[mnehring]

I love how the paultards have made this non-story a way for them to get more headlines. However, let’s look at some interesting facts.

Google news search of Ron Paul articles for the past 7 days shows 12,600 articles-
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Ron+Paul%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=%22Ron+Paul%22&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=nws&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:w&sa=X&ei=mBVRToHbNOqOsAKzzMXGBg&ved=0CA0QpwUoAw&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&fp=33456f87cdbf8c4e&biw=1366&bih=605

Michele Bachmann who won the straw poll, not much more, 18,300-
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Ron+Paul%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&biw=1366&bih=605&tbs=qdr:w&tbm=nws&source=hp&q=%22Michele+Bachmann%22&pbx=1&oq=%22Michele+Bachmann%22&aq=f&aqi=g5&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=38411l41844l1l43232l18l9l1l0l0l4l1600l4276l0.1.3.1.0.1.1.0.1l8l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&fp=33456f87cdbf8c4e

Sarah Palin- Only 7,700- http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Ron+Paul%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbs=qdr:w&tbm=nws&source=hp&q=%22Sarah+Palin%22&pbx=1&oq=%22Sarah+Palin%22&aq=f&aqi=g5&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=44483l47211l2l49923l13l7l0l0l0l3l945l2948l0.1.2.2.0.1.1l7l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&fp=33456f87cdbf8c4e&biw=1366&bih=605

Herman Cain, only 4,700 - http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Ron+Paul%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&biw=1366&bih=605&tbs=qdr:w&tbm=nws&source=hp&q=%22Herman+Cain%22&pbx=1&oq=%22Herman+Cain%22&aq=f&aqi=g5&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=9443l10683l4l11077l11l6l0l0l0l3l673l1704l2-4.5-1l5l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&fp=33456f87cdbf8c4e

Gary Johnson only 426 references- http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Ron+Paul%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbs=qdr:w&tbm=nws&source=hp&q=%22Gary+Johnson%22&pbx=1&oq=%22Gary+Johnson%22&aq=f&aqi=g-l5&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=29282l31676l5l32613l14l8l1l0l0l3l1400l4388l2-1.1.1.0.1.2l6l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&fp=33456f87cdbf8c4e&biw=1366&bih=605

Rick Santorum,5,800- http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Ron+Paul%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbs=qdr:w&tbm=nws&source=hp&q=%22Rick+Santorum%22&pbx=1&oq=%22Rick+Santorum%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=27768l31036l6l31232l17l8l0l0l0l4l2227l5965l4-1.0.1.2.0.1l5l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&fp=33456f87cdbf8c4e&biw=1366&bih=605

Basically, they are creating a false myth he is being ignored to drive more attention to him. He has been getting as much attention, if not far more, than many of the other candidates. At that, from what I’ve seen, it seems the media has been paying far more attention to Paul this go around, trying to paint the entire GOP with his kook brush.

[Cicero]

Basically, they are creating a false myth he is being ignored to drive more attention to him.

Just so. The media did NOT ignore him. They paid roughly equal attention to him and to Bachman with this particular story. Just about every headline I saw said Bachman barely won and Ron Paul was a close second. When the results of the CPAC straw poll came out, the media went berserk over Ron Paul. And in both these events, they ignored the fact that Paul bussed in almost all his votes. They would love him to win the nomination, because it would ensure a Democrat victory in November. They always prefer a weak Republican candidate if they can get one.