Media bias subforum?

[easycougar]

Does anyone else think it would be a good idea to create a media bias subforum to aggregate any reports of media bias against Ron Paul and other liberty candidates? As 2012 rolls closer, the reports are going to be coming in more and more every day.

This could help folks like JamesButabi with his website: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?279471-Building-a-website-documenting-RP-Media-Bias

and anyone else to have a centralized location for ongoing reports and to fight back the MSM

[John of Des Moines]

A mere sub-forum!? More like needing a whole new internet for that.

[JoshLowry]

Yes. A subforum is highly needed. If James wants to cherry pick from it, that would probably be easiest. (Just link back to us please!)


A mere sub-forum!? More like needing a whole new internet for that. No kidding.

Start with the winners and losers from CPAC article by the WaPo

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021301463.html

They link to nearly everyone's profile but RP's. If you look up his, here is what you read:


Paul is not, nor has he ever been, a Republican (http://www.whorunsgov.com/People/Congress/House_of_representatives/Republicans) leader in the House (http://www.whorunsgov.com/People/Congress/house_of_representatives_A_to_H). When he ran for president in 2008, he lost every single Republican primary. For nearly a decade, he wasn’t even a member of the GOP.
But a combination of timing, technology and four decades of political activism on the conservative fringe have turned Paul into a sort of icon with an activist networking and a fundraising list that puts those of his colleagues to shame.
http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Ron_Paul

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Revive "Bad Media Reporting on Ron Paul." Great sub-forum that was sent to the cornfield (archives.)

[Krugerrand]

Another bias job by the Washington Post:
news story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/washpost/obamasnumbersdownbuthesstilla2012contender

Deepening economic pessimism has pushed down President Obama’s approval rating to a near record low, but he holds an early advantage over prospective 2012 rivals in part because of widespread dissatisfaction with Republican candidate
Stats:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/postpoll_04172011.html

35. (ASKED OF LEANED REPUBLICANS) If the 2012 Republican presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, for whom would you vote? (OPEN ENDED; SINGLE RESPONSE) Which candidate would you lean toward?

NET LEANED VOTE PREFERENCE

4/17/11
Mitt Romney 16
Donald Trump 8
Mike Huckabee 6
Sarah Palin 5
Ron Paul 2
Newt Gingrich 2
Tim Pawlenty 1
Mitch Daniels 1
Mike Pence 1
Michelle Bachmann 1
Haley Barbour 1
Chris Christie 1
Rick Santorum *
Jon Huntsman *
Jim DeMint *
Other 5
No one/None of them 12
Anyone/Any of them 4
No opinion 33


36. If the 2012 presidential election were being held today and the candidates were (Barack Obama, the Democrat) and (ITEM, the Republican), for whom would you vote? Would you lean toward (Obama) or toward (ITEM)? (ORDER SCRAMBLED)

NET LEANED VOTE PREFERENCE

4/17/11 – Summary Table
Other Neither Would not No
Obama Rep. (vol.) (vol.) vote (vol.) opin.
a. Sarah Palin 55 38 1 3 2 1
b. Newt Gingrich 54 39 * 3 2 1
c. Mitt Romney 49 45 * 3 1 2
d. Mike Huckabee 50 44 * 2 1 2
e. Tim Pawlenty 53 38 * 4 1 3
f. Donald Trump 52 40 * 4 3 1
g. Michele Bachmann 51 39 * 4 2 3

NET LEANED VOTE PREFERENCE AMONG REGISTERED VOTERS

4/17/11 – Summary Table
Other Neither Would not No
Obama Rep. (vol.) (vol.) vote (vol.) opin.
a. Sarah Palin 56 37 1 4 2 1
b. Newt Gingrich 54 39 * 4 2 1
c. Mitt Romney 49 45 * 3 1 1
d. Mike Huckabee 50 44 * 3 1 2
e. Tim Pawlenty 52 39 * 5 1 3
f. Donald Trump 52 39 * 4 3 1
g. Michele Bachmann 52 38 * 4 2 3

RP tied in 5th place but, look who they put up against Obama.

[UtahApocalypse]

We should set it up similar to the "Opposing Candidates" where we have thread headers for CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, CNN, and Others.

[JamesButabi]

Thanks. Updates have been sparing on the site lately, but you know once the election comes the media is going to be dirty dirty dirty.

Id like to kick it up a notch or add some other type of feature (maybe a podcast or short live show) as we near the election.

[fatjohn]

Neither Ron Paul nor former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson were included in the poll.



http://www.americanindependent.com/180481/poll-most-republicans-lukewarm-on-entire-field-of-2012-candidates

[sailingaway]

There is a media bias subforum under Ron Paul 2012, near the top of the forums.