How do you explain to someone why Ron Paul isn't mentioned in the news?

If the way this campaign is being run is any indication of the kind of administration we can look forward to then we don't have a chance of convincing very many voters to support our candidate no matter how great he may be. Missed opportunities, miscommunications (I pray they are wrong about what happened in LA), lack of adequate training, and NO timely responses or daily postings from HQ. I'm sorry but they suck at this. We had a nation of new recruits and a buttload of cash and HQ basically let the rest of the GOP push them around and I can guarantee you that here in the state of Nevada it has dramatically hurt our image and our ability to defend our candidate. You don't have to run around screaming foul but you MUST stand up for yourself if you ever want to be taken seriously.

After the caucus here last month a representative of the NVGOP (not a campaign) went on local television and publicly ripped Ron Paul to shreds... to date there has been NO response, NO rebuttal, NO comment. I have been involved for two months, registered as a republican (yuk), became a Precinct Chair and Delegate and will continue to fight to the bitter end for Dr. Paul but at this time I personally have no confidence in HQ at all. PLEASE prove me wrong HQ... show us you are listening.

have them look it up on the net.

They can sell themselves better than you can.

News is a business first, and an informer second. News about peace and prosperity doesn't sell, and the long-term probabilities of such greatly hurt media stock prices, which are based on predicted earnings. If Paul is elected and the wars end, the news corporations' stock prices will plummet because death sells papers. War and poverty are the reasons we watch the news. Allowing them to end would be bad for the news business.

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The question is does the media push the market or does the market push the media?

The Seeds of Truth we Plant today will grow to be the Tree of Freedom tommorow.

I always like to say that he has been marginalized across the board because they are afraid. They call him names (you've all heard them), but if he really WAS a crackpot, etc, etc, etc, ad nauseum, LIKE SOME OTHER CANDIDATES I COULD NAME....then the simple solution would be to give him equal time. Wouldn't everybody quickly realize that he was an idiot and not to be taken seriously? Why not let him hang himself if he is so far out of touch? I think the fact that they DON'T cover him equally is the best reason to check him out for yourself. If the Powers That Be don't want you to hear him, then that by itself should be reason enough to want to hear him, don't you think??
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You could send them this YouTube video too. The guy does a step by step explanation. Interesting to see it broken down with hard evidence and numbers.

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RP08!

Go for a quiet drink in a sports bar!
Someone wants to know this or that.
Your phone has internet.

I tell them now not to be lazy.
Don't watch the dumb Tube.
If you want to know that answer Google the question, but leave me alone.

Do your own research.

Oops! Those people are now all RP supporters!

The OM spoon feed info. But when you know how to fish, - you will always be powerful

Tell them to research for themselves.
The they will be just like us.

Not told by the government what to think!
Think for yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!.

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In my 36 weeks of participating on Daily Paul, this question has come up many times, and each time it is the first, as though it had never been raised before.

Yes there are new people arriving every day and it is an important subject.

The short answer is that RP is a threat to the status quo. When he talks about abolishing various federal programs, fighting against the NAU and National I.D. cards, this sends shockwaves through the establishment. It has nothing to do with polling; the CFR would love it if RP went away and of course are backing McCain the War-Monger. And, to cover their bets they are also backing Hllary, Obama and Huckabee. All the candidates are either CFR members or are affiliated in some way. Not Ron Paul. He just rocks the boat. The people love it (well, many) but the establishment can't stand the guy. Hence, little coverage in the media.

And yet, good stories do slip out from time to time. The L.A. Times has, lately, run very favorable stories. It baffles me. But I am glad.
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Noelle has posted that s/he has television and film industry experience.

I have Las Vegas/music entertainment industry experience.

I know of one situation where a recording company offered a contract to a second singer to *not* promote him, so he would no longer be in competition with the one they already had under contract.

I also personally know that many years ago, "due to a computer problem", the wrong person "won" the Grammys. How much did the person who should have won lose financially due to that "mistake"?

I'm seeing the same things going on in this "election".

If Ron Paul had received the same amount of *free* MSM attention many months ago, he would have polled better. Catch-22.

I get this question a lot when canvassing.... I've shortened it to this: Ron Paul stands for govt of the People for the People.... the media is owned by corporations who want to continue a govt. of the Corporations for the Corporations....

Always get a positive result with this.... many times you see a light bulb turn on right above their heads! :o)

And the answer is just as easy. Tell them the obvious. What interests you the least? Brittany Spears, American Idol, and steroids in baseball. That is what you will see in the news the most. Now, what interests you the most? The status of the southern border, the actual state of our economy, the actual reasons for going to war, these you will see in the news the least. And those who talk about what interests you the most, you will see in the news the least. It's that simple.

And to comment on a comment below, our local paper, for no apparent reason, ran a small article on presidential fundraising in our city. Of all candidates, Ron Paul came in second to Rudy Guiliani. A nice little plug that they didn't have to do. It was the Wilsonville Spokesman of Wilsonville Oregon.

You explain to that person that our news is censored. It is not censored by the government. It is censored by the Council on Foreign Relations. This Council on Foreign Relations is made up of a little over 4000 people. They are not people like you and me. They are people who run the largest corporations, the large banks, the big colleges, the tax-exempt foundations, an of course, the major media outlets, including the networks, and the big news magazines. Naturally, most of the best known politicians are also members.

You can go to the Council on Foreign Relations website and see their membership list. They have been running our foreign policy since World War Two. Members of the CFR have made billions of dollars on our undeclared wars over the last sixty years.

Ron Paul was ignored, or ridiculed by the CFR media because he is a threat to their continued stranglehold on our government. They have been using the power of government for decades to promote their agenda of world government.

If the persn has any idea how controlled the media is - turn the question around, "If the msm are censoring him, perhaps he has something to say that THEY don't want people to hear?" "Want me to tell you what that might be?" (don't forget to smile real big at ths point).

Some local media is just as dumb! My local weekly paper came out, in it the state primary results were posted, but of course no Ron Paul. So I went to speak with the editor. I first asked her if she knew which Republican candidates in the Presidential primary had not dropped out. She looked confused, and asked me if I meant "nationally?". Duh! Stumbling over her words, she responded that there were two left; McCain and Huckabee. She knew she was wrong by the look on my face, so she quicky told me that she wasn't sure if Ron paul was still in or not. I corrected her and then explained that my husband is a veteran of two wars and voted for Ron Paul. I also explained that Ron Paul receives more donations from active duty military than all the other candidates from both parties combined, and that likely many of those people cast their votes for Ron Paul. Then I asked if she was attempting to silence these heroes, by omitting the results for Ron Paul. She was mortified and told me that of course she was not and that they could do a story on Ron Paul. I suggested that the story be about how successful he has been even though the media has been totally unfair, lied AND blacked him out. I'm awaiting the next paper. I know she does not want another visit from me.

are just talking heads for corporate/banking/global interests. And you will only learn what they want you to know. I also tell them about the 6 corporations that OWN and CONTROL the entire mainstream media.
And the only way to learn what is going on is to turn off the Old Media Idiot Box and find the truth on the Internet.

I'm baffled how most people get dressed and how they manage to find the office daily. These clowns couldn't think for themselves if their lives depended on it. They are so needy, it's scary.

People are more interested in Paris Hilton's brother getting a DUI than the economy. Then we move on to "Head On. Apply Directly to the Forehead." The discussion furthers into why people give a damn about VH1 reality shows. And who understands what inflation is.

Being that 1 out of 125 are likely autistic, but only 1 out of 10,000 a genius... well, the numbers aren't favorable.

Frankly, I'm surprised more people aren't drooling on themselves.

It's very simple. Candidates receive media coverage in proportion to how well they poll. That's why pro-war conservagive Alan Keyes, who is still running, receives way less coverage than Paul. And it's why Paul received more coverage than pro-war conservative Duncan Hunter. It has nothing to do with Paul's political views.

Paul himself said in his last video that he has received a "decent shake by the media." This is taking into consideration of his low polling, which is what coverage is roughly based on.