Just in case you thought that Fox News only screws over Democrats, check this out: Fox News is sponsoring a debate right before the New Hampshire primary. It didn't invite Ron Paul, but did invite Fred Thompson. The kicker? Ron Paul is polling ahead of Fred Thompson in New Hampshire. So why isn't the Fox letting Ron into its henhouse?
Paul told the Boston Globe that it was because they support the war, he opposes it, and they are "scared" of him. We think that it is more likely that Fox News is ticked off at Paul because he isn't afraid to criticize Bubble-Boy Bush.
Fox News isn't so much pro-Republican as it is pro-corporation, which usually, but not always translates into being pro-Republican. Our guess is that they aren't real happy about Mike Huckabee either, since he is running a populist campaign that talks about policies that helps working class families as opposed to helping corporations. Fox News, as the official network of the obscenely wealthy, isn't going to get on that bandwagon.
The New Hampshire Republican Party has called on Fox News to allow Ron Paul into the debate. It will be interesting to see if Faux News relents or decides to say screw it and drop all pretense of being a legitimate news organization.
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
56% of Iowa Republicans & 86% of Iowa Democrats Want Troops Withdrawn Within 6 Months
Strategic Vision did a poll of Iowa voters and found this interesting result:
4. Do you favor a withdrawal of all United States military from Iraq within the next six months? (Republicans Only)
Yes 53%
No 36%
Undecided 11%
What is interesting is that none of the Republican candidates for president are talking to this group of Republicans EXCEPT for Congressman Ron Paul. Congressman Paul, by the way, has raised over eight million of a 12 million dollar goal that his campaign has set for the fourth quarter of 2007.
By the way, when Democrats in Iowa were asked the same question, this is how they responded:
6. Do you favor a withdrawal of all United States military from Iraq within the next six months? (Democrats Only)
Yes 86%
No 6%
Undecided 8%
Interestingly enough, no Democratic candidate is speaking to this group of Iowa Democratic voters, even though, according to this poll, they make up 86% of the Democratic vote in Iowa. The closest is New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who, according to his website is the only Democratic candidate calling for a withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq by the end of 2009. So here we have a majority of both Iowa Democrats and Republicans favoring a troop withdrawal from Iraq within six months, and the major candidates for both parties' nomination aren't reflecting their wishes.
Why is that? Because in politics name recognition trumps everything, including issues of war and peace, and name recognition can be bought with advertising. If Paul and Richardson were as well known as Giuliani and Clinton, this would be a much more interesting race. They are not, though, and more is the pity.
4. Do you favor a withdrawal of all United States military from Iraq within the next six months? (Republicans Only)
Yes 53%
No 36%
Undecided 11%
What is interesting is that none of the Republican candidates for president are talking to this group of Republicans EXCEPT for Congressman Ron Paul. Congressman Paul, by the way, has raised over eight million of a 12 million dollar goal that his campaign has set for the fourth quarter of 2007.
By the way, when Democrats in Iowa were asked the same question, this is how they responded:
6. Do you favor a withdrawal of all United States military from Iraq within the next six months? (Democrats Only)
Yes 86%
No 6%
Undecided 8%
Interestingly enough, no Democratic candidate is speaking to this group of Iowa Democratic voters, even though, according to this poll, they make up 86% of the Democratic vote in Iowa. The closest is New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who, according to his website is the only Democratic candidate calling for a withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq by the end of 2009. So here we have a majority of both Iowa Democrats and Republicans favoring a troop withdrawal from Iraq within six months, and the major candidates for both parties' nomination aren't reflecting their wishes.
Why is that? Because in politics name recognition trumps everything, including issues of war and peace, and name recognition can be bought with advertising. If Paul and Richardson were as well known as Giuliani and Clinton, this would be a much more interesting race. They are not, though, and more is the pity.
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Liberals Should Encourage Ron Paul to Run as Independent
Salon Magazine has an article about Representative Ron Paul, the libertarian who is running for the GOP nomination by being against the Iraq War, the Patriot Act, the No Child Left Behind Act,advocating the United States out of the United Nations, the phasing out of Social Security, and a return to the gold standard for American currency. According to Salon Magazine, Paul is driving the power brokers of the Republican Party crazy. Not surprisingly they have already lined up a challenger for him in the 2008 Republican primary for his Congressional seat.
Interestingly he has a growing presence on the Internet. An example is support for his videos on You Tube. His videos have been viewed over 980,000 times. That is more than Romney, McCain, or Giuliani, all of whom are the top three in most polls Republicans. He is attracting support from young people who are interested in his views on the Iraq War. He is also unconventional, appearing on the Bill Maher show and scheduling an appearance on the Jon Stewart Show.
Now, this guy is not going to win the Republican Party nomination, but clearly there is a market for his message. Liberals and progressives should find a way to fund this guy and encourage him to run as an independent. He would probably pull about 1 or 2% of the vote, much like Nader. Like Nader, however, if he pulled that 1 or 2% in the right states, say Florida, Ohio, or perhaps Virgina, he could shift those states to the Democratic victory column.
That was why, of course, that Republican donors supported Ralph "It Doesn't Matter If a Democrat or a Republican wins" Nader. That resulted in Florida being lost to Bush and that resulted in the terrible mess that we are in with Iraq. Maybe its time for liberals and progressives to return the favor.
Interestingly he has a growing presence on the Internet. An example is support for his videos on You Tube. His videos have been viewed over 980,000 times. That is more than Romney, McCain, or Giuliani, all of whom are the top three in most polls Republicans. He is attracting support from young people who are interested in his views on the Iraq War. He is also unconventional, appearing on the Bill Maher show and scheduling an appearance on the Jon Stewart Show.
Now, this guy is not going to win the Republican Party nomination, but clearly there is a market for his message. Liberals and progressives should find a way to fund this guy and encourage him to run as an independent. He would probably pull about 1 or 2% of the vote, much like Nader. Like Nader, however, if he pulled that 1 or 2% in the right states, say Florida, Ohio, or perhaps Virgina, he could shift those states to the Democratic victory column.
That was why, of course, that Republican donors supported Ralph "It Doesn't Matter If a Democrat or a Republican wins" Nader. That resulted in Florida being lost to Bush and that resulted in the terrible mess that we are in with Iraq. Maybe its time for liberals and progressives to return the favor.
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