no, i'm not a pirate, even though i totally wish i was.
kidding aside, can i bitch for a second? why is it that even though ron paul has beat rudy guiliani in EVERY primary thus far, he is almost never mentioned in mainstream media? i just finished reading an article on msnbc regarding last night's gop debate, and they quoted every candidate, except paul. at the very end, they say something to the effect of "ron paul, who has a large vocal following, also had a spot in last night's debate."
as bryan would say... what the deuce?
large vocal following? as opposed to that all-important NON-vocal following? gotta hate those non-vocals... always screwing things up.
i wouldn't give two shits what mainstream media thinks about dr. paul, but the problem lies in that many Americans actually put their trust in the media to push them in particular directions. if you did NO research on your own and only watched the news on tv or read your daily paper, you would have no idea ron paul was even a candidate.
ron paul has raised more money THAN ANY OTHER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. that speaks volumes, considering he has no special interest groups backing him. but do you hear that in the news? no. he's known as "the guy that wants to get rid of the IRS." oh crazy ron paul. silly boy.
do you know he came in SECOND in nevada?? of course you don't. i was flabbergasted when i watched a
clip by fox news that was 3 minutes long. they posted nevada's results WITHOUT RON PAUL. they showed 3 pictures: McCain, Romney and Huckabee. underneath each picture they showed the percentage that each of them got. romney had the most, and even though ron paul PLACED SECOND, they didn't show him! and then they mention him towards the end with a little blurb saying that the reason he did well was because he spent a lot of money there. (and they show mccain as placing second, but paul ended up beating him)
i had lunch with some colleagues the other day, and we were discussing politics and i mentioned ron paul, and this girl went OFF, saying that he's a nutjob and completely crazy. i asked her why she thought this, and she couldn't give me ONE reason. i said, what about his platform do you not agree with? and she couldn't say!
look, if you don't agree with dr. paul on his issues, fine. but at least know what you're talking about before you make a decision.
but it's unedumacated people like that, who think they're getting the news when they watch tv, and let the media do the thinking for them, that are going to drive this country into the crapper.
wow, i used CAPS a lot this morning. it's like i'm MAD or something. or maybe i just need a DRINK and a LITTLE DEBBIE.
nawm nawm.