Comments on: Fox News edits Ron Paul out of AP story. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:33:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: mjseydel http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4221475 mjseydel Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:43:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4221475 I'm thankful that I have enough faith in my intelligence that I would never fall for such a tactic by an organization as unfair and unbalanced as Fox News. I would not believe anything they said about Ron Paul at this point. He is, indeed, a threat to their interests. I’m thankful that I have enough faith in my intelligence that I would never fall for such a tactic by an organization as unfair and unbalanced as Fox News.

I would not believe anything they said about Ron Paul at this point. He is, indeed, a threat to their interests.

]]> By: mr.frazzlebottom http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4221468 mr.frazzlebottom Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:38:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4221468 fuk. i missed the update. fuk. i missed the update.

]]> By: mr.frazzlebottom http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4221464 mr.frazzlebottom Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:35:50 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4221464 How could anyone now not doubt that Fox Un-News (Un-fair, Un-balanced) is really just a GOP front? How could anyone now not doubt that Fox Un-News (Un-fair, Un-balanced) is really just a GOP front?

]]> By: MapleStreet http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4221044 MapleStreet Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:07:58 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4221044 Good_Golly 113 said, "Other than the fact that they agree on a single issue out of thousands (the war on terror in Iraq), it is ironic that Progressives would be so obsessed with a man on the far, fringe right (Libertarian) that disagrees with almost everything else that Progressives support." No Good Golly, it is rather simple. The ability to get ideas in the open is a foundational part of democracy (or even for a republic such as the USA). Any time a viable idea is censored, we all loose. Good_Golly 113 said, “Other than the fact that they agree on a single issue out of thousands (the war on terror in Iraq), it is ironic that Progressives would be so obsessed with a man on the far, fringe right (Libertarian) that disagrees with almost everything else that Progressives support.”

No Good Golly, it is rather simple. The ability to get ideas in the open is a foundational part of democracy (or even for a republic such as the USA).

Any time a viable idea is censored, we all loose.

]]> By: Exley http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220924 Exley Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:29:52 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220924 Nice job on the Update and correction, ThinkProgress. Thank you. Good_golly, you really need to give credit where credit is due. TP really stepped up to the plate. Nice job on the Update and correction, ThinkProgress. Thank you.

Good_golly, you really need to give credit where credit is due. TP really stepped up to the plate.

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220897 katy Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:13:22 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220897 i just heard some pre-polling reports on AP radio news... this "undecided" woman said "i was thinking of going democratic... i'm an independent... but i think i'll go republican... i won't know till i get in there"... yea right... how screwed up is THAT? that kind is no more "independent" than dubby is... i just heard some pre-polling reports on AP radio news…

this “undecided” woman said “i was thinking of going democratic…
i’m an independent… but i think i’ll go republican… i won’t know
till i get in there”…

yea right… how screwed up is THAT?
that kind is no more “independent” than dubby is…

]]> By: shoeless http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220798 shoeless Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:08:06 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220798 Yeah, I'm sure most of the Fox News zombies will write in a vote for Bush. Yeah, I’m sure most of the Fox News zombies will write in a vote for Bush.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220738 RUCerious Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:23:54 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220738 Fox has given Brittany Spears far more air time than any of the other networks. Comment by shoeless — January 8, 2008 @ 2:18 pm Maybe except the Court channel? Fox has given Brittany Spears far more air time than any of the other networks.

Comment by shoeless — January 8, 2008 @ 2:18 pm

Maybe except the Court channel?

]]> By: shoeless http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220734 shoeless Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:18:29 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220734 From what I have seen, Fox has given Brittany Spears far more air time than any of the other networks. From what I have seen, Fox has given Brittany Spears far more air time than any of the other networks.

]]> By: Guido OBGYN Lover http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220733 Guido OBGYN Lover Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:17:58 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220733 Wow Fox really is State Sponsored TV~ Wow

Fox really is State Sponsored TV~

]]> By: Fred http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220731 Fred Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:17:03 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220731 From what I have seen, Fox has given Ron Paul far more air time than any of the other networks. Comment by good_golly who cares? From what I have seen, Fox has given Ron Paul far more air time than any of the other networks.

Comment by good_golly

who cares?

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220719 RUCerious Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:10:05 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220719 Wow, more dishonest shit from Faux Snooze. Who could have predicted they's keep up the faux reporting? Wow, more dishonest shit from Faux Snooze.

Who could have predicted they’s keep up the faux reporting?

]]> By: Fred http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220709 Fred Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:05:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220709 116. Fox is hardly being destroyed. It is destroying the competition according to numbers reported yesterday by Nielsen. Comment by good_golly you gotta be a masochist to come here and defend faux.....what a moron. 116. Fox is hardly being destroyed. It is destroying the competition according to numbers reported yesterday by Nielsen.

Comment by good_golly

you gotta be a masochist to come here and defend faux…..what a moron.

]]> By: Fred http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220706 Fred Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:02:53 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220706 115. No shoeless. It was intentional so that there could be a more serious debate focusing on bla, bla, bla Comment by good_golly whatever. Get off the juice man......rehab will help. What is the matter? No health insurance? 115. No shoeless. It was intentional so that there could be a more serious debate focusing on bla, bla, bla
Comment by good_golly

whatever. Get off the juice man……rehab will help. What is the matter? No health insurance?

]]> By: gummitch http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220701 gummitch Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:01:03 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220701 <em>115. No shoeless. It was intentional so that there could be a more serious debate focusing on those that have sufficient national support in the polls to indicate that have a reasonable chance to win. At 3 to 4%, Ron Paul does not have sufficient national support, and no realistic chance of winning. Comment by good_golly — January 8, 2008 @ 1:58 pm</em> One might argue that the purpose of debates is to air issues important to the American people, but that would suggest an interest in democracy that apparently eludes you. This early in the primaries, what gives you the right to determine what is realistic? And why this rush to eliminate anyone? Why do you hate the democratic process? 115. No shoeless. It was intentional so that there could be a more serious debate focusing on those that have sufficient national support in the polls to indicate that have a reasonable chance to win. At 3 to 4%, Ron Paul does not have sufficient national support, and no realistic chance of winning.

Comment by good_golly — January 8, 2008 @ 1:58 pm

One might argue that the purpose of debates is to air issues important to the American people, but that would suggest an interest in democracy that apparently eludes you.

This early in the primaries, what gives you the right to determine what is realistic? And why this rush to eliminate anyone? Why do you hate the democratic process?

]]> By: Fred http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220699 Fred Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:00:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220699 LOL! You don’t get it, do you? We are just having fun watching you wingnuts eat your own, and destroy your own propaganda network in the process. Comment by shoeless No they don't get it.....they need rehab to get off the kool aid. They might as well not even run a repub for president as they couldn't get raygun elected right now. LOL! You don’t get it, do you? We are just having fun watching you wingnuts eat your own, and destroy your own propaganda network in the process.

Comment by shoeless

No they don’t get it…..they need rehab to get off the kool aid.

They might as well not even run a repub for president as they couldn’t get raygun elected right now.

]]> By: gummitch http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220696 gummitch Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:59:12 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220696 <em>Other than the fact that they agree on a single issue out of thousands (the war on terror in Iraq), it is ironic that Progressives would be so obsessed with a man on the far, fringe right (Libertarian) that disagrees with almost everything else that Progressives support. Comment by good_golly — January 8, 2008 @ 1:48 pm</em> No more ironic than your presence here, goon_golly. Or no more ironic than your desperate attempt to marginalize Ron Paul, who represents a substantial number of Republicans in everything but that single issue. Why are you so afraid of him? Other than the fact that they agree on a single issue out of thousands (the war on terror in Iraq), it is ironic that Progressives would be so obsessed with a man on the far, fringe right (Libertarian) that disagrees with almost everything else that Progressives support.

Comment by good_golly — January 8, 2008 @ 1:48 pm

No more ironic than your presence here, goon_golly. Or no more ironic than your desperate attempt to marginalize Ron Paul, who represents a substantial number of Republicans in everything but that single issue. Why are you so afraid of him?

]]> By: shoeless http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220686 shoeless Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:54:29 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220686 <em>Other than the fact that they agree on a single issue out of thousands (the war on terror in Iraq), it is ironic that Progressives would be so obsessed with a man on the far, fringe right (Libertarian) that disagrees with almost everything else that Progressives support. Comment by good_golly</em> LOL! You don't get it, do you? We are just having fun watching you wingnuts eat your own, and destroy your own propaganda network in the process. Other than the fact that they agree on a single issue out of thousands (the war on terror in Iraq), it is ironic that Progressives would be so obsessed with a man on the far, fringe right (Libertarian) that disagrees with almost everything else that Progressives support.

Comment by good_golly

LOL! You don’t get it, do you? We are just having fun watching you wingnuts eat your own, and destroy your own propaganda network in the process.

]]> By: shoeless http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220680 shoeless Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:51:05 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220680 <em>Ironic that the guy who got more votes in Iowa than Giuliani doesn’t get to attend, but Giuliani has no problem being heard. Comment by bspence11</em> It's all just a big coinsidence. For right-wingers, life is a series of random, unconnected events. Ironic that the guy who got more votes in Iowa than Giuliani doesn’t get to attend, but Giuliani has no problem being heard.

Comment by bspence11

It’s all just a big coinsidence. For right-wingers, life is a series of random, unconnected events.

]]> By: deebaser http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/comment-page-3/#comment-4220677 deebaser Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:50:40 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/08/fox-news-edits-ron-paul-out-of-ap-story/#comment-4220677 "Think Progress: We Decide, You Read And Nod You’re Head!" Not hardly, in case you didn't notice pretty much all of the regulars want an update. Perfection is not possible. Credibility is something TP has as such it should correct the error to maintain. “Think Progress: We Decide, You Read And Nod You’re Head!”

Not hardly, in case you didn’t notice pretty much all of the regulars want an update. Perfection is not possible. Credibility is something TP has as such it should correct the error to maintain.

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