Jon Stewart: Why Is the Media Ignoring Ron Paul?

[Casper]

http://gawker.com/5831167/

[RymerC]

Maybe because he's not in anybody's pocket? No big surprise. They did it during the Presidential Election' date=' too.[/quote']

+1. I bet if he started sucking up to the right special interest groups, corporations, etc. he'd get big-time attention fast. Luckily for the media few people spend more than a minute or two deciding who they want to vote for.

[redkow97]

I posted that vid on Facebook earlier today.

guerrilla marketing is the only thing that will give Ron Paul a prayer in this election. I've got bumper stickers on order for my bike, and my cars.

[alienpi]

It really is amazing how they act like he doesn't exist. Any media outlet that blatantly omits a top runner for president is a government controlled entity. It's the same way they ignore the Bilderberg meetings. Rick Perry was an attendee at Bilderberg a few years ago which basically said that he was a presidential candidate. http://www.infowars.com/10-really-stupid-things-the-mainstream-media-has-said-about-the-bilderberg-group-in-2011/

Edited August 17, 2011 by alienpi
Spelling correction

[mello dude]

Thanks - great vid -- And Rick Perry wants to execute the chairman of the Fed, whose the whackjob now?

[alienpi]

I will cut you if you keep posting infowars.

But really the whole Rick Perry show is fake. He was an Al Gore backer, so I'm certain he will be on board with the global carbon tax.

[serpentracer]

comedy central is talking about ron paul because ron paul is a joke...literally.

[magley64]

i asked this question on RODO...

paul is the only republican possibility that will make the 2012 election a difficult choice for me...

if paul goes third ticket, i gotta back obama, but if he gets the red nomination, then i'm probably voting for him.

[kawi kid]

A.B.B.H. (anybody but Barack Hussein) lol

[Uncle Punk]

Nope. I'll vote for Ron Paul in the primary' date=' but when the GOP doesn't give him a cookie, I'll abstain from the general election. I won't have a repeat of the 2008 election. The lesser of two evils is no longer palatable.[/quote']

I understand the sentiment but don't agree strategically. The president picks the Supreme Court justices for approval. The court is currently at 5-4 for the good guys, why would you vote to fuck that up. There is a chance the court will set aside Obama care when it gets to them and for sure they will rule that the mandatory coverage will be unconstitutional. The court the way it is currently seated is the only thing keeping the fuckhead liberals in check. I don't care if the GOP puts up a flying pig I don't want to take chances with the SCOTUS.

I can't remember there ever being a good choice for president that made it through the nomination process. Reagan was a not even a great choice his first term but that turned out great. There is no way a marginal shitbird GOP president will suck as bad as the alternative.

[Steve Butters]

i will vote for whoever the republicans put up....anything to get obama the fuck out of there

[magley64]

Sorry, I can't bring myself to vote for psychopathic dipshits like Bachman or palin, empty suits like Romney or Santorum or god forbid W-2 "the revenge" GWB on steroids that is Rick perry. The ONLY way I vote GOP is Ron Paul.

Edited August 17, 2011 by magley64
Autocorrect

[Uncle Punk]

... Supreme Court Justices be damned.

You are coming very close to being dead to me.

[idodishez]

if paul goes third ticket, i gotta back obama, but if he gets the red nomination, then i'm probably voting for him.

Please elaborate. Why would you back Obama in this situation?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[redkow97]

abstaining from voting isn't "sticking it to the man," it just means that you're not part of the voting population, and neither major party will ever pander for your vote.

I'm all about trying to get Ron Paul a republican nomination, but stick to your guns when the general election comes around.

I voted Bob Barr in 2008 because I definitely didn't want Obama elected, but McCain couldn't possibly earn my vote either.

I'm sure the Republican party knows my general political leanings based on where I live, and the fact that I'm a white male in my late 20's. If they do their homework, they also know that I should have voted for McCain (statistically), but didn't. They ought to be asking themselves why.

in your case, they're just going to see, "this guy doesn't vote anymore." Whose opinion do you think they're going to care more about in the future?

[Steve Butters]

yea, because obama has done such an amazing job....damn those republicans

[Disclaimer]

I know I've paid less taxes on my income since 2008.

So...damn those "tax and spend" Democrats and all the bailing out of Wall St, and starting those decade-long unpaid for wars, and not catching Bin Laden, and not creating more jobs in 2 years than in the previous 8.

Stupid Obama.

[redkow97]

the assumption that we'll never expand from a two-party system is what perpetuates the two-party system.

Perhaps we can't get a viable third party off the ground, but trading out "republicans" for libertarians is just as good. Scaring the Republican party into changing its ideals doesn't seem to be working.

I don't care what "party" I vote for, or what you label them - sound policy is what wins my vote, regardless of that candidate's chances of winning.

You can't build support for ideals by voting for the next best thing, or the lesser evil.

[redkow97]

So giving up is the obvious solution? You're smarter than that, Pauly.

[Cheech]

So giving up is the obvious solution? You're smarter than that, Pauly.

You really have to step back and ask what change can really be enacted within a system like this? I have to agree with him. The American government is a parody of itself.

With the "two"-party system the way it is, and the consistent type of elected officials that we have, I don't see anything but the status quo. Short of armed insurrection, I'm really having a hard time figuring out a way to measurably change it, and even with insurrection I'd be willing to bet you won't be able to come up with a force large enough and willing to go far enough to provoke a diplomatic vs. military response.

[redkow97]

I'm not overly optimistic about changing the system, but if you've already decided it's not possible, then you definitely won't.

I still think it's worth promoting the best candidate and taking an hour or two ever 4 years to go stand in line and vote.

[Strictly Street]

http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2011/08/17/5_reasons_to_re-elect_barack_obama/page/full/

A little humor for this thread. You guys get so serious over this stuff. How many of you own stock in the voting machine companies? That's how you really pick a candidate.

Well, it's almost 2012 and we all know what that means: Republicans will be out in full force, fracturing America's unity and campaigning on empty slogans like "hope and change." Of course, as we all now know, you don't "change" horses in mid-stream!

Look at all the problems America has right now. The economy is in terrible shape, we're not creating jobs, we've lost our AAA rating, we're fighting three wars, gas prices are through the ceiling; it goes on and on. Only one candidate in the race has experience -- the most important qualification for dealing with those issues. By the time the election comes around, Barack Obama will have been President for four years, which will make him the most experienced candidate to be President!

In fact, it's hard to figure out why anyone would want to replace Barack Obama. Of course, there is at least one reason that always instantly comes to mind.

1) You don't hate black people....do you? Gee, if only there were an obvious reason so many people don't like Obama. Something SKIN DEEP. Something everyone would notice immediately about him. What could that be? Hmmmmmm? No, it's not the SOCIALISM, you Tea Party smart-alecks! He's black! If he were white, do you know what his approval rating would be? What do you mean zero because he could have never been elected President if he weren't black? You guys think you're REAL funny, don't you?

2) Let me say one name: George W. Bush. Need I say more? Well, maybe I do since Bush now has a higher approval rating than Barack Obama. Here's the short version: Every good thing that's happened since Obama got into office is his fault, while every bad thing was inherited from Bush. What else did Obama inherit from Bush? Uh, I don't know, what? A AAA credit rating? Oh, VERY funny, Tea Partiers! That'll be enough from you for this column! Pick any bad thing: Debt? Bush's fault! Cash for clunkers? Bush's fault! Rain yesterday? Bush's fault! Some of Michelle Obama's more unfortunate wardrobe choices? Bush's fault!

3) If not for the stimulus and bailouts, we'd be in even WORSE shape! Many people think Obama's trillion dollar stimulus was a failure because his administration promised it would keep unemployment under 8% while our jobless rate has been above 9% since May of 2009. The same goes for the bailouts. Many people have called the bailout of General Motors a failure. Well, some people might think it wasn't worth losing 13 billion dollars in taxpayer dollars plus giving GM a 45 billion tax break to help a union that worked so hard to get Barack Obama elected, but who doesn't love loyalty? These guys aren't going to help Barack Obama get elected for nothing! Besides, what people don't understand is that the economy was even worse off than we thought and if we hadn't spent all that money, we'd be in real trouble now! It's sort of like playing Black Jack! Sure, you may lose your kid's college education fund at the tables one night, but if you hadn't lost all that money, it would just be sitting in the bank gathering dust -- and what good is that?

4) Need I remind you of who got Osama Bin Laden? In all of America's history, there may not have been a gutsier call than this one. It was a moment best compared to Truman making the decision to drop the A-bomb or Lincoln first calling up volunteers to fight the Civil War.

The military walked up to Barack Obama and said, "We know where Osama Bin Laden is -- can we go shoot him in the forehead?" Barack Obama could have said, "No." He could have said, "You can go, but the only weapons you can use are biodegradable ninja stars." Instead, he boldly worked with his advisers to figure out how he could best exploit the killing of Osama Bin Laden politically, came up with a dashing plan to take as much credit as possible, and then, in a decision sure to be criticized by the powerful pro-Al-Qaeda lobby in D.C., he looked those generals square in the eyes and said, "Sure, g-g-g-go ahead and get Bin Laden -- well, if you think it'll be okay!" Now that's the kind of gutsy call that earns a man four more years in D.C.!

5) Are you going to really replace Obama with a REPUBLICAN? We all know that (Insert name of candidate who wins) is in the back pocket of the Tea Party and Rush Limbaugh. Additionally, is there anyone who'd deny that (Insert name of candidate who wins) is (stupid/crazy or crazy and stupid)? While Barack Obama is a centrist, (Insert name of candidate who wins) was the most EXTREME candidate in the race. If (Insert name of candidate who wins) is victorious, America will go back to the days of slavery! Medicare? Social Security? (Insert name of candidate who wins) has made it clear those programs are gone if Obama goes down! Moreover, it's impossible not to see what a racist (Insert name of candidate who wins) happens to be! Why, just look at (Insert completely irrelevant incident that would pass without notice if a Democrat did it). That proves beyond a shadow of a doubt (Insert name of candidate who wins) hates black people -- along with women, Muslims, Jews, gays, Hispanics! Don't take my word for it; just read what’s written at (Insert name of left-wing paper that has done the latest hatchet job). Why, even (David Frum and/or Meghan McCain and/or David Brooks and/or random former John McCain staffer) say that (Insert name of candidate who wins) is an EXTREMIST -- and they're diehard conservatives!

Just goes to show that you can make any set of items look good or bad by how you explain them.