Mart "Accidental" Media Blackout
It's ironic that Ron Paul was asked whether he trusted the mainstream media during the debate--and even more ironic that RP's answer was that he trusts the internet a lot more. Despite Ron's having won both MSNBC polls, victory in the debate, according to MSNBC, goes to Mitt Romney. Ron Paul, in an MSNBC article written after the debate, was ranked at #9. But at least MSNBC mentioned him...
FOX NEWS says McCain won the debate, and the last substantive mention of Ron Paul anywhere on their website was from January 11th when Ron filed the paperwork for his exploratory committee!
But that's not the whole story. ABC News ran a poll on their site asking who won the debate and didn't even include Congressman Paul in the line-up! Out of the ten candidates in the debate, nine were in the poll.
I know, I know, I'm paranoid. It was an accident. Ron Paul may have made such a big splash that he won both MSNBC polls; the internet may be on fire talking about him; he's the only candidate the Republicans have who is against the war; and he may be the only honest man in Washington DC; but that doesn't mean ABC will remember to put him in their poll! No, instead they forgot to add him to their debate wrap-up article as well.
Luckily we don't have to trust the mainstream media. The internet provides all the free speech and information that we need. Search for "Ron Paul" on digg.com if you want to see how excited people really are. And please don't forget to contribute what you can to the campaign (remember, almost 100% of Ron's contributions come from individuals--lobbyists and corporations don't donate to candidates who believe in the constitution.)
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7 Comments:
You are foolish to think you don't have to worry about the traditional media if you have the internet, because a huge percentage of the population gets their news from TV, radio, and newspapers. Even when they poll people and they say "I get news from the internet," there isn't a distinction from CNN.com vs digg/ reddit or other personal blogs.
Ron Paul won the debate and anyone who watched the debate knows it.
MSNBC Lying: http://buenosairesenglish.blogspot.com/2007/05/why-is-msnbc-lying.html http://majorityrights.com/index.php/weblog/comments/ron_paul_demolishes_other_republicans_in_online_polls/
ABC tried to hide Ron Paul victory also: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/BeSeenBeHeard/popup?id=3135373
CSPAN Has Ron Paul victory: http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=103899
Youtube debate Ron Paul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peBGJwE9NXo
It would make a great video to have the question on media from the debates, then snapshots of the post-debate coverage declaring the winners, then go to internet polls showing Ron Paul on top, then end with the cartoon from ronpaul.rescue-us.com of Ron Paul fighting the media.
P.S. I agree that we can't ignore the mainstream media in favor of the internet. But what we can do is use the internet to get people to advocate to the mainstream media to not ignore Dr Paul. Everyone should be writing to NBC/CBS/etc to let them know about the poll results, and to cover Dr Paul.
Don't forget reddit.com - lots of links for Paul and Gravel there too.
on friday, may 5th glenn beck covered ron paul's debate performance. unfortunately, glenn beck smeared him. please check out my writeup with official transcripts and video at http://reddit.com/info/1npl9/comments.
Indeed, this article is on the front page of reddit.com, where I found it.
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