Seattle Times running Hit Piece the day Ron Paul is in Town!

What the hell.

Damn you "truthers", you make all Paul supports look crazy.
 
Oh, no.. It's not even that... God knows Hillary gets supporters who are communists, and Rudy has plenty of Organized Crime on his side... It's all in what the reporters choose to talk about.
 
That is a hitpiece??!! What exactly was the hit?

That was nothing compared to what is going to be written once the campaign picks up steam...
 
"Also in his tent are plenty of anti-government conspiracy theorists — the folks who a decade ago warned of black helicopters, a coming U.N. invasion, and chaos surrounding the Y2K computer bug."

"Paul has raised only about $38,500 from Washington state, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That's less than Democrat Thomas Vilsack, who dropped out of the race early this year."

"But Sundberg said his $500 check probably won't help Paul get to the White House.
"I'm the sort of person who responds to principle instead of practicality," he said."

"he said, and former President Clinton may, in fact, be the illegitimate son of the Rockefeller family.
The Capitol Hill elite wants to merge the United States, Canada and Mexico into a single country, Ohearn said. But Paul is different." (without giving ANY background...)

Now, compare that to what a REAL reporter in Seattle wrote...

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/331321_joel12.html
 
What the heck?! Damn OP had it right. If ever i have seen a hit piece that is it!
 
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themanhere said:
Yeah i know i wish they cool it. They need to be waving Ron Paul sign not that 911 truth shit.
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can't you good people here talk to all the truth leaders out there and tell them to take it down a notch or two and explain it to them that the truth right now does diddly squat for Ron Paul..it can hinder the campaign tremendously. The truthers need to support Ron Paul, and sit tight until he gets elected.
 
the 2nd article linked is a columnist, not a reporter. He wrote his opinion.

the first article interviewed Ron Paul supporters, and took the juiciest, most sensational quotes from them. That is not a hitpiece, that is called selling papers (or clicks).

Again this is tame compared to what is going to come.
 
Funny... When I see it (some others, aparently, it appears to be a hit piece), but other people do not see it that way...

When did Ron Paul (or any of his supporters) say the the UN was going to invade and take over the USA?

I don't know, maybe I'm reading to much into it.. But to me it was Spun so that anyone who reads it will think him an unelectable fringe candidate who is anti-environmental and is afraid of the black helicopters.

Seriously, If this was THE FIRST article you ever read about Ron Paul, what would it make you think?
 
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"I hope the Constitution speech after you see him paints a new reality for you in your follow up article. Enjoy the rally, I know you will clearly see why Ron Paul is the most qualified individual to be our next President. Take care."
 
Electrostatic said:
"Also in his tent are plenty of anti-government conspiracy theorists — the folks who a decade ago warned of black helicopters, a coming U.N. invasion, and chaos surrounding the Y2K computer bug."

"Paul has raised only about $38,500 from Washington state, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That's less than Democrat Thomas Vilsack, who dropped out of the race early this year."

"But Sundberg said his $500 check probably won't help Paul get to the White House.
"I'm the sort of person who responds to principle instead of practicality," he said."

"he said, and former President Clinton may, in fact, be the illegitimate son of the Rockefeller family.
The Capitol Hill elite wants to merge the United States, Canada and Mexico into a single country, Ohearn said. But Paul is different." (without giving ANY background...)

Now, compare that to what a REAL reporter in Seattle wrote...

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/331321_joel12.html
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I don't see any ad hominen attacks. It's true that Ron Paul attracts the large Alex Jones conspiracy crowd, so your first example isn't really proof of a hit piece. The quote on how much money he's raised is not an attack either. The rest of your examples are quotes from his supporters. If you have an issue with what they said then take it out on them for sounding stupid. It seems like a lot of supporters here get overly defensive about things like this. If you're looking for something negative in an article, chances are you'll think you found something
 
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"I hope the Constitution speech after you see him paints a new reality for you in your follow up article. Enjoy the rally, I know you will clearly see why Ron Paul is the most qualified individual to be our next President. Take care."
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Walt, thank you for responding in such an appropriate and respectful way.

I wanted to urge all of Ron's supporters to NOT attack those you attack Ron, the campaign, or any of Ron's supporters. A campaign never wins votes by attacking back - it only puts people on the defensive and they dig in their heels.

We much exercise an enormous amount of patience and maturity when dealing with people with differing views from ours - that goes for MSM reporters as well. The best way to deal with people who are being negative towards the campaign is to try to determine the underlying cause of their attack. Then, we can focus on what they are actually concerned with as we try to earn their vote.

Please, Please, Please, do not attack anyone for having different views. They just happen to be misguided. Trust me, it only makes it worse for us if we do.
 
Actually I was hoping for the best.. The Seattle Times and the Post Intelligencer are owned by the same company.

As I said... If this was the FIRST thing you'd ever read about RP what would it make you think?
 
davidhperry said:
Walt, thank you for responding in such an appropriate and respectful way.

I wanted to urge all of Ron's supporters to NOT attack those you attack Ron, the campaign, or any of Ron's supporters. A campaign never wins votes by attacking - it only puts people on the defensive and they dig in their heels.

We much exercise an enormous amount of patience and maturity when dealing with people with differing views from ours - that goes for MSM reporters as well. The best way to deal with people who are being negative towards the campaign is to try to determine the underlying cause of their attack. Then, we can focus on what they are actually concerned with as we try to earn their vote.

Please, Please, Please, do not attack anyone for having different views. They just happen to be misguided. Trust me, it only makes it worse for us if we do.
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signed.. that's not what I'm trying to do.. it just pissed me off.
 
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