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During a campaign stop here Monday morning, Mr. Paul abruptly cut off a brief interview with the CNN reporter Dana Bash when she asked about his ability to connect with voters in New Hampshire.
A top aide to Mr. Paul, Jesse Benton, could be seen — and heard — shouting at Ms. Bash as Mr. Paul removed a microphone from his sweater.
Mr. Paul’s political operation, which once assiduously courted the news media when his nascent campaign struggled for attention, has restricted access in recent weeks. In Iowa, for example, aides told volunteers not to speak to any member of the news media.
In Iowa, for example, aides told volunteers not to speak to any member of the news media.
Originally posted by davereality
If you were getting asked the same stupid low IQ questions every single time CNN came up to you, you'd be pissed off as well. Lol
Originally posted by getreadyalready
reply to post by Indellkoffer
In Iowa, for example, aides told volunteers not to speak to any member of the news media.
Asking volunteers to not speak to the news media is pretty standard I would imagine. Nobody wants to send the wrong message. That is a long way from his campaign not speaking to the news media. The earlier story, when he supposedly walked out on an interview, was bunk from the beginning. He gave the interviewer plenty of time to ask questions, he was gracious, he answered the majority, and he even responded to the racist accusation a few times, he only left after she started repeating herself, and he was still gracious as he exited politely. The thread, with the whole video is on ATS.
Originally posted by jtma508
reply to post by bojimbo
I read the original story. Dr. Paul and his wife were stopping at a small eatery to have breakfast and meet with voters. Apparently a mob of 'media' laid seige to the restaurant making it impossible to even move through the establishment, let alone attempt to meet with voters. Campaign staff decided to leave abruptly when the situation was clearly untenable and this woman followed RP to his car and insisted he return to meet with voters. From the original story the situation was just out-of-control.
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Originally posted by jtma508
reply to post by bojimbo
I read the original story. Dr. Paul and his wife were stopping at a small eatery to have breakfast and meet with voters. Apparently a mob of 'media' laid seige to the restaurant making it impossible to even move through the establishment, let alone attempt to meet with voters. Campaign staff decided to leave abruptly when the situation was clearly untenable and this woman followed RP to his car and insisted he return to meet with voters. From the original story the situation was just out-of-control.
Originally posted by OutKast Searcher
[The real story is that the CNN reporter asked him about leaving the diner early later on in the day and that is when he walked out of that interview. So really...Ron Paul walked out of two events today...walked out of the diner where he was supposed to meet with voters and walked out on another interview because he didn't like the question.
Originally posted by OutKast Searcher
Originally posted by jtma508
reply to post by bojimbo
I read the original story. Dr. Paul and his wife were stopping at a small eatery to have breakfast and meet with voters. Apparently a mob of 'media' laid seige to the restaurant making it impossible to even move through the establishment, let alone attempt to meet with voters. Campaign staff decided to leave abruptly when the situation was clearly untenable and this woman followed RP to his car and insisted he return to meet with voters. From the original story the situation was just out-of-control.
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Yes, campaigns get chaotic...and there is always lots of media around.
First there was no media for Ron Paul, and he and his supporters cried about it...now there is too much media...and he and his supporters are crying about it.
I think I will call Ron Paul...Goldilocks from now on...not too much media...but not too little either...he wants it just right.
The real story is that the CNN reporter asked him about leaving the diner early later on in the day and that is when he walked out of that interview. So really...Ron Paul walked out of two events today...walked out of the diner where he was supposed to meet with voters and walked out on another interview because he didn't like the question.
Good job Ron...you sure know how to win them over.
Ron Paul Campaign Statement on Morning Media Incident CONCORD, N.H.
– Jesse Benton, national campaign chairman for the Ron Paul campaign, released the following statement today in regards to the media incident in Manchester, NH this morning:
“Dr. Paul has been committed to meeting one on one with New Hampshire voters, and has aggressively campaigned at town halls, house parties, and meet and greets since early last spring.
“This morning, he attempted to hold an event at Moe Joe’s Diner in Manchester, to speak with patrons and supporters in the last push before the New Hampshire primary. Unfortunately, Dr. Paul and his family were forced to leave early after over 120 members of the press created a mob-like atmosphere that was deemed to be unsafe for the candidate, Moe Joe’s customers, and reporters themselves.
“The campaign had planned to cover our normal degree of media interest, which is always ample. However, a significant increase in the press corps, largely driven by an influx of foreign journalists, exceeded all expectations.
“Mrs. Paul herself, attempting to campaign alongside her husband, was shoved aside by one reporter and told to 'get out of the way.'
“While we are very welcoming of media coverage and grateful for the interest in Dr. Paul and his campaign, basic safety simply must come first. On behalf of Dr. Paul and his campaign team, I would like to apologize to customers at Moe Joe’s who may have been distressed by this incident, and extend our gratitude and apologies to the owners, who were kind enough to have us.
“We ask the press, at all upcoming events over the next day and a half, to be respectful of both Dr. Paul and of New Hampshire voters, who are entitled to examine their candidates in a safe and responsible atmosphere.”
How can we even be a 100% sure those "so called voters" were actually for Ron Paul? I saw the lady who said she saved a table for him to sit at and she didn't even look bright enough to be a Ron Paul supporter anyways.
This is once again the media trying to win the people over to make Ron Paul seem like a rude individual, and when he blamed the media, they started crying. Of course the vultures that the MSM is will continue ripping things out of context, and will most definitely be using this strategy til election day. Good luck trying to convince the unconvinced.
The MSM is going down
Originally posted by Dance4Life
Not to mention the original lady that didn't get to meet him was most likely a media plant / attention whore. "Ron Paul didn't shake my hand and now I aint gonna vote for him." Good one lady, hope you vote for Obama and have a front row seat to America's slide down the sh***er.
The RP campaign just needs to freeze out Dana Bash. She is just there to cause trouble most times and has stated on air that she has a problem personally with the RP campaign catching momentum. She should be removed solely for that, IMO.
Originally posted by KonquestAbySS
reply to post by OutKast Searcher
So people who tell the truth are arrogant? I am not going to beat around the bush, but I highly doubt that lady had anything intelligent or interesting to ask anyways...Like Dance and I said above she was probably planted by the media to be an attention hog.