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Class Action Anti-Trust Lawsuit: RP Supporters vs Big Media

Submitted by RPvGoldman Sachs on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 17:40

Ron Paul 2012

ATTENTION: Up-Vote for update:

2/12 Update: - The response has been great. We are moving forward with a plan.

It is self-evident that Ron Paul supporters are being injured by the biases of Big Media. Since 5 corporations control 95% of the public's information, would it be safe to say these mega-media corps are not being responsible with their collective monopoly on shaping current events?

I believe Ron Paul supporters can show clear evidence that displays without a shadow of a doubt that the Lame Stream Media is purposely trying to torpedo Ron Paul. The news of the lawsuit would perhaps even effect the campaign in a positive way.

Interested to hear thoughts/opinions on the matter and I also have contacts that could put together a stellar legal team for the action if there was enough support.

The goal would be to break up big media - AT&T style.

How far are we on this?

Submitted by DetoxRevolution on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 21:37. Permalink

Get them on RICO and Sedition

Submitted by OWNtheNWO on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 20:59. Permalink

Should be easy to prove both.

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I'm in.

Submitted by T Smith on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 20:44. Permalink

I'm in.

Is there a case?

Submitted by Estanislao on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 20:15. Permalink

Can a legal case be made? Has an attorney had input?

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Get~~~L. Lin Wood

Submitted by cepivon on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 20:32. Permalink

I say hire L Lynn Wood, a famous defamation attorney in Texas, for Dr. Paul.

The idea that for the MOST IMPORTANT JOB in the United States, that the MEDIA can get away with smearing any candidate continuously is egregious, and it should NOT be allowed.
It is one thing for another candidate to say or do something inflammatory, but it is ENTIRELY A DIFFERENT MATTER when the PROPAGANDIST PUNDITSoriginate" the slander themselves. In fact, NOT ONE OTHER CANDIDATE has ever used the "R" word against Dr. Paul, ONLY the Media.

This is a lawsuit Dr. Paul could win, and he should do it on behalf of the "marginalized" American people. The Media Manipulators and their Propagandist Pundits are co-conspirators with the BIG MONIED interests in this country, and they aren't kidding anybody anymore. We have SO MANY video clips that show "talking points" regarding Dr. Paul. We have ample bias proven so many times in so many ways! Absolutely!

We can fundraise, if we need to do so, to help.

L Lin Wood
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Lin_Wood

He is with the:
Wood, Hernacki, & Evans Law Firm
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2400
Atlanta, GA 30309

404-891-1402

L. Lin Wood is EXTREMELY FAMOUS, because he's THAT good. I know Dr. Paul knows of him, too, because he used to live in Houston, TX.

I'm

Submitted by Ron Aldof on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 19:35. Permalink

IN.... They stole Maine! And the msm is sitting quietly letting happen! Fraud and collusion!

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Are the networks involved in

Submitted by shrader on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 19:32. Permalink

election fraud?

http://www.dailypaul.com/213502/national-election-pool-and-a...

bump

Submitted by RP Oregon on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 22:37. Permalink

bump

Brett Baier @ Fox

Submitted by bierdegarde on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 19:15. Permalink

says Fair, Balanced, and Unafraid. These people know they can get away with it.

Hip Check

Submitted by Misfit4Peace on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 19:12. Permalink

damn..Im to old for that..
You got 2 here supporting this action...

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bump

Submitted by hortulanus94 on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 19:01. Permalink

bump

Submitted by RPvGoldman Sachs on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 18:59. Permalink

bump

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the choice is clear

Submitted by legalizeliberty on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 14:39. Permalink

Ron Paul vs. Big Brother 2012

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If you want to pursue a

Submitted by emazur on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 03:26. Permalink

If you want to pursue a lawsuit, maybe take them from the false advertising angle. "Fair and balanced" for example would be easy to disprove. I don't know if CBS advertises itself as objective, but I've been documenting their bullshit.

Anti-Trust is the worng way to go.

Submitted by EGhost57 on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 22:39. Permalink

What they are doing is closer to collusion, possibly, but not anti-trust. The real issue is slander or libel (not sure about the legal definitions) but what the media did was lie about supporters or perpetuate lies without due diligence in reporting.

Yes, anyone can say what they like in a free society but you cannot use lies to deceive people into buying what you're selling.

The media sells entertainment and news, and crap as far as I can tell. But when they tell you that somethings is news, they are selling it as truth to you as far as they can tell. This requires that they can reasonably trust the source of the information.If they cannot assume the source to be truthful a respectably news outlet might still report it but indicate that the information is not corroborated. It's pretty shady to report things that you haven't actually checked out, but sadly it is what we have come to expect from our national media.

The difference maker comes when a news source reports information it knows to be false. They are selling you a lie. This is not legal in any industry. This is the evidence we need to have a case. It must be proven that information was falsely reported or intentionally misreported with the knowledge of anyone involved. We need to prove they KNOWINGLY sold us lies.

It Would Be Interesting to See A Survey Asking Americans Their

Submitted by hasydelm on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 21:48. Permalink

opinion of the news they receive from Fox, NBC, CNN, etc.

Questions like do you believe what you hear on the News?
1. 100% of the Time 2. 75% of the time 3. 50% of the time
4. Never know what to believe 5. I get my news from the
Internet for the truth

Does the news help you select the best candidate running for President?

The age group should also be captured because we know the older folks will answer the survey believing everything they hear on the news. Realty Check - Ben would be good person to do a random survey and report the results. Then it could be used to help our case.

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we've been here before, the media will preempt this

Submitted by paulverize on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 03:09. Permalink

we've been here before, the media will preempt this, they will bring up stories about this and try themselves in the public eye, and of course they will come out on top because they got away with it.

Unless something is done they will continue.

As far as I know the courts shoot this down time and time again. There has to be an angle to sue them and win.
The courts even said, I believe, that the media does not even have to tell the truth.

This time it is so bad, something has to be done!

GREAT IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Submitted by MyraK on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 01:43. Permalink

I was thinking the same thing, to sue the media. We do have a lot of evidence. I dont know about anti-trust laws, and too tired to look it up right now, but suing them seems VERY relevant! I mean what are we gonna do, go in the street and throw tomatoes, or sit in front of their buildings and get arrested? Seriously, I am a working professional and I canto afford to occupy the media. They need to be sued and attention needs to brought to this!!!! I am getting seriously enraged by this!!!! They are absolutely denying ALL AMERICANS the right to choose their president!!! How about an expert in body language and neurolinguistic programming, mind control as an expert witness as well! They use techinques during interviews to disrupt the person interviewed and conduct interviews in a hostile and manipulative way to confuse the public. This crap is making me so mad!!!!!!!!

Lawsuit

Submitted by MsStanleycat on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 01:43. Permalink

I do believe something must be done about the mainstream media. What CNN did during the SC debate was so blatant that it should be criminal. Election tampering may be one alternative to look into as well as the anti-trust laws.
It's as if CNN looked at Ron Paul as "out of sight was out of mind". It was surreal at the end of the debate when they panned all the candidates and when they came to Ron Paul they drew back the camera and cut away to Anderson Cooper.
Even if I had no intention of voting for Ron Paul I would be questioning who they think they are trying to steer and sway my opinion by showing such bias. It was Orwellian 1984 straight up!! It sickens me to see how slimy our journalists have become and I trust nothing from them. I'm even starting to distrust our election process!

100 million dollar lawsuit

Submitted by legalizeliberty on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 01:21. Permalink

Sorry but in my dreams I cut their necks.

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One graphic post makes a bad

Submitted by Flareyman on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 02:11. Permalink

One graphic post makes a bad name for us all. Please edit.

comment is fixed - can't edit it

Submitted by legalizeliberty on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 14:41. Permalink

Sorry.

I got very emotional.

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To: Legalize LIberty

Submitted by cepivon on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 01:52. Permalink

Be careful what you say, don't use those graphic terms. I know you don't mean it, but this website is monitored by everyone under the sun. I think you can edit your comment, so just go back and do it. Just wanted to protect you from anything negative. Take care!

The irony of your username

Submitted by Dixie on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 01:44. Permalink

Is pretty rich.

You want to sue people for free speech, but you want to legalize liberty.

Also, pretty sure talking about violence is a no-no.

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Sorry

Submitted by PTDM on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 01:19. Permalink

But this just seems like a loser thing to talk about. A lawsuit, really? It just sounds silly and desperate. It sounds petulant and it would be reported that way.

It's sad that this is what we're talking about the day before a primary. I hope people don't look back at these archived pages one day to figure out what Ron Paul's supporters were doing during the spring of 2012 and think: "what the hell were they thinking? This was the kind of thing that hindered the effectiveness of grassroots support. The naivety is astonishing."

Corporate Mentally Handicapped

Submitted by Starved4Liberty on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 01:00. Permalink

If corporations are 'persons' now, and persons can have mental illnesses, couldn't a corporation have a 'mental illness' if it's being a disservice or is abusive?

And since there are many interests (the voices inside the corporation) within the corporation, wouldn't that be a 'multiple personality disorder' or 'schizophrenic'?

My friends and I used to laugh about this, but it does have me think more.

I have thought about this

Submitted by Starved4Liberty on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 00:48. Permalink

I have thought about this before.

If corporations are 'persons' now, and persons can have mental illnesses, couldn't a corporation have a 'mental illness'?

And since, there are many interests (the voices inside the corporation) within the corporation, wouldn't that be a 'multiple personality disorder' or 'schizophrenic'?

Monopoly Disagreement

Submitted by RPvGoldman Sachs on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 00:07. Permalink

Wow I actually found something to disagree with Ron Paul about. I believe you absolutely must have Anti-trust laws in place to protect the consumer.

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You can't have a monopoly without government.

Submitted by nrose on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 00:45. Permalink

In fact, government charters coined the word "monopoly."

The only way a free market monopoly could exist is if one company was consistently able to offer their goods or services at so much a lower cost and with so much higher quality that their competitors are unable to beat them. We should only hope for such a monopoly! But it wouldn't be economically viable in the long term for the monopolizing company - they'd be operating at a loss, and would soon have to raise their prices to compensate. At that point, more competitors enter the market.