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Ron Paul censored on Fox news

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saranac_tortex
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This is just ridiculous, how can a news network get away with shit like this
Jan 21 2012 3:45PM
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FLBP
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Cause Ron Paul is the right wing's stepchild they could never get rid of, he actually preaches smaller government, while the others preach conservative values brought on by bigger government.
Jan 21 2012 3:48PM
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chicken
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because it is fox news...

no intelligent people watch fox "news"
Jan 21 2012 3:57PM
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Mike-O
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Intelligence aside, they can still vote you know.
Jan 21 2012 4:00PM
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Amadeus.
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what did they censor exactly? All i heard was him whining about how he didn't get as much coverage as he wanted after the debate... maybe if he was about to reveal some earth shattering, controversial statement and they cut him off I would consider that censorship. Seriously though, Ron Paul supporters shouldn't even be mad about this. If your a libertarian to the extent that ron paul is, where you believe that if someone doesn't have health insurance they should be left to die, you can't get upset when a private news corporation ignores you.
Jan 21 2012 4:09PM
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saranac_tortex
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they cut to commercial while he was in the middle of calling out fox news for not covering anything he does 3 minutes after they just had a commercial break.
Jan 21 2012 4:12PM
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chicken
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I know all to well. I'm canadian, we voted in Harper.
Jan 21 2012 4:13PM
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XtRemE11
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its fucked how much they try to ignore paul and give him no credit. If they gave him an equal amount of credit to the other top 3 or 4 candidates, he could win this election. people that are willing to listen and learn from him like him. its the simple minded idiots (which make up 99% of the population) that arent willing to spend more than 5 seconds listening and thinking, that dont understand him, thus think he's crazy becuause he doesnt have an extremely simple explanation for everything.

I really dont think any of the other candidates will actually improve the country, at most just slow the rate that its currently getting fucked. id rather almost any of them be in office rather than obama, but shit id almost vote for obama if I knew paul would take another shot at it in 4 years.


Jan 21 2012 4:16PM
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Amadeus.
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yeah, and all of ron pauls supporters should agree that fox has the right to do that, and that it isn't unfair. I personally think its morally wrong, and think fox news is full of a bunch of assholes, but if your a nutty libertarian who only believes in the private sector, then you shouldn't be mad when you get cut out by the people. Come on Paul, you don't want a "nanny state", so we won't "nanny" you.
Jan 21 2012 4:21PM
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Mike-O
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STILL only 5,000 views?

Jan 21 2012 4:38PM
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corn.husk.hero.
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oh god truth, quick cut to commercial!
Jan 21 2012 4:44PM
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Amadeus.
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woozy, I don't care if he was a doctor making 3 dollars an hour. Have you watched any of the republican debates? Are you seriously gonna tell me ron paul thinks that if you don't have insurance you can just get free care? you should get a clue. Do you not recall this? (can't embed) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T9fk7NpgIU Well you know what Ron Paul? freedom is all about cutting someone off your show if you feel like it. Or cutting you out of the race, which you soon will be. Glad he is getting a taste of his own medicine, and its hilarious his supporters are crying about it. This man thinks that your family, church, and friends can take care of you if your in a coma? hahahah. well Ron Pauls family and friends can definitely console him, and comfort his hurt feelings.
Jan 21 2012 4:54PM
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FLBP
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I certainly don't need big government telling me if I can be rude or not.
Jan 21 2012 5:12PM
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Amadeus.
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It doesn't matter if Ron Paul helped people. Ron paul could be a great guy, and i agree with him about a lot of things, especially with foreign policy, and the legalization of drugs. The fact is, it is ridiculous to even suggest that the government helping people out is bad. I mean the street lights wouldn't turn on at night if we didn't have a government who served our interests. My stance is, if ron paul thinks someone who can't pay for their medical bills should just be ignored, then he should have no problem if someone wants to ignore him because they deem him unqualified for president, or whatever fox news says. I am not arguing against libertarianism at all, so i could see why you would think my argument against libertarianism is hilarious (because its nonexistent lol). Libertarians can be offended all they want, and ill continue to exercise my 1st amendment right to call out their hypocrisy.
Jan 21 2012 5:23PM
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Amadeus.
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If someone calls them an idiot they can be upset. If a private company decides they don't want to entertain their ideas, well that should be considered fair by there standards.

"please tell me what language in the first amendment gives you a right.."

uhhhh the first amendment gives me six rights.

Are you sure your a libertarian?
Jan 21 2012 5:36PM
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Amadeus.
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Listen, i think its wrong what they did okay? And it is rude, and i think that they shouldn't be able to do something like that, and it just shows how much fox wants to get rid of paul. I can see we aren't going to get anywhere with this argument, but i want to thank you for debating with me about this. +k for you. I also hope you didn't take any of my arguments to be a personal attack against you.

And i believe I am informed, just as you are informed as well, we just internalize our information differently. I do enjoy MSNBC but don't take me to a be a completely partisan democrat/liberal. I am open to a vast range of ideas, and as I mentioned before I do actually agree with ron paul on a handful of issues. Thanks again.

Jan 21 2012 6:09PM
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Amadeus.
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actually recent study shows that fox news viewers are less informed than people who watch no news at all http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-11-22/news/30431182_1_fox-news-results-show-viewers
Jan 21 2012 6:16PM
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Amadeus.
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sorry my comment was more directed at the correctness of the person you quoted's statement. And how yeah, if you get more info from a plethora of news sources you will be less inclined to believe falsities, but if you watch fox your pretty much uninformed.

And just because i listed in my video interest MSNBC doesn't mean its my only source of information...
Jan 21 2012 6:26PM
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whipple
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100% true. People always shit on Fox news when every single other news station does the same stuff. Some are worse than others, but I personally believe from what ive seen that msnbc is the most biased. As far as Ron Paul goes, I like him as a Candidate but i do not believe enough people will vote for him because of his different foreign policy. Any one of the candidates will be a better president than Obama.
Jan 21 2012 6:40PM
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XtRemE11
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Ron Pauls foreign policy is spot on though, which is sad because if your foreign policy isnt as simple as "lets git dem terrists" then people wont like it.
Jan 21 2012 8:30PM
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corn.husk.hero.
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but muslims are evil, right? That's what I learned on fox news.
Jan 21 2012 8:36PM
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geteducated
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did it say 5000 views for you?

because when i watched the ron paul clip, there were over 700 likes with only 308 views 'officially' counted.
Jan 21 2012 8:44PM
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SNPCrew
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFLd_H3AZCA







Jan 21 2012 10:45PM
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7springsprod
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This. So everybody shut the fuck up.
Jan 21 2012 11:03PM
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chicken
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I completely agree with you. However I stand by my original statement (although maybe "intelligent" should be replaced by "educated").
Jan 22 2012 1:58AM
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SeanTom
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it's america, everyone knows that if you read anything other than the bible you're a terrorist. duhhhhh
Jan 22 2012 2:40AM
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