Campaign to get RTE and the Guardian to Report Ron Paul's Success

deckybarr

I'm starting a campaign here to get RTE and the Guardian to report Ron Paul's success. Ron Paul earned 45 % of the votes in the New Hampshire Young Republicans Straw Poll but it wasn't mentioned in the Irish media.

RTE is in breach of the Broadcasting Act 2009. This is taken directly off their website
"Code of Practice for the Handling of Complaints
RTÉ is obliged under Section 39 (1) of the Broadcasting Act 2009 to ensure that

(a) all news broadcast . is reported and presented in an objective and impartial manner and without any expression of the broadcaster's own views

(b) the broadcast treatment of current affairs, including matters which are either of public controversy or the subject of current public debate is fair to all interests concerned and that the broadcast matter is presented in an objective and impartial manner and without any expression of his or her own views, except that should it prove impracticable in relation to a single broadcast to apply this paragraph, two or more related broadcasts may be considered as a whole, if the broadcasts are transmitted within a reasonable period of each other."

Under part (b) it states that the broadcast must be fair to all interests concerned. RTE, like the media in the US, mention only the success of Mitt Romney or Michele Bachmann. If enough people complain they will have to start accurately reporting the news.

Here are the email addresses:

RTE complaints - complaints@rte.ie

the editor of the guardian - reader@guardian.co.uk


Here is a list of all the Broadcaster websites in Ireland which you can complain to

http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/201107_Broadcaster_Codes_English_vFinal.pdf


And finally if no one listens you can then complain directly to the BAI at

http://www.bai.ie/

goose2005

Why would RTE report an election 15 months and 5,000 miles away at all? Why are we so US-obsessed?

deckybarr

They are already reporting it. It's just that they are inaccurately reporting it.

Doesn't it bother you that your news is biased? Why are they biased?

My favorite headline recently on RTE news was "A source has informed RTE that if the banks default on the bond holders it would spell trouble for the country" (not word for word)

Who was the source? What is the other side of the argument?


Ron Paul is going to do away with the Federal Reserve.

Check this out, it was uploaded on 2007 before the current recession

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji_G0MqAqq8


Barack Obama blocked an attempt by the IMF to allow Ireland to default on some of it's bondholders. We do not want him to get elected again. He did not bring the architects of the 2008 crash to justice. In fact he said to them "The only thing that stands between you and jail is me". If they broke the law then they should go to jail. No politician should do favors for anyone.

Blindpew2

Your right, I noticed RTE are ignoring Ron Paul just like the American media.
Here's a link to a clip from Morning Ireland from two weeks ago, they are talking about the Iowa straw poll, in which Ron Paul came a close second, but yet it was as if he doesn't exist. http://www.rte.ie/news/morningireland/player.html?20110815,3025911,3025911,flash,257 If they employ this policy of selective reporting how can we believe anything they report.

thegreengoblin

deckybarr wrote: »

They are already reporting it. It's just that they are inaccurately reporting it.

Doesn't it bother you that your news is biased? Why are they biased?

My favorite headline recently on RTE news was "A source has informed RTE that if the banks default on the bond holders it would spell trouble for the country" (not word for word)

Who was the source? What is the other side of the argument?


Ron Paul is going to do away with the Federal Reserve.

Check this out, it was uploaded on 2007 before the current recession

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji_G0MqAqq8


Barack Obama blocked an attempt by the IMF to allow Ireland to default on some of it's bondholders. We do not want him to get elected again. He did not bring the architects of the 2008 crash to justice. In fact he said to them "The only thing that stands between you and jail is me". If they broke the law then they should go to jail. No politician should do favors for anyone.

Who exactly is the 'we' you are referring to?

Snickers Man

You know what outrages me? There is not a whisper or mention in the US media of the fact that Shamrock Rovers have become the first League of Ireland side to qualify for the group stages of the Europa League.

THIS IS A SCANDAL!!! I mean, Rovers are from Dublin, and not only that from the SOUTH SIDE!!!! We are used to, nay entitled to, more fawning adulation than that.

Rovers' longest standing fan is Hollywood screen legend Maureen O'Hara.

Most of the good players in the US soccer side are Irish American. (Dempsey, Donovan, McBride) And yet they ignore this seismic event.

The BASTARDS!!!!!

Let the letter writing/e-mail deluge campaign commence.

RIGHT NOW!!!!

coylemj

And when I tuned into 'Entertainment Weekly' last night, was there any mention of Twink's planned new show on TV3 where she does agony aunt to the nation? Or Jedward's new album? Not a dickie bird.

Recall our ambassador from Washington, that's what I say.

deckybarr

RTE have mentioned all the other candidates but they haven't mentioned Ron Paul who is the favorite to win. Why are they talking about Mitt Romney or Michelle Bachmann but not Ron Paul?

Benny_Cake

deckybarr wrote: »

RTE have mentioned all the other candidates but they haven't mentioned Ron Paul who is the favorite to win. Why are they talking about Mitt Romney or Michelle Bachmann but not Ron Paul?

Favourite to win what,exactly? If it's the Republican nomination, then Ladbrokes currently have him at 6th, not sure about other bookies. Personally, I could do with a bit less US election coverage until about next October, still getting over the last one.

Temaz

He will not win the Republican nomination.

FlutterinBantam

deckybarr wrote: »

RTE have mentioned all the other candidates but they haven't mentioned Ron Paul who is the favorite to win. Why are they talking about Mitt Romney or Michelle Bachmann but not Ron Paul?

Most people in Ireland have never heard of Ron Paul, don't want to know about him, or have any interest in low grade US Politics(as of now)

What is your vested interest poster, in trying to get the national broadcaster to report on Ron Paul?

mike65

I've noticed quite a bit of shilling for Ron Paul on Irish web sites this summer.

mikemac

Reminds me of Howard Dean.
If you read the internet you'd think he'd be favourite with all his fanboys in the forums

But realy, he's an also ran

Benny_Cake

mikemac wrote: »

Reminds me of Howard Dean.
If you read the internet you'd think he'd be favourite with all his fanboys in the forums

But realy, he's an also ran

I was reminded of Howard Dean too.

It also seems to be the case that there is a large community of libertarians (or self-proclaimed libertarians) online - however the electorate at large seems to have little interest in libertarian ideas.

deckybarr

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/weekly_updates/what_they_told_us_reviewing_last_week_s_key_polls


http://www.gallup.com/poll/149114/Obama-Close-Race-Against-Romney-Perry-Bachmann-Paul.aspx


http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/images/08/11/gop2012poll.pdf

super_furry

Seriously though, I have been scouring through the Fox News website and Snickers Man is right. There is not a single mention of Rovers' glorious triupmh in Belgrade.

I reckon Alex Jones must be behind this.

amacachi

Is anybody bothering to read any of the points being made in this thread? The issue is that they are reporting on polls etc. but leaving RP out. They'll list the top 5 and not mention Paul, why?

doomed

deckybarr wrote: »

I'm starting a campaign here to get RTE and the Guardian to report Ron Paul's success. Ron Paul earned 45 % of the votes in the New Hampshire Young Republicans Straw Poll but it wasn't mentioned in the Irish media.

RTE is in breach of the Broadcasting Act 2009. This is taken directly off their website
"Code of Practice for the Handling of Complaints
RTÉ is obliged under Section 39 (1) of the Broadcasting Act 2009 to ensure that

(a) all news broadcast . is reported and presented in an objective and impartial manner and without any expression of the broadcaster's own views

(b) the broadcast treatment of current affairs, including matters which are either of public controversy or the subject of current public debate is fair to all interests concerned and that the broadcast matter is presented in an objective and impartial manner and without any expression of his or her own views, except that should it prove impracticable in relation to a single broadcast to apply this paragraph, two or more related broadcasts may be considered as a whole, if the broadcasts are transmitted within a reasonable period of each other."

Under part (b) it states that the broadcast must be fair to all interests concerned. RTE, like the media in the US, mention only the success of Mitt Romney or Michele Bachmann. If enough people complain they will have to start accurately reporting the news.

Here are the email addresses:

RTE complaints - complaints@rte.ie

the editor of the guardian - reader@guardian.co.uk


Here is a list of all the Broadcaster websites in Ireland which you can complain to

http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/201107_Broadcaster_Codes_English_vFinal.pdf


And finally if no one listens you can then complain directly to the BAI at

http://www.bai.ie/

News: something of interest to the general public.

I suspect they didn't report Ron Paul's success in a poll of young republicans (not even all republicans - do we report the insightful musings of young Fine Gael?) in a single US state for much the same reason as they did not give us the baseball results. Given that there are more people in the US interested in baseball than in Ron Paul that is probably an even handed approach.

You are not alone - I waited all night for the weather forecast for Wagga Wagga and that didn't make the cut either.

FlutterinBantam

amacachi wrote: »

Is anybody bothering to read any of the points being made in this thread? The issue is that they are reporting on polls etc. but leaving RP out. They'll list the top 5 and not mention Paul, why?

Why don't you ring them and ask them.


Report back here at 1400hrs to-morrow.


Then you might be taken seriously.

deckybarr

RTÉ is obliged under Section 39 (1) of the Broadcasting Act 2009 to ensure that "..... the broadcast treatment of current affairs, including matters which are either of public controversy or the subject of current public debate is fair to all interests concerned......"

They are reporting how well Bachmann and Romney are doing but not Ron Paul. It would be as if American news reported that Donegal won at the weekend.

Our country is the way it is due to white collar crime here and in the US.
Clinton deregulated the banks, Bush had the FBI concentrate on terrorism rather than corruption and Obama has let the ***** in the banks away with everything in the hope that they will fix it.

What happened in the states has had a direct effect on the EU and Ireland. US banks provided insurance for the bonds that French and German banks bought off Irish banks. We had no other choice but to take the bailout package forced on us by the EU, ECB and IMF.

The Federal Reserve Bank (which Ron Paul will do away with) has lent money to the EU. This will only delay the inevitable and make things worse in the long run.

We should be interested in who becomes president of the US. We want someone who will fight for justice and prevent what has happened from happening again.

We also have the right to a fair and unbiased media.

Why don't RTE want us to hear about Ron Paul?

Benny_Cake

deckybarr wrote: »

RTÉ is obliged under Section 39 (1) of the Broadcasting Act 2009 to ensure that "..... the broadcast treatment of current affairs, including matters which are either of public controversy or the subject of current public debate is fair to all interests concerned......"

They are reporting how well Bachmann and Romney are doing but not Ron Paul. It would be as if American news reported that Donegal won at the weekend.

Our country is the way it is due to white collar crime here and in the US.
Clinton deregulated the banks, Bush had the FBI concentrate on terrorism rather than corruption and Obama has let the ***** in the banks away with everything in the hope that they will fix it.

What happened in the states has had a direct effect on the EU and Ireland. US banks provided insurance for the bonds that French and German banks bought off Irish banks. We had no other choice but to take the bailout package forced on us by the EU, ECB and IMF.

The Federal Reserve Bank (which Ron Paul will do away with) has lent money to the EU. This will only delay the inevitable and make things worse in the long run.

We should be interested in who becomes president of the US. We want someone who will fight for justice and prevent what has happened from happening again.

We also have the right to a fair and unbiased media.

Why don't RTE want us to hear about Ron Paul?

Do you really think they're sitting around in RTE trying to decide how best to screw Rin Paul?They are concentrating whatever resources they have for covering American politics on the front-runners and the big names.To follow your logic they would have to allocate coverage to every candidate running for the office,from the Libertarians to the Workers World Party.It simply isn't feasible.I get that you're a Ron Paul fan,I follow the political situation in Zimbabwe quite a bit and I'm not claiming RTE are biased because they don't have a report from Harare every evening!

deckybarr

RTE replied to my complaint. Here was their reply:

"Dear Declan,
Thank you for your e-mail and your interest in our programmes.

Your comments about Congressman Ron Paul will be included in the RTÉ Audience Log which is circulated to senior programme management and submitted for review at RTÉ's Editorial Meetings.

I have also forwarded your comments to Morning Ireland and to our News Editorial team for attention.

Thank you for taking the time to make your views known.

With every good wish,

Máire Nic Fhinn
RTÉ Information"

Temaz

Do his supporters really think he'll get the nomination

smokingman

Ron Paul eh? Isn't he the nutjob that thinks the Earth is 6,000 years old and the Noahs ark myth is a "historical" document?

skregs

The only reason we have any interest in Michelle Bachmann is because she's entertainingly mental. I could not give less of a crap about Romney and Ron Paul, and neither does most of Ireland.

coylemj

smokingman wrote: »

Ron Paul eh? Isn't he the nutjob that thinks the Earth is 6,000 years old and the Noahs ark myth is a "historical" document?

I look forward to a TV presidential candidate debate when he's asked to estimate the age of the Grand Canyon. No doubt he prefers Intelligent Design to Darwin.

FlutterinBantam

deckybarr wrote: »

RTE replied to my complaint. Here was their reply:

"Dear Declan,
Thank you for your e-mail and your interest in our programmes.

Your comments about Congressman Ron Paul will be included in the RTÉ Audience Log which is circulated to senior programme management and submitted for review at RTÉ's Editorial Meetings.

I have also forwarded your comments to Morning Ireland and to our News Editorial team for attention.

Thank you for taking the time to make your views known.

With every good wish,

Máire Nic Fhinn
RTÉ Information"

Nice one, pass the buck down the line, no reason given, they are just hoping you will go away.

Will you?

texidub

Ron Paul supporters Stateside have been complaining about a lack of coverage too. In RTE's case I'd say it's most likely that they are simply aping what's happening Stateside.

Whether that is good enough in journalistic terms is another question, but I don't believe there's a deliberate conspiracy in Montrose. A conspiracy requires some intelligence after all.

Spread

He's not photogenic and looks the archytypal loser. Having run twice before, he should wise up, pull in his horns and keep Sudoku game book in his restroom. As this extract fron The Huff explains:

" Paul typically does well in such straw polls, which rely on supporters' intensity and organization. His base helped him win straw polls at June's Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans and February's Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, and his followers organize online to ensure strong finishes at any contest they can find."

So, similar to a cult, his devotees get paranoid about the media, give unswerving (if misplaced) loyalty, believe implicidly in his musings and are decent folk but naive.

The fact that Ron Paul followers on this forum are relatively new, would prompt an impartial reader to smell something.

rocksteady36

Ron Paul is a FOOKING LEGEND...

Every week he moves further and further up the polls...

The great thing is his competition are useless...

Bachman won the Iowa debate by 260 votes over RP, and she kept telling them to vote for her shes from Iowa, where is she now, she looks like she is close to a nervous breakdown....

Rick Perry has lost it with his useless debate performances//

Its now Romney V Paul

They willhave to get Sarah Palin or someone else at christmas to try and make sure Paul doesnt win.

To the Republicans its anyone but Ron ABR....He will change the world lol

The lads here are just winding you up Decky....But they were all saying hes got no chance but look at him now...Sheep city here...

There is another thread about RTE ignoring Ron Paul, and another on politics.ie and Jon Stewart did a joke on it;

Alex Jones loves him too lol, if alex jones talks about it itsa conspiracy theory, if jon stewart talks about it the sheep wake up...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcrybSxF_Vg

alastair

Just to cut to the chase - Ron Paul is not going to be the Republican nominee, he's not going to be president, and even if he were, he wouldn't close the federal reserve down.

That's not to damn the man or his intentions, it's simply a reflection of the will of the electorate in the US. A fanatical niche support base does not a winning candidate make - and the media here, there, and everywhere know this to be the case.

IRE60

deckybarr wrote: »

RTE replied to my complaint. Here was their reply:

"Dear Declan,
Thank you for your e-mail and your interest in our programmes.

Your comments about Congressman Ron Paul will be included in the RTÉ Audience Log which is circulated to senior programme management and submitted for review at RTÉ's Editorial Meetings.

I have also forwarded your comments to Morning Ireland and to our News Editorial team for attention.

Thank you for taking the time to make your views known.

With every good wish,

Máire Nic Fhinn
RTÉ Information"

P.F.O. I believe

rocksteady36

IRE60 wrote: »

P.F.O. I believe

Obviously!

Tha prk Richard Clownes did a piece for Prime Time, he completely ignored Ron Paul...In fact the whole piece was a joke... He named Michelle Bachman, Rick Perry, and Cain as Front Runner, with Romney leading...Then went on about the Tea Party, made them look nuts lol, may be they are lol, but nothing mentioned about ppl tired of wars,,not allowed on RTE...

deckybarr

I've already complained to both RTE and the BAI about that prime time show. The BAI have said that RTE has 21 days to reply. Only then can I complain to them. I need to know what night and at what time the show was at. The also asked for specifics as to why I was complaining. I wrote in the email that Ron Paul had won 7 of the past straw polls and that Bachmann was currently close to last. If anybody has anything else please post here or PM me.

Please also complain to RTE and the BAI.

I don't agree with everything that Ron Paul says and I hate the Tea party I just agree with him on ending the Fed and the central bank system, ending foreign wars, tackling corruption and eliminating income tax.

deckybarr

I found the clip on RTE player

http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2011/1117/media-3115684.html


I'm not going to wait for RTE to get back to me. I am going to state to the BAI that I complained about RTE news back in October and that they said that my complaint would be taken into consideration but that I feel it hasn't.

rocksteady36

Dear Cillian & Maire,

I am deeply disturbed that you are paying Richard Downes with tax payer money during a recession for his news reports.

I saw his piece on Prime Time about the Republican Party in America. Currentyl they have a election process to nominate a leader to compete against Barak Obama.

He has completely ignored Ron Paul. This is my second complaint about this and how RTE ignore Ron Paul. I have read on various Irish Forums that this has been noticed by many others with an interest in politics.

The shocking thing about this policy in RTE to ignore Ron Paul is that everyone interested in US politics notices it. Here are titles of numerous boards.ie webages set up by ppl, some back in 2008 still going today.......Thats three years RTE have consistently ignored him, its quite obvious now.

Why do RTE ignore Ron Paul? - boards.ie

Campaign to get RTE and the Guardian to Report Ron Paul's Success boards.ie You could add the Irish times to this as they get the news from reuters...

Who is Ron Paul and why wont RTE tell us. - Page 21 this has 21 pages....



This next board was another shocker for me....Richard Downes goes to Washington DC boards.ie

Here on the 27/04/2010 a poster writes...As long as Downes has already heard of people like Ron Paul, than not a bad appointment!

I don't think the most recent guy in the role had a clue

I swear I did not write that in 2010. I just saw it last night when trying to find out Richard Downes background and why he reported so poorly...But the recurring theme here is not the reporter but RTE.

If you are unaware of Ron Paul and US Politics then this would not mean anything nor make a lot of sense.

Either Richard Clownes is playing golf over there working on his new book and getting his news reports from Reuters or he is walking around with his eyes and ears closed or RTE wont allow Ron Pauls message be spread...

I thought RTE had more substance to reporting on issues around the world than this.

Unfortunately RTE is not alone in ignoring Ron Paul, the mainstream media in America are too. However he has still performed better than any of the the other candidates like Michelle Bachman, who Clownes refered to as a front runner or potential winner. Even the major networks are ignoring her in America but RTE are calling her a potential winner.....

Someone should have a closer look at what Richard is doing over there or this policy to ignore Ron Paul.. Downes even went and met Tea Party Activists...Ron Paul is considered the Godfather of the Tea Party movement, how could you do a piece on them and the republican race and not mention Ron Paul once..............Insane..Paul has been termed the "intellectual godfather" of the Tea Party movement.

This means that the tea party get
s most of its ideas from Ron Paul, his message is echoed by this movement.. Also the other candidates have copied Ron Pauls message, its pathetic.

Ron Paul is statistically tied in first place in most polls in Iowa, the first state to vote for republican nominee...

"Texas Congressman Ron Paul, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, shares 14 percent of the votes with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the latest New Hampshire poll. With 14 percent of the votes each, Paul and Gingrich finished in second place."

If Ron Paul wins in Iowa, should RTE not ask Richard Downes why he has not mentioned him yet???? If he comes second in Iowa should he not be discussed.

If you want to know more about this then here is tons of articles on why ron paul is ignored by the media. I was just hoping we in Ireland had more unbiased reporting...

Ron Paul finishes second at Ames, gets ignored - why?

Looks Like Ron Paul Will Be Ignored Again in the Next Debate

Despite Ron Paul’s overwhelming success in Saturday’s Ames straw poll, finishing second to Michele Bachmann by less than two hundred votes, in an astounding video establishment media talking heads admit what we’ve been highlighting from the very start – that there is a deliberate policy to sideline, ignore and discredit Paul’s campaign.


Ron Paul gets the least news coverage of any GOP White House hopeful, according to a new Pew poll. .



This clip of Jon Stewart a comedian highlights the media and how they ignore ron paul..


Its worth watching as it is funny...http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fDC_0vBZ75Y#!


The crazy thing is Richard Downes is also ignoring him, what is that about, were not american...why cant we see whats going on, why withhold this ....

complaints@rte.ie, cillian.depaor@rte.ie

rocksteady36

alastair wrote: »

Just to cut to the chase - Ron Paul is not going to be the Republican nominee, he's not going to be president, and even if he were, he wouldn't close the federal reserve down.

That's not to damn the man or his intentions, it's simply a reflection of the will of the electorate in the US. A fanatical niche support base does not a winning candidate make - and the media here, there, and everywhere know this to be the case.

I have to disagree, on the point about the 'fanatical niche support doesnt make a winning candidate'..I think that 'a fanatical niche support base' is exactly what you need to when you dont have the media supporting your campaign and could be what helps him win..especially in Iowa for the first votes. If the media were supporting him like others I really believe he would be the republican nominee and the next president of the US. I am being really honest there, i really believe that if his message was spread through the media with honest reporting he would wipe obama out...They do not care for obama over there anymore. On another point I believe the majority of americans cant see the woods from the trees, they dont get that obama was handed a bankrupt country by bush and the republicans, and they want to vote for another republican...makes no sense either..


The reason Ron Paul is being ignored by media in the states is best explained by Professor of Finance Murray Sabrin...

He would close the federal reserve, its not that hard to do, it can be done...But if I was a shareholder in the Fed I would do what I could to prevent its closure..Ron Paul's legacy will be the education of hundreds of millions of sheep...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr7nL2xIZqI

Whats worrying for us is the ECB, where is that going, and its unaccountable to anyone..

"The European currency union is based, and this was a precondition for the creation of the union, on a central bank that has sole responsibility for monetary policy. This is its mandate. It is pursuing this. And we all need to be very careful about criticizing the European Central Bank," Merkel said in a speech to parliament. BERLIN | Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:54am EST

deckybarr

Here is the second email that I sent to the BAI:

"Dear Jean,

I have complained to RTE about the prime time episode. I also
complained about RTE news and morning Ireland over 2 months ago. As
prime time is a part of RTE news I would say that they have not taken
my first complaint into consideration.

The date of broadcast for the prime time episode was 17th november
2011. Here is a link to the RTE player for that episode :

http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2011/1117/media-3115684.html

The problem that I have was that the three republican mentioned were
in this order were : Mitt Romney, Michelle Bachmann and Herman Cain.
Bachmann is currently close to last in both opinion polls and straw
polls. Why was she even mentioned? Ron Paul has placed first in 7 of
the last 10 republican straw polls. In the opinion polls he places
higher than Bachmann on 8 of the last 10 and drew on the other 2. Newt
Gingrich came first in 7 of the last 10 opinion polls but also wasn't
mentioned.


Kind regards,

Declan Barr"

This was there reply"
Dear Mr. Barr,

With regard to the news and Morning Ireland broadcasts which you complained about, if you don't receive a response within the 21 day time period, or if you do receive a response but are not happy with it, then you have 14 days to contact us and request that we pursue this complaint on your behalf. If you do not contact us within the time limit then the complaint is deemed invalid. Therefore it seems that the complaints regarding the news and Morning Ireland must now be deemed invalid.

In relation to the Prime Time episode, can you please forward me a copy of your complaint to them? I also need to confirm the date you submitted your complaint to them as we cannot process your complaint unless you either, receive a response that you are not happy with, or else if you do not receive a response within 21 days of the date your submitted your complaint.

Please provide the required information within five working days.

Yours sincerely,

Jean Crampton
Clerical Officer
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland - Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann
2-5 Warrington Place, Dublin 2, Ireland"

Basically I had two weeks after I complained to RTE about the morning Ireland bit to complain to the BAI. I won't make the same mistake this time.

rocksteady36

Write to Richard Downes in Washington..Ask him why he filters out Ron Paul

washington@rte.ie

deckybarr

The BAI have said that they can't do anything with my complaint as it is up to the editors who they cover and who they don't. I have tried to appeal to them but I don't think they will listen. I think we need to think outside of the box if we want to educate people to Ron Paul's message.

Here is a great clip:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=74047520

deckybarr

Here is a great clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMUZIVYuluc



RTE is at it again. At least they actually mentioned his name this time.

http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2011/1216/media-3143182.html

and here is the link proving downes is full of ****e

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/p...IA_1218925.pdf

outandabout

Who is Ron Paul? Not joking here but only realised he was running for the nomination when I read this thread. Gingrich and Romney are on my radar but Paul has eluded me.

As I'm not voting in the US election, I'm not too bothered about RTE's coverage or non-coverage of RP.

Dodge

outandabout wrote: »

Who is Ron Paul? Not joking here but only realised he was running for the nomination when I read this thread. Gingrich and Romney are on my radar but Paul has eluded me.

This thread is already political enough. Any chance, you could ask that in the political forum?

deckybarr

Here are links to the last three state wide opinion polls for Iowa:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2011/InsiderAdvantage_IA_1218.pdf

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_IA_1218925.pdf

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Vote-2012-Ron-Paul-Takes-Lead-in-KCRGGazette-Poll-135977303.html

deckybarr

outandabout wrote: »

Who is Ron Paul? Not joking here but only realised he was running for the nomination when I read this thread. Gingrich and Romney are on my radar but Paul has eluded me.

As I'm not voting in the US election, I'm not too bothered about RTE's coverage or non-coverage of RP.

You're not bothered that RTE is lying about who is the front runner in the republican race? Downes said on morning Ireland that Ron Paul's campaign was all but over when in fact it is Gingrich's campaign that is all but over!

If RTE report about Ron Paul and what he stands for it might educate the Irish people as to why we had a recession and why we'll have more (and probably have even worse!).

For those that don't know, Benoit Mandelbrot was one of the greatest mathematicians of the last century. He studied financial markets in the 60's but his theories are still being ignored even today. Markets and governments are still ignoring the fact that a major catastrophe is likely and therefore is not preparing for it. We have wasted so much trying to get back to a boom not realizing that we are ****ed!

BrianD

deckybarr wrote: »

The BAI have said that they can't do anything with my complaint as it is up to the editors who they cover and who they don't. I have tried to appeal to them but I don't think they will listen. I think we need to think outside of the box if we want to educate people to Ron Paul's message.

Here is a great clip:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=74047520

Yes, RTE's position has been vindicated and rightly too. Why on earth would they give coverage to a straw poll of young republicans? Stop wasting your time and everybody elses time. I guess that you would be happy until RTE broadcast your version of reality. If you want Republican coverage 24/7 take out a subscription to Fox News. Have you written to them about their bias?

It's odd you talk about recession when we know where the root cause of the current worldwide problems are. What does Ron Paul stand for? Will he reverse the financial instruments that were brought in during the 80's in the Reagan era?

Benny_Cake

Ron Paul fans have obviously been bombarding Newstalk with complaints about the alleged lack of coverage he has been receiving. That's according to Jonathan Healy on the lunchtime show today. He was talking to the excellent Kevin Cullen of the Boston Globe at the time, who's is not a fan of Paul to say the least and compared elements of his supporters to the Lyndon La Rouche crowd! I'm saying nothing...

deckybarr

BrianD wrote: »

Yes, RTE's position has been vindicated and rightly too. Why on earth would they give coverage to a straw poll of young republicans? Stop wasting your time and everybody elses time. I guess that you would be happy until RTE broadcast your version of reality.

They gave coverage to Michele Bachmann even though she only won one straw poll back in august.

http://www.rte.ie/news/morningireland/player.html?20110815,3025911,3025911,flash,257

BrianD wrote: »

If you want Republican coverage 24/7 take out a subscription to Fox News. Have you written to them about their bias?

They are biased you idiot! They haven't covered Ron Pauls success either. Ron Paul is hated in republican circles. I am not a republican.

I don't agree with everything that Ron Paul says. I'm an atheist and don't agree with his religious views or his views on deregulating big business. However, the fact that he would abolish income tax ( of which 30% goes to funding the IRS), ending the Fed, ending foreign wars and the war on drugs, is reason enough for me to support him.

BrianD wrote: »

It's odd you talk about recession when we know where the root cause of the current worldwide problems are. What does Ron Paul stand for? Will he reverse the financial instruments that were brought in during the 80's in the Reagan era?

It wasn't the Reagan era that did the damage. It was Nixon era in the 70's. The war in Vietnam (like the war in Afganistan and Iraq) bankrupted the US. As a result Nixon had to default on the dollar. Moving from a Gold Standard to a fiat currency is what led to the boom and bust economies. You are right though. I don't think that Ron Paul goes far enough but then again will Obama? Will Gingrich or Romney?


It doesn't matter though if you agree with Paul or not. RTE aren't mentioning him or his policies.

The pieces they did this month on Morning Ireland and RTE news were covering the results of the Iowa State Caucus. Here are links to the last 10 opinion polls for that state:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2011/InsiderAdv_Iowa_1229.pdf
http://americanresearchgroup.com/pres2012/primary/rep/ia/
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_IA_1227925.pdf
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/images/12/28/topstate3.pdf
http://americanresearchgroup.com/pres2012/primary/rep/ia/
http://weaskamerica.com/2011/12/21/down-the-newt-chute/
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/iowa/2012_iowa_republican_caucus
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2011/InsiderAdvantage_IA_1218.pdf
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_IA_1218925.pdf
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Vote-2012-Ron-Paul-Takes-Lead-in-KCRGGazette-Poll-135977303.html

He places first in 7 of those, second in 2 and third in 1.

nlgbbbblth

Don't worry decky.

If he's assassinated, I'm sure RTE will cover it.

steelcityblues

BrianD wrote: »

Yes, RTE's position has been vindicated and rightly too. Why on earth would they give coverage to a straw poll of young republicans? Stop wasting your time and everybody elses time. I guess that you would be happy until RTE broadcast your version of reality. If you want Republican coverage 24/7 take out a subscription to Fox News. Have you written to them about their bias?

It's odd you talk about recession when we know where the root cause of the current worldwide problems are. What does Ron Paul stand for? Will he reverse the financial instruments that were brought in during the 80's in the Reagan era?

You do realise that FOX and Murdoch are not very fond of RP, either? This issue about coverage of the man, is more a pro-establishment against anti-establishment thing, than a Dem/Rep thing - which only simpletons believe in.

RTE have been a disgrace on this, especially given that they are kept going by the taxpayer. Don't care if a private station like FOX wants to be dyed-in-the wool for whoever - no citizen is paying for that.

Whether Downes is worried that he won't get invited to any cocktail parties from staff at CBS, NBC, CNN, etc, or simply he has a severe loathing - to the point he won't mention him in reports - it would be interesting to find out.

outandabout

The Iowa caucuses are on this week so I'm sure Ron Paul will get some airtime.

All news organisations will focus on the heavy hitters so the bulk of the coverage will go to Romney who stilll looks like the favourite for the nomination.