Fox News Caught In Shocking Dirty Tricks Stunt Against Ron Paul

[Lumi]

Fox News Caught In Shocking Dirty Tricks Stunt Against Ron Paul

Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
February 16, 2011

In a shocking act of mass public deception, Fox News attempted to skew Ron Paul?s 2011 CPAC straw poll win by representing it with footage from the previous year?s CPAC event, at which Mitt Romney supporters had loudly booed the result, another example of the continuing dirty tricks campaign being waged against Paul by the establishment media.

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Congressman Paul replicated his 2010 victory over Mitt Romney by defeating the former Governor of Massachusetts for a second consecutive year at the annual CPAC conference.

However, before anchor Bill Hemmer introduced a segment concerning the story, Fox News played a clip of the 2010 announcement of the poll results, during which Mitt Romney supporters had loudly booed Ron Paul?s victory, passing off last year?s footage as representative of this year?s event.

Hemmer then proceeded to state, ?In the end he was the winner, probably not the reaction he was hoping for,? describing the reaction as ?mixed applause and boos,? before directly asking Ron Paul if he knew who was booing him.

?Who was in the audience booing you, did you get a name, did you get an ID on those people?? asked Hemmer.

In reality, there were hardly any boos after Ron Paul was announced as the 2011 CPAC winner, the result was met with a massively positive reaction, only Fox News deemed it necessary to hide that fact from their viewers. The video clip above shows the real footage from the 2011 event, proving that Fox News had attempted to deceive Americans into thinking that Paul?s victory was unpopular, by deliberately using the wrong footage.

A separate We Are Change Oklahoma clip of the 2011 straw poll victory confirms that Paul?s win was met overwhelmingly by a loud chorus of cheers and applause.


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This is the second time in the space of a week that Fox News has deliberately used dirty tricks to try and ostracize Ron Paul by discrediting the legitimacy of his potential candidacy for president.

A Fox News poll released earlier this week which asked who would make the best president included many of the potential candidates that Ron Paul trounced in the CPAC straw poll, yet the Congressman?s name was not even included in the survey.

Exemplifying again how the establishment consistently tries to derail Paul?s momentum by ignoring his very existence, obscure names like John Thune and Jon Huntsman were included in the Fox poll and yet Paul was omitted entirely.
While Fox News continues to act as an accommodating platform for the pied pipers of the hijacked tea party movement, people like Tea Party Caucus leader Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin, real conservatives like Ron Paul and his son Senator Rand Paul are subject to dirty tricks and underhanded ploys.

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Given the energetic power of his grass roots base, the establishment is scared to death of Ron Paul building any kind of momentum as the 2012 campaign race nears, which is why they have to resort to pulling stunts like this to hoax the American people into thinking that the message of liberty and freedom is unpopular, when in reality it is spreading like wildfire and would completely overrun the status quo if Ron Paul was allowed to communicate on a level playing field.

It would we a waste to post the "suprised smileys" here

:142smilie :142smilie

 

[Cie]

that's lame

 

[pd1]

Fair and balanced.:mj07: :mj07: :mj07: :mj07: :mj07:

 

[StevieD]

I guess Paul ain't a neocon.

 

[Duff Miver]

I guess Paul ain't a neocon.

Bingo.

 

[Chadman]

Another fine example of the drive-by left-wing media lying to the American public. Damn liberals...

Oh, wait a minute... :SIB

 

[Cie]

Another fine example of the drive-by left-wing media lying to the American public. Damn liberals...

Oh, wait a minute... :SIB

Silly post imo. The mainstream media outside of fox is left-leaning, and they may not be as bad as fox, but are a bunch of self-serving liars in their own right.

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

Silly post imo. The mainstream media outside of fox is left-leaning, and they may not be as bad as fox, but are a bunch of self-serving liars in their own right.

The so-called left leaning liberal media is run by corporations. It is a ploy by Fox News so they can put a spin on any story that is in conflict with their agenda.

 

[Cie]

The so-called left leaning liberal media is run by corporations. It is a ploy by Fox News so they can put a spin on any story that is in conflict with their agenda.

If you say so

 

[Trampled Underfoot]

If you say so

Are you saying that you don't understand that? Did Skulnik take over your ID?

 

[Trampled Underfoot]

Have you ever noticed how there really is no debate in this country? They give you a small window of debate to give you the illusion that you have debate and democracy in this country. Who selects what is on TV? Think about it. Why do you think we have two parties that are so closely alike? Sure there are small differences like gay rights and abortion. Things that make people think they have true choices when in the end both parties fuck them in the ass. Who benefits? Corporations.

 

[Cie]

Are you saying that you don't understand that? Did Skulnik take over your ID?

I guess I should have said that I'll have to take his word on it. My take is the broadcast media is left leaning, and print media even moreso. That said, I agree with WHN that we are wasting our time trying to figure out which major party candidate to vote for, when it is clear that both cater to big biz.

 

[Cie]

If you say so

Hey Nuts, The only reason I responded in a pissy manner is because it has been a shitty day. I may have to join you at the sportsbar for a couple of Jamesons tonight. :00x26

 

[Duff Miver]

Hey Nuts, The only reason I responded in a pissy manner is because it has been a shitty day. I may have to join you at the sportsbar for a couple of Jamesons tonight. :00x26

:drinky: Good idea. There is unbiased news reporting available and you can find it with little effort.

Try the Christian Science Monitor and the BBC.

If you're watching Fox or MSNBC it's because you choose to.

:toast:

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

Hey Nuts, The only reason I responded in a pissy manner is because it has been a shitty day. I may have to join you at the sportsbar for a couple of Jamesons tonight. :00x26

I really wasn't expecting to change your mind, just figured I'd throw my thoughts out on table. We're being misled left and right (no pun intended). Did you get around to reading any of Michael Pallan's stuff? His book "In Defense of Food" is one of those books that just makes you shake your head in disgust. The people we elect to represent us appoint big biz execs to "help" us make healthy food choices....that just happen to promote their "former" employer.

I'm tired. Not tired of it. Just tired. I want a superhero of truth to rise to the presidency and make everything better, but he fucked a hooker in Vegas and doesn't believe in god so we'll never even hear of him.

I don't know why I even post in this forum. We're a microcosm (sp?) of society and nobody is going to influence anybody they don't already agree with. I have a nice life and that should be good enough.....but it's not.

Everyone "busts their ass" at work, is a great parent, is a patriot, and always does the right thing.....but nobody does. Smurphy made a comment this morning that I totally identify with and it is the reason I am the way I am, and the way he is who he is.....and, for better and most certainly worse, we won't ever change.

Jameson's #1.

 

[Chadman]

Silly post imo. The mainstream media outside of fox is left-leaning, and they may not be as bad as fox, but are a bunch of self-serving liars in their own right.

Cie, not that I've ever said this to you before (that I recall), I do appreciate your thoughts and posts. That being said (keeping in mind your bad mood, posted later), I don't really think my post was silly. It's not completely accurate, of course, but was made as a kind of parody of all the posts that talk about how the left controls the message in this day and age.

It's just a message that I think is very easy for conservatives - since Bush 2. Bush 2 made it possible for single entities to take over entire areas of our country on television and radio, at the very least. Cable welcomed the Aussie Murdoch with open arms as he paid $12 per viewer to get his personal viewpoint and message out to as many cable systems as he could afford. To my knowledge, no other single person has ever paid as much as the Aussie Murdoch to get his point across. I only qualify the name with the nationality to further prove a point - conservatives rally behind patriotism and our flag, and spend much of their time defending the ideals of a person from another country that is controlling the message in all facets of his business. They rail on Soros - make no mention of Murdoch. You can't have it both ways, IMO.

We keep hearing about the left wing media. Do you really think that a vast majority of people these days only read a single liberal message, let alone HEAR it? Radio is DOMINATED by right wing. Cable, too. Conservatives continue to talk about (rightly so, I might add, losing my job because of it) print media dying fast and losing readership. Then they complain about the left controlling the message.

It just does not add up, nor make sense, IMO. Hope this fully explains why I posted the opportunistic, offhanded comment.

Cheers, Cie. :toast:

 

[The Sponge]

i find it hilarious every time this news station and nitwit right wing radio pulls another one of these stunts the left is brought in like they do the same thing. So funny how nitwits quickly blame the left for doing the same thing. It is about as weak of an argument as a guy can have. If u want to blame the left for something how about saying they have no balls. Sitting there like a naive nitwit and saying that they are doing the same thing to justify this con artist of a news station shows how truly conned u are. Loved the "liberal media" quotes. You would think by now this being said would be a last resort but some here actually believe this. :142smilie

 

[The Sponge]

Silly post imo. The mainstream media outside of fox is left-leaning, and they may not be as bad as fox, but are a bunch of self-serving liars in their own right.

:facepalm:

 

[Lumi]

i find it hilarious every time this news station and nitwit right wing radio pulls another one of these stunts the left is brought in like they do the same thing. So funny how nitwits quickly blame the left for doing the same thing. It is about as weak of an argument as a guy can have. If u want to blame the left for something how about saying they have no balls. Sitting there like a naive nitwit and saying that they are doing the same thing to justify this con artist of a news station shows how truly conned u are. Loved the "liberal media" quotes. You would think by now this being said would be a last resort but some here actually believe this. :142smilie

As mom always say's (said):

"If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?"

My smart ass response was, "depends how high is the bridge, and how deep is the water below?"

 

[Lumi]

Fox News Dirty Tricks Against Ron Paul No ?Mistake?

Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
February 17, 2011

Forgive me for being cynical, but Fox News? claim that airing the wrong CPAC footage and then introducing an interview with Ron Paul on the false premise that he had been booed was merely a ?mistake? rings somewhat hollow, especially given the fact that Fox, along with the rest of the establishment media networks, have for years consistently denigrated the Congressman?s presidential aspirations with a myriad of dirty tricks, lies and smear campaigns.

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As we highlighted yesterday, in a shocking act of mass public deception, Fox News attempted to skew Ron Paul?s 2011 CPAC straw poll win by representing it with footage from the previous year?s CPAC event, at which Mitt Romney supporters had loudly booed the result and Paul supporters had been absent due to a Campaign for Liberty meeting running late
Fox News host Bill Hemmer framed his interview with Paul by immediately bringing up the boos, despite the fact that the real footage of this year?s CPAC poll result showed Paul?s victory being met with a loud chorus of cheers and applause.

In a statement provided to Mediaite, Fox?s Senior Vice President of News Michael Clemente attempted to defuse the growing controversy over the incident by claiming it was all a harmless broadcasting error.

?We made a mistake with some of the video we aired, and plan on issuing a correction on America?s Newsroom tomorrow morning explaining exactly what happened,? said Clemente.

Really? It is plausible that this was just another ?mistake??

How about the myriad of other ?mistakes? Fox News makes a habit of committing, mistakes that coincidentally all serve to disparage Congressman Paul?s message of liberty and freedom, along with his chances of becoming president?

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?It?s certainly plausible that Fox News merely made a mistake in pulling up the wrong video,? adds Mediaite, noting that the explanation is unlikely to ?Satisfy Paul supporters who seem to believe the network tried to disguise how much support the congressman has amongst the GOP base.?

Was it another ?mistake? to omit Paul?s name entirely from a Fox News survey last week that asked who would make the best president? Was it a ?mistake? that relative nobodies like John Thune and Jon Huntsman were included in the Fox poll and yet Paul was blacklisted entirely despite his CPAC success two years running?

Was it another ?mistake? on behalf of Fox News to exclude Paul from a January 6 2008 presidential forum event because they saw the prospect of anti-war opinions being voiced by the most conservative member of the House as a ?threat??

Was it a ?mistake? for Fox News to claim that their own May 2007 presidential poll, which Ron Paul won, was unreliable, because online Paul supporters had skewed the result, despite the fact that the survey was conducted via cell phone text messaging and no online votes were taken?

Was it a mere ?mistake? for Fox News host Sean Hannity to deride the Texas Congressman?s runaway success in the text messaging poll as nothing more than ?Paulites? flood voting, when in reality only one vote per cell phone number was allowed? Hannity?s contention that Ron Paul supporters were ?were simply dialing in over and over again? was nothing more than a brazen lie intended to dismiss the Congressman?s widespread popularity. No one at Fox News bothered to correct Hannity and no retraction was issued.

Was it another ?mistake? when Fox News started editing Ron Paul?s name out of Associated Press stories they syndicated before the 2008 presidential campaign?

Was it a ?mistake? for Fox News to denigrate the fact that Ron Paul received the most campaign donations from members of the U.S. military by attributing it to ?libertarian mailing lists??

Was it a ?mistake? when Fox News attempted to smear Ron Paul for having the audacity to appear on the Alex Jones Show and the nerve to merely converse with people who commit the thought crime of not completely trusting the official government version of 9/11?

Was it a ?mistake? when Fox News rigged the structure of their entire May 2007 presidential debate and used it as a vehicle for all the other candidates to viciously attack Ron Paul, while Fox?s pre-screened audience rapaciously applauded calls for torture and warmongering?

Was it a mistake when Fox News directors conspired to censor Ron Paul supporters from appearing in camera shots during the Mackinac Republican Conference on September 22, 2007, when they were caught on film stating, ?I don?t want these Ron Paul people, but I need shots of audience??

Was it a ?mistake? for Fox News to ignore a story every other news outlet was obliged to report, the record-breaking $4.2 million in campaign donations that Ron Paul achieved in a single day, while instead choosing to obsess about a man in Texas who sat in a bath tub full of snakes?

Were all of the examples contained in the video below showing rampant Fox News and other networks? bias against Ron Paul simply ?mistakes? or something more?

Are all these examples merely ?mistakes? or are they hard evidence of the fact that Fox News, in alliance with every other establishment media news network, has a deeply ingrained bias against Ron Paul?s message and is scared stiff of him ever building enough momentum to have a chance of becoming president?