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McVay: Ron Paul's presidential run isn't the usual GOP politics
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| September 13, 2007
| Richard McVay
Posted on 09/14/2007 8:00:37 AM PDT by George W. Bush
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Interesting comments about some ulterior motives by Fox News opposition to Ron Paul, how it goes beyond opposition to his positions and the threat to their own desired role as a kingmaker in GOP politics.
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Interesting insights on the strange enmity of Fox News and their motives in attacking Ron Paul.
To: George W. Bush
“A successful run by Paul would all but eliminate the conglomerate media’s stranglehold in directing national politics, as free speech requiring neither a license from the FCC nor millions of dollars in advertising allows a wider variety of viewpoints to be absorbed by the masses.”
That’s a GOOD thing, regardless of who your preferred candidate is.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:17:20 AM PDT
by
383rr
(Those who choose security over liberty deserve neither- GUN CONTROL=SLAVERY)
To: George W. Bush
This article might make sense if Ron Paul was actually a threat to win a single primary.
But he won’t, and it doesn’t.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:20:22 AM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: 383rr
Exactly. War issues aside, it's surprising how liberal Fox News is on any given day. And as John Lott's investigation showed, Fox News employees political donations were skewed toward Democrats by 80%, just like the other libmedia outlets. And FNC's owner is bankrolling Hitlery on a huge scale, apparently trying to outbid Soros himself.
No wonder they're out to assassinate Ron Paul politically and make it so viciously personal.
To: Dog Gone
This article might make sense if Ron Paul was actually a threat to win a single primary.
If you're right, then FNC's repeated hitjobs on Ron Paul make even less sense.
You can't have it both ways. Either he is a threat or he's not. If not, why the savaging and vicious attacks by FNC?
To: George W. Bush
MR. WALLACE: So, Congressman Paul, and Id like you to take 30 seconds to answer this, youre basically saying that we should take our marching orders from al Qaeda? If they want us off the Arabian Peninsula, we should leave? (Laughter.) REP. PAUL: No! (Cheers, applause.) Im saying -- (laughter) -- Im saying we should take our marching orders from our Constitution. We should not go to war -- (cheers, applause) -- we should not go to war without a declaration. We should not go to war when its an aggressive war. This is an aggressive invasion. Weve committed the invasion of this war, and its illegal under international law. Thats where I take my marching orders, not from any enemy. (Cheers, boos.)
It appears he's a little conflicted. Not a good attribute for a potential leader of the free world.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:24:35 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
( BUILD THE WALL, ENFORCE THE LAW!)
To: George W. Bush
FNC's repeated hitjobs on Ron Paul i> Last time I heard you didn't get cable or satellite, has that changed? If not, how can you make that accusation having never watched FNC?
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:28:13 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
( BUILD THE WALL, ENFORCE THE LAW!)
To: George W. Bush
You can't have it both ways. Either he is a threat or he's not. If not, why the savaging and vicious attacks by FNC?Where is it written that you can only attack threats? What's wrong with attacking kooks? Especially if they manage to get onstage?
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:28:33 AM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Clint N. Suhks
Given that they were trying to brand him as a traitor or dupe of the enemy on national TV, I thought Ron Paul did well. And I think the audience grasped his point quite well.
Your problem is all the coverage from Peggy Noonan and others commenting on how striking it was that Ron Paul, the lone antiwar candidate, was getting cheered by half the audience in NH. It indicates a much greater level of support for his positions than anyone wants to admit.
To: Clint N. Suhks
Last time I heard you didn't get cable or satellite, has that changed? If not, how can you make that accusation having never watched FNC?
I used to watch it. About 24 hours a day back in its early years.
Then I shut off TV for a few years as mostly a waste of time.
Then I got satellite again and found it had turned liberal.
Now I don't watch it much except for these debates or on certain topics that I'm interested in.
For daily news, I time-shift Tucker Carlson. But then, he's an RP supporter so that's a no-brainer. He was telling Willie Geist yesterday that even his kids have maxed out their donations to Ron Paul. His preschooler says "I just like his policies". LOL.
To: Dog Gone
Where is it written that you can only attack threats? What's wrong with attacking kooks? Especially if they manage to get onstage?
Then why don't these so-called conservatives ever attack the leftwing mayor? It's because they're not actually conservative to begin with and have no principles.
I'd hate to even think what might happen if they were left alone in a men's room with the transsexual mayor.
To: George W. Bush
It indicates a much greater level of support for his positions than anyone wants to admit. Doesn't quite address my point does it? Why would you support someone with an apparent schizophrenic philosophy?
Is he going to take his marching orders from the Constitution or International Law?
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:35:36 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
( BUILD THE WALL, ENFORCE THE LAW!)
To: Clint N. Suhks
I suggest you go listen to his actual foreign policy remarks at his 9/11 speech to the John Hopkins Nitze School, a prestigious foreign policy body.
Here's a thread with a link to the audio.
Ron Paul Speaks at SAIS
Is he going to take his marching orders from the Constitution or International Law?
The Constitution. Unlike you, the audience clearly grasped the context of his remarks.
To: George W. Bush
For daily news, I time-shift Tucker Carlson. You won't watch FNC because it's "turned liberal", but you will watch Tucker? George, you're scaring me. Tucker is a Conservative as much as MSLSD is a conservative network.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:39:55 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
( BUILD THE WALL, ENFORCE THE LAW!)
To: George W. Bush
The Constitution. Unlike you, the audience clearly grasped the context of his remarks. I clearly heard him cite both. Will he follow International Law only when it's convenient? If so it seams silly to cite it at all don't you think? That's not clear headed thinking is it?
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:43:39 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
( BUILD THE WALL, ENFORCE THE LAW!)
To: Clint N. Suhks
You won't watch FNC because it's "turned liberal", but you will watch Tucker? George, you're scaring me. Tucker is a Conservative as much as MSLSD is a conservative network.
Tucker is a libertarian Republican. He does acknowledge he voted for Ron Paul for president in 1988.
Perhaps you prefer to listen to FNC as they pave the path for the leftwing mayor as the GOP nominee against the Soros/Murdoch backed of Hitlery.
If you listen, Tucker Carlson launches far more attacks on Dims and Dim candidates than FNC does on the opposing Hume show. I never liked Tucker during his time at CNN but his current show is far more conservative and interesting than his previous job.
To: George W. Bush
Hannity and Fox "news" are firmly behind the Giuliani campaign.
Fox has become unwatchable.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:50:13 AM PDT
by
mysterio
To: Clint N. Suhks
Will he follow International Law only when it's convenient?
Why don't you apply that same standard to our current president? Or maybe adhering to such a standard would be unfair if it isn't applied to only Ron Paul. As for me, I have no problem grasping RP's fundamental point, buttressed by his other remarks in this debate and in earlier debates and in many speeches made over the years. IOW, I'm not buying your little game of 'gotcha' on a single sound bite and using standards you only wish to apply to one candidate, not all of them or the current administration.
I do have to laugh. FreeRepublic might actually have some influence in the upcoming elections if they focused even a fraction of the hatred they have for Ron Paul on the real enemy: the two likely Dim nominees.
To: George W. Bush
Tucker Carlson launches far more attacks on Dims and Dim candidates than FNC does on the opposing Hume show. Again you can't make that accusation if you don't watch it. Special Report is extremely right, I suggest you give it a listen if you want the real Conservative news.
The rest of FNC isn't worth shiite.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:52:12 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
( BUILD THE WALL, ENFORCE THE LAW!)
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