Thread: Don't let media seduce voters toward pre-selected candidates

Published: August 24, 2007 10:59 am

Don’t let media seduce voters toward pre-selected candidates

Charlie Meadows
The Edmond Sun

EDMOND — Will Republicans allow liberals and establishment types to select their presidential candidate?

Years ago, I began to observe how the liberal mainstream media exerts influence upon whom the Republicans pick for their presidential candidate. Most registered Republicans, at least those who recognize the liberal bent of the mainstream media, would be repulsed at the thought of the media seducing them toward a particular candidate. However, the process is done with such skill and cleverness that most Republicans never know how they are being manipulated.

Here is the process. Shortly after the re-election of George W. Bush I noticed a few subtle references to Rudy Giuliani attending an event or speaking in Iowa or New Hampshire. This, of course, induces the on-site commentators masquerading as journalists to speculate on air to the news anchors about the possibility of a future candidacy. Following that, almost everything Giuliani does may generate a comment from the mainstream sources. If another Republican candidate suitable to the mainstream press makes noise about running, such as John McCain or a Mitt Romney, their names are then added to the process of public discussion.

If a candidate like Newt Genrich or Fred Thompson comes along and generates significant interest among Republican establishment types, such as a Sean Hannity, then they also receive attention from the press. However, if a true conservative, like Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo or Texas Congressman Ron Paul announce their intentions to become a candidate, they receive a short mention and are infrequently referred to as time goes on.
In the infrequent mentions, they are labeled by the press as “second tierâ€

Texas Congressman Ron Paul for President

Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo for Vice President

I've definatelt felt the media or somebody has hand in already pre-picking who they beleive we should vote for long before the first vote has been cast.. It's definately un-fair and biased. Not to mention NOTHING about others in other parties besides Dems and Reps.

Well MSM has alot to lose or gain if a certain candidate gets in! Thats why we seldom hear of Paul, Tancredo, or Hunter... I talk to my friends and family about the "second tier" candidates and they haven't heard of them! I say open your eyes look them up and vote for them!!! Steer away from the MSM puppets!!! On top of all this the love for Hillary is sicking! Who is she paying off to get this kind of attention? Man its going to be a bumpy road ahead!

This is absolutely correct. Although Ron Paul has won 5 straw polls so far, with a much larger war chest than McCain; the news media has stopped talking about the straw polls altogether. That is not the result they want you to hear.

The corporate owned media has already selected who they want for President. Either of the following six corporate slaves will work for them: Guliani, Clinton, Romney, Obama, McCain, Edwards, Thompson.

We must all bombard them with complaints that they are blacklisting certain candidates we want to hear from.

The media is hand-picking them alright. There is no mention of Tancredo, or Ron Paul. Why not? It's all focused on Giulani, Clinton or Obama, and as far as I'm concerned, they are all losers.

butterbean wrote:

The media is hand-picking them alright. There is no mention of Tancredo, or Ron Paul.

........or Duncan Hunter.

Originally Posted by AirborneSapper7

Texas Congressman Ron Paul for President

Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo for Vice President

I'll second that!!!!!!!!!