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ShannonOBrien
01-28-2009, 07:14 PM
I read this great article at LewRockwell.com: http://www.lewrockwell.com/sardi/sardi104.html

It talks about government propagandists working for mainstream news agencies. It makes sense consider what we've seen happen to Ron Paul during the presidential election. But what about now? Ron Paul and Peter Schiff have been all over the news. Why would the mainstream media and possibly government propagandists have Ron Paul on all the time now?

Here are some thoughts (and please share your own):
1. The MSM/government propagandists see Ron Paul as a "useful idiot" that they can use to get Republicans back into the good graces of the American people and win the next election. (Also note that when Ron Paul is on, he only talks about the free market. The thing that Republicans and RP Republicans can agree on 100%).

2. The MSM needs to make some money, so they are willing to give Ron Paul and Peter Schiff time slots because we will watch. And even though we are only 5% of the population, that's more viewers and more profit in ad revenue.

3. The MSM/government are feeling the pressure from our numbers and are throwing us a bone to keep the peace but are trying to keep a safe distance.

dannno
01-28-2009, 07:20 PM
Schiff/Paul views still only comprise about 0.01% or less of mainstream media opinions and topics. It doesn't affect public opinion significantly, but it makes them appear that they are putting out a more broad set of opinions.

Athan
01-28-2009, 11:35 PM
My guess is a lot of rich motherfuckers lost money because they didn't listen to him.

idiom
01-29-2009, 12:24 AM
Also, while bush was left, what is coming is way way left.

It is possible the MSM is suddenly realising they are about to get their communist paradise.

Its not every generation that gets to rebuild the economic system of the country from the ground up.

Obama is quite possibly going to replace the FRN, the FED and fractional reserve banking with something far more... fun.

After all, private property is the concept that really caused all these problems right? One more state till a constitutional convention? Total collapse of the money system? *Anything* could happen.

Including Fox being made the state MSM and the only legal MSM. Who knows?

Conza88
01-29-2009, 12:28 AM
Schiff/Paul views still only comprise about 0.01% or less of mainstream media opinions and topics. It doesn't affect public opinion significantly, but it makes them appear that they are putting out a more broad set of opinions.

Q-F-T.

A 10 minute segment of Ron Paul and Peter Schiff. One one channel, on a day.

For the next: 23 hours and 50 minutes on EVERY other STATION out there, it's Keynesian bullshit propaganda. Nationalization is awesome etc.

Having them on is so insignificant for everyone, BAR US.

fr33domfightr
01-29-2009, 12:36 AM
Q-F-T.

A 10 minute segment of Ron Paul and Peter Schiff. One one channel, on a day.

For the next: 23 hours and 50 minutes on EVERY other STATION out there, it's Keynesian bullshit propaganda. Nationalization is awesome etc.

Having them on is so insignificant for everyone, BAR US.


They're also put on when everyone is working and can't watch. Plus, the election is over. It gives the appearance of balance.


FF

linusPAULing
01-29-2009, 12:46 AM
Unfortunately, I fear that the MSM believes they successfully painted RP as a kook, and thus anything counter-culture that RP has to say will be viewed as kooky.

Same thing goes for Kucinich, in spades.

Bman
01-29-2009, 12:55 AM
Ron Pauls getting airtime because he puts Democrats in knots. The liberal cannot beat Ron Paul. Some liberals like him because they like that he's a real person. Others hate him because they are elitests who can't stand losing an argument.

But right now the Republican Party loves him because he's going to do more damage to the Democrats than he is to the republican party.

We just got to keep strong and always make attempts to elect CFL style persons elected as officials. Problem is deciding what's highest on the totem pole.

For example if two people ran one person was campaigning to end the federal reserve but was pro-life, but the other person running wanted to raise or keep taxes at the current level but was going to abolish abortion...

Well how would this group vote. It's the toughest part of this group. Our deal breakers are quite the variable.

Conza88
01-29-2009, 12:57 AM
They're also put on when everyone is working and can't watch. Plus, the election is over. It gives the appearance of balance.


FF

Exactly. Once the "other" side are in, and there is NOTHING that will be done in terms of power. I mean, you can speak out all you want, it won't change Washington altering a bill of a bailout because Ron Paul and Peter Schiff were on the news for a few hours every few months.

This is why Fox News are now positioning themselves as the "anti-status quo", because Obama is in. But they go from bogus rhetoric, to actual libertarian rhetoric, and get people like Ron Paul on... and give Beck leeway to say some 'radical' "truthes".

All part of the plan.. MSNBC, shill hour time. Meet the new fox news.

Bman
01-29-2009, 01:00 AM
All part of the plan.. MSNBC, shill hour time. Meet the new fox news.

Hey look we agree. Sorta. To me they've always been different sides of the same coin.

Knightskye
01-29-2009, 01:04 AM
Because they were right.

Case closed.