A few weeks ago Reason.COM warned that the Clinton campaign was gearing up a huge media smear campaign using its allies in the US media. I never realized how bad it would be until the recent Salon and other articles that hit this week.
As the old Ghandi quote goes ...
- First they ignore you
- Then they laugh at you
- Then they fight you
The entire US media is now trying to paint Johnson as a Koch plant, ignoring his entire history and reason for running. Heck, it was CNN that marginalized him back in 2012 when he qualified for the 2nd debate, but CNN sided with the RNC and left him out.
So, here are the half-truths ...
- He's pro-TPP
(no, he's anti-free trade chrony capitalism, pro-free market)
- He's anti-environment
(no, he's anti-big business cap'n trade, pro-'tax the emissions')
- He's anti-education
(no, he's pro-choice w/proven vouchers system in New Mexico)
- He's funded by the Koch brothers
(WTF?!!?!? Seriously?!?!?!)
Then ...
- Keep him out of the debates, so people can't hear him, even though he's polling better than Perot, qualifies in a 3-way poll (they only do 2-way and 4-way, so Stein sucks 3-4%), plus he's a very late question, let alone CNN doens't poll age 18-34 (where Johnson matches Clinton, and blows away Trump)
- Deny him access to GSA security briefings, which he's entitled to (violation of their own rules, which they were forced to put down just a few years ago due to lawsuits)
- Put him with pro-Clinton journalists, switch topics, then show those 5-10 seconds of the post re-direct
Seriously ... the Democrats and US media did *not* have a problem with Libertarians *until* Libertarians started pulling as much from Democrats as Republicans. Why?
You should know why ... Democrats are *not* for civil liberties any more. The young generation sees it too. But according to CNN, their vote doesn't count, so they won't poll them.
Wake up America!
Meet Gary Johnson’s Koch-network money men: Throwing your vote (and values) away
http://www.salon.com/2016/09/30/mee...n-throwing-your-vote-and-values-away_partner/
As the old Ghandi quote goes ...
- First they ignore you
- Then they laugh at you
- Then they fight you
The entire US media is now trying to paint Johnson as a Koch plant, ignoring his entire history and reason for running. Heck, it was CNN that marginalized him back in 2012 when he qualified for the 2nd debate, but CNN sided with the RNC and left him out.
So, here are the half-truths ...
- He's pro-TPP
(no, he's anti-free trade chrony capitalism, pro-free market)
- He's anti-environment
(no, he's anti-big business cap'n trade, pro-'tax the emissions')
- He's anti-education
(no, he's pro-choice w/proven vouchers system in New Mexico)
- He's funded by the Koch brothers
(WTF?!!?!? Seriously?!?!?!)
Then ...
- Keep him out of the debates, so people can't hear him, even though he's polling better than Perot, qualifies in a 3-way poll (they only do 2-way and 4-way, so Stein sucks 3-4%), plus he's a very late question, let alone CNN doens't poll age 18-34 (where Johnson matches Clinton, and blows away Trump)
- Deny him access to GSA security briefings, which he's entitled to (violation of their own rules, which they were forced to put down just a few years ago due to lawsuits)
- Put him with pro-Clinton journalists, switch topics, then show those 5-10 seconds of the post re-direct
Seriously ... the Democrats and US media did *not* have a problem with Libertarians *until* Libertarians started pulling as much from Democrats as Republicans. Why?
You should know why ... Democrats are *not* for civil liberties any more. The young generation sees it too. But according to CNN, their vote doesn't count, so they won't poll them.
Wake up America!
Meet Gary Johnson’s Koch-network money men: Throwing your vote (and values) away
http://www.salon.com/2016/09/30/mee...n-throwing-your-vote-and-values-away_partner/