Leigh Lundin writes:
A few weeks ago, I finally caught one of the political debates, and at the bottom of the screen, Fox News displayed the tally of how the audience ranked the candidates. The candidate who made the most sense was Texas congressman Ron Paul who had the audacity to speak his mind. The audience responded, giving him as much as 30% of their vote. And then, a curious thing happened: Rudy Giuliani, frothing with mock indignation, put words in Paul’s mouth.
Following the debate, Fox pundits put Giuliani, Romney, and McCain ahead– anybody but Ron Paul, and yet, there at the bottom of the screen, the audience wasn’t fooled, still giving Ron Paul 30% of their vote. The next morning, talk radio variously declared either Giuliani or Romney the winner, and if Ron Paul was mentioned at all, it was that Giuliani had kicked his ass for being soft on terrorism, completely ignoring what Ron Paul actually had said. It left the feeling that a decision had been made to cap Ron Paul, and there wasn’t much he could do about it, unless the voters had actually heard what he had said and made their own decisions. (I’m not endorsing any candidate, nor am I implying I’m Republican (or Democrat)– I’m actually– big surprise– independent. I just happened to catch that one debate.)
Yes, it is funny how Sean Hannity in so many words said, after Ron Paul was wining, how the polls are not scientific and don’t really mean anything. But it would have been another spin if his guy the “G” man was ahead. And poor old Alan Colmes, why does he even bother. They might as well take him off the show.