I just got ahold of John Moody of FOX News.
I had wanted to speak to him about Ron Paul’s exclusion in the debates. Several Ron Paul supporters found and posted his direct office line so I called.
He was very polite. He thought I was calling about Duncan Hunter, then I said it was actually Ron Paul.
I told him I thought they should be concerned about excluding Ron Paul. He sort of cut me off and said, “You are concerned”. And I said, “yes, but I’m also concerned that FOX News is going to miss out because Ron Paul is pretty interesting guy”. He said that was subjective. I said that for example, Google makes a lot of money off Ron Paul.
He told me Google only makes money off advertising, but not Ron Paul. I corrected him and told him Ron Paul drives traffic to sites, and that in fact, people bid on keywords and that Ron Paul’s keywords are worth more than those of other candidates. He said that’s the case because a lot of his base is on the internet, to which I agreed.
He said a lot of people thought they were trying to exclude Ron Paul because of some special agenda, but he said that they had established a criteria about needing 10% in the national polls because the coming debate in NH would be very focused. But that there will be another debate on Thursday in South Carolina which Ron Paul will be in, and that in fact, Alan Keys will not, because he didn’t meet the criteria.
Sometime before the call ended, I also told him people were selling their NWS stock because of the exclusion, and he said, “Well, people have the right to be angry at us and sell their shares. This happens from time to time.”
I thanked him, told him I didn’t want to waste too much of his time and that I’d tell other people not to call him about that. Then he said, “no, I’m actually taking time off to answer phone calls, so it’s quite alright.”
It was kind of surprising that he was so polite.
Be nice if you call, and try not to ask the same questions I asked, alright?
Afterword
How can I be mad at FOX News and John Moody now? I recommend you don’t call John Moody; he is too polite and reasonable. You might actually start to think FOX News is fair. Can you live with the cognitive dissonance?
January 6th, 2008
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What’s with all the Ron Paul articles on Digg?
1. Ron Paul supporters are addicted to Ron Paul. They can’t help getting high on diggs.
2. The internet is unregulated. The free market has chosen Ron Paul.
3. Giuliani eats babies.
4. The terrorists can only bury so many Ron Paul articles before their fingers cramp-up.
5. The terrorists haven’t found much to post about Giuliani. Writer’s block.
6. Hillary can’t compete with strippers 4 Ron Paul.
7. The mainstream media didn’t do their homework. Dog ate it.
8. Other candidates don’t get falsely smeared every day, generating thousands of stories for Ron Paul.
9. Other candidates have no support. Ron Paul diggers digg their stories out of pity.
10. Ron Paul doesn’t get dugg. Digg is Ron Pauled.
Now, some real reasons why the internet has a high affinity for Ron Paul.
September 2nd, 2007
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MEXICO, Federal District. August 31st, 2007
The first American trucks will begin crossing the border, confirming deeply held fears in Mexico that Mexican sovereignty has been lost. Juan Martínez says, “Terrorists were exclusive to the [United States] but now with the open borders, terrorists can come to Mexico too!”
“What will be of our jobs, now?” Martínez continued. “I just don’t think I can trust gringos to drive safely here in Mexico”.
Martínez, along with others, expressed terror at the thought of being unable to differentiate between American truckers and terrorists.
Julia Guillén de Chapultepéc wonders, “How will we know if the truckers are American or Saudi terrorists? Do they look the same? I don’t know…”
Guillén’s sister Laura is not worried about terrorists. Her fears involve drug trafficking into Mexico: “You hear all these stories about American truckers taking amphetamines and other stimulants to stay awake. Soon our children will be corrupted by drugs, too. We must put an end to this.”
Guillén’s daughter, a fifth grader, is worried that American truckers will bring guns into Mexico. “Americans have no respect for the law. I just know they bring guns into Mexico and sell them in the black market. They also trash our hotels and and leave our toilets unflushed. No wonder our country is going down the sewer”.
“What a slap in the face to Mexican workers, opening the highways to dangerous trucks on Labor Day weekend, an [American] holiday,” said a motor vehicle department official. “Plus, I don’t think these gringo drivers understand how driving works in Mexico. I can estimate a 20% increase in traffic accidents. We must close the borders soon […] My 12-year-old son drives better than the American tourists that rent cars here. One can only imagine the amount of destruction and chaos.”
“But will they understand the road signs? I studied abroad in the United States, and kids my age could hardly read in English,” says Pablo González, who recently graduated from secondary school.
Martínez ended our interview solemly. “With terrorists easily entering Mexico through the United States, we are now vulnerable to terrorism, too.”
Amid public discontent, the borders will nevertheless open, leaving Mexico wide open to terrorists currently residing in America.
Related Reading:
Terrorism: An excuse NOT to think
Mexican Trucks Begin Crossing Border Saturday
August 31st, 2007
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