Posted on 04/07/2015 12:21:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On Tuesday, April 7 Kentucky Senator Rand Paul became the second Republican to officially enter the 2016 presidential race, following Senator Ted Cruz’s announcement on March 23. However, on the morning of their respective presidential announcements, the “Big Three” (ABC, CBS, and NBC) networks went out of their way to label Cruz a “conservative” 13 times, compared to zero conservative labels for Senator Paul this morning.
The discrepancy in the “conservative” ID comes despite the two senators’ having nearly identical ratings from the American Conservative Union. Cruz has a lifetime rating of 100% whereas Paul’s ACU rating is 98.67%. Although the networks never once labeled Senator Paul a conservative, CBS and NBC each labeled him libertarian once.
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Immediately following Cruz’s announcement in March, NBC and CBS quickly identified the Tea Party favorite as a “conservative firebrand” and stressed how he planned to run a “very conservative campaign.” ABC’s Jon Karl noted that he’s a “conservative’s conservative, somebody who delights not just in fighting liberals but mainstream Republicans too.”
In previewing Paul's presidential announcement on Tuesday, CBS and NBC repeatedly mentioned how Senator Paul was at odds with the Republican Party on several key foreign policy issues. ABC’s Jonathan Karl instead chose to tout his numerous liberal views that align closely with President Obama:
He is a different kind of Republican. He is a Republican who has supported the president on his efforts to strike a nuclear deal with Iran. He is also somebody who has proposed easing anti-drug laws. He has suggested that the war on terror has gone too far and pushed for privacy protections.
On CBS This Morning, Nancy Cordes never labeled Paul a conservative, opting to describe him as being “known for libertarian leanings and his passion.” On NBC’s Today, reporter Kelly O’Donnell proclaimed Paul is a “libertarian, against most foreign aid, wary of U.S. military intervention, and use of drones, putting him at odds with GOP hawks.”
During a news brief, NBC’s Natalie Morales called Paul “controversial” and someone known to “clash with Republicans in Congress as well as reach across party lines.” Earlier in the broadcast, Co-host Matt Lauer repeatedly hit Paul on foreign policy during an interview with Bloomberg Politics’ Mark Halperin, asking “does he have a credibility problem when it comes to foreign policy?”
Thats fine. That means he lines up with the majority of the country.
According to Gallup:
38% of the country identifies themselves as Conservative
34% of the country identifies themselves as Moderate\
24% of the country identifies themselves as Liberal*** This is a record high %
Maybe because Paul is not conservative.
*ding* *ding* *ding*
we have a winner !
:)
He’s not really conservative.
But was he a “firebrand”?
Hat tip to SunkenCiv for compiling this list.
Rand Slams Congress for Funding Egypt’s Generals: ‘How Does Your Conscience Feel Now?’Sen. Rand Paul is hammering his fellow senators for keeping billions in financial aid flowing to Egypt’s military — even as Cairo’s security forces massacre anti-government activists. [by “anti-government activists” is meant church-burning Christian-murdering jihadists][Posted on 08/15/2013 5:44:10 PM PDT by Hoodat]
Rand Paul On Shutdown: “Even Though It Appeared I Was Participating In It, It Was A Dumb Idea”I said throughout the whole battle that shutting down the government was a dumb idea. Even though it did appear as if I was participating in it, I said it was a dumb idea. And the reason I voted for it, though, is that it’s a conundrum. Here’s the conundrum. We have a $17 trillion debt and people at home tell me you can’t give the president a blank check. We just can’t keep raising the debt ceiling without conditions. So unconditionally raising the debt ceiling, nobody at home wants me to vote for that and I can’t vote for that. But the conundrum is if I don’t we do approach these deadlines. So there is an impasse. In 2011, though, we had this impasse and the president did negotiate. We got the sequester. If we were to extend the sequester from discretionary spending to all the entitlements we would actually fix our problem within a few years.[Posted on 11/19/2013 12:16:51 PM by Third Person]
Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly “eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don’t always all agree on every issue” ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... “We’re going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party,” Paul said.[Posted on 01/31/2013 5:08:50 PM PST by xzins]
Rand Paul’s immigration speech...The Republican Party must embrace more legal immigration. Unfortunately, like many of the major debates in Washington, immigration has become a stalemate-where both sides are imprisoned by their own rhetoric or attachment to sacred cows that prevent the possibility of a balanced solution. Immigration Reform will not occur until Conservative Republicans, like myself, become part of the solution. I am here today to begin that conversation. Let’s start that conversation by acknowledging we aren’t going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants. If you wish to work, if you wish to live and work in America, then we will find a place for you... This is where prudence, compassion and thrift all point us toward the same goal: bringing these workers out of the shadows and into being taxpaying members of society. Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers.12 million more people assimilating into society. 12 million more people being productive contributors.[Posted on 03/19/2013 7:04:07 AM PDT by Perdogg]
Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reformLatinos, should be a natural constituency for the party, Paul argued, but “Republicans have pushed them away with harsh rhetoric over immigration.” ...he would create a bipartisan panel to determine how many visas should be granted for workers already in the United States and those who might follow... [and the buried lead] “Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers...[Posted on 04/21/2013 1:52:42 PM PDT by SoConPubbie]
[but he’s not in favor of amnesty, snicker, definition of is is]
Don’t forget that Rand Paul has made multiple appearances on the Alex Jones show and is aligned with Code Pink activist Adam Kokesh http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/04/23/dear-sarah-palin-it’s-time-to-re-think-that-rand-paul-anti-israel-pro-kokesh-endorsement/ - as well as this scandal with Kentucky Right to Life : http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/04/24/rand-paul-caught-lying-about-pro-life-survey/ Pasted from
As I opined in a different thread earlier today; where did this sudden conservative-sounding rhetoric come from that Paul id shouting, in a tone of voice I’ve NEVER heard out of him?
Could it be a temporary affectation, strictly for the campaign; to be quickly abandoned, should he win?
They haven't figured out yet that Paul intends to smash their Holy Mother Welfare State even more ruthlessly than Cruz. They won't know what to say when they do.
Randy the Cameiian, changes with what ever the winds blow for political expediency........
Boy George would make the perfect person to make Randy Paul’s political ads.
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