Rand Paul Blackout

[anaconda]

I heard the radio version broadcast of This Week (Stephanopoulos, etc.) from 4-26-15 and the round table had a lengthy analysis of the race for the Republican nomination for President. I did not hear ONE mention of Rand Paul. Furthermore, they proclaimed a "top tier" of Bush, Walker, and Rubio. They were also giddy with praise for their next big game changer candidate: John Kasich!

I have long predicted the use of blackout techniques against Rand for 2016. Many here have proclaimed that "the media can't ignore Rand." I heartily disagree. They will take any and all opportunities to marginalize him and keep him as far away from the narrative as possible. And when he is "included," it will be with hostile questioning or stories meant to cast him as "fringe," or too eccentric to be Presidential. It's beginning.

I am interested in other opinions if they exist. Thanks.

UPDATE: video here:

http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/mark-halperin-clintons-fear-jeb-bush-30595297

 

[r3volution 3.0]

^^Of course the media can do this, but the difference vis a vis Ron is that it won't work.

It just undermines the media's credibility. Voters know that Rand is a leading contender.

 

[idiom]

It is also why Rand has to stick to massively sensationalist tactics. No channel can afford to be the one missing out on the latest political kerfuffle because they want to talk about Bush more.

 

[devil21]

No surprise that Steph doesn't want to mention Rand. That last dollar in his pocket and all

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

Okay, so who else did they not mention? Given the long list of potential candidates, all the way down to Bobby Jindal of all people, I'd find it hard to believe that Paul was the only one not mentioned.

 

[anaconda]

Okay, so who else did they not mention? Given the long list of potential candidates, all the way down to Bobby Jindal of all people, I'd find it hard to believe that Paul was the only one not mentioned.

But Jindal and most of that long list aren't polling anywhere near Mr. Paul.

 

[mello]

^^Of course the media can do this, but the difference vis a vis Ron is that it won't work.

It just undermines the media's credibility. Voters know that Rand is a leading contender.

The media has not had credibility for years.

 

[anaconda]

The media has not had credibility for years.

The media has credibility with the 130 million voters that voted for Obama or Mittens. Apparently.

 

[twomp]

any body got a tube of this?

 

[anaconda]

any body got a tube of this?

Not a tube, but I found the segment on the This Week website...

http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/mark-halperin-clintons-fear-jeb-bush-30595297

 

[CPUd]

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?473633-Black-out-examples

 

[r3volution 3.0]

The media has not had credibility for years.

...that depends who you talk to; some folk take it as gospel truth.



But my point stands; they cannot lie too outrageously, on penalty of losing the slightly more sentient members of their audience.

 

[anaconda]

Not a tube, but I found the segment on the This Week website...

http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/mark-halperin-clintons-fear-jeb-bush-30595297

I still think Rand was purposely ignored in this segment.

 

[presence]

the media is part of the republicrat campaign

 

[hells_unicorn]

The media has credibility with the 130 million voters that voted for Obama or Mittens. Apparently.

Who ever said that 130 million voters had credibility to give to the media. People dumb enough to be fooled by what was going on at that time have no concept of credibility, so they can't really recognize it now, can they?

 

[anaconda]

Who ever said that 130 million voters had credibility to give to the media. People dumb enough to be fooled by what was going on at that time have no concept of credibility, so they can't really recognize it now, can they?

I have to agree and disagree. Yes those voters are dumb in a way. But the fact that 90+ per cent of the voting public believes the main stream media is both profound and powerful. And "credibility" is often the result of both subjectivity and popularity. Nice "mark of the beast" post!

 

[adelina]

Rand Paul blackout going on at Breitbart.

 

[nikcers]

The big guns are coming soon, the polls have weathered 6 figure attack ads, and they aren't half bad. We got way more of a start this year then every year before.

 

[idiom]

Check this out.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/21/politics/clinton-foundation-speech-income/index.html

Bottom of this article. Photo gallery of TWENTY SEVEN political familes, the Pauls don't show. Even Cheney gets a slide.

 

[Danke]

Check this out.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/21/politics/clinton-foundation-speech-income/index.html

Bottom of this article. Photo gallery of TWENTY SEVEN political familes, the Pauls don't show. Even Cheney gets a slide.

I want to vomit.