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Katie Couric Asks The Top Candidates How They'd Handle The Economic Slump

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by hedonista1 February 4, 2008 11:55 PM EST
This is the perfect place for me to give my notice to CBS: I quit.

I grew up with CBS; it was the "default" TV setting at my house. I''ll miss the shows because I''m turning off the set. Why? CBS has treated Presidential candidate Ron Paul abominably and I notice Ms. Couric''s whole series ignores him completely. So much for the Fourth Estate, and shame on you all.

For the record I''m a liberal and a Democrat, but I''ve notice that despite the obvious media blackout on Dr. Paul he is doing an OUTSTANDING job. I''ve never seen anything like it. The PEOPLE want Ron Paul. There are signs for him all over the place! I haven''t seen a SINGLE SIGN for any other candidate in my town.

He even came in 2nd place in 3 primaries, even with the voting "irregularities." Did the media cover it? I don''t know; I only heard crickets. Worse, the primaries using Diebold machines were obviously RIGGED in favor of Clinton and whichever flavor-of-the-month Republican you were running up the flagpole that week. Did you cover the controversy? No? Why?

How stupid do you people think we are, anyway? Not only am I boycotting CBS and it''s advertisers, I''m going to vote for Ron Paul in the primary just to **** y''all off. Sayonara, and may CBS and the rest of the MSM fade into oblivion, the sooner the better.


People love him, and nobody likes your CFR/Bilderberg "approved" candidates. People even go so far as to say they LOATHE the other candidates, for being panderers, phonies, criminal, and/or creepy.

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by hedonista1 February 4, 2008 11:55 PM EST
This is the perfect place for me to give my notice to CBS: I quit.

I grew up with CBS; it was the "default" TV setting at my house. I''ll miss the shows because I''m turning off the set. Why? CBS has treated Presidential candidate Ron Paul abominably and I notice Ms. Couric''s whole series ignores him completely. So much for the Fourth Estate, and shame on you all.

For the record I''m a liberal and a Democrat, but I''ve notice that despite the obvious media blackout on Dr. Paul he is doing an OUTSTANDING job. I''ve never seen anything like it. The PEOPLE want Ron Paul. There are signs for him all over the place! I haven''t seen a SINGLE SIGN for any other candidate in my town.

He even came in 2nd place in 3 primaries, even with the voting "irregularities." Did the media cover it? I don''t know; I only heard crickets. Worse, the primaries using Diebold machines were obviously RIGGED in favor of Clinton and whichever flavor-of-the-month Republican you were running up the flagpole that week. Did you cover the controversy? No? Why?

How stupid do you people think we are, anyway? Not only am I boycotting CBS and it''s advertisers, I''m going to vote for Ron Paul in the primary just to **** y''all off. Sayonara, and may CBS and the rest of the MSM fade into oblivion, the sooner the better.


People love him, and nobody likes your CFR/Bilderberg "approved" candidates. People even go so far as to say they LOATHE the other candidates, for being panderers, phonies, criminal, and/or creepy.

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by hedonista1 February 4, 2008 11:54 PM EST
This is the perfect place for me to give my notice to CBS: I quit.

I grew up with CBS; it was the "default" TV setting at my house. I''ll miss the shows because I''m turning off the set. Why? CBS has treated Presidential candidate Ron Paul abominably and I notice Ms. Couric''s whole series ignores him completely. So much for the Fourth Estate, and shame on you all.

For the record I''m a liberal and a Democrat, but I''ve notice that despite the obvious media blackout on Dr. Paul he is doing an OUTSTANDING job. I''ve never seen anything like it. The PEOPLE want Ron Paul. There are signs for him all over the place! I haven''t seen a SINGLE SIGN for any other candidate in my town.

He even came in 2nd place in 3 primaries, even with the voting "irregularities." Did the media cover it? I don''t know; I only heard crickets. Worse, the primaries using Diebold machines were obviously RIGGED in favor of Clinton and whichever flavor-of-the-month Republican you were running up the flagpole that week. Did you cover the controversy? No? Why?

How stupid do you people think we are, anyway? Not only am I boycotting CBS and it''s advertisers, I''m going to vote for Ron Paul in the primary just to **** y''all off. Sayonara, and may CBS and the rest of the MSM fade into oblivion, the sooner the better.


People love him, and nobody likes your CFR/Bilderberg "approved" candidates. People even go so far as to say they LOATHE the other candidates, for being panderers, phonies, criminal, and/or creepy.

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by hedonista1 February 4, 2008 11:33 PM EST
This is the perfect place for me to give my notice to CBS: I quit.

I grew up with CBS; it was the "default" TV setting at my house. I''ll miss the shows because I''m turning off the set. Why? CBS has treated Presidential candidate Ron Paul abominably and I notice Ms. Couric''s whole series ignores him completely. So much for the Fourth Estate, and shame on you all.

For the record I''m a liberal and a Democrat, but I''ve notice that despite the obvious media blackout on Dr. Paul he is doing an OUTSTANDING job. I''ve never seen anything like it. The PEOPLE want Ron Paul. There are signs for him all over the place! I haven''t seen a SINGLE SIGN for any other candidate in my town.

He even came in 2nd place in 3 primaries, even with the voting "irregularities." Did the media cover it? I don''t know; I only heard crickets. Worse, the primaries using Diebold machines were obviously RIGGED in favor of Clinton and whichever flavor-of-the-month Republican you were running up the flagpole that week. Did you cover the controversy? No? Why?

How stupid do you people think we are, anyway? Not only am I boycotting CBS and it''s advertisers, I''m going to vote for Ron Paul in the primary just to **** y''all off. Sayonara, and may CBS and the rest of the MSM fade into oblivion, the sooner the better.


People love him, and nobody likes your CFR/Bilderberg "approved" candidates. People even go so far as to say they LOATHE the other candidates, for being panderers, phonies, criminal, and/or creepy.

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by cfin5 February 4, 2008 11:26 PM EST
One point that is almost never talked about is this,...."This will create so and so number of jobs", blah, blah, blah. And in the next few breaths they say that a "special" interest rate will be available for re-training in a certain field. Now, anyone that has been through this scenario thoroughly understands this TRAUMATIC financial event so commonly associated with the breakup of families through divorce, suicides, murders, and penal incarcerations from domestic violence. Neocons and Neolibs alike favoring other nations imports while taxing, over regulating, OSHA/EPA fining the samhell out of US manufacturers, have helped shove the employers out our borders doors. We have to find a way to bring them back here and restore the middle class........RON PAUL is the only candidate with the right attitude to start this turnaround of the "great sucking sound".
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by akona2 February 4, 2008 11:06 PM EST
say 130 times...
ARE WE READY FOR THE NEXT MUSLIM PRESIDENT?

OBAMA will say PRESENT.

PRESENT means NO. PRESENT means YES. PRESENT means MAYBE.

until it is decided. it means YES and NO and MAYBE.

a response of the great visionary FLIPFLOPPER... barack HUSSEIN OSAMA (as one of barack''''s supporter called him)

ask ourselves 130 times...
ARE WE READY FOR THE NEXT MUSLIM PRESIDENT?
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by homespunlady February 4, 2008 10:37 PM EST
I find an interesting thing occurring. Congressman Ron Paul WAS the ORIGINAL ECONOMY candidate.

If anyone has taped the EARLIER debates where Ron Paul spoke up about the Economy problems HE was the one being LAUGHED at by Giuliani, McCain and ESPECIALLY Romney. Huckabee I''ll say was a little more polite at least.

The ONLY thing the other GOP candidates were pushing earlier was who was the biggest, baddest WARMONGER. The economy being in trouble to them and their talking head controllers then was referred to as a "subject for crackpots" to quote some of the worst NEOCON pundits.

NOW, there is this HUGE flip-flop in the GOP and EVERY GOP candidate is CLAIMING to BE LIKE Ron Paul WITHOUT Acknowledging him at all!

They''re speaking Ron Paul''s Platform in bits and pieces like kids that are trying Not to swallow medicine but still trying to please their parent.

In other words they''re saying what people want to hear but as soon as he voters turn their backs - like our Failure In Chief, George W. I FULLY expect the other candidates to "spit it out" and go BACK ON THEIR WORDS.

Ron Paul does have to be PROUD that HIS platform is the one EVERYBODY else is now attempting to COPY.

Too bad the MSM is SO GUTLESS and REFUSES to give CREDIT where CREDIT IS DUE.

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by hedonista1 February 4, 2008 10:19 PM EST
This is the perfect place for me to give my notice to CBS: I quit.

I grew up with CBS; it was the "default" TV setting at my house. I''ll miss the shows because I''m turning off the set. Why? CBS has treated Presidential candidate Ron Paul abominably and I notice Ms. Couric''s whole series ignores him completely. So much for the Fourth Estate, and shame on you all.

For the record I''m a liberal and a Democrat, but I''ve notice that despite the obvious media blackout on Dr. Paul he is doing an OUTSTANDING job. I''ve never seen anything like it. The PEOPLE want Ron Paul. There are signs for him all over the place! I haven''t seen a SINGLE SIGN for any other candidate in my town.

He even came in 2nd place in 3 primaries, even with the voting "irregularities." Did the media cover it? I don''t know; I only heard crickets. Worse, the primaries using Diebold machines were obviously RIGGED in favor of Clinton and whichever flavor-of-the-month Republican you were running up the flagpole that week. Did you cover the controversy? No? Why?

How stupid do you people think we are, anyway? Not only am I boycotting CBS and it''s advertisers, I''m going to vote for Ron Paul in the primary just to **** y''all off. Sayonara, and may CBS and the rest of the MSM fade into oblivion, the sooner the better.


People love him, and nobody likes your CFR/Bilderberg "approved" candidates. People even go so far as to say they LOATHE the other candidates, for being panderers, phonies, criminal, and/or creepy.

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by slolrnr-2009 February 4, 2008 10:19 PM EST
Did you even ask Ron Paul? Why is CBS supporting the status quo?
McCain and Romney are just status quo fascists, at best mercantilist. Huckabee''s adoption of the fair tax without eliminating the income tax is ludicrous, besides he can''t do it without congress. Clinton and Obama are more socialists. Where is Dan Rather when you need him?
The only candidate that has a constitutionally correct plan to allow We the People to correct the economy is Ron Paul.
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by hedonista1 February 4, 2008 10:18 PM EST
This is the perfect place for me to give my notice to CBS: I quit.

I grew up with CBS; it was the "default" TV setting at my house. I''ll miss the shows because I''m turning off the set. Why? CBS has treated Presidential candidate Ron Paul abominably and I notice Ms. Couric''s whole series ignores him completely. So much for the Fourth Estate, and shame on you all.

For the record I''m a liberal and a Democrat, but I''ve notice that despite the obvious media blackout on Dr. Paul he is doing an OUTSTANDING job. I''ve never seen anything like it. The PEOPLE want Ron Paul. There are signs for him all over the place! I haven''t seen a SINGLE SIGN for any other candidate in my town.

He even came in 2nd place in 3 primaries, even with the voting "irregularities." Did the media cover it? I don''t know; I only heard crickets. Worse, the primaries using Diebold machines were obviously RIGGED in favor of Clinton and whichever flavor-of-the-month Republican you were running up the flagpole that week. Did you cover the controversy? No? Why?

How stupid do you people think we are, anyway? Not only am I boycotting CBS and it''s advertisers, I''m going to vote for Ron Paul in the primary just to **** y''all off. Sayonara, and may CBS and the rest of the MSM fade into oblivion, the sooner the better.


People love him, and nobody likes your CFR/Bilderberg "approved" candidates. People even go so far as to say they LOATHE the other candidates, for being panderers, phonies, criminal, and/or creepy.

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by hedonista1 February 4, 2008 10:13 PM EST
This is the perfect place for me to give my notice to CBS: I quit.

I grew up with CBS; it was the "default" TV setting at my house. I''ll miss the shows because I''m turning off the set. Why? CBS has treated Presidential candidate Ron Paul abominably and I notice Ms. Couric''s whole series ignores him completely. So much for the Fourth Estate, and shame on you all.

For the record I''m a liberal and a Democrat, but I''ve notice that despite the obvious media blackout on Dr. Paul he is doing an OUTSTANDING job. I''ve never seen anything like it. The PEOPLE want Ron Paul. There are signs for him all over the place! I haven''t seen a SINGLE SIGN for any other candidate in my town.

He even came in 2nd place in 3 primaries, even with the voting "irregularities." Did the media cover it? I don''t know; I only heard crickets. Worse, the primaries using Diebold machines were obviously RIGGED in favor of Clinton and whichever flavor-of-the-month Republican you were running up the flagpole that week. Did you cover the controversy? No? Why?

How stupid do you people think we are, anyway? Not only am I boycotting CBS and it''s advertisers, I''m going to vote for Ron Paul in the primary just to **** y''all off. Sayonara, and may CBS and the rest of the MSM fade into oblivion, the sooner the better.


People love him, and nobody likes your CFR/Bilderberg "approved" candidates. People even go so far as to say they LOATHE the other candidates, for being panderers, phonies, criminal, and/or creepy.

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by cswhitney-2009 February 4, 2008 10:02 PM EST
I would like to hear from ALL the candidates, you have continually excluded one candidate from your interviews, I am curious why you would do that?
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by cswhitney-2009 February 4, 2008 10:01 PM EST
I would like to hear from Ron Paul, what are his ideas regarding the economy? Why do you exclude him, there are only 6 candidates at this time and he is the only one you exclude, what is up with that?
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by cswhitney-2009 February 4, 2008 10:00 PM EST
I would like to hear from Ron Paul, what are his ideas regarding the economy? Why do you exclude him, there are only 6 candidates at this time and he is the only one you exclude, what is up with that?
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by skyk-2009 February 4, 2008 9:33 PM EST
Romney and McCain just promise more of the same. It doesn''t take a rocket scientist to figure out that Trickle Down does not work. The money we have to borrow just to float the debt is enormous and it comes out of a much smaller tax base. We can''t continue to ship jobs to the third world and we can''t continue to give the rich tax breaks to do it with. It''s time someone put the American Worker first for a change.
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