We should all be concerned by the decision of FOX "News" to exclude Ron Paul from the debate in New Hampshire.
As even occasional viewers know, FOX makes no pretense about bringing it's viewers actual "news," if this is defined as objective reporting. It would be difficult to watch FOX "News" programs such as the "O'Reilly Factor" or "Hannity & colmes" without realizing that FOX News has an agenda.
Excluding Ron Paul takes FOX's manipulation to a new level, and threatens the process we use to select our leaders. The New Hampshire GOP withdrew from the event in the protest.
Unfortunately, the other Republican candidates didn't do the same. Does this mean air time is more important to these candidates than things like fairness and the democratic process?
New Hampshire has an unusually high percentage of independent voters (over 45%). It will be interesting to learn how these voters respond to this kind of manipulation.
The Republican frontrunner in New Hampshire, McCain, may find that voters don't see the humor in his taunt ("We're going to miss you...") of Paul.
Monday, January 7, 2008
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