Posted on 09/07/2007 8:29:47 AM PDT by rface
The Legal Newswire - It is obvious that, after seeing the Fox News Debates on Sept. 5th, 2007, the mainstream media and GOP see Ron Paul as enough of a threat to stop ignoring him, and to start ridiculing him. From using a split screen to show Giuliani smirking as Ron Paul answers his questions, to the background chuckles as he is asked questions, Ron Paul has apparently become the butt of an inside joke.
However, with a 33% win in the post-debate poll, it is Ron Paul who should be laughing. Of course, Sean Hannity could not resist making the ridiculous statement that the “Paulites” had spammed the poll. The argument, both false and illogical, is used to attempt to plant the seed in the minds of the American people that Ron can’t win, and conclude he is a “wasted” vote.
If it were possible to vote multiple times from one cell phone, then what would be the advantage for Ron Paul anyway? The mainstream media would have us believe that the “front-runner” candidates are so popular, wouldn’t their supporters also text multiple times? In any case, it is impossible to vote twice. I tried it to make sure. So, unless Ron Paul supporters have suddenly become an independently wealthy group of lunatics, with dozens of cell phones each, the results must be representative of REAL PEOPLE.
The bottom line? The FOX News talking heads would have us believe that when the polls show unacceptable results, they must be wrong. This argument is wearing very thin. The American viewers who were paying attention were sure to see the obvious bias of the debate coverage. A full thirty minutes passed before Dr. Paul was given a chance to answer a question. This, after the “big three” had answered two or three each. Tancredo was also given very little time compared to McCain, Romney, and Giuliani.
The bias was not only in the in total time, but also the placement of the time. McCain, Giuliani, and Romney got both the first and the last word in the minds of the American people, opening and closing the debates. Then, they were the first to be interviewed by Neocon lapdog Hannity.
Ron Paul will not win over the entire Republican base. But he does not have to. The Ron Paul Revolution embodies the United, not Divided, States, as Huckabee would insinuate. He is pulling support from both sides of the aisle, drawing in the independents and the disenfranchised as well. The Republican and Democratic voters who put party loyalty above the issues will never vote for Ron Paul. Fortunately, they represent the minority.
So here we are, in the second phase of Gandhi’s aformentioned four phases. This is good news, because it means we are starting to make a difference. However, I predict that it won’t take long for them to move into full attack mode, looking for any and every opportunity to discredit and expose the skeletons in the closet Ron Paul must be hiding from the American people. Fortunately for us, we have a man with the integrity, character, and voting record to back up what he says.
Why even post any threads about paul, all they degenerate into is childish name calling.
Kool-aid ping
“Paulbearers” LOL
Whom do you support, rface?
Ron Paul is ahead of Tancredo in the polls. It's Ron Paul who should be laughing when Tancredo talks - but he's got more class than that.
A more appropriate film of that era depicting Ron Paul and his supporters would be "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest."
He wins all the debate polls because these polls are being scamed by the DemRats!
Dr. Phil has more to offer than Dr. Paul.
The lamestreamers at Fox want Rudy McRomney sooo bad.
The fact that they are so good at spamming polls, and are eliciting support from MoveOn Truthers who see it as an opportunity to infiltrate the GOP process, has caused a stir of interest in Paul. And Paul is making much use if this 'surge'.
But as you point out, he's also his worst enemy, so his core support on the Republican ticket will remain relatively small. The threat he may present is by pulling his support after the convention and running as in independent/libertarian.
The RuPaulettes absolutely know how to FReep polls.
But the sad and pathetic thing about the RuPaulettes is they actually believe skewing polls to read that he won when he polls nationally at less than 3% actually makes their effort valid.
Self-selected internet polls don’t show who “won” the debate, only who has the most followers motivated enough to vote. Nobody questions that Ron Paul’s supporters are dedicated. But his foreign policy and defense beliefs make him unacceptable to the vast majority of Republicans, and that isn’t going to change.
This anti-war “pull our troops out now” cult like following Paul has smells allot like a Lyndon LaRouche campaign.
Here is my idea for a Ron Paul bumper sticker.
“Ron Paul: Because Lyndon LaRouche Isn’t Running”
It is a fact...Tancredo spent the entire debate laughing when RuPaul spoke. Whether Tancredo is going anywhere, the answer is obvious.
hehehe...
Both poll at less than the margin of error.
I never saw or heard of the guy till the other night in the debate. Then I said ... Who is this jerk? Did someone direct him to the wrong stage?
I think he is a DNC plant to screw up the process I can honestly say I do not know one single person who would not laugh in this guy’s face. Who is he kidding with that s^%t?
Tancredo spent the entire debate laughing at RuPaul.
Yes, and by doing so gave his best performance in the debates so far...(chuckle)
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