track of something and then just ramble on about the future.

 

[angelatc]

The comments section is intended to be informal, of course, but the strain on resources that night prompted us to take down the “Who won the GOP debate” question (though that didn’t stop Paul supporters from commenting; they started adding comments to the “Who won the Democratic debate?” post). The intention was not to censor Ron Paul supporters — right now, you’ll find hundreds of Paul posts on the site.

Call me cynical, but I'm not buying it. All they had to do was to take the "leave a comment" link off that page, and explain to the Paul supporters that the response was overwhelming the system.

 

[Bob Cochran]

The CNN blog is absolutely percolating with supportive posts for Ron Paul! There is the occasional clueless post, but by and large, you see a reflection of something deep in us Americans being awakened.

Most Americans are fair-minded, thoughtful, courageous, generous...and Ron Paul has reminded us of our better side. Finally, a real political hero! I'm happy I have lived to see this day.