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This blog is filled with posts on how Fox poisoned
conservatives against Ron Paul last time.
Sean Hannity has been particularly deceptive.
Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News is a war machine!
FOX News Illustrated: “We Spin, We Decide” —
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From: Infowars
Fox News generates post-debate buzz around Herman Cain, Federal Reserve insider; obscures Ron Paul
Glorified Tea Party candidate Cain holds establishment values: pro-war, pro-Federal Reserve, pro-bailout and more
Infowars.com
May 6, 2011
The Fox News-led GOP debate last night in South Carolina gave the first formal glimpse of the emerging 2012 GOP presidential field, though more thought was perhaps spent on the presumptive (selected & vetted by the establishment) big name contenders who have yet to enter or debate. Congressman Ron Paul was perhaps the most well-known face next to a field otherwise unseen in 2008. With him were former Senator Rick Santorum, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, businessman and former KC Federal Reserve chair Herman Cain and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson.
After the debate, an artificial-esque buzz quickly centered around Herman Cain, who has positioned himself as a Tea Party candidate and gained popularity for his ‘tough’ rhetoric.
A Fox-focus group fielded by the notorious Frank Luntz quickly established that Herman Cain had won the debate (in lieu of a poll, apparently). Cain charmed a majority of the 29 handpicked and carefully-handled likely Republicans in Luntz’s focus group. After all, he’s a fresh face, he talks about smaller government, ending the economic crisis and he’s a successful businessman.
Just as in 2008 with dud-candidate Fred Thompson, Luntz used the perception of a quick turn-around of support to promote the candidate as a possible front runner. Luntz declared the reaction to Cain as “unprecendented” and suggested a spontaneous surge in his viability.
Fox News’ website coverage of the debate features a poll– but on top issues rather than candidates. This effectively obscures the already existing base of substantial support for Ron Paul, which does not exist for the other candidates on the stage. A CNN poll released Thursday (prior to the debate) found Ron Paul did best against President Obama, garnering 10% next to potential candidates like Gingrich, Huckabee, Romney, Trump and Palin.
Fox New’s hoax that Herman Cain won the debate is but an opening salvo in a familiar pattern of downplaying Ron Paul’s bid for the presidency to restore sound money and the Constitution. Perhaps that is why Ron Paul snubbed a post-debate interview with Ron Paul, instead going to a Tea Party event.
However, a sober look at Cain’s statements tonight and his past record show little to be enthused about. He stands diametrically opposed the fundamental positions of pro-liberty candidates like Ron Paul. Cain is pro-war and appears to be pro-Empire, against a Federal Reserve audit, and has been supportive and apologetic about the bailout. Free market is incompatible with crony capitalism and Fed intervention.
Ron Paul and Gary Johnson were distinct in their libertarian-edged stances on an immediate end to wars and the overseas empire, foreign aid, economic solutions, drug decriminalization and other issues, but received no doting from media ‘analysts’. Paul, however, drew heavy applause for most of his answers, including a call to bring the troops home from Afghanistan. Johnson had to speak out just to be fielded a question every now and then.
Paul has already been cheaply attacked over being supposedly pro-Heroin due to his stated position about drug decriminalization.
Cain, Santorum and Pawlenty lined up to regurgitate the typical hawkish position for war, torture, military adventures, and beyond. Big talk about budgets and deficits, but no serious talk about military spending. Typical social-wedge issues also came up including abortion, stem-cell research and gay marriage.
pat Kean
Cain is a problem if he gathers steam. Unlike Obama this African American has a real history of accomplishment. From working for the Fed, to a CEO of a large US company – bringing it back to profitability places him in the same territory as Romney. One to look at candidates realistically. Ron Paul against Obama? Obama wins by reason many vote for a pretty face, and Paul can be demonized by the race factory.
It will be interesting to see Romney and Cain go head on. its early yet, but on the basis of this debate, Cain did well – not a run-a-way, but enough to propel him into Palin range at this point in the race.
Anonymous
Keep up the good work. Ron Paul as I predicted is the stalking horse poised for victory. Let Michelle Bachman take all the flack from the left and the militant left. I think the likes of Debbie Wasserman Shultz and Rachel Maddow.are going to concentrate on discrediting Rick Perry first then Michelle Bachman, and the rest of the GOP field will be so busy stabbing each other up, that Ron Paul will politely step over the whole bloody mess and slide cleanly into the position as the GOP candidate. 2nd place (almost a tie for first) is perfect for Ron Paul now. The only thing that disturbs me, and I do not quite know the implications yet is that the results of the IA caucus are non binding to the delegates. I need to look into that further. Let roll with Ron Paul!!!
Nathan V