As Alex Kane notes above, Ron Paul, the libertarian Republican, has been barred from next week’s Republican Jewish Coalition forum of the candidates. Adam Kredo:
Paul was not invited to attend the RJC’s candidates forum because the organization – as it has stated numerous times in the past – “rejects his misguided and extreme views,” said [RJC Executive Director Matt] Brooks.
“He’s just so far outside of the mainstream of the Republican party and this organization,” Brooks said.
Brooks has previously attacked Ron Paul specifically because he has criticized Israel.
Well, tomorrow CNN’s Wolf Blitzer will have Ron Paul on the Situation Room. He did a pretty fair report on Paul today. I’m more and more impressed by Blitzer. I don’t care that he lived in Israel or once worked for AIPAC; that was a long time ago, and he has shown great respect for the Arab Spring and has the potential to be the mainstream corridor-cutter on the Palestinian issue. He knows Israel’s in an existential crisis of its own making. I’m betting he’s going to be fair to Ron Paul on the Iran question, and Palestine, too, tomorrow.
Go ,Ron Go.!!!
Just a bit of shameless, “brainwashing” ,but a GOOD propaganda.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmKwlE3fO-Y&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL1D6B5CA8F17E6C49
I will be very surprised if Blitzer does not pull a Bob Schieffer on Dr. Paul. The Iowa caucuses are getting ever closer, and the powers that be have got to be worried that Paul could pull off an upset there.
I remember how Mike Gravel was included in the Democratic debates in the 2008 race until he was interviewed on the PBS News Hour and said the Israel lobby was responsible for the drumbeat for war with Iran. The very next debate (within a week, if memory serves,) he was excluded, and they never let him take part in any further Democratic debates. Coverage of his campaign also more or less disappeared from the mainstream media.
Even though he had been one of the heroes of the Pentagon Papers.
Ron Paul mild-mannered congressman from a great nation, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way!”
“More bailouts for the banks, more austerity measures for the people.”
This seems almost like some kind of unreal, absurd story.
But,unfortunately it is not. It’s been playing right before our eyes as we speak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGph9wMUYoA