Mark Strauss, Journalist

[Richandler]

The man who got to ask two questions, one for the Democrats and one for the Republicans, and in particular the second horrible run as a third candidate question well lets just look at this:

It turns out our ordinary citizen is more than meets the eye. Not only is he a journalist but has even been a commentator for CNN. Now I feel more intrigued into investigating the rest of these clowns on these youtube videos. I would think at least 1 question wouldn't be a plant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Strauss

[Maverick]

There isn't even a single source on that article. Someone probably wrote it an hour ago.

[fuzzybekool]

I been digging on the internet googling this guys name with davenport , where he lives, and look what i found !

here is the link to this article:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/off-the-bus-reporter/no-sport-of-kings-how-th_b_57656.html

CNN didn't just "pick the questions." They identified contributors and in some cases worked with them to shape the video. Mark Strauss from Davenport, Iowa, asked what the candidates intend to do about healthcare for the elderly. He told OffTheBus that "CNN called him and requested that he re-shoot the question and keep it to twenty-seven seconds."

YouTube, according to Steve Grove, had nothing to do with this part of the debate. I asked him why they decided to cede editorial control to CNN. "In this debate YouTube did what it did best, which is gather video from all over the world, and CNN did what it does best, which is produce a live television debate." He said it was a good marriage.

[JosephTheLibertarian]

There isn't even a single source on that article. Someone probably wrote it an hour ago.

an hour ago? the page is years old

[fuzzybekool]

Mark Strauss YouTube channel is mysteriously off the air. It won't come up at all. Something fishy is going on here. Are there any Investigative Journalists out here who can look into this ? there might be a bombshell story here. We might have proof that not only was the retired military gay dude a plant, but that this Mark Strauss dude is a plant also.

Am I paranoid or does anyone else see a pattern here?

I wanted to view all his videos because it looks like he had lots of them on his channel, and judging by the titles he seems to be a big United Nations supporter, which of course Ron Paul is not. Is it possible this Mark guy was purposely used to plant a seed in the minds of millions of potential voters that Ron Paul will never win the Republican Nomination, so don't even vote for him, and if you do continue supporting him, he should run as an independent, again , suggesting Ron Paul is doomed to failure. Why use words like "Don't let America down" ? WOW - too creepy for me. CNN set up this question. I just feel it.

[Maverick]

an hour ago? the page is years old

Yes, so maybe that was a bit of hyperbole. :p

Still, the point about the article not being sourced still stands.

[DjLoTi]

I read somewhere that he was a supporter for ... uhh... that democrat, the one from New Mexico, oh yeah Bill Richardson. (Man I don't like Bill Richardson) lol

[sharedvoice]

here is this guys youtube channel supposedly http://www.youtube.com/user/nexpres

[Rhys]

Wikipedia's had this on him since July of this year:

"Mark Strauss is a U.S. journalist.He is a senior editor for Smithsonian Magazine. Previously, he was the editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He was awarded the 2007 NSME "elle" for General Excellence. He was senior editor of the bimonthly magazine Foreign Policy, which he had worked for since 1997. He has contributed articles to Slate, the Chronicle of Higher Education, The Washington Post, The New Republic, The Spectator, the Brown Journal of World Affairs, and Washington Monthly. He has also appeared as a commentator on CNN, Fox News, National Public Radio, and BBC. Prior to joining Foreign Policy, he was a research assistant at the Brookings Institution's Foreign Policy Studies program, and he served on the staff of a number of prominent national magazines, including SAIS Review, Spy Magazine, and Discover Magazine.

Strauss received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Macalester College and his master's degree from Columbia University's School of Journalism. He earned his master's degree in Middle East studies and international economics at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies."

[Rhys]

http://www.slate.com/id/102291/

This is a link to a story by Mark Straus. I don't know if it's the same guy. I'm looking for a pic. lol

found another:
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=2791

I'm sure there's plenty. Now we need to know if it's the same guy!

[Rhys]

http://www.mediabistro.com/content/archives/07/04/23/marks.jpg

dunno. doubt it's same guy.

[BeFranklin]

The man who got to ask two questions, one for the Democrats and one for the Republicans, and in particular the second horrible run as a third candidate question well lets just look at this:

It turns out our ordinary citizen is more than meets the eye. Not only is he a journalist but has even been a commentator for CNN. Now I feel more intrigued into investigating the rest of these clowns on these youtube videos. I would think at least 1 question wouldn't be a plant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Strauss

Strauss's first question in July was about Alzheimer's research.

This time, not only did his video get picked again, You Tube flew him to St. Petersburg, Fla., for the debate.

[BeFranklin]

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