People what are we going to do?

[I Am Weasel]

Well, I listened to the article about Ron Paul being left out of Time Magazine. I then recalled seeing the very first mention of Ron Paul on my Sprint CNN "news" section of my web browser, that being the smear of his racism. I'm so downright disgusted by all the media anymore. I'm curious if after this whole thing blows over, or perhaps even before, if every single RP supporter would chip in to bring congressional hearings, or a case before the Supreme Court outlining all the misinformation and complete news media swaying of this election.

If at the least of anything if the MSM is punished it should be to air a statement 4 times an hour CLEARLY STATING (while being read outloud) that:

The following news broadcast is NOT bound by any law or statute to present the all facts pertaining to the stories being reported on. News articles may be reported on by this station which represent the views and opinions of the station management, commentators or its employees WITHOUT merit for complete known facts to be disclosed to the viewer.

Viewers must be aware that news articles reported here may contain additional facts which may intentionally be omitted by the owners of this station to support the opinions represented by this and other news media outlets. Therefore, news reported may be presented in a manner which will directly convey to the viewer the opinions of this station, and not necessarily all facts needed for the viewer to reach an informed decision.

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And leave it up on the screen for 60 seconds with a US Supreme Court ORDER DEMANDING the statement. Not none of this reading it off in 10 seconds at 4am in Chinese with white against the backdrop of a snowbank.

If the IRS can be taken in, if Clinton has to give an account for his affair, if Nixon can nearly be impeached, then the MSM should give an account for the DELIBERATE BIASED REPORTING AND DELETING OF FACTS TO SWAY A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION! Hell, if we can start a damn war with no weapons of mass destruction and then stay there after we screwed up... well...


COME ON PEOPLE!!!!! THIS IS COMPLETE BULLSHIT and we ALL know it! Don't let this thread get hammered down. Outfoxed, all the youtube clips, we have ALL the evidence we need to hammer them where it matters. We can collect all the TIME magazine articles, we can show a DELIBERATE INTENT to sway opinion towards one way of thinking, the same BULLSHIT that Saddam Hussein did to his people, making him the only candidate and making them vote for him. We're turning into what we fought to destroy!

How did the IRS get taken to congress? We have a damn good grassroots effort here, let's use it to our advantage, does it take a march on Washington? Yeah, I'd donate my vacation for such a cause.

 

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

So, which politicians, who owe their jobs to free media coverage, will be taking on the "media?" I feel how you feel... that these people aren't journalists, but I don't think your approach has legs.

 

[I Am Weasel]

the same politicians who depend on the IRS for their paycheck.

 

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

Yeah, but that's like them spanking their own kid. Them taking on the media in such a way would be like spanking the guy in line next to you at the supermarket.

Ok... I'm not sure that's an understandable analogy, but it's not the same at all.

 

[Dlynne]

I voted "No," but not because of que sera sera. The fact is that there is no recourse. We can't force any printed medium to cover Paul if it chooses not to cover him.

 

[TonySutton]

We can reach more people than Time every could. This grassroots team has awed everyone. Our competition is scared of what we can do. They try to marginalize us because they are scared. The media likes to control the news, they are scared our grassroots will take away their power by spreading the word ourselves instead of letting them report it and add their slant.

Everyone needs to spread the message of Ron Paul. Ask each person you win over to spread the message. If each person can win over just 2 people this will take off and remove MSM from the equation.

 

[I Am Weasel]

it's not a matter of reaching more people than TIME. It's making the people you reach believe he's not a fringe candidate. I mean.. come on, he's polling 10%, and the media blacks him out making the average person think he's like joe blow down the street running for president. It's pathetic. And how would you take it if you had never heard of RP and somebody came up to you on the street telling you about him? You'd think.. yeah, that's nice, but he hasn't got a chance, and the MEDIA is behind 1000% of it!!!!

 

[Mises]

Like it or not, the media has the right to black him out. Freedom of the press protects any and all points of view - including the right to include certain facts and omit others. Requiring them to report information that they do not want to include by government mandate is nothing short of totalitarian. Do you really want to establish a precedent by which the government can force news outlets to air certain information?

As much as we hate how the media is handling Ron Paul's campaign, asking the government to make it right constitutes a rejection of his very message.

 

[fmontez]

What is most frustrating are people that scream for freedom one second, then scream lets sue the Media to force them to do what we say. The media can print/air/blog/ etc... whatever they want too. It's called freedom.

 

[meemes]

Don't Give Up Now

The MSM is trying to block out Dr. Paul's message because they are afraid of him. The good doctor is merely a very intelligent man speaking the truth! Why wouldn't all US citizens including all the MSM talking heads prefer to have the IRS abolished and take home 100% of their paychecks?! The reason that they might object is simple ... if the income tax were to be cancelled it would most likely be replaced be something like a tax on the sale of luxury items. In other words, a tax on the purchase of things that us common citizens cannot afford but people with big salaries like the TH's can. Think boats, expensive jewelry, etc, etc.

Also, how many of these talking heads have friends or family members becoming disabled or dying in Iraq or Afghanistan?! Are these "wars on terror" just reruns of Viet Nam?! Senseless battles where those who are fortunate can spare their loved ones from going into combat? I'm sure that Sean Hannity's kids will never see the front lines.

Anyway, if Dr. Paul was just some joker who had no chance there would be no need for anyone to attempt to discredit him. Don't give up now! There is way too much to lose!

 

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

What is most frustrating are people that scream for freedom one second, then scream lets sue the Media to force them to do what we say. The media can print/air/blog/ etc... whatever they want too. It's called freedom.

Well... I do agree with the OP in the sense that these "news" organizations shouldn't be allowed to run around calling themselves journalists or act as if they're unbiased. Freedom doesn't imply that people are free to defraud each other, and I personally think they're fraudsters. I just don't think there's a mechanism to deal with it where the cure isn't worse than the disease.

And I didn't vote in the poll, because I don't see those as the only two options, and neither option listed above is really acceptable to me.

 

[fmontez]

We used to live in a free country, now we have Legislatures that want to control the thermostat in our homes, redistrube wealth, and tell us what to think. If that isn’t bad enough now we have Judges that think they can compel private companies to require candidates be in allowed into private debates.

I was proud of Dr. Paul when he came out and said it is up to Fox News to decide who they invite to a debate... to bad Kucinich didn’t listen to Dr. Paul. Kucinich is no Dr. Paul… and this judge has no clue about the Constitution.

http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/14/judge-rules-kucinich-must-be-included-in-nevada-debate/

 

[I Am Weasel]

Like it or not, the media has the right to black him out. Freedom of the press protects any and all points of view - including the right to include certain facts and omit others. Requiring them to report information that they do not want to include by government mandate is nothing short of totalitarian. Do you really want to establish a precedent by which the government can force news outlets to air certain information?

As much as we hate how the media is handling Ron Paul's campaign, asking the government to make it right constitutes a rejection of his very message.

I'm not asking the government to make it right or to force what news is reported. Rather, I'm making the point that they should not be allowed to report news as if it were truth when it's just half ass reporting leaving the viewer to fill in the gaps. Think of it as an infomercial at night where there is a statement saying the views represented in the following program aren't necessarily the views of this station. Instead though the MSM is on 24/7 with NO disclaimer. Instead it's just to be assumed that what is reported is fact, and that's what 95% of Americans watch and are fed by.