Last week, about 30 members of the Columbus Ron Paul Meetup group marched in Columbus’ annual MLK Jr. Day parade downtown. We made up about 10% of the crowd (estimated at 300 marchers) and yet the Columbus Dispatch’s only mention of us was their reference to “…a large sheet of Tyvek home wrap inscribed with a presidential candidate’s name” AKA Ben’s HUGE Ron Paul Revolution banner.
In response to this pathetic and overt exclusion, Tim wrote a Letter to the Editor, which was surprisingly printed in today’s Dispatch:
Media routinely overlook Ron Paul
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
I attended my first Martin Luther King Jr. march on Jan. 21. It was pretty cold, but overall it was very rewarding and I’ll do it again. Mostly because I love the King message of peace, civil liberties and judging people based on the content of their character, not the color of skin.
I attended wearing my Ron Paul hat and lapel button and joined maybe 30 other Paul supporters who had signs and banners. Many people were curious about Paul and approached us asking questions, wanting information, asking for buttons and yard signs. Those of us who campaign for Paul are used to people not knowing who he is because many media outlets snub him. So when I read last Tuesday’s Dispatch article “In bitter cold, King’s message forges on,” and it mentioned “a large sheet of Tyvek home wrap inscribed with a presidential candidate’s name,” I was appalled, but not surprised.
The candidate whose name was missing from the story was Ron Paul.
The Ron Paul Revolution is a revolution of love, for peace, prosperity and freedom. Paul is the only genuine anti-war candidate in the race and the most ardent civil-rights supporter of the lot. He views people as individuals, not as groups.
All of this falls perfectly in line with King’s message. For those wishing to support a candidate who truly embodies the legacy of one of the greatest civil-rights leaders of all time, come find out how we share the dream: www.RonPaul2008.com.
TIM WELSH
Great job Tim! Here is another great example— not only of the mainstream media’s perpetual exclusion of the Ron Paul Revolution, but also how important it is for us to never be passive media consumers. We must continue to let the MSM know we are not only watching them, but also that we will forever hold them accountable to reporting the truth. Lies by omission will never be tolerated!
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Instead of repeatedly giving the lame stream media more attention for their failures, you should reward those who are taking up the fight and and standing up to such lies of omission …maybe someday, Peacechicken.com will tell its readers about local independent media outlets in the area, which does give Ron Paul and other important issues fair coverage…incredible that The Liberty Voice wasn’t even included in your links to independent media sources!
Weren’t you an editor of that publication?
You should learn from the MSM’s lead…ignoring the Ron Paul R3VO1ution has kept it somewhat at bay…if they criticized it, they would fuel its spread (heaven forbid). Likewise ignore the MSM, for they are of “little practical significance” for the world of truth that independent media can foster.