ABC plans to ignore RP on Feb 5th (proof enclosed)

[Matt Collins]

Here is the ABC "coverage plan" for Super Tuesday from their secret website:
http://abcnewsradio.com/08election/advisories/supertuesday.html


Notice their coverage plan doesn't include Ron Paul but does include the others.



Let them know what you think:

http://abcnewsradio.com/contact.html



NEW YORK NEWSROOM:
(212) 456-5100
newsradio@abc.com


Newsroom Fax Machine :D
212.456.5150


Cristi Landes
Manager, Programming
212.456.5107
cristi.d.landes@abc.com


Wayne Fisk
Director, Programming
212.456.5327
wayne.fisk@abc.com


Jeff Fitzgerald
Executive Director, Operations
212.456.5554
jeffrey.t.fitzgerald@abc.com


Heidi Oringer
Executive Director, Entertainment
212.456.5541
heidi.b.oringer@abc.com


Jon Newman
News Coverage
212.456.5100
jonathan.m.newman@abc.com


Joyce Alcantara
Assignment Manager
212.456.5106
joyce.a.alcantara@abc.com


Jim Kane
Deputy D.C. Bureau Chief
202.222. 6604
james.f.kane@abc.com


Andrew Kalb
Executive Director, Programming
305.567.2269
andrew.l.kalb@abc.com


Robert Garcia
Executive Director, News & Sports
212.456.5103
robert.garcia@abc.com


Peter Salinger (THE MAN IN CHARGE OF ELECTION COVERAGE)
Director, Special Events & Sports
212.456.5105
peter.salinger@abc.com


Steve Jones
Vice President ABC NEWS RADIO
212-456-5101
steve.jones@abc.com

[xCakex]

Major Blimp!

[Elwar]

Why would they still cover Giuliani...he's all washed up.

[jake]

how can Rudy, maybe Huckabee possibly be considered a top six over Paul is mind boggling. One thing is for sure, Paul should be there. let em' have it!!!

[JMann]

Until RP hires professional media people and consultants with contacts in the business he won't ever get any coverage.

[sgrooms]

bump

[newmedia4ron]

FREE INTERNET FAXING (NO REALLY) (http://faxzero.com/)

ABC Radio Newsroom Fax Machine
212.456.5150

Flood them now

If you fax or email please include this disclaimer!


This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

[zakkubin]

I wonder if they will refuse to cover Paul if Rudy drops out...

[Chiznaddy]

Just called the director.

"As a concerned voter, I simply ask that you cover all the candidates. There are some candidates you aren't covering that has ideas that can really help this country."

ABC Rep: "Thank you, we will take that into consideration."

Don't let up. Flood them with CORDIAL calls.

[Dan.]

email sent.

[ihsv]

They are not covering Paul because they think he's second tier. They're not covering him because he is a threat to the establishment. So long as voters don't know he exists, they're less likely to vote for him. This is media manipulation; they know exactly what they're doing.

All the candidates they're covering are CFR, and all non-CFR candidates are ignored. This is not a coincidence. You will find that the top people in ABC are also CFR.

[BeFranklin]

saved a copy

[zakkubin]

erm... Peter isn't picking up his phone.

Leave respectful direct messages.

[RPSignbomb]

Until RP hires professional media people and consultants with contacts in the business he won't ever get any coverage.

John Edwards has them and he's not on there. Fact is Dr. Paul is polling 5-7% in national polls. He is not going to get respect until his poll numbers get better.

[newmedia4ron]

They are not covering Paul because they think he's second tier.

Rudy has lost multiple times to Ron Paul in the early primaries. ABC has no excuse to cover Rudy over Ron Paul.

[raiha]

Prats!

[NCSURonPaulAddict]

Sent... and called.

[tcmaroc]

Edwards isn't there either

[Mauiboy86]

This is crazy!!! I sure hope that this wakes even non RP supporters up and make them question the MSM!
http://www.charlestonyachtcharter.com/images/giuliani2.jpg

[break4me]

newsradio@abc.com,cristi.d.landes@abc.com,wayne.fi sk@abc.com,jeffrey.t.fitzgerald@abc.com,heidi.b.or inger@abc.com,jonathan.m.newman@abc.com,
joyce.a.alcantara@abc.com,james.f.kane@abc.com,and rew.l.kalb@abc.com,peter.salinger@abc.com,steve.jo nes@abc.com


Just copy/paste for your email

[smartguy911]

what about John Edward?

[CareerTech1]

be nice you guys - i just emailed them as well - keep it professional

[Matt Collins]

Any responses?

[DahuiHeeNalu]

I called and left a message :D

[newmedia4ron]

I called and left a message :D

thanks

[CareerTech1]

Any responses?

no responses yet just read receipts from 3 so far

[extrmmxer]

what about John Edward?

E-mail sent. Who cares about Edwards, we have our candidate to worry about.

[wfd40]

Until RP hires professional media people and consultants with contacts in the business he won't ever get any coverage.

pretty much..

you gotta pay to play

:mad:

[Goldwater Conservative]

John Edwards has them and he's not on there. Fact is Dr. Paul is polling 5-7% in national polls. He is not going to get respect until his poll numbers get better.

His poll numbers are not going to get better until he gets respect.

[hcbrand]

I don't thik this is surprising. The polls drive these decisions. Rudy, huck, et. all are still beating us the state and national polls. We need consistent double digit results to mandate coverage. I would've thought Nevada was enough and infact, we've gotten a few decent articles out of it. Louisiana didn't make a single headline, except in Louisiana.

If we're in it for the long haul, we'll get more coverage as attrition winnows the field, but I guarantee till we hit double digits in the polling, they are not paying attention.

IMHO

[kg0]

Emailed AND faxed.

[malibu]

Rudy is in only the mid-teens in Florida -and soon low double digits.

Get on this !

And I love the map of the tsunami tuesday states, and of course this pic posted by the forums Mauiboy86 earlier-

We need billboards of this picture along I-95 in Florida !

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/379bacdbf5.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

[Matt Collins]

His poll numbers are not going to get better until he gets respect.Catch 22, eh? :rolleyes:

[Alex Libman]

Dugg:

h ttp://digg.com/2008_us_elections/ABC_Censorship_Exposed_Private_plans_for_Feb_5th_C overage

[freedom-maniac]

E-mail sent. Who cares about Edwards, we have our candidate to worry about.

No one cared when they kicked Gravel off the debates, no one clamoured when they kicked Kucinich off the debates, but (gasp), they actually did the same thing to Ron Paul.

This is how the Nazis conquered Germany. When the Communists and Socialists went to the camps, no one cared. When the Jews went to the camps, no one cared. When the Catholics went to the camps, no one cared. When the Poles went to the camps, no one cared. But when the Nazis came for you, trust me, you cared.

[BeFranklin]

No one cared when they kicked Gravel off the debates, no one clamoured when they kicked Kucinich off the debates, but (gasp), they actually did the same thing to Ron Paul.

This is how the Nazis conquered Germany. When the Communists and Socialists went to the camps, no one cared. When the Jews went to the camps, no one cared. When the Catholics went to the camps, no one cared. When the Poles went to the camps, no one cared. But when the Nazis came for you, trust me, you cared.

I care - but also I'm having about as much time as I have just keeping up with RP news. Time enough later to join forces.

[humanic]

E-mail sent. Who cares about Edwards, we have our candidate to worry about.


No one cared when they kicked Gravel off the debates, no one clamoured when they kicked Kucinich off the debates, but (gasp), they actually did the same thing to Ron Paul.

This is how the Nazis conquered Germany. When the Communists and Socialists went to the camps, no one cared. When the Jews went to the camps, no one cared. When the Catholics went to the camps, no one cared. When the Poles went to the camps, no one cared. But when the Nazis came for you, trust me, you cared.

"While there is a lower class, I am in it. While there is a criminal element, I am of it. While as there is a soul in prison, I am not free.''
- Eugene V. Debs

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

And here is the full poem freedom-maniac is paraphrasing:

"When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews, I remained silent; I wasn't a Jew.
When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out."

[damoncrowe]

Done, thanks.

[Geronimo]

What's the deal with posting that picture of the ghoul for no reason?

It's fucking annoying as hell.

[malibu]

What's the deal with posting that picture of the ghoul for no reason?

It's fucking annoying as hell.

The ex-Dem., ex-Indeep., ex-New York Sanctuary City mayor, fake catholic,
adulterer, 1969 draft dodger sure is annoying isn't he ?

But maybe this pic is better for ya' - pics are the best way to bump btw.

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/cf6f5f98d4.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

[Laja]

We have to blast them with emails and phone calls so that we get publicity out of this just like when faux excluded Ron in the NH debate. Ron Paul already has hired a new media consultant, but even before this guy was hired, is no excuse not to invite Ron Paul. They can do whatever they want, and unless we put enormous pressure on them, we won't get any publicity out of this.

We want people to start saying "Why is this guy not at the debates?" I know several people who are not going to vote for Ron Paul but say they really enjoy his participation in the debates.

[literatim]

We should contact the FCC. What they are doing is illegal.

[Lord Xar]

Notify the campaign.

[amy31416]

I wrote ABC, but copied NBC, CBS and a few newspapers as well. I was polite and did include Edwards in the exclusion, because it's the right thing to do.

[boethius27]

abc = pig

[deedles]

emailed the lot of 'em for all the good it'll do.

I'm still saying... DRP needs to seriously bypass the MSM and hit the local radio and tv shows HARD. I can't fathom a local station that wouldn't love to interview a presidential candidate.

[Xenophage]

What are they gonna say about Alaska when Ron Paul wins?

[deedles]

We sold it back to Russia before the votes were counted?

[Matt Collins]

What are they gonna say about Alaska when Ron Paul wins?

Do you HONESTLY think that they'll even bother to report on Alaska? :rolleyes:

[CareerTech1]

I wrote ABC, but copied NBC, CBS and a few newspapers as well. I was polite and did include Edwards in the exclusion, because it's the right thing to do.

where should i forward my email to at NBC, CBS, etc?

[mconder]

It's so obvious that a top down order was given to all establishment news outlets. There collusion is very apparent and in my opinion leaves very little doubt that there is a conspiracy to silence the truth.

[akijikan]

Uh Oh. They better know its on like red dawn.

Just a reminder if you will be calling/emaling be polite but insistant. Being rude has negative effects on the perception of RP.

[nodope0695]

Bump for Freedom...I'm calling them...

[phree]

Here's the copypasta of my email, feel free to critique it:

Dear Mr. Salinger,

I came across your web page outlining your planned coverage of the Super Tuesday primaries on February 5th. I must tell you that I was very disappointed to see that you have no plans of giving equal coverage to my candidate of choice Dr. Ron Paul. This strikes me as odd considering Dr. Paul's recent showings in LA and NV, plus the fact that he has finished better than Rudy Giuliani in nearly every state so far. As I'm sure you must know he has raised more money than any other GOP candidate in the past few months and continues to do so. It's also well known that he has the largest and most involved grassroots following of any candidate, Republican or Democrat.

Since the mission of a news organization is to inform the curious masses it seems logical that you would cover the candidate with the largest and most interested group of supporters. Unfortunately we Ron Paul supporters have become accustomed to being ignored by the media and as a result we are often forced to resort to boycotts. It's a shame that we need to go to that extreme, but it is our position of last resort. Have no doubt that a large number of our supporters will boycott your sponsors if you elect to omit coverage of Dr. Paul.


Was that too much including the comment about boycotting?

[Revolution9]

Until RP hires professional media people and consultants with contacts in the business he won't ever get any coverage.

Well..so all those youtube videos are fake then. Thanks for the insight.

Randy

[Matt Collins]

Was that too much including the comment about boycotting?Everything was great but they'll laugh at the idea of boycotting.

These are production people not sales and executives.

[DDMX]

bump

[DDMX]

Email sent.

I asked them why they are excluding Ron Paul (2 Primary 2nd Places) while they are covering Rudy (Not even a top three finish yet)

[syborius]

Until RP hires professional media people and consultants with contacts in the business he won't ever get any coverage.

I think they have advisor's by now, but not enough pull to go against the establishment. But you're right, this campaign was never geared to compete at the national level. RP said so himself, he thought he would manage this campaign from his friends apartment. The truth of the matter is people are a lot more disenchanted with the establishment, and they are ready for the message, but unfortunately the message was not ready for them is my opinion.

Now since we are black-balled, it will be harder to overcome this tremendous disadvantage. This movement is the type that will take years to build, and years to get power back to the people. The brainwashing runs deep, and the deprogramming of that takes even longer. We only have awakened the people that were already awake, and now to get to the people still sleeping we need the media, because that is all they are conditioned to obey. I do hope we attempt at a third party candidacy because thinking in realistic terms, without the media behind us, even giving us a half a chance, we won't get far, unless the supporters we do have become true revolutionaries.



It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere- Voltaire

[syborius]

We have to blast them with emails and phone calls so that we get publicity out of this just like when faux excluded Ron in the NH debate. Ron Paul already has hired a new media consultant, but even before this guy was hired, is no excuse not to invite Ron Paul. They can do whatever they want, and unless we put enormous pressure on them, we won't get any publicity out of this.

We want people to start saying "Why is this guy not at the debates?" I know several people who are not going to vote for Ron Paul but say they really enjoy his participation in the debates.



At this stage, and with their decisiveness in regards to silencing RP, it will require massive effort, or causing some serious mischief to get our way. These master tacticians that have tried to derail and silence the RP campaign have managed to take the wind out of the grassroots. What is needed is some young/loud voices to pick up the torch, and actually use it.

[slantedview]

Paul is BEATING Giuliani so far!

WTF man?

[Vet_from_cali]

dont think they are ignoring paul, they are only not considering him a major candidate. if you look edwards isnt on the list also.

[cryxibus]

I sent an email to the entire list of email addresses you gave. :)

[Shink]

FREE INTERNET FAXING (NO REALLY) (http://faxzero.com/)

ABC Radio Newsroom Fax Machine
212.456.5150

Flood them now

This is what I faxed (it sends once you confirm it in your email).


As a disabled Army combat veteran who served in Iraq, I should think ABC will take my opinion seriously. I noticed that your radio schedule for Super Tuesday intends NO coverage for DR. RON PAUL.

I suggest you reverse your decision. Ron Paul supporters know how to hit companies where it hurts most--in the pocketbook. Please extend the courtesy to your viewers and listeners by fairly covering ALL the candidates in the race. Otherwise, expect a lot of calls from irate citizens and irate sponsors.

[Matt Collins]

Please post any responses here!

[RonPaulalways]

The anti-war candidates, Paul and Edwards, are being silenced by ABC.

[nc4rp]

We should contact the FCC. What they are doing is illegal.

arent the FCC and ABC in the same pocket?

[steve005]

email sent, bump

[pebcak]

Email sent!

[Joseph Hart]

I faxed http://files.meetup.com/637240/ABC.pdf

[Matt Collins]

I faxed http://files.meetup.com/637240/ABC.pdf


LOL :D

[misericordia]

Edwards - Paul coalition??? Is it possible? double the money, double the fun.

(this may be a retarded question)

[freedom-maniac]

Edwards - Paul coalition??? Is it possible? double the money, double the fun.

(this may be a retarded question)

Dr. Paul is ancy about spending a cent, but Edwards can drop four-hundred bucks on a haircut. Unlikley, but no impossible.

[Matt Collins]

Edwards - Paul coalition??? Is it possible? double the money, double the fun.

(this may be a retarded question)

Absolutely not. Edwards is a socialist.

[Detonator]

Until RP hires professional media people and consultants with contacts in the business he won't ever get any coverage.

Agree...

[firebirdnation]

I haven't read through the entire thread, but I called the following number and talked to a guy just a minute ago and he said they were going to cover Ron Paul and it was "preliminary", or something to that effect. If you want to call, they are answering the phone. The guy was very friendly and responsive. I was polite as well.

NEW YORK NEWSROOM:
(212) 456-5100
newsradio@abc.com

[Walter Mellons]

Ok... ive been with ron paul since day 1 and we complain unsuccessfully time and time again with little results. Instead of asking them to stop censoring paul in our emails, faxes and telephone calls lets instead just send them articles about pauls campaign, his policies, and other issues that we want to hear them report on. So instead of sending emails asking them to stop censoring Ron Paul instead ask them to give some coverage to specific rallies, policies, and so on... Lets send them specific articles that we want them to give coverage on.

[Matt Collins]

Ok... ive been with ron paul since day 1 and we complain unsuccessfully time and time again with little results. Instead of asking them to stop censoring paul in our emails, faxes and telephone calls lets instead just send them articles about pauls campaign, his policies, and other issues that we want to hear them report on. So instead of sending emails asking them to stop censoring Ron Paul instead ask them to give some coverage to specific rallies, policies, and so on... Lets send them specific articles that we want them to give coverage on.


Good idea - I will put them on my press release list.

[Walter Mellons]

And tell other campaigns that they should also harrass the mainstream news also to report on their candidates policies instead of silly feuds and race that have nothing to do with running the country. Like Mitt and Huckabee supporters also want the news to report on their candidates issues like the economy and fair tax instead of just focucing on their religious views. And Hilliary, Obama, and Edwards supporters hate the news for only covering their candidates bickering over race instead of covering their actual policies on how they plan to run the country. If we want the news to change then lets go to other candidates forums and give them all the Main Stream news's phone numbers and fax numbers to complain about their candidates also. Im sure if we can unite as Americans no matter what candidate we are choosing for president and all complain to the news about covering irrelivent issues that tear us appart as americans instead of focusing on our candidates policies maybe then the news will realize that its just not the crazy Ron Paulites who want to hear about actual policies of our candidates on the news instead of the issues that tear us appart.

[Walter Mellons]

And if we can get the news to get people to vote for candidates based on their policies instead of likeability, chrisma, electability and other crap that has nothing to do with running the country the sheeple would realize that Ron Paul has the best policies for the sheeple of this country. I mean how many american hate income tax or even realize that they have a choice if they want to pay it or not depending on who they vote for??

[Thanehand]

Bump - it looks like they've removed mention of ANY candidate from the page now. If someone still has the old copy, please PM me so I can get a copy...

EDIT:

Nevermind, I didn't see the headshots of the candidates on there... heh.

[pacelli]

Until RP hires professional media people and consultants with contacts in the business he won't ever get any coverage.

The campaign just hired this guy as their National Media Director:


Mark Elam is a veteran Texas political consultant and a long-time aid to Dr. Paul. Mr. Elam serves as campaign manager to Dr. Paul’s congressional re-election campaign. In 1996, Mr. Elam directed Dr. Paul’s historic victory of Democrat-turned Republican Greg Laughlin in the district 14 congressional race.

[hillertexas]

//

[DDMX]

Faxed:D

Using Faxzero.. and look at this

***Hey! That was our 476000th transmitted fax!

haha

[syborius]

Faxed:D

Using Faxzero.. and look at this

***Hey! That was our 476000th transmitted fax!

haha

HAHAHA, you guys are awesome

[newmedia4ron]

Faxed:D

Using Faxzero.. and look at this

***Hey! That was our 476000th transmitted fax!

haha

that wasn't all us, thats EVERY fax sent using that site

but damnit I should have took a screenshot earlier today to see how many we sent today

[gb13]

Bump.

[sands]

Just sent fax!!!

[DDMX]

that wasn't all us, thats EVERY fax sent using that site

but damnit I should have took a screenshot earlier today to see how many we sent today

Do you still have the email in your Inbox?

Thats where that message was for me.

[newmedia4ron]

Do you still have the email in your Inbox?

Thats where that message was for me.

well it says
476,028 faxes sent now so at least we know 28 faxes have been sent from us :)

[DDMX]

Hopefully they don't just toss them without reading since there is an ad on a cover page:(

[newmedia4ron]

FREE INTERNET FAXING (NO REALLY) (http://faxzero.com/)

ABC Radio Newsroom Fax Machine
2124565150

Flood them now

lets see how many we can send today!

476,028 faxes sent at 1:05 AM

If you fax or email please include this disclaimer!


This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

[newmedia4ron]

Hopefully they don't just toss them without reading since there is an ad on a cover page:(

so it should still get their attention

if it pisses them off it makes me happy :)

no excuse to cover rudy over ron paul

[DDMX]

Yeap, thats just what I said in my email:)

Just because he may more 'Well known', the fact is Paul has continually beat him:D

[Paul Revered]

I posted the OP all over MySpace.

[newmedia4ron]

If you fax or email please include this disclaimer!


This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

[VoluntaryMan]

How does Rudy warrant coverage, when he keeps getting his ass kicked by Dr. Paul?

[newmedia4ron]

How does Rudy warrant coverage, when he keeps getting his ass kicked by Dr. Paul?

thats what you should fax them

[newmedia4ron]

8 more have been sent

fax today!

[silence is betrayal]

I sent one i believe. is there confirmation page or email?

[aspiringconstitutionalist]

They don't have a coverer for Edwards either.

[newmedia4ron]

I sent one i believe. is there confirmation page or email?

yes an email, you have to click on a link to confirm

[Spideynw]

They are also ignoring results for Jon Edwards, so of course they would ignore Ron Paul. It is all about the polls.

[Matt Collins]

They are also ignoring results for Jon Edwards, so of course they would ignore Ron Paul. It is all about the polls.
No it's all about entertainment. They are in the entertainment business :rolleyes:

[JMann]

John Edwards has them and he's not on there. Fact is Dr. Paul is polling 5-7% in national polls. He is not going to get respect until his poll numbers get better.


Edwards wasn't ignored to start. He has got coverage and failed. Paul has always been ignored.

[agaiziunas]

faxed, emailed, called (message), and most importantly:

B U M P A R O O

[Thanehand]

Bump

[newmedia4ron]

bump

[cryxibus]

I got a reply back from ABC:


"ABC News Radio <ABC.News.Radio@abc.com>
show details 2:32 pm (26 minutes ago)

Ron Paul is a fascinating political figure who clearly has galvanized many voters. We have covered him and will continue to cover him as long as he is a candidate.



Click on this link to see a recent report from ABC News – the only organization that has a reporter dedicated to covering Ron Paul:



http://abcnews.go.com/Video/player?ip=&affil=wftv&debug=&catId=&id=4166448


Thanks for your interest."

[Dan.]

I got the same email and just came here to post it. I assume we all did.

[alienpyro]

Imagine a fleet of Ron Paul vehicles roaming high-traffic areas 24/7

First off, check out this amazing vehicle wrap:

http://www.drive4ronpaul.com/sample.jpg

Basically, we want something even sweeter than this for Ron Paul.
Here are some thumbnails of other examples:

http://www.drive4ronpaul.com/thumbs.jpg

So far we have a ton of support for this idea and roughly 500 people who have volunteered to have their car to be wrapped in completely removable vinyl for the purpose of getting Ron Paul elected. As of now we are putting the finishing touches on www.Drive4RonPaul.com, including getting it functional in IE. What we need help with right now is graphic designs/artwork for the wraps.

The adobe illustrator template can be downloaded here (http://www.drive4ronpaul.com/jeep_52.ai). It is 1 20th to scale.

Please if you have any artistic talent, download the template and see what you can come up with. Please send all your ideas to Drive4RonPaul@gmail.com.

Here are the technical specifications of what we need:

File Formats-Mac or PC

* Illustrator CS2 or below - .ai, .eps or .pdf files
* Photoshop CS2 or below - .tif, .eps. or .psd files
* InDesign CS2 or below - .indd files
* Corel Draw 12 or below - exported to Illustrator (.ai) for Mac Version
* Quark 6.0 or below - .qxd files
* Freehand and Flexi- converted to Illustrator (.ai) or .eps format

FONTS

* Please include your fonts or convert all text in your documents to outlines!

PHOTOS
* All photos should be at least 150 dpi at print size. If scanning your image, please scan it with the above settings. Larger print sizes may allow for lower resolution. Preferred file formats are .tif, .eps or .psd. Jpegs can be used but are not advised due to the data loss (during compression) associated with them. Gif and bmp files are generally unacceptable.

RGB/CMYK

* Files saved in RGB or CMYK are accepted, while CMYK is preferred. Keep your file in the color space it was created in, and don't mix the two. (IE, do not place RGB images in a CMYK document or the reverse.)

COLORS

* All specialty colors need to be clearly identified, especially PMS colors.

http://www.drive4ronpaul.com/drive4ronpaul_banner.jpg (http://www.drive4ronpaul.com)

[Edu]

It's so obvious that a top down order was given to all establishment news outlets. There collusion is very apparent and in my opinion leaves very little doubt that there is a conspiracy to silence the truth.Keep the pressure up! They are not all corrupt, a lot of them are just worried for their jobs and are just going along with it. Once they understand a lot of people are aware of the deception they may change their ways and start to question their bosses.
An entire news team can't be fired over this, so if they gather together and fight a little they will win.

Try e-mailing the people who's face is on the screen, e-mail the reporters directly.

[Edu]

This is how the Nazis conquered Germany. When the Communists and Socialists went to the camps, no one cared. When the Jews went to the camps, no one cared. When the Catholics went to the camps, no one cared. When the Poles went to the camps, no one cared. But when the Nazis came for you, trust me, you cared. When they asked you for ID when you were just walking down the street, you said nothing. When they searched you car without a warrant, you said nothing. When they made you get a license so you could travel from place to place, you didn't question it. When they took away people's houses for not paying "property" taxes, you didn't question who owns your "property" if they can take it away.

So don't bother looking into the real issues, like your status as a citizen belonging to the United States Government, owned, controlled and having a Serial (SS) number stamped on you.

[ProfNo]

I got a reply back from ABC:


"ABC News Radio <ABC.News.Radio@abc.com>
show details 2:32 pm (26 minutes ago)

Ron Paul is a fascinating political figure who clearly has galvanized many voters. We have covered him and will continue to cover him as long as he is a candidate.



Click on this link to see a recent report from ABC News – the only organization that has a reporter dedicated to covering Ron Paul:



http://abcnews.go.com/Video/player?ip=&affil=wftv&debug=&catId=&id=4166448


Thanks for your interest."

What a BS response, and what a terrible video segment.

They put one reporter on the road with Ron Paul, point out repeatedly how they are the only reporter, how there "lonely" the Ron Paul campaign is, and state "Ron Paul will not be president".

WTF

What terrible reporting. It is really sad to see the way the media has gone in this election. I knew they were biased, but this takes things to a whole new level.

[MrsW]

Just called the director.

"As a concerned voter, I simply ask that you cover all the candidates. There are some candidates you aren't covering that has ideas that can really help this country."

ABC Rep: "Thank you, we will take that into consideration."

Don't let up. Flood them with CORDIAL calls.

Maybe buying 1 share of stock in Disney then writing "as a concerned shareholder" might make more of an impact???

[Paulitical Correctness]

Looks like they assigned Zach Wolf to Ron Paul.

Lol. :eek:

[Joseph Hart]

I hate to say this guys but the reason why some of the media doesnt get as much coverage(besides the HUGE censorship going on) because Ron Paul doesnt pay for all these reporters to travel, eat, and overall funding like all the other candidates do. Its more policy than principle. I agree with Ron Paul for not paying for these guys but it truely doesnt mean not to allow equal coverage on TV. I know some of you will say bullshit but other campaigns do pay the reporters to hang out.

[Walter Mellons]

we should now ask abc to cover all the other mainstream media stations censoring Ron Paul and their attempts to slander him more than the rest of the other candidates.

[fuzzybekool]

I never seen that video before. Where has it been ?

[Matt Collins]

we should now ask abc to cover all the other mainstream media stations censoring Ron Paul and their attempts to slander him more than the rest of the other candidates.Why doesn't a snake bite a lawyer? Professional courtesy.

That's what we're up against.

[alien]

I wrote ABC, but copied NBC, CBS and a few newspapers as well. I was polite and did include Edwards in the exclusion, because it's the right thing to do.

Smartest way to do it that I've seen yet. Let them all see it.

[alien]

Here's the copypasta of my email, feel free to critique it:

Dear Mr. Salinger,

I came across your web page outlining your planned coverage of the Super Tuesday primaries on February 5th. I must tell you that I was very disappointed to see that you have no plans of giving equal coverage to my candidate of choice Dr. Ron Paul. This strikes me as odd considering Dr. Paul's recent showings in LA and NV, plus the fact that he has finished better than Rudy Giuliani in nearly every state so far. As I'm sure you must know he has raised more money than any other GOP candidate in the past few months and continues to do so. It's also well known that he has the largest and most involved grassroots following of any candidate, Republican or Democrat.

Since the mission of a news organization is to inform the curious masses it seems logical that you would cover the candidate with the largest and most interested group of supporters. Unfortunately we Ron Paul supporters have become accustomed to being ignored by the media and as a result we are often forced to resort to boycotts. It's a shame that we need to go to that extreme, but it is our position of last resort. Have no doubt that a large number of our supporters will boycott your sponsors if you elect to omit coverage of Dr. Paul.


Was that too much including the comment about boycotting?

Perfect with the boycott. That should get some action.

[alien]

Everything was great but they'll laugh at the idea of boycotting.

These are production people not sales and executives.

Maybe we should CC the sales executives?

[Matt Collins]

Maybe we should CC the sales executives?I don't have their e-mail addresses unfortunately. :(

[austinchick]

threaten to file with FCC

[saahmed]

They are ignoring Edwards too. I mean realistically, Ron Paul is below these guys for now. If Giuliani does not do well in Florida then it becomes a different story.

[Matt Collins]

They are ignoring Edwards too. I mean realistically, Ron Paul is below these guys for now. Perhaps - but being "below" someone doesn't mean they shouldn't be covered. Ron still has a good chance at winning the nomination. When Huck and Rudy drop out Ron Paul will be the ONLY conservative candidate in the GOP. Anyone who doesn't realize that is a fool.

So while he may not be on top of anything (except for fund raising) at the moment doesn't mean he should be discounted or ignored because Ron Paul still will have an outcome on this race one way or another.

[tnvoter]

ican't believe abc is this a) evil or b) dumb

[CareerTech1]

Here's my reply to their reply:

From: Andrew Flint [mailto:aflint@]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 6:40 AM
To: 'ABC News Radio'
Cc: 'jzucker@nbc.com'; 'bhogan@nbcnews.com'; 'bhogan@nbc.com'; 'steve.jones@abc.com'; 'robert.garcia@abc.com'; 'andrew.l.kalb@abc.com'; 'james.f.kane@abc.com'; 'peter.salinger@abc.com'; 'joyce.a.alcantara@abc.com'; 'jonathan.m.newman@abc.com'; 'jeffrey.t.fitzgerald@abc.com'; 'heidi.b.oringer@abc.com'; 'wayne.fisk@abc.com'; 'cristi.d.landes@abc.com'; 'seredstone@cbs.com'; 'lmoonves@cbs.com'; 'freynolds@cbs.com'; 'afrank@washingtonpost.com'; 'tascheim@washingtonpost.com'; 'shills@washingtonpost.com'; 'rnewton@latimes.com'
Subject: RE: ABC News coverage of Ron Paul
Importance: High

Thank you for your response. As a concerned voter I ask that ABC cover each of the candidates (Edwards included) equally. This is not the general election and is the time when people should vote on the candidate they feel represents what they believe in. With the majority of the media not giving Dr. Paul equal time, the debates giving him 6 minutes of response time vs 28 minutes for Romney etc. – this all adds up. You have Steven Portnoy covering Giuliani yet Dr. Paul has had more Americans vote for him than Giuliani and has beat Giuliani in every primary / caucus except New Hampshire. Therefore Dr. Paul would rank in your “Top 6” qualifications and Giuliani would not.

Dr. Paul has the strongest national and international grassroots operation of any candidate without any ties to lobbyists. Bear in mind that Dr. Paul has just placed in either 1st or 2nd (appeal files over discrepancies) in Louisiana – beating out Mitt Romney. This means Ron Paul has now beat every other GOP candidate in at least 1 primary / caucus. Huckabee and Giuliani are out of money – and will likely drop out of the race within the next few weeks. Ron Paul has more $ than any other GOP candidate in the bank – although we don’t know how much money Romney has personally dropped into his to date. That will leave Romney, Paul, and McCain as the viable contenders. Dr. Paul’s message of Liberty and Freedom has become a much more than him becoming President, it has become a movement.

Please reconsider ABC – and cover each of the candidates (Paul & Edwards included) equally. The video you sent is an example of the media reporting on Ron Paul in a fashion that discourages voters from taking him seriously. You can help keep the public fully informed on the real differences in the candidates positions, and what they will or will not do while in the white house. You have the influence to make a difference.

Thank you,

-Andrew Flint

Andrew Flint
Schneider, Flint & Associates
Headquarters: 4002 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
Western Region: 3131 East Camelback Road, Suite 200, Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Toll Free: (866) 934-4440

________________________________________
From: ABC News Radio [mailto:ABC.News.Radio@abc.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 2:33 PM
Subject: ABC News Radio coverage of Ron Paul

Ron Paul is a fascinating political figure who clearly has galvanized many voters. We have covered him and will continue to cover him as long as he is a candidate.

Click on this link to see a recent report from ABC News – the only organization that has a reporter dedicated to covering Ron Paul:

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/player?ip=&affil=wftv&debug=&catId=&id=4166448

Thanks for your interest.

________________________________________
From: Andrew Flint [mailto:aflint]
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 3:38 PM
To: 'steve.jones@abc.com'; 'robert.garcia@abc.com'; 'andrew.l.kalb@abc.com'; 'james.f.kane@abc.com'; 'peter.salinger@abc.com'; 'joyce.a.alcantara@abc.com'; 'jonathan.m.newman@abc.com'; 'jeffrey.t.fitzgerald@abc.com'; 'heidi.b.oringer@abc.com'; 'wayne.fisk@abc.com'; 'cristi.d.landes@abc.com'
Subject: ABC Radio Super Tuesday Program Coverage
Importance: High

Ladies & Gentlemen of ABC,

I am writing in regard to your internet promoted Super Tuesday program here - http://abcnewsradio.com/08election/advisories/supertuesday.html

I appeal to you that Ron Paul deserves equal time/ coverage. He has greater national support than Giuliani – and Ron Paul has now won in Louisiana, a 2nd place in Nevada, plus has placed higher than Giuliani in every Primary / Caucus except New Hampshire. Ron Paul has now beaten every other GOP candidate in at least one primary / caucus.

I was a Mitt supporter (about $1K last year) up until December when I read up and researched Dr. Paul and the other candidates more thorougly - and switched my support at that point. I found Ron Paul to be the only true conservative, and I define a true conservative as someone who 1) upholds the constitution, 2) believes in smaller government not in my life, 3) less or no income tax, 4) not a nation builder / will bring our troops home.

Fox, CNN, etc - radio, tv, and print media have all cheated the public from being aware of Ron Paul and slighted Ron Paul by simply not including him in a majority of polls, and by not mentioning Dr. Paul in discussion of the presidential candidates and their stand on the issues. Dr. Paul brings the most unique set of qualifications and positions on the issues - differentiating himself from all other rep's and dems. Didn't there used to be a law about equal time for candidates? In spite of this Ron Paul’s grassroots support is stronger than any candidate – even those who get the media attention.

The elderly and those that rely on the main stream media (they don’t do internet research) to keep them informed are being manipulated and cheated out of who in my opinion is the most honest candidate and best qualified to turn around the mess we are in.

By the way - In 1988 - John McCain said that Ron Paul is the most honest man in congress.

Hopefully ABC will stand up and report fair and balanced on the candidates – just like in sports, the news reports on all of the teams and their actual wins – not who is betting on them (ie polls).

Thank you,

-Andrew Flint

Andrew Flint
Schneider, Flint & Associates
Headquarters: 4002 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
Western Region: 3131 East Camelback Road, Suite 200, Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Toll Free: (866) 934-4440

[CareerTech1]

bump this

[mysticgeek]

I wonder if they will refuse to cover Paul if Rudy drops out...
Don't you mean WHEN rudy drops out?

[mysticgeek]

email sent to all of them!

[CareerTech1]

this needs to stay alive and well - there needs to me some sort of MSM blowback if they continue to snub RP

[BillyDkid]

Until RP hires professional media people and consultants with contacts in the business he won't ever get any coverage.See his YouTube video about campaign progress update. He has hired some pro people. They have heard us.

[itshappening]

great letter Andrew, I think it's a real problem..... these orders are coming from high to all major networks

[JMann]

What has the Paul campaign done to change this? Have they offered to pay expenses for coverage or are they leaving it up to the grassroots to whine and complain about unfair treatment and bomb ABC with emails?

[kidal25]

bump for freedom

[Jim_Karr]

They are ignoring Edwards too. I mean realistically, Ron Paul is below these guys for now. If Giuliani does not do well in Florida then it becomes a different story.

You been here longer than me and your saying that Ron Paul is below Rudy.
How did you come to this conclusion?

[Vendico]

this needs to stay alive and well - there needs to me some sort of MSM blowback if they continue to snub RP

In the end, I think the MSM will experience blowback. I for one have turned of my TV and I don't bother with their websites. Something about being lied to over and over makes it hard for me to even watch them.

[CareerTech1]

great letter Andrew, I think it's a real problem..... these orders are coming from high to all major networks

thanks - i agree -

There must be some way that the Ron Paul campaign could file a chancery or class action / performance suit against the most frequent abusers of the main stream media

[Jim_Karr]

Maybe we should send the MSM some emails like from all of us warning them that their might be some deranged Ron Paul supporters are getting restless and are tired of their crap. I think a few thousand letters should wake them up.

[jmunjr]

Looks like John Edwards is left out too?

[newmedia4ron]

more please

[Matt Collins]

As some of you may know I am a producer at a conservative talk radio station.

After posting the contact information for the top directors of ABC News along with their coverage plan of Super Tuesday (which excludes Ron Paul), they have apparently read these forums and sent my boss an e-mail about it. By the way, the information I posted is available to the public on the ABC News website:

http://abcnewsradio.com/08election/advisories/supertuesday.html

http://abcnewsradio.com/contact.html



VICE PRESIDENT / GENERAL MANAGER Steve Jones of ABC News authored the e-mail in which he mentioned his displeasure of the situation.


Apparently he thinks we are “protesting” and “intending to disrupt his news operation to achieve political gain”.


To be fair, he did however say “I respect the rights of these people to complain” and his e-mail was very cordial.

He also mentioned that Peter SalingerDirector of ABC News Special Events “had to turn his cell phone off at 3am because the deluge of calls was unending” He continues “In addition our newsroom today was distracted from its primary operations so staff could answer calls from Ron Paul supporters”

While I do find this humorous, calling members of the media at 3am on their personal cell phones is not appropriate and I do not encourage this activity. In fact it reflects poorly upon Ron and ourselves.


I don’t want to "disrupt" anything at ABC. I never encouraged anyone to disrupt anything. So if anyone here is going to call or e-mail ABC, be polite, and don’t call at all hours of the night. Also don’t be rude, obnoxious, disruptive, etc. All you should do is state your opinion in a courteous and mature manner- they’ll get the point.


The information is publicly available and has been prior to my post so I have not posted anything that was private, confidential, secret, proprietary, etc. Again, please do not behave poorly with this information because it makes Ron Paul look bad. Our actions reflect upon Ron. Please keep that in mind.




.

[kirkblitz]

maybe if they did their job correctly people wouldnt call.

[Matt Collins]

maybe if they did their job correctly people wouldnt call.
I agree. But when we do call and e-mail, we should not make ourselves or Ron look bad in the process.

[kirkblitz]

I agree. But when we do call and e-mail, we should not make ourselves or Ron look bad in the process.

i agree :)

[Matt Collins]

Bump

[davidfarrar]

Here is the ABC "coverage plan" for Super Tuesday from their secret website:
http://abcnewsradio.com/08election/advisories/supertuesday.html


Notice their coverage plan doesn't include Ron Paul but does include the others.



Let them know what you think:

http://abcnewsradio.com/contact.html



NEW YORK NEWSROOM:
(212) 456-5100
newsradio@abc.com


Newsroom Fax Machine :D
212.456.5150


Cristi Landes
Manager, Programming
212.456.5107
cristi.d.landes@abc.com


Wayne Fisk
Director, Programming
212.456.5327
wayne.fisk@abc.com


Jeff Fitzgerald
Executive Director, Operations
212.456.5554
jeffrey.t.fitzgerald@abc.com


Heidi Oringer
Executive Director, Entertainment
212.456.5541
heidi.b.oringer@abc.com


Jon Newman
News Coverage
212.456.5100
jonathan.m.newman@abc.com


Joyce Alcantara
Assignment Manager
212.456.5106
joyce.a.alcantara@abc.com


Jim Kane
Deputy D.C. Bureau Chief
202.222. 6604
james.f.kane@abc.com


Andrew Kalb
Executive Director, Programming
305.567.2269
andrew.l.kalb@abc.com


Robert Garcia
Executive Director, News & Sports
212.456.5103
robert.garcia@abc.com


Peter Salinger (THE MAN IN CHARGE OF ELECTION COVERAGE)
Director, Special Events & Sports
212.456.5105
peter.salinger@abc.com


Steve Jones
Vice President ABC NEWS RADIO
212-456-5101
steve.jones@abc.com


There will be plenty of time after Feb 5th, when there will only be McCain and Dr. Paul in the race...plenty of time. Don't panic over this issue, Dr. Paul certainly isn't. Indeed, it even plays into his hand.

But what will hurt is a bunch of crazy, hair-on-fire RP supporters Fax-screaming at these people...something you should never do to people who by ink by the gallon and paper by the roll.

[newmedia4ron]

send some faxes it makes you feel better

[Matt Collins]

Bump - these clowns still havent changed this.

[Matt Collins]

Bump again

[Chester Copperpot]

Theyre still ignoring Ron Paul eh? hmm. fuck these guys. they piss meo ff

[Paulitical Correctness]

Bump again

What the f***?

This still hasn't been resolved?

Screw ABC, I made a thread about their "Election Rewind" on GMA yesterday morning.

They said, "There are five candidates left. Seven if you count Mike Gravel and Ron Paul".

They have no intentions of correcting this.

:mad:

[sgrooms]

bump

[constituent]

when do we dispose of the niceties w/ these ass-clowns?

clearly, it ain't workin'

[humanic]

What to do?

[CareerTech1]

Pick up your phone and start calling ABC Headquarters here :

ABC, Inc.
77 W. 66th St.
3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10023-6298 United States (Map)

Phone: 212-456-7777
Fax: 212-456-1424
http://abc.go.com


Officers & Employees
Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks; President, ESPN and ABC Sports George W. Bodenheimer

Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks; President, Disney-ABC Television Group Anne M. Sweeney

President, ABC Network Operations and Administration Alex Wallau

EVP and CFO, ABC Television Network and ABC Television Studios James L. (Jim) Hedges

EVP Jeffrey D. (Jeff) Bader

EVP Marketing, Advertising, and Promotion Michael (Mike) Benson

EVP Casting, ABC Entertainment Television Group Keli Lee

EVP Marketing Marla Provencio

SVP and Deputy General Counsel T. Scott Fain

SVP Comedy Development Samie Kim Falvey

SVP Business Development Bruce Gersh

SVP Legal Affairs, ABC and ABC Television Studios Milinda McNeely

SVP Entertainment Communications Nicole Nichols

SVP Human Resources Jeffrey S. Rosen

SVP Labor Relations Jeffrey Ruthizer

SVP Strategy Peter Seymour
Age 39

SVP Movies and Mini-Series Lance B. Taylor

SVP Motion Pictures for Television Quinn Taylor

SVP Communications Resources Sharon Williams

VP Current and Alternative Series Vicki Dummer

VP Human Resources Recruiting, Training, and Organizational Development Susan Dumond

VP Multiplatform Program Planning and Scheduling Wendell Foster

VP Alternative Series and Specials Duncan Gray

VP Media Relations Hope Hartman

VP Comedy Development Amy Hartwick

VP Human Resources Operations Sandy Hooper

VP Corporate Communications, Disney-ABC Television Group Julie Hoover

VP Primetime Audience Analysis Larry Hyams

VP Corporate Initiatives Brad Jamison

VP Branded Television Communications, EMEA Siobhan Kenny

VP Ratings and Scheduling Jeff Lindsey

VP Artist Relations Janice McGoff

VP Drama Series Brian Morewitz

VP Media Relations Jori Peterson

VP Communications Heather Rim

VP Media Relations Alison Rou

VP Media Relations and Network Communications Susan Sewell

VP Talent Development Programs Carmen Jean Smith

VP Broadcasting Legal and Business Affairs Jane B. Stewart

VP Synergy and Special Projects Judith Tukich

SVP and General Manager, ABC Kids and Toon Disney Jonathan Barzilay

President, Broadcast Operations and Engineering Preston A. Davis

President, Daytime, Disney-ABC Television Group Brian S. Frons

President, ABC Family Paul Lee

President, ABC-Owned Television Stations Walter C. Liss Jr.

President, ABC Primetime Entertainment Stephen McPherson

President, Hyperion Robert S. (Bob) Miller
Age 50

President, ABC Television Studios Mark Pedowitz

President, Sales and Marketing, ABC Television Network Mike Shaw

President, ABC National Television Sales John Watkins

President, ABC News David Westin

EVP Development and Current Programs, ABC Entertainment Francie Calfo

VP Talent Development and East Coast Programming, ABC Daytime Sue Johnson

SVP Research, ABC Television Network Michael T. Mellon

EVP Drama Development, ABC Primetime Entertainment Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs

VP Current Comedy Kevin Plunkett

SVP Affiliate Relations, ABC Television Network John Rouse

SVP Current Drama Programming, ABC Television Network Kim Rozenfeld

VP Advertising and Marketing, ABC Television Network Darren Schillace

VP Media Relations, ABC Daytime Abbie Schiller

SVP Communications, ABC News Jeffrey W. Schneider

VP Media Strategy, ABC Television Network Gary Shanas

SVP Sales, ABC News Catherine Sullivan

SVP Primetime Sales, ABC Television Network Geri Wang

EVP Business Affairs, ABC Entertainment Jana Winograde

[LEK]

Gentleman,

Don’t know if you realize that you didn’t assign a radio correspondent to cover Ron Paul: (http://abcnewsradio.com/08election/advisories/supertuesday.html)

May I respectfully request that you add him to your list of Republican Candidates to have Radio News Coverage. He is a very viable candidate; has raised the most funds in Q4; included in that, has received the highest donation totals from the military. He has tremendous public support which would be common knowledge if you and your fellow media networks would report the news fairly.

Your website moniker reads, “Trusted. Credible. Complete.” How about honoring that claim?

Sincerely,

Sent to:
robert.garcia@abc.com
andrew.l.kalb@abc.com
wayne.fisk@abc.com
jeffrey.t.fitzgerald@abc.com

[CareerTech1]

please see the other thread titled "Call ABC News HQ now" - Steve Jones is the guy who CAN do something about this

[CareerTech1]

LINK - http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=111299

[LEK]

Gentleman,

Don’t know if you realize that you didn’t assign a radio correspondent to cover Ron Paul: (http://abcnewsradio.com/08election/advisories/supertuesday.html)

May I respectfully request that you add him to your list of Republican Candidates to have Radio News Coverage. He is a very viable candidate; has raised the most funds in Q4; included in that, has received the highest donation totals from the military. He has tremendous public support which would be common knowledge if you and your fellow media networks would report the news fairly.

Your website moniker reads, “Trusted. Credible. Complete.” How about honoring that claim?

Sincerely,

Sent to:
robert.garcia@abc.com
andrew.l.kalb@abc.com
wayne.fisk@abc.com
jeffrey.t.fitzgerald@abc.com

Added Steve Jones in e-mail. (steve.jones@abc.com)

[Chester Copperpot]

I just called these clowns.. left a message in the other thread about it.

[steve005]

bump

[Matt Collins]

Bump again

[alien]

When all else fails, boycott the sponsers. Let the sponsers know why you will not be using their product. Inform the dickhead station jockeys that they will be losing money and if they don't care, tell someone over their head who does. When they start losing sponsers they will change their minds. It worked for the Glen Beck/terrorist comment. Enough people have to agree to call the sponsers though. If a bunch of people call the same sponsers, I'm sure they don't want to lose business.

[Matt Collins]

Inform the dickhead station jockeys that they will be losing money and if they don't care, tell someone over their head who does. The program directors and the general managers are the people to contact at radio stations.

[gracebkr]

lol, I just called the number at the bottom. I gave my name, number and location and asked why they were not covering Ron Paul and said I didn't understand how it benefits them to ignore the millions of people who like Ron Paul.