Dick Morris and Bill O'reilly to discuss Ron Paul's media coverage tonight

[dusman]

it's just a cable hit piece. the first of many. it's an unfortunate byproduct of campaign success. people who watch o'reilly are not the type we need to be chasing anyway. if ron's going to win anything, it's going to be on the back of young people and independents, not duped neo-conservative old people.

Yep, our potential base outnumbers neocons 20-to-1.. it's about getting out the vote!

 

[Travlyr]

I felt like we were actually gaining respectability among the mainstream, but I think this is going to be problematic

I don't see it as a respectability issue or a problem. MSM have been lying to the people for a very long time. For example, in the 30's their campaign against God's gift to man, the most green plant known on Earth (industrial hemp), was successful. Now their lies are regularly being exposed by the free market competition. Mainstream media is losing their monopoly. It sucks to be them right now, so they try harder to convince people that they are a credible source of information and it is all for naught.

 

[Eric21ND]

I fail to see what good an O'Reilly appearance would have. All he does is shout over people, might as well put a cardboard cut out of Ron Paul as a stand in for him.

 

[dusman]

I don't see it as a respectability issue or a problem. MSM have been lying to the people for a very long time. For example, in the 30's their campaign against God's gift to man, the most green plant known on Earth (industrial hemp), was successful. Now their lies are regularly being exposed by the free market competition. Mainstream media is losing their monopoly. It sucks to be them right now, so they try harder to convince people that they are a credible source of information and it is all for naught.

Completely agree. Its trending that way for them on ALL fronts. Actually pretty exciting to keep track of and watch as they scramble for an answer to alternative media on the internet.

 

[angelatc]

I'm glad Ron declined to walk into an ambush attack and get screamed at and called nasty names by that blowhard O'Reilly. If you think that poor excuse for an interviewer has any objective other than to completely trash and ridicule Ron you need to pay better attention. I love it, as of today Bill O'Reilly is no loner a "factor". F u Bill!

Sure, but this isn't about O"Reilly. If the campaign's fundraising strategy is designed to cash in on the assertion that they can't get invited to appear on any news shows, (and recently it seems that it is), they really shouldn't be surprised when the media calls them on it.

 

[Romulus]

I fail to see what good an O'Reilly appearance would have. All he does is shout over people, might as well put a cardboard cut out of Ron Paul as a stand in for him.

this

 

[Deborah K]

Hopefully the campaign has a statement ready to fire off preemptively. It would help take the wind out of Oreilly's sails. If the reason they cancelled was because of the earthquake, a press release should state that.

 

[angelatc]

I fail to see what good an O'Reilly appearance would have. All he does is shout over people, might as well put a cardboard cut out of Ron Paul as a stand in for him.

O'Reilly is by far the most watched show of that type in the country. If you don't see what good an appearance there does, then I'm speechless.

 

[orenbus]

O'Reilly is by far the most watched show of that type in the country. If you don't see what good an appearance there does, then I'm speechless.

I don't think he's arguing the amount of viewers and exposure, but more in terms of presentation and fairness of the format.

How can a statesman have a fair debate that can potentially become a good appearance, against a performer that is pushing a political agenda to increase ratings of his show and pushing that political agenda to further increase his pay. Someone that cares more about the ratings than the issues?

He's a commentator not a reporter, in other words he's a performer or an actor and will do whatever it takes to make more money even if it means sacrificing ethical behavior that others would consider obscene.

 

[belian78]

O'Reilly is by far the most watched show of that type in the country. If you don't see what good an appearance there does, then I'm speechless.

Come on Angela, you have to admit that if Ron went on with Oreily it would have been a complete shit show. His viewers would not have came away with any different of an opinion of Ron from what they have now, and it would have possibly even garnered some interview footage that could be creatively edited to discredit Ron further.

 

[Oddone]

Looks like Ron Paul will be on with Lou Dobbs instead of on being attacked and screamed at by O'reily.

 

[belian78]

Looks like Ron Paul will be on with Lou Dobbs instead of on being attacked and screamed at by O'reily.

Which is a good move IMO

 

[WilliamC]

Wow, now we are arguing about too much media success.

I mean wow.

We've come a long way folks, and I for one and content to leave the media strategy to Ron Paul and his campaign.

To any and all who think they can improve it well please by all means try and do so, but I'm liking what I see these days, and just because Ron Paul puts off O'Rudely for now doesn't mean he can't go on later when it is more advantageous for him.

A good strategy may not mean jumping at every offer of air time.

 

[The Free Hornet]

O'Reily is a Redcoat, Britsh Loyalist scum.

Props to

fuck those scumbags. they are fascist assholes who would've pledged loyalty to england during the revolutionary war. we need judge to march into this so called interview and put them in their place. no one on fox defends ron better than judge.

 

[Eric21ND]

O'Reilly is by far the most watched show of that type in the country. If you don't see what good an appearance there does, then I'm speechless.

I think you greatly overstate O'Reilly's importance. It will be a mine field of Iran, Iran, Iran, Nuke, Nuke, Nuke! The appearance would not help us one bit, and would probably hurt us more than anything.

 

[Deborah K]

Come on Angela, you have to admit that if Ron went on with Oreily it would have been a complete shit show. His viewers would not have came away with any different of an opinion of Ron from what they have now, and it would have possibly even garnered some interview footage that could be creatively edited to discredit Ron further.

You give Oreilly way too much credit.

 

[Deborah K]

I think you greatly overstate O'Reilly's importance. It will be a mine field of Iran, Iran, Iran, Nuke, Nuke, Nuke! The appearance would not help us one bit, and would probably hurt us more than anything.

Oreilly isn't stupid. Inviting Ron on and then atttacking him will only provoke the likes of Jon Stewart to respond. However, if Ron doesn't have a good explanation i.e. a press release, or some venue to explain his decision not to go on Oreilly, then he's on his own.

It will be interesting to see how the campaign, who has been riding the "media ignores Ron" wagon, handles this.

 

[V3n]

Sounds like he got a better offer. Can't be in two places at once, sorry Bill'O.

 

[Mikeforpaul]

Maybe the grassroots could preemptively create a two or three minute video similar to the daily show video exposing bill using clips from the last interview and other things he's said over the years? We could easily spread that at the same time people would be researching ron because of this piece.

 

[LawnWake]

Like any of you wouldn't be scared to enter the No Spin Zone. I'm happy he's not going on the show, actually. Not many ever got out of there and lived to tell about it.