How Will They Destroy Ron Paul?
Written by Mike Whitney
Tuesday, 29 May 2007
How will the media destroy Ron Paul?
We all know the drill by now. Whenever a politician with character and principles throws his hat in the ring the media descends on him like feral hounds on a pork chop. It’ll be no different with Paul. The only difference this time is that we should all be aware of what’s really going on.
Did you see the Republican debates?
Paul won hands-down. He stood out in a crowd of colorless toadies and became an overnight internet-sensation. In fact, an ABC survey showed that Paul won the first debate with an 85% majority; while C-SPAN showed him at 70%. Maybe the stats are just a fluke of internet voting, but it’s sure made the boys in the boardrooms nervous.
You see, it doesn’t matter if Paul wins or not. What matters is that his anti-government message is a hammer-blow to America’s biggest powerbrokers – and they don’t like it. They'd rather he just shut up and go away. They’ve heard enough about the Military Commissions Act, martial law, and the fraudulent war on terror. They’ve put a lot of money and energy into the new American police state and they aren’t about to let some libertarian party-pooper destroy all their hard work.
That's why the right wing think tanks are buzzing like a hornets nest right now. The sleeves are rolled up, the ash trays are full, and America’s best propagandists are putting the finishing touches on a plan to topedo the Paul campaign. They want to take him down now, before he causes any more trouble.
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1 comment:
The mainstream media already seems to be shunning him. I'm wondering why he hasn't appeared on hardball or Lou Dobbs. What's most interesting I think is how people are trying to blame the online polls on spammers. I could be wrong but can't online polls differentiate between static and dynamic IPs? Really this shouldn't come as a surprise, given most Republicans are disillusioned with their choices. Frankly I think people are looking to return to conservative roots. Bush, conservative? Really??
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