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Presidential candidate Ron Paul has finished second in yet another
state caucus this week yet there has barely been a murmur from the
mainstream media once again.
The Louisiana Republican Party announced the preliminary results yesterday in a press release that was roundly ignored by the corporate media:
Delegate candidates endorsed by US Senator John McCain (R-AZ) appear
to have won more state convention delegate positions than any other
presidential slate at the Louisiana Caucuses.
Supporters of Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) appear to have captured
the next highest number of delegate positions.
"I applaud the supporters of Congressman Paul for their enthusiasm
and superior organizational ability," Chairman Roger F. Villere, Jr.
said. "Our Party needs the infusion of new activists who have both
political skill and a passion for protecting the freedoms guaranteed to
us by the Constitution," he said. "I left the caucus with a renewed
commitment to promote our core Republican principles of limited
government and individual freedom, thanks to the zeal displayed by
Congressman Paul’s Louisiana supporters," Villere said.
Mitt Romney came in third, and no mention was made of Huckabee or Giuliani in the LAGOP’s press release.
Despite a smattering
of wire reports on McCain which mentioned Ron Paul’s second place in
passing and as ever described the Congressman as "longshot" or
"outsider", the media has acted like the caucus never even happened.
The New York Times ran two main stories, one of Giuliani winning
over Florida voters, another on Mitt Romney’s ill will.
CNN reported on McCain courting veterans, Giuliani banking on Florida and Thompson dropping out.
The Chicago Tribune ran the headline "McCain, Romney in close race for Florida".
Ron Paul has been placed higher than Giuliani in every single caucus
and primary thus far, yet the media still blanks him in favor of
reporting on Giuliani.
Despite the total lack of media coverage and the fact that all other
candidates decided not to campaign in Louisiana, Ron Paul was there
meeting and greeting residents on Monday, a testament to his commitment
and drive to deliver his message to every American.
Paul’s Louisiana success comes on the back of his second place
finish in Nevada at the weekend, which was also completely ignored by
the media.
The ever reliable Neocon mouthpiece Fox News
put up a graphic showing the results from Nevada devoid of any
information on Paul! They failed to mention the #2 candidate, although
they covered #1, #3 and #4!
The New York Times “official results page”
on its website failed to even list Ron Paul as a candidate on Sunday,
though it has since replaced Fred Thompson with Paul after the former
actor dropped out of the race Tuesday.
After two second place finishes and strong showings in New Hampshire
and South Carolina, it is clear that Ron Paul is a significant player
in the 2008 race, yet your so called free press seemingly does not want
you to realize this fact.
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