The Shameful Fox News Debate
Hopefully anyone who watched the Republican debate last night doesn’t need me to point out the shameful moderation by Fox News. I am not one to buy into conspiracy theories, but it has become overtly clear that Fox News has made it a priority to marginalize and destroy the candidacy of Ron Paul.
Besides giving him less face time than the other candidates, the first attempt came while discussing conservatism and the Reagan Coalition. This is a topic that is very relevant to Ron Paul since, not only is he the most conservative — in the sense that Ronald Reagan at least campaigned on — he was a key player in the Reagan Coalition, and lauded by Reagan as being “one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a strong national defense,” adding “he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and always puts them first…We need him to keep fighting for our country.”
Each candidate was asked a question regarding this topic except Ron Paul who was asked an absurd question about “9/11 truthers” that not even the most amateur journalist would ask at this point. This question has long been beaten to death. It was rude and unprofessional to even ask such a question. Ron Paul responded appropriately by answering quickly and asking politely but firmly to be included in the real discussion.
Near the end of the debate, the smug Carl Cameron asked Ron Paul another question aimed at avoiding substance and undermining Ron Paul’s bid. He very condescendingly asked about his electability, implying that he didn’t have any. As the results of the primary currently stand — although only a very small fraction of the country has voted — Ron Paul is in 4th place based on the popular vote. That means that two of the six men on that stage have received less votes than Ron Paul, yet Carl Cameron has the audacity to ask HIM this question and give the impression that he has no chance?
What an inappropriate, shameful display of bias and deception by Fox News. How do they retain their credibility with anyone?
January 19th, 2008 at 11:07 am
I don’t think Fox News has credibility with anyone except many of those who blindly swallow whatever the government dishes up. What’s interesting is that it somehow prices itself on having bizarre right-wing commentators. One would think if they were that conservative, they would be Constitutional purists. But they’re not. They’re a my-way-or-the-highway gang, that’s all. What seems to have alienated them from Paul is his strong anti-war stance on Iraq. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Fox somehow has financial ties to Halliburton or other profiteers in the military-industrial complex. The Fox attitude toward Paul seems to be, if you’re anti-war, you’re anti-American. I guess that makes most Americans anti-American based on polls about attitudes toward the Iraq war.
January 19th, 2008 at 11:08 am
BTW, we all realize that Fox’s Cameron is married to a Bush campaign organizer, right?
January 19th, 2008 at 11:12 am
I didn’t know that. He’s a detestable little slug.