Video evidence of Ron Paul support being censored by Fox
"We have obtained some exclusive footage of the Mackinac Republican Conference on Mackinac Island on September 22nd, 2007 where a producer of Fox News is instructing the cameramen to censor the support of Ron Paul at the Conference. In the video you can clearly see and hear him saying to a cameraman not to film the Ron Paul people and to just film people eating and to use voice overs and "crap like that."
Well, that explains that!
Now EXPLAIN this, MSM:
"Ron Paul Gaining Ground In New Hampshire; New poll proves mainstream dismissal of congressman's presidential campaign is foolhardy" by Steve Watson Infowars.net Monday, Oct 29, 2007
A newly released presidential primary preference poll indicates that Ron Paul is gaining significant ground in New Hampshire and dispels the mainstream media myth that the Congressman is not amongst the top tier candidates.
The poll, conducted by St. Anselm College's Institute of Politics, puts Ron Paul 4th behind Giuliani, McCain and Romney with 7.4 percent. It places Fred Thompson, touted as second favourite to take the GOP nomination, in 6th place.
The poll also shows that 40 percent describe themselves as "independents" who may vote Republican, and 19 percent who will, are still undecided. Ron Paul's campaign staff are encouraged by these figures as they show that none of the other big name candidates have grasped the imagination of voters, leaving the door very much open for the Congressman.
Paul's campaign office is about to embark on a major media blitz in New Hampshire, readying phone banks to call potential Ron Paul supporters throughout the state and major TV ads, such as the one below.
Congressman Paul, who filed his declaration of candidacy to run in the New Hampshire presidential primary at the State house in Concord last week, is also scheduled to make an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno tomorrow night.
Recent poll results from public opinion service Rasmussen Reports also indicate that support for Ron Paul could be much higher nationwide, placing him above Giuliani in some instances.
"By all accounts, Dr. Paul's support is rising steadily," said Paul campaign chairman Kent Snyder. "Americans are ready for a change and his unifying message of freedom, peace and prosperity is bringing more people together every day."
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"Is San Francisco Ron Paul territory?" by Scott Martelle LA Times Monday October 29, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephanie Burns and Ben Parkinson strolled down sun-drenched Fillmore Street with political thievery on their minds.
Both are grass-roots volunteers for Republican presidential contender Ron Paul, a Texas congressman whose libertarian views might seem to make him a tough sell in this legendarily left-wing city.
But Burns, Parkinson and other Paul supporters have been spending their weekends marching, staffing tables and knocking on doors in an improbable quest: picking up some of California's 173 convention delegates in the Feb. 5 primary.
On the surface, the plan seems quixotic given general assumptions about California: that the state is too big for retail politics, and that campaign victory requires expensive TV ads in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento.
But for the Republicans, that changed when the state party amended its rules before the 2004 primary. Instead of awarding all the state's delegates to whomever wins the statewide vote, the GOP doles out three delegates to the winner of each of the state's 53 congressional districts. (Eleven at-large delegates also go to the top vote-getter in the state, and three more delegates are unpledged.)
The rule change might seem arcane, but it has forced campaigns to reach into the state's nooks and crannies beyond key media markets.
And it has emboldened Paul supporters to organize here in San Francisco, across the bay in Oakland and in other districts with relatively few Republicans, under the theory that it's easier for a small fish to campaign in a small pond.
"We don't have to chase that many people," said Burns, a construction site manager from Sausalito who leads a 345-member group of Bay Area Paul supporters who came together through Meetup.com. "That's what makes it attractive."
Under the rules, whoever wins in San Francisco's District 8 -- represented by Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and containing 34,000 registered Republicans -- will receive the same number of delegates as the top vote-getter in Orange County District 48, held by John Campbell, with 200,000 Republicans.
In Pelosi's district, the winning threshold is low.
Primary voter turnout historically is less than 50%, which means fewer than 17,000 Republicans are likely to vote. With a wide field of candidates, the number of votes to win a plurality -- and the district's three delegates -- is likely to be just a few thousand.
"To me, that's a jewel waiting to be plucked," said Jerry Collins, a retired workers' compensation analyst and Paul volunteer. "The Republican Party is split, with maybe 30% following along with Bush and will never let go. About 30% is also very much opposed to the war. . . . It's real doable if we can reach those Republicans and get converts from, first of all, the [registered] Libertarians and independents."
Dan Schnur, a longtime Republican strategist not working with any of the presidential contenders, said the Paul volunteers "are probably overly optimistic, but it's the right way of thinking."
The new allocation rules mean that the major candidates will probably focus more on direct mail and voter contact than on television ads. And, Schnur said, the campaigns will need to be more diffuse.
"You're going to see each campaign target its message toward those geographic areas where they've got the greatest chance of success," Schnur said. "You're going to see five or six parallel campaigns going on simultaneously in different parts of the state. . . . Direct mail and e-mail and volunteer contacts become that much more valuable."
But so far the leading Republican contenders -- former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson -- have done little overt organizing at the congressional district level. They are running relatively light traditional statewide campaigns as they focus on the "kingmaker" early states of Iowa and New Hampshire and, to a lesser extent, Nevada and South Carolina.
"We're very conscious of the unique opportunities to be very creative," said Robert Stutzman, a senior advisor to Romney in California. "We're very confident in what we're doing to help capitalize on what we think will be a slingshot effect for Gov. Romney on Feb. 5."
Stutzman said strategists were aware of the Paul volunteer efforts.
"I think the Paul campaign may perform better than people expect in some places in the country, but by the time that comes to California, a lot of the wind will be out of the sails," Stutzman said. "The challenge among his followers is to actually make sure they are dealing with registered Republicans. The activist base is very libertarian, just not necessarily Republican."
The Giuliani campaign did not respond to requests for detail on its California strategy.
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"Ron Paul is Winning" by Murray Sabrin USA Daily Monday October 29, 2007
Despite his relatively low standing in the national polls, GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul is winning the intellectual debate about the role of government. As the campaign unfolds we will see if his Internet support translates into huge fourth quarter contributions and then substantial votes in the early primaries. In the meantime, presidential candidates are sounding more like Dr. Paul everyday.
On Meet the Press yesterday, Senator Chris Dodd (D) of Connecticut was interviewed by host Tim Russert. Senator Dodd is seeking his party’s nomination for president and is polling at 0% nationally. That is not a misprint. 0%! Yet, Dodd’s appearance on the long running Sunday morning talk show is due to the presidential candidate series MTP is holding every week. Fair enough.
What was so surprising about Senator Dodd’s appearance yesterday was his statement that “…the first thing I would do on January 20th, 2009… is restore the Constitution. I’m very worried about where we’re headed… ” When was the last time we heard a Democrat state he wants to restore the Constitution! Does that make Dodd a Jeffersonian Democrat? Is Dodd a Ron Paul Democrat who wants to restore limited government and a noninterventionist foreign policy? Not quite.
On Senator Dodd’s presidential campaign website the following blurb under “Restoring the Constitution” appears: “Chris Dodd is appalled by the current administration’s assault on our Constitutional Rights. That is why Senator Dodd introduced the Restoring the Constitution Act, which would restore habeas corpus and require the US to live up to the Geneva Conventions. It would remedy much of the harm done to our nation’s commitment to due process rights by the misguided Military Commissions Act.”
Some may conclude that Senator Dodd has been a supporter of the American people’s civil liberties since 9/11. You would be wrong. Dodd voted for the Patriot Act in 2001. Nevertheless, he may have had an epiphany. Most people do. In the upcoming presidential debate televised Tuesday night on MSNBC in Philadelphia Senator Dodd will have another opportunity to express his unequivocal support for the U.S. Constitution.
I predict that as the primaries get closer and closer more of the GOP field will sound like Ron Paul on all of the issues except Iraq. However, if the war deteriorates over the next several months, don’t be surprised to hear pro-war GOP candidates calling for the troops coming home sooner rather than later. We will see.
In another vein, on The McLaughlin Group that also aired Sunday the panelists were asked to make a prediction at the end of the show. Newsweek columnist Eleanor Clift made the following statement: “Ron Paul with his anti-war and libertarian message will be the big story coming out of New Hampshire.” There it was from one of the media’s best known liberal commentators. Ron Paul will be the big story out of New Hampshire.
A colleague of mine at Ramapo College said he saw Ron Paul signs “everywhere” when he was in the Granite State recently. The “yard sign” indicator may be a better predictor of a candidate’s real strength than an establishment presidential poll. And by winning the intellectual debate on Iraq, civil liberties, taxes, government spending, regulation, the Federal Reserve, immigration, and other issues, the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign may be on the verge of winning the GOP nomination as well.
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