Ron Paul excluded from NH debate/forum!
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http://www.ronpaul2008.com/press-releases/94/has-fox-news-excluded-ron-paul
December 28, 2007 10:39 pm EST
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – According to the New Hampshire State Republican Party and an Associated Press report, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Ron Paul will be excluded from an upcoming forum of Republican candidates to be broadcast by Fox News on January 6, 2008.
“Given Ron Paul’s support in New Hampshire and his recent historic fundraising success, it is outrageous that Dr. Paul would be excluded,” said Ron Paul 2008 campaign chairman Kent Snyder. “Dr. Paul has consistently polled higher in New Hampshire than some of the other candidates who have been invited.”
Snyder continued, “Paul supporters should know that we are continuing to make inquiries with Fox News as to why they have apparently excluded Dr. Paul from this event.”
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December 28, 2007 10:39 pm EST
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – According to the New Hampshire State Republican Party and an Associated Press report, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Ron Paul will be excluded from an upcoming forum of Republican candidates to be broadcast by Fox News on January 6, 2008.
“Given Ron Paul’s support in New Hampshire and his recent historic fundraising success, it is outrageous that Dr. Paul would be excluded,” said Ron Paul 2008 campaign chairman Kent Snyder. “Dr. Paul has consistently polled higher in New Hampshire than some of the other candidates who have been invited.”
Snyder continued, “Paul supporters should know that we are continuing to make inquiries with Fox News as to why they have apparently excluded Dr. Paul from this event.”
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but this is a good thread. excluding him is wrong
I wonder what they are so scared of?
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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Fox News can’t handle people with different view points to well. Especially, people who can handle them selves and stay on target with their message in a hostile environment.
If you caught his interview on Fox and Friends you would have seen Dr Ron Paul shred the pansies a new one. After that interview Fox News placed Dr Ron Paul on ignore.
BTW I not a big fan of Dr Ron Paul but at least I know where he stands on the issues. Not something that can be said about most candidates Republicans and Democrats.
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The Tie-Dye Lady is HOT!!!
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
paul needs to be at this thing.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
it's not the GOP; Paul's website says it's FOX that's not doing the inviting.
"ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – According to the New Hampshire State Republican Party and an Associated Press report, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Ron Paul will be excluded from an upcoming forum of Republican candidates to be broadcast by Fox News on January 6, 2008.
“Given Ron Paul’s support in New Hampshire and his recent historic fundraising success, it is outrageous that Dr. Paul would be excluded,” said Ron Paul 2008 campaign chairman Kent Snyder. “Dr. Paul has consistently polled higher in New Hampshire than some of the other candidates who have been invited.”
Snyder continued, “Paul supporters should know that we are continuing to make inquiries with Fox News as to why they have apparently excluded Dr. Paul from this event.”
They are scared of Ron Paul...according to Ron Paul
http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/primarysource/2007/12/paul_fox_news_i.html
Paul: Fox News is 'scared of me'
By James Pindell December 29, 2007 01:40 PM
PLAISTOW, N.H. -- Ron Paul said the decision to exclude him from a debate on Fox News Sunday the weekend before the New Hampshire Primary is proof that the network "is scared" of him.
"They are scared of me and don't want my message to get out, but it will," Paul said in an interview at a diner here. "They are propagandists for this war and I challenge them on the notion that they are conservative."
Paul's staff said they are beginning to plan a rally that will take place at the same time the 90-minute debate will air on television. It will be taped at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown.
"They will not win this skirmish," he promised.
The Fox debate occurs less than 24 hours after two back to back Republican and Democratic debates on the same campus sponsored by ABC News, WMUR-TV and the social networking website Facebook.
Paul, the Republican Texas Congressman, was wrapping up his final day of campaigning in New Hampshire until the Iowa Caucuses on Thursday.
He spent much of the day campaigning at diners in Manchester and Plaistow and downtown walks in Derry and Exeter.
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They certainly appear to be scared of the message, if not the messenger.
There really is no disputing this.
that is true...
i find it funny that so many "republicans" dont even understand their own principles... bill clinton was far more of a conservative then Bush... but they dont want to hear that, they just hate him because he can still get hummers form girls in their early 20's
this is one reason why living in a free democratic society is a good thing. I just sent a nice long email to fox. and most all other media outlets are equally as guilty for "playing favorites"
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"PLAISTOW, N.H. -- Ron Paul said the decision to exclude him from a debate on Fox News Sunday the weekend before the New Hampshire Primary is proof that the network "is scared" of him.
"They are scared of me and don't want my message to get out, but it will," Paul said in an interview at a diner here. "They are propagandists for this war and I challenge them on the notion that they are conservative."
Paul's staff said they are beginning to plan a rally that will take place at the same time the 90-minute debate will air on television. It will be taped at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown.
"They will not win this skirmish," he promised.
The Fox debate occurs less than 24 hours after two back to back Republican and Democratic debates on the same campus sponsored by ABC News, WMUR-TV and the social networking website Facebook.
Paul, the Republican Texas Congressman, was wrapping up his final day of campaigning in New Hampshire until the Iowa Caucuses on Thursday.
He spent much of the day campaigning at diners in Manchester and Plaistow and downtown walks in Derry and Exeter."
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=FOX%2c+ABC+to+reduce+debate+fields&articleId=025f02bc-d9bb-48fb-9c77-53e7746cbbae
Manchester – This weekend’s presidential debates and forum will not include some nationally-known candidates, and the chairmen of the state Republican and Democratic parties are not happy.
Fergus Cullen and Raymond Buckley say the decisions by ABC News, WMUR and, in Cullen’s case, FOX News, are inconsistent with the New Hampshire primary’s tradition of providing a level playing field for all candidates.
ABC News and WMUR-TV (Channel 9) confirmed today that they have established performance-based criteria for Saturday night's pair of presidential debates. Those rules could leave several relatively well-known candidates on the outside looking in, including Democrats Dennis Kucinich, Joe Biden and Chris Dodd.
And Cullen confirmed that FOX News has invited only five presidential candidates to a GOP forum scheduled for Sunday night, leaving out Ron Paul and Duncan Hunter. Cullen said the state GOP is in “ongoing discussions with FOX News about having as many candidates as possible participate” and remains a forum co-sponsor, at least for now.
According to WMUR news director Andrew Vrees and a posting on the ABC News web site, in order to participate in the Saturday night back-to-back GOP and Democratic events at Saint Anselm College, candidates must meet at least one of three criteria:
-- Place in the top four in the Iowa caucuses, which will be held on Thursday.
-- Poll 5 percent or higher in one of the last four reputable random sample New Hampshire telephone surveys sponsored by an established news organization and conducted and released by 9 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 4.
-- Poll 5 percent or higher in one of the last four reputable random sample national telephone surveys sponsored by an established news organization and conducted and released on or before 9 a.m. on Jan. 4.
“WMUR and ABC discussed for a lengthy period of time what the criteria would be and we agreed to the final criteria,” Vrees said. He said that he and station manager Jeff Bartlett were involved in the discussions.
“I think the goal of the debate is to be as inclusive as possible and to give voters the critical information they need to distinguish among the candidates at a critical point in the campaign,” Vrees said.
Vrees said that WMUR “has been incredibly inclusive when it comes to the candidates throughout the year.”
Cullen said that FOX News has invited John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee to the Sunday forum.
“No one else was invited,” Cullen said.
In a statement, Cullen was critical of all sponsors of the debates and the forum.
“Limiting the number of candidates who are invited to participate in debates is not consistent with the tradition of the first-in-the-nation primary,” he said. “The level playing field requires that all serious candidates be given an equal opportunity to participate -- not just a selected few determined by the media prior to any votes being cast.”
He said that the state GOP “calls upon all media organizations planning pre-primary debates or forums for both parties to include all recognized major candidates in their events.”
Cullen said the party “has notified FOX News of our position and we are in ongoing discussions with FOX News about having as many candidates as possible participate in the forum scheduled for January 6.”
Democratic Chair Raymond Buckley focused his comments on WMUR.
“New Hampshire has a long and proud tradition of serving as a level playing field,” he said. “New Hampshire is the one state where each candidate can be given an equal opportunity to be heard by the voters.
“I would strongly encourage any New Hampshire media outlet holding candidate debates or forums to not eliminate a sitting U.S. senator or member of Congress,” Buckley said.
GOP candidate Paul has said that FOX News is “scared of me” and has called the network “propagandists for this (Iraq) war, and I challenge them on the notion that they are conservative.”
Paul spokesman Kate Rick said the Paul campaign “has called FOX a half-dozen times and have received no response.
“We have been here in New Hampshire a fair amount. We have raised $19 million this quarter and we’re polling at 8 percent here, which is ahead of Mr. Thompson,” Rick said. ““We are at a loss as to what criteria we are not meeting.”
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Not Ron Paul.
He has YET to fail with getting the proper number of "Delegates" or signatures for state ballot requirements.
All signs point to Yes for Ron Paul coming to a ballot near you!
And CNBC is broadcasting a Poll that shows Paul in tie for statistical 3rd (stated tie for 4th) in Iowa!
Actual Poll shows:
Romney 27%
Huckabee 23%
McCain 13%
Thompson 9%
Paul 9%
NO GIULIANI!
Margin Of Distortion (uh, error) = 5.75%
If I opened it now would you not understand?
CALL BILL ORIELY and TELL HIM TO STUFF IT!
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With about 85% http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=68161 of this forum's participants in favor of a phone blitz on Fox News, the BLITZ IS ON! The only thing that will preclude the blitz is if Fox News announces that Ron Paul will be included in the 1/6/08 forum.
Here's how the blitz will work: Calls should be made between 8:00 am - 8:00 pm EST on 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4. If you get a busy signal, try another number from the list below. Let them know how you feel about Fox excluding Ron Paul from the 1/6 candidate forum. Be polite, professional, but assertive. (My thanks to liberty_Forever for the contact info!). The more calls made, the more successful the blitz will be. Our goal is that the people on the list below won't be able to pick up their phone without a Ron Paul supporter being on the other end.
Fox's main number 888-369-4762.
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If I opened it now would you not understand?
Thanks for the info. I will begin calling now.
From the ronpaulforums thread:
WOOT!
If I opened it now would you not understand?
WOuld have been on NOW.
but got bumped by this BREAKING NEWS: PRISON BREAK.
err, hospital break.
If I opened it now would you not understand?
its all part of the media conspiracy.
They are in the "then they fight you" phase of the ghandi quote.
They can't ignore him anymore, so they let him on, and pretend to give him fair coverage, then throw in the obligatory "you are OBVIOUSLY a LONGSHOT candidate" which is meant to tell the sheeple "do not vote for this man. you will throw away your vote. do not look behind the curtain of liberty. no no!"
If I opened it now would you not understand?