Old media is still a powerful tool that influences millions of people every single day.
Yet the media is far from objective in its coverage of political issues. Reporting is dead; but putting spin on information is alive and well (even if you’re in the “No-Spin Zone”).
With that in mind, let’s talk about this issue of “electability.” Why is it being repeated so much by the talking heads on TV?
The reason is simple:
They’re trying to convince you that it’s better to vote for a bad candidate who might be able to beat Obama than a good candidate whom the establishment would like you to believe doesn’t have a chance.
But this is the underlying message: There is a better candidate!
His name is Ron Paul.
And if people stopped believing the lie that they must vote “for the lesser of two evils,” then Ron Paul would beat Obama by a landslide.
-Ryan M. Healy
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Amen, brother. Speaking of the Spin Zone, O-Really sees his job as “looking out for the folks.” And he’s publicly apologized to his audience at least twice for getting something big wrong: the Iraq war and the housing crisis.
Ron Paul got both those right, literally years ahead of time (speaking out against the Iraq war as early as ’98 and the housing crisis in ’01), and O-Really acts like Paul is a lunatic.
You’d think he’d give him more respect. Yet in the coverage before SC, while getting ready to talk about all the candidates, he roughly says “And we’re not going to talk about Ron Paul because he’s not going to win. That may not be fair, but it’s just the way it is.”
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It’s sad, really, how they treat Ron Paul. But their treatment of him reveals how threatened they really are.
A GOP insider admitted they would commit vote fraud to prevent Paul from winning Iowa. Evidence now proves the GOP did exactly what they said.
But who’s crying foul? Who’s covering this story?
Ron Paul has WAY more support than is visible on TV or even in the polls because they’re manipulating coverage and vote counts to make people believe he can’t be elected.
Which is patently false!
Take the pledge here: http://nobodybutpaul.com
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What do you think would happen if Ron Paul lost the nomination but ran as independent? Btw I’m definitely FOR Ron Paul but I also agree with what you’ve written here…
And according to how things went in S. Carolina, I think this influence is doing its job… only thing is S. Carolina is open primaries.
But regardless of that, do you think Ron Paul would stand a chance as independent runner against Obama and whomever?
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I’m not sure how Paul would do running as an independent. He has said he will not run as a third party candidate, and I think he’s serious about that.
I’m trying to make a difference for Paul. You can check out my new site here:
http://nobodybutpaul.com
The blog will be updated daily. My goal is to get people to sign The Pledge.
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I joined the cause… this is the ONLY election I’ve ever attempted to vote in and I only registered because of Paul.
Here’s a picture you might be able to use about Newt and his record.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/399493_252914631443690_178303555571465_605313_1853624504_n.jpg
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Thanks for the link, Chris! I tracked down a higher-res image and turned it into a blog post. Boom!
http://nobodybutpaul.com/newt-gingrich/like-obama-you-will-love-newt/
That really is a great picture. :-)
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You’re welcome! I’m really fed up with how our country is governed, so anything I can do to help I’m going to contribute lol
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I voted for Ron Paul in our South Carolina primary. He won’t run third party because I don’t think he’s want to make possible Rand Paul supporters mad in the future because I’m sure he’ll run for president.
I did 8 years in the Air Force and have been overseas for Operation Iraqi Freedom, even though I just across the way in Qatar. But I’ve seen the BS and trust Ron Paul more than any other candidate.
You could write a 500 page paper why I voted for him vs. the other big government Republicans but I’ll just leave it at that.
Nice… thanks for adding your two cents here, Ricky. It’s my understanding Ron Paul has received more contributions from military men and women than any other candidate. This was true in 2008 and it’s true again in 2012.
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Ricky,
Good to see you again. I hope you and your wife are doing great. I really didn’t know about the military being so much behind Ron. That, in and of itself, is very telling, and should be shouted from the rooftops.
The military and police are 2 of the 3 legitimate agencies of a government limited to the protection of individual rights. If we add a system of courts to resolve disputes, then that’s about all we need.
That also aligns with a faith in God, too. Because a limited government decreases the possibility of worshiping another authority than God.
Ryan, once again, you’ve done us all a service by starting a revealing conversation. I remember how you shed light on Rick Santorum’s “big government” vision by publishing his nephew’s letter.
Please keep up the good work.
Hey Kevin! Great comment. Thanks for dropping by.
I very much agree with you… the military’s support of Ron Paul is quite revealing. In fact, I wrote about this very subject this morning.
Here are specific facts and figures if you are interested:
http://nobodybutpaul.com/ron-paul/biggest-donors/
I share Paul’s biggest donors as well as Romney’s.
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Ron Paul threatens all things “establishment” (big government)… that’s why they hate him IMO.
And it’s really sad that these folks are the ones voted into office…probably because of the very psychology pointed out here in this article.
Great post Ryan!
Yes, it’s sad… and frustrating. It’s hard to create true change in government if people are always voting for evil — the lesser one, of course. :-)
Thanks for commenting, Joseph!
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“When the legend becomes fact, then print the legend!” ( newspaper reporter, in film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” 1962)
The massive hourly disinformation disseminated by the lame, left leaning leadia has finally permeated innumerable skulls full of mush-for-brains, even those otherwise neo-conservatives who actually lived and fought against communism but voted for the “lying alien, black African, Marxist-Muslim traitor”aka “BO-rack”.(quote, Dr. David Yeagley; of BadEagle.com, Thank you sir for your lucid accuracy of description), Which proves at least one crucial point : These enlightened average voters couldn’t recognize a dyed-in-red-wool kommunist if one sat on them (and one certainly is presently sitting on top of us this moment)
This same manipulative leadia-media has successfully gotten to Ameri-kan voters, with the attention span and critical thinking skills of fruit flies with ADD (apologies to all the actual innocent fruit flies out there who might on chance be reading this) They have effectively brainwashed Amerikan citizenry into parroting the following mantra, as fact no less: ‘That guy Ron Paul is crazy dangerous and if we let him get elected as president it will be the end of this glorious nation!’ or something to that warped mindset. Dare you to ask each and everyone of those to fully explain to you their adamant negative position on Dr. Paul with reference the preceding statement and , no surprise here folks, they cannot but sputter and fall back on the likes of name calling and finger pointing and insisting they NOT be confused with any true facts about Dr. Ron Paul. Imagine that.
By default of his fervent altruistic love for Lady Liberty and the Constitution in its’ most elementary of Jeffersonian–Adamic interpretation as his platform foundation, Ron Paul has set himself up as an inviting target, an ‘Enemy Of TheState’ as well as an enemy of the ‘Dead Elephant Party’, the stink of which has long been overdue for its’ final rites burial. Their fabricated perceived threat embodied by Dr. Paul is indeed factually quite real to these corrupt establishment entities (Paul said he would throttle if not dismantle them) from their media sock puppets to their office holding stringed marionettes answering to their low profile sociopathic elitist masters. They will ceaselessly smear if not physically hurt allliberty loving, shining knights such as Dr. Ron Paul,Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann etal, in order to accomplish their endgame. Light vs. darkness. Classic battlefield.
With near 100% certainty, Dr. Paul will NEVER be allowed to be elected to office of president due to his unwillingness to become their puppet mouthpiece nor is Paul beholden to anyone save for God, Liberty, the USConstitution and American people.
Also a highly likely certainty from the ‘handwriting long on the wall’: Despite his openly demonstrating three years of hatred of all things free market, liberty, the USConstitution and Americans everywhere, BOob-ama will almost surely be “reelected” -precisely because the powers that are behind the scenes see him as a well trained chimp & obedient puppet of destruction -a Manchurian Candidate’ who plays well into their demented power and wealth grabs.
This is all a badly scripted dog and pony show; the delusion that we as voters have one hundred percent ability to place the right and best candidate into office. The reality check of a century of dumbing down America in the agenda driven indoctrination edjukation in the mandatory attendance goober-mint skools has produced several generations of ignorant dolts that, even with a college degree have no concept of what is inside the USConstitution much less precious liberty. These should not be let near a voting booth much less behind the wheel of a car.
To focus the light more clearly on this matter, time to quote some moldy but useful oldie utterings from the crypt of history:
“It matters not who votes which counts, but who counts those votes is what matters” -Josep Stalin,diktator and genocidal extraordinaire
“Nothing happens in politics by accident or chance. If it happens in politics, you can be sure it was planned that way” FDRoosevelt, 32nd president and socialist elect.
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” -Edmund Burke
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” – Winston Churchill, PM England
God willing, we are granted some of His grace and mercy in this time of the perfect storm unfolding, but if you are a student of eschatology, more specifically the Apocalypse and Revelation of these end times as written in the pages Judeo-Christian Bible, then not only will you know of the far larger ultra widescreen endtimes picture developing before our eyes in the darkroom, but you will cheer vociferously the very last act, according to Gods Word , that…Truth, Light and Liberty do indeed triumph!
If we have any gifted potential leaders before us that are blessed of God, it clearly is Ron Paul.
Resist.
E_H
E_H – Thanks for your comment.
You wrote: “These should not be let near a voting booth much less behind the wheel of a car.”
On January 7, I published this on my Facebook: “Nobody should be allowed to vote until they’ve been thoroughly educated in the subjects of economics and history.”
If this rule were applied, it would easily eliminate 50% of all American voters, and probably more than that.
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“Nobody should be allowed to vote until they’ve been thoroughly educated in the subjects of economics and history.”
Nor hold office.
Agree 100%.