The MSM just doesn’t get it

December 28, 2007

Update 2: It’s official, Ron Paul has been excluded
Update 1: This may have been a misunderstanding. The article still stands for now, we’ll see how this plays out.

Ron Paul is excluded from the next FOX news debate.

Everyone is disgusted with both party establishments and this only serves to remind us why. Of course we would rather Ron Paul be on stage, but what FOX news doesn’t understand is that a major part of his appeal is his ability to make the Republican establishment feel pain and humility. The more they play to Ron Paul’s outsider image the more he appears to be the only guy capable of truly significant changes and the more his appeal will ultimately grow.

The Ron Paul revolution is not fueled by the same corrupt ideas that support most political forces, it is fueled by many things, including outrage. Any action that increases outrage by default increases his base and further validates every claim he makes about contemporary American society. The candidate that gives News Corp. the most discomfort is the only one that can be taken seriously.

I predict this move with either be reversed or cause significant disgust and a major backlash against FOX news that will likely engulf many other networks. I’m not talking about bankruptcy, yet, just another significant drop in the number of people who look to those networks as a primary source for news. This will only further undermine the concept of centrally planned pre-packaged news as a legitimate method to disseminate impartial information. Luckily for Ron Paul supporters, the dinosaurs in charge of these propaganda machines have absolutely no comprehension of the degree to which they have lost the ability to shape American public opinion.

How many people discovered Ron Paul from one of the previous debates versus those who have discovered him online? How many people who have not watched the previous debates are likely to watch the future debates? We live in a new era and the longer it takes for those idiots at FOX news to realize it, the better.