Why doesnt Ron Paul get more press?

Question

I have always voted democrat.. However I am definitley considering voting for Ron Paul for President. This guy is awsome...

The man speaks the truth. He wants us out of Iraq, Limited government, no IRS, Republicans should love him

when did he ever blame the poor for being poor...and in some instances can you deny that?

For the cynics, please offer a solution to our governmental problems please rather than state common knowledge

Answer 1

Because he is a joke candidate, with little or no public support and little or no financial backing. Half a dozen campaign workers posting on the internet does not a campaign make.

Answer 2

I'm going to star this question. I have read some really good answers, pro and con. i have seen the gentleman and at first thought he was a kook, but you know I need to check it out. So I will.

At this point in time I figured the liberal press would push him as he was a nut, but I seem to remember Bush doing that to John McCain. Second thing I thought might be happening is people were getting him mixed up with that Rue Paul guy that used to be the toast of TV as a role model for our children.

As far as the poor deal isn't he the one that said "Let them eat cake and ice cream?" Just kidding. That must be some democratic slander. Hey have you heard the one about Obama and Cheney being kin, no joke heard it at the local auto parts store. The owners wife told him that.

Seriously I'll check them all out, but doublt if it will make a difference as the last few decades have been filled with skull and bones members, check it out, even on the democratic side. Has the peter principle cause up with them also.

Answer 3

For all the criticisms of Ron Paul, the fact is that he bases his positions on the principle that only the Constitution can give federal actions legitimacy.

To return to the Constitution as written, and reject the "Constitution as it is largely assumed / pretended to be" would upset a lot of extremely profitable applecarts.

One of these is the media itself. How much money have they made selling newspapers to people that want to read about the "great abortion debate"? What would happen to that if Paul's principle of following the Constitution resulted in a USSC case that declared "This is not a federal matter, nor one for any court"? Would the issue be nearly so exciting and polarizing if state legislatures got to handle it according to the will of their own constituents?

And yes, this principle would certainly call into question the existence of several federal agencies, whose primary tasks are not foreseen in the Constitution as being federal issues. Law enforcement (FBI/DEA) and the mortgage industry (great job they've done of regulating that), agriculture (with indispensable offices serving the great farmlands of Manhattan and Queens) and education (someone try to make a case that THAT's working).

Critics say that he wants to return the scope of government to where it was a hundred years ago, but if you look at the facts honestly... that's a time when the federal government actually worked, and it's not working now.

His critics are just people that haven't yet noticed that the emperor is naked.

Answer 4

because Ron Paul, like Dennis Kucinich, discusses the middle subject matters contained in the US like company domination of politicians and the media and the protection pressure business complicated which eats up in basic terms about 1/2 of U.S. taxpayer discretionary spending. those are subject matters that the corporate media might want to discover embarrassing because they take great thing about conserving issues the way they are. as a effect both Paul and Kucinich were no longer allowed in a Fox information debate and Kucinich become also barred from partaking in January debates on CNN, ABC and MSNBC.

Answer 5

Haha...some people are so ignorant. Yeah, keep on watching CNN and Fox news!!! Ron Paul IS more of a REAL Republican than any other on the panel. He wants to follow that thing, what do you call that piece of paper that was signed back in the day....hmm...the Constitution?? That was what made America, America. Gee, I thought they got rid of that thing long ago....Ron Paul may not have a chance in heck considering the big corporations and banks control EVERYTHING, but at least if people open their eyes and look further than their stupid televisions they may come to realize that what is going on in this country and this world is more scary than any stupid horror movie out there.
Watch Loose Change and Zeitgeist (skip the religion part in the beginning...or at least I did) and open your darn eyes!!

Answer 6

Unfortunately, unless you are a top tier candidate, you don’t get much attention from the press. Despite the lack of coverage Paul continues to gain traction, he has won several straw polls, and raised over 5 million dollars within the last quarter. With the unpopularity of the war, I’m hoping he will gain more attention from the media, especially since the top tier democratic candidates have folded on the issue. He impressed me enough to switch parties and vote for him in the primaries. I have almost never seen a candidate who is so honest and relativistic in his/her thinking, and who doesn't try to please the public but says the things exactly as s/he believes them. And his platform is simply amazing… lower taxes, reduce government spending, ending the war in Iraq, secure ourselves/borders here, and have an honest government who looks out for our well being not their own self interests!


To address some of the claims that people are making...

When did he blame the poor for being poor? want to explain? sounds like a blatant lie.. Unfortunately too many people hold on to misconceptions, don't fall for them and actually do your own research and you'll find that many of his ideas have been brought up in the past by some of our most respected politicians..

"Senator Robert Kennedy, for example, often spoke out on how the welfare system trapped people in a cycle of poverty and broke up families. Without a 'man of the house,' families were eligible for more assistance, so men and women who stayed together had an incentive to split up.

"Welfare "destroyed self-respect and subjected the poor to a 'prying' middle-class welfare bureaucracy," Kennedy said.

"Unlike the traditional "top down from Washington" big government approach of the War on Poverty, RFK favored a "bottom-up from community" approach to creating jobs in poor communities. "

Regressive taxing? I'd like to point out that the year 2000 spending is equal to today's federal income MINUS the income tax. That means we could go back to year 2000 spending levels AND cut the income tax and still be OK. But really, if we cut needless departments, stop funding an empire, and allow the next generations to opt out of the welfare state, we will have the constitutionally sized government needed to survive on low taxes.


As for the CIA and FBI, why do people assume he is going to get rid of them.. There are over 100 different intelligence gathering agencies. He wants to end the bureaucracey and consolidate, this actually strengthens our security.. Need I remind you, of their past blunders.. this measure will actually make them effective

Answer 7

Democracy in America isn't like everywhere. Here we have a media controlled by the very rich. They are the ones who determine who will be best for their interests and then would be elected president, governor, or even mayor...there os no room for the American people deciding who should come, really...

Answer 8

Ron Paul speaks the truth about the war and the financial mess created by the Bush administration, and the right-wing media dismisses him as a nutjob.

Answer 9

First what is it that a Democrat would find awesome about him?
He blames the poor for being poor and has advocated large scale reductions in essential welfare programs as well as regressive taxation. He wants to turn America away from multilateral cooperation on an international scale.
These are hardly things that appeal to most Dems I know.

As for why he doesn't get more press - he gets a disproportionately large amount.
The guy is a nobody polling 1-2% of registered Republican voters. He is getting way more press than Tancredo, Hunter or any of the other nobodies on either side.
He ran for president in 1988 when the American public thoroughly rejected him - giving him 0.5% of the vote.
My advice - get yourself a real candidate.

Answer 10

B/c Hillary has a vested interest in the media outlets and doesn't want him to screw up her and the Bush teams chances of maintaining control.
She was able to ban this video below from the free press and major news outlets.

Proof of her criminal activities, spread this to someone you know. truth is the only thing that can free us.

RON PAUL 2008!!!

Answer 11

His press is beginning to increase now that he has demonstrated the ability to compete in fund-raising.

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/fundraising

I agree, he is awesome and is the best choice for President. His been very careful not to waste money but he's got to continue to increase his name recognition because the early primaries are fast approaching.