Greta Van Susteren @ FOX NEWS - THANK HER

She said RP won't be president but that he should be heard. So I will politely thank her but remember to keep things in prospective. This in not Wolf Blitzer or Ol' Jack Cafferty....

This is what I wrote to Greta

Greta,
thank you for standing up for Ron Paul. I couldn't agree more.
But I have to say,as a former journalist myself, a very famous French war correspondent taught me one thing, if you are going to write about something and make a 100% assertion about an issue you better be right because your readers or viewers won't trust you anymore.
Every time I see Wolf Blitzer of CNN on TV he reminds me when the night before the results of the 2000 presidential campaign he said categorically that Gore was going to win. I remember thinking, Mr Blitzer, you might be wrong.
Your assertion that Ron Paul is not going to win might haunt you back for the rest of your life. Nobody knows what is going to happen this election. People are very unhappy with both parties. The economy is in a terrible state and like Mr Paul says, people are hurting. And although I don't agree with every opinion of Dr Paul, he makes a lot of sense.
An example is my husband who is 45 years old, a fiscal conservative Republican, that on the last election voted for the Democrats even if he loathed Kerry. Since he heard of Ron Paul, not only has he donated money for the first time for any election, especially the primaries but he is going to vote in the primaries for the first time for Ron Paul. That tells you how disgusted he is with politics. And I am sure that like him a lot of voters. Lets not forget that some people might like a candidate but that doesn't mean they will vote in this cold in the primaries. I can assure you that every single Ron Paul voter will be out there voting, rain or shine
Remember Truman election also
So Greta we shall see, what's going to happen
Happy New Years
Lucia Schmitz

Thanks Greta!

"Why not pull up another chair." FOX has severely damaged its brand by not including Ron Paul in the forum. Is Guiliani in the forum? I think he should, but then there is not justification for leaving out Ron Paul. He raised $20 million this quarter, not from special interests but from special people, and a whole lot of them. The passion alone of his supporters should cause the media to give him a break. This is good for democracy. Besides, he comes with an incredible resume and public record and, as you say, he brings new things to table. He has a deep understanding of the Constitution and economic issues. Instead we have to put up with a Baptist pastor who erroneously claims he has a theology degree and shamelessly plays the religious card.

Where is the liberal and independent spirit of the media? Why has it become so conformist? Yes, you are the exception. Why should you apologize for taking an independent position? We are sick and tired of the same old same old. Everyone sings off the same sheet. You don't get true debate when four war mongers sit in a room defending their indefensible position. Ron Paul is the ideal catalyst to draw a widely diverse audience and engage in real debate. Shame on FOX.

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Emotions are running high right now...for EVERYONE of us supporting Dr. Paul. Yes, we wanted to see a higher showing but he made a respectable showing and that is what we need to build on from this point forward.

I'm sure the Huckiberries and Ghouliani's would be laughing if they saw the in-fighting happening around here. That's what they want. They want to break down the grass roots that is SOOOO strong for Dr. Paul. WE are all in this together so let's not let our emotions get the better of ourselves and breakdown what will be remembered in the history books as a turning point in America if we can get Dr. Paul elected.

Last night reminded me of watching a football game with my favorite team after they lost. At first I was upset and then after cussing the referees and some of the coaching decisions I relaxed and remembered that there was another game next week to play and started thinking about the game plan for that game. That's what we must do. Get ready for the next vote.

I love that so many opinions are being tossed around for Dr. Paul. That to me is what Dr. Paul stands for...he stands for all of US and we stand for him. Cuss at the TV screen or computer screen all you want for not giving us the answers we wanted to hear but be ready the next day to do battle with what we already know is an uphill battle.

They (MSM) say that Dr. Paul can't win. I say he CAN!!! Now let's prove them wrong.

On a side note to those that choose to boycot fox...I commend you for your loyalty to Dr. Paul but I choose to keep my friends close and my enemies closer and keep tabs on what they say. I don't click on their sponsers I just read and stay informed. Don't hate me because I have a different opinion. We are on the same team.

Ms. Van Susteren , Mr. Smith:
This is the first letter of this kind I have ever sent but I saw your comments last night on YouTube regarding Dr. Paul so I wanted to thank you for your kind attention to Dr. Paul's achievement in Iowa. I appreciate your fair accounting of Dr. Paul's progress and at least acknowledging many of us have decided his message for America outweighs what seems like a risk to withdraw militarily from overseas. I'm a two time Bush voter but I haven't watched Fox News in nearly a year other than the debates. I suffered in an austere DoD with Clinton until I left in 1998. I trust Dr. Paul's intent is to strengthen our nation's people and borders for the coming fiscal and defense challenges that can't be met if our materiel and dollars are mired abroad. Thanks again for your encouragement.

IF he runs as an independant he can scuttle the Republicans.

He can take MORE than 10% else where... this means that whether the Republicans win against the Democrats is up to Ron Paul... its his call... and ours.

So they are scared... lets see if people outside of Iowa are paying attention enough to make Ron Paul 1st place... if so then he can still be the Republican president... if not then he can still easily sink the Republican ship if they want to remain a NeoCon Theocracy..

Vote RON PAUL 2008 and prove the woman wrong, is what I say in response to this thread.
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This is what wiki has to say about the woman:

Career
Greta Van Susteren first came to prominence in 1991, covering the William Kennedy Smith trial for CNN; however, her coverage of the O.J. Simpson murder case made her widely recognizable and respected as a legal analyst. She was noticed by the network's programming executives and was given a co-anchor spot alongside political analyst Roger Cossack on the legal affairs news show Burden of Proof. She also hosted the primetime program The Point with Greta Van Susteren, which was the second highest rated program on CNN.

In 2002, the Fox News Channel snagged her in a highly-publicized contract bidding war, which Van Susteren admitted included an incident where she was headed to New York to talk with Fox management when her flight was cancelled because of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

With the funds she received from her new contract, Van Susteren obtained a facelift and blepharoplasty. This act received considerable media coverage (e.g., a People cover story entitled "Nipped, Tucked, and Talking"), which included speculation that Fox had required the surgery before allowing the "plain" Van Susteren on the air.

Since that time, she has hosted the current affairs show On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren has become one of the network's more popular personalities.
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I would say there must be a reason for that (the bold print -- above). If you want to thank her -- feel free to do so. But like religion, don't try and convince me to see things your way. Okay, thanks.

In closing, there is no reason under the sun to thank the woman (in my opinion) when in the same clip she tells us that RON PAUL will not be our next president. She says this matter of factly, as if she has some inside track to this fact. Now why YOU (or anybody on the side of RON PAUL) would feel inclined to thank her for that -- it's simply over my head.

Who ever thinks she is speaking her mind is wrong. Robots don't speak their minds. She is only another slave. Have you seen this video?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6737097743434902428

if all its going to do is promote infighting.

Lets get RP elected. Do what you can to help. Stop wasting time fighting over disagreements.

I am boycotting Fox too, however, I believe emailing them with the YouTube link, shows the power of the Internet in this election so I included a copy of my email which I sent to Greta and Shep:

"I saw your comments on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi_XBgzHxQs
I have been a died in the wool Fox fan however, I am participating
in the boycott so I cannot watch right now.

Just wanted to say thank you for trying to be fair. It is a shame that
Fox News predetermined who the front runners were in this election,
before the first vote was even cast. Isn't the predetermination media
bias? So (name) thanks,

MP
Citra Florida

Take a Stand
www.ronpaul2008.com/

She was the voice of reason with regard to the forum. For all we know, she may be a closet RP supporter.

I also politely explained why RP is the only GOP hopeful that could possibly take on a Democrat.

Thank this!

"Whenever I despair, I remember that the way of truth and love has always won. There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they may seem invincible, but in the end, they always fail. Think of it: always"
Gandhi

It's an opportunity to let people know how we think. Some of these people just are out of touch with anything outside of DC. I mean Greta spent a whole year talking about Aruba and the girl that went missing.
And I sent a whole bunch of 'nice but stern letters' to Fox and my local Fox affiliate.
Clell

Greta,

Thanks for going to bat for my man Ron Paul.

I’m an Evangelical conservative Christian voter who is extremely fed up with the top tier candidates from both parties acting like the Federal Government is the cure-all for all the ills in society, and they are the only one’s smart enough to fix it.

I’m extremely fed up with the fact that the Constitution of the United States is trashed daily by my congressmen and yours. We desperately have to get back to Constitutionally limited Federal Government. And I’m working hard to get this message out to everyone I know or don’t know.

I’ve never donated to a campaign before. And now, let’s just say I had a small part to do in the record breaking “money bombs” Nov. 5th and Dec. 16th.

I was against thanking Glen Beck but I am for thanking Greta. Here is the email I just sent.

Greta,

Thank you for the comments that you made last night about Dr. Paul's legitimacy and his right to be heard in the upcoming Fox Debate. I understand that as you yourself noted your words may have been at odds with the opinions of many other commentators on your network and I appreciate that you went out on a limb to express your opinion. I know that many Ron Paul supporters are perceived as being zealots and sometimes a little crazy and I have no doubt that you may have received some nasty emails on his behalf but I believe that this fervor just goes to show how much we care about the issues. Dr. Paul raises many legitimate questions that are very important despite the fact that they may be inconvenient to other candidates. I was once an avid Fox News watcher but as of late I have become irritated at what I perceive as bias. I appreciate your efforts to re-center the debate and give a little bit more credibility to the phrases "Fair and Balanced" and "We Report You Decide."

Thank you,

Jim Cunningham