Jon Stewart: Why is Everyone Still Ignoring Ron Paul?

In Iowa's Ames Straw Poll this weekend, Michele Bachmann bested 2nd place Ron Paul by less than 200 votes. And yet, in the immediate spin cycle at least, pundits talked about Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Bachmann. Paul seemed to be, as his supporters always point out, invisible. Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart became the latest to weigh in on the habit of ignoring Paul. After playing a few highlight reels showing anchors going out of their way not to mention the libertarian firebrand, he incredulously asks: "How did libertarian Ron Paul become the 13th floor in a hotel?"

Video Clip http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2011/08/jon-stewart-ron-paul/41311/

Comment: Well good for Jon, thats a good clip showing the establishment media fear of Ron Paul. The one man who would help the US and go after the establishment that uses and abuses our nation, other nations and all our peoples.

 

I'd like to see him for the VP pick. That would be interesting and good strategy.
And VP is president of the Senate. His role as such has been ignored by most VPs for centuries. It should NOT be that way.

 

Well I think Pres would be better, but I'd take vp if thats all he could get, we lose him in Congress after this, and we need people like him in our government to expose the silly business, which is really wicked business.

We have to get rid of the establishment hacks, or the USA is going away into the New World Order.

 

Who is Ron Paul?

 

The only true conservative running for president. Exactly why the GOP, and the corporate media keep ignoring him. That's the last thing they want.

 

The VP has no power in the senate, aside from casting the tie breakinbg vote Other than that, his only duty is to speak for the president when the president is too busy, and advise the president on issues. And of course take his place if he is unable to preform his duties.

 

The VP has no power in the senate aside from casting the tie breaking vote. other than that, his only duties are advising the president, and performing the president's duties when he is unable to.

 

it is a little bit odd the media goes so far out of its way to avoid mentioning ron paul. could the fed be calling in favors?

 

The owners of the Fed are the controllers of our government and the media.
AAE interests

 

Thanks for posting that video link. I have a thread going about the media marginalizing Ron Paul. Hope you don't mind if I add this link in that thread. Stupidsheep posted the same vid but it has bad audio.

 

It is very odd. I'll give them that. I think Ron Paul is the absolute worst candidate on the table. But he deserves a fair chance in the election.

But I wonder how many Ron Paul fans would like an admitted community getting media attention in an election?

 

Why do you think he's the worst?

Because he promotes responsibility? Personal responsibility. Something you are obviously against.

Because he promotes ending wars the bankers/government created? Do you work for the government?

Because he promotes liberty, freedom, the constitution? Since you obviously like communism/socialism.

BaaaaAaaAAAaaaAaa

 

Because his policies would slow money velocity to a grinding halt and create massive deflation. Prices would plummet and unemployment would skyrocket. If Ron Paul were king and got everything he wanted we would immediately spin into a depression. All in the name of freedom. If being free means strugling to pay the bills and getting taken advantage of by the rich then Ron Paul is all about freedom. He may have good intentions and he may be a sweet old man who wants what's best for America. But his policies would be the death of us.

 

The VP has power and influence in the Senate. They've just not used it. It became a placeholder position and nothing more. He could be an influence of the POTUS too, if the POTUS was amenable. Politics is a complicated game..........

 

Huh? That sentence made no sense.

 

If a communist was running for election and got third in a straw poll would you argue that the media was within their right to ignore them and prevent them from advancing?

 

Where is this velocity of money currently? Where is the Keynesian explosion of production and wealth? Does that mean the money we have printed and handed to international bankers and they are sitting on it?

Ron Paul is the only one against these wasteful wars and corporate handouts, that is why the corporate media ignores him. MSM in this nation are corporate/state run and sit on globalist committees together like the CFR. Keynesian economics is good for granting more power to the central authority and their partners. Congrats on supporting fascism.

Progressives "we hate corporations and bankers, yet we have no problem with the fact that they completely control our government and the money supply."

 

I don't think you understand what Ron Paul is saying or even what he is fighting against.

You have a mindset of a Rockefeller Conditioned person, ie The given mindset of the establisment, of which Ron Paul is fighting against.

You need to study up a bit bud

 

The question here is simple.
Regardless of what you think of any particular candidate, do you want to pick your President, or do you want the media to do it for you?
Shaping events is something they're supposed to avoid at all costs. They're all taught that in Journalism 101. They have *decided* to not report a major news story so that they can actively interfere with *your* right to decide. That runs directly counter to their role.
It's reprehensible, and anybody with any objectivity (even if they hate Paul) can surely see that.

 

The Daily Show is right. Paul is a FRONT runner. Maybe not first, but in the top tier.

The media on all sides ignores Paul and it's shameful.

 

I don't agree with much of the stuff he says but he seems 1000x more genuine than the rest of the GOP. However, honestly like many Americans, I ignore him so I don't know how accurate that thought is.

I think it's pretty much because he's been trying to be President for so long everyone just got bored. He got more attention in the beginning.

 

They say that he's too "fringe" to get elected, but the core of his thought really lines up with where most Americans are.

Most Americans agree that there is a deficit problem, and they realize that it comes from both domestic and foreign spending. There are no Democrats willing to tackle serious entitlement reform, and there are no Republicans willing to cut military spending.

So he's right down the middle in that regard.

He's a bit fringe in his beliefs about the Federal Reserve and the gold standard (although just because he's fringe doesn't mean he's wrong), but those are things that generally don't fall under the authority of the executive branch anyways.

No, people really just ignore him because his body language is terrible, he speaks with a high, whiny tone of voice, and he tends to ramble. That's why people don't respect him, unfortunately.

 

no, he has never gotten more attention than he is getting now.

 

"People" is one thing. "The media" is entirely different. Do you want the media to decide that whoever they like is winning, or do you want to decide that for yourself?

 

Exactly. Here it is in plain English. It is journalists' place to kick candidates out of the race...in order to serve their corporate masters and the failed establishment of course.

http://consciouslifenews.com/cnn-business-kicking-candidates-race/117274/