Why does everyone here care what Beck, Rush, Hannity, et al, say about our candidate?

[BLS]

Because of all the people who believe them.

This.

 

[Student Of Paulism]

Lol and you really think you are going to convert those people? They hate Ron Paul with a passion and think he is clinically insane. The only people you are really going to bring on board are the ones who arent politically proactive. Yea, sure you might convert a few of those sheep who follow neocon rule, but its not worth it. I never really followed politics much and didnt consider myself aligned with any party for a real long time or any idea/following/group until Ron hit the scene. Then you have people who were never into politics at all (virgins). Those are the people you have an excellent rate and chance winning over, because if they compare Ron to the rest of the crap out there, their choice would be obvious immediately.

Im just saying its better time spent trying to woo people who arent politically proactive much, if at all. Wasting time on the followers of the bloodthirsty goblins who want endless war and have signed onto the falsehood of American exceptionalism and 'protect IL at all costs' is hopeless.

 

[xFiFtyOnE]

http://www.cafemom.com/group/115890/forums/read/15776998/Bain_Capital_Owns_Clear_Channel_Rush_Limbaugh_Sean_Hannity_Glenn_Beck_Michael_Savage_Etchttp://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/10547-romneys-bain-capital-owns-media-giant-broadcasting-limbaugh-hannity
http://www.zimbio.com/US+Politics+and+Current+Events/articles/D-SsVdazGFc/Bain+Capital+Owns+Clear+Channel+Rush+Limbaugh

Mitt Romney owns all those guys.

 

[airborne373]

Fox is a semi-official network of the Republican party; they control much of the discussion.

there is hope; Cavuto is fair and to a lesser degree Hannity (more so to Rand but its a start)

Beck is the surprise. a year ago I thought Beck would be on board.

Fox would love you to believe they are the network of The Republican Party. There is no hope if FOX is in control is their?

Discussing who is "fair" or going to be "won over" implies belief that these paid talkers are legitimate Americans just giving there opinion.

I beg you! Break free of the media spin machine.

 

[donnay]

Seriously, if you're waiting for the day that these talking head morons do anything other than bash Ron Paul, you're going to wait a very long time.

Maintaining the status quo is top priority for neocon radio talk show hosts (and the Fox News Network)...they get their marching orders/talking points from the GOP establishment that must be delivered to the sheep every day. I don't expect anything more or less from them...they are part of the reason why we're in the mess we're in.

I agree. These are the very people who continually divide our country with lies and deception! Our jobs (our duty!) is to try to convince these listeners of the lies and deception they use and why they are backing the status quo.

 

[xFiFtyOnE]

"Wouldn't it be great if a Republican presidential candidate could just buy the support of just about every major conservative talk show host in America? Well, it may not be as far-fetched as you may think.

Clear Channel owns more radio stations (850) than anyone else in the United States. They also own Premiere Radio Networks, the company that syndicates the radio shows of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Glenn Beck, among others.

Needless to say, Clear Channel basically owns conservative talk radio in the United States. So who owns Clear Channel?

Well, it turns out that Bain Capital is one of the primary owners of Clear Channel. Yes, you read that correctly. The company that Mitt Romney ran for so long is one of the "big bosses" over virtually all conservative talk radio in America.

Of course Mitt Romney is not running Bain Capital anymore. He is a "retired partner", but he still has a huge financial stake in Bain Capital. We're talking about millions upon millions of dollars. If you doubt this, just check out page 34 of this public financial disclosure report. So if you have been wondering why so many conservative talk show hosts are being so incredibly kind to Mitt Romney, this just might be the answer."

 

[xFiFtyOnE]

How come no one is responding to this? MITT ROMNEY IS THE BOSS OF THOSE THUGS. Why are you people not outraged!

 

[rfbz]

Earlier on, like 4 years ago, most people did not know who Ron Paul was. So I think many Ron Paul supporters thought that if we could just get one of these radio guys on our side, it would give us a huge boost. We saw the power over their listeners that they have. So every time they said something bad about Ron Paul, it stung. We imagined millions being turned off to Ron Paul before they even had a chance to know what he's about.

But nowadays, I do believe they are less and less relevant, especially after the Iowa and New Hampshire results. Radio is just 1 channel out of many, and the percentage of people who listen to Rush and Beck and take it as gospel are a small percentage of those who go out and vote.

 

[cajuncocoa]

Lol and you really think you are going to convert those people? They hate Ron Paul with a passion and think he is clinically insane. The only people you are really going to bring on board are the ones who arent politically proactive. Yea, sure you might convert a few of those sheep who follow neocon rule, but its not worth it. I never really followed politics much and didnt consider myself aligned with any party for a real long time or any idea/following/group until Ron hit the scene. Then you have people who were never into politics at all (virgins). Those are the people you have an excellent rate and chance winning over, because if they compare Ron to the rest of the crap out there, their choice would be obvious immediately.

Im just saying its better time spent trying to woo people who arent politically proactive much, if at all. Wasting time on the followers of the bloodthirsty goblins who want endless war and have signed onto the falsehood of American exceptionalism and 'protect IL at all costs' is hopeless.

This pretty much sums up how I feel about it too.

 

[cajuncocoa]

Earlier on, like 4 years ago, most people did not know who Ron Paul was. So I think many Ron Paul supporters thought that if we could just get one of these radio guys on our side, it would give us a huge boost. We saw the power over their listeners that they have. So every time they said something bad about Ron Paul, it stung. We imagined millions being turned off to Ron Paul before they even had a chance to know what he's about.

But nowadays, I do believe they are less and less relevant, especially after the Iowa and New Hampshire results. Radio is just 1 channel out of many, and the percentage of people who listen to Rush and Beck and take it as gospel are a small percentage of those who go out and vote.

Good point IMO.

 

[r3volution]

because the red pill they took has not completely dissolved in there stomach yet . you need to go through the mourning stages after first taking it .

 

[hazek]

Simple OP: Because the grassroots didn't listen when me and others have warned about the corporate media being our biggest enemy but they now realize how powerful the propaganda machine is and want to influence it in order to influence the masses to achieve a certain voting result.

Which is beyond stupid.

 

[No Free Beer]

I agree with the OP. My question is, how are these people to be trusted? What have they done to get into this position? They are just radio talk show hosts. I don't get it.

It's like me being a celebrity expert. I don't know shit about celebrities.