GOP/Republican debate for 2012 Presidential Elections kicks off

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Results of the Ames Straw Poll, Iowa.

1. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann - 4,823 votes (28.55%)
2. Congressman Ron Paul - 4,671 (27.65%)
3. Governor Tim Pawlenty - 2293 (13.57%)
4. Senator Rick Santorum - 1657 (9.81%)
5. Herman Cain - 1456 (8.62%)
6. Governor Rick Perry - 718 (3.62%) write-in
7. Governor Mitt Romney - 567 (3.36%)
8. Speaker Newt Gingrich - 385 (2.28%)
9. Governor Jon Huntsman - 69 (0.41%)
10. Congressman Thad McCotter - 35 (0.21%)

@Rosie, Jon Stewart did a piece on how the media is ignoring Ron Paul despite him finishing second, here;

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Results of the Ames Straw Poll, Iowa.

1. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann - 4,823 votes (28.55%)
2. Congressman Ron Paul - 4,671 (27.65%)
3. Governor Tim Pawlenty - 2293 (13.57%)
4. Senator Rick Santorum - 1657 (9.81%)
5. Herman Cain - 1456 (8.62%)
6. Governor Rick Perry - 718 (3.62%) write-in
7. Governor Mitt Romney - 567 (3.36%)
8. Speaker Newt Gingrich - 385 (2.28%)
9. Governor Jon Huntsman - 69 (0.41%)
10. Congressman Thad McCotter - 35 (0.21%)

@Rosie, Jon Stewart did a piece on how the media is ignoring Ron Paul despite him finishing second, here;

Bachman is a joke anyway. I'm glad someone like Jon Stewart is in the mix, he carries a good chunk of audience with him.

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Results of the Ames Straw Poll, Iowa.

1. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann - 4,823 votes (28.55%)
2. Congressman Ron Paul - 4,671 (27.65%)
3. Governor Tim Pawlenty - 2293 (13.57%)
4. Senator Rick Santorum - 1657 (9.81%)
5. Herman Cain - 1456 (8.62%)
6. Governor Rick Perry - 718 (3.62%) write-in
7. Governor Mitt Romney - 567 (3.36%)
8. Speaker Newt Gingrich - 385 (2.28%)
9. Governor Jon Huntsman - 69 (0.41%)
10. Congressman Thad McCotter - 35 (0.21%)

@Rosie, Jon Stewart did a piece on how the media is ignoring Ron Paul despite him finishing second, here;

I'm back with a snide comment - free market media working well there I guess! Quite funny you showing Jon Stewart when he is generally quite far away from your very strong ideological standpoint.

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I'm back with a snide comment - free market media working well there I guess! Quite funny you showing Jon Stewart when he is generally quite far away from your very strong ideological standpoint.

The American media isn't free market with the amount of regulation heaped upon it, and besides even if this were an example of free media what difference does the BBC and 'regulated' media make? in our party debates for example we only had three parties allowed access to the debate - Ireland and most other nations allow 5 or more party leaders on yet in this country we were denied this. Of course that's not to mention the snide bias in the British media but I must say that overall i'm in favour of bias - I'd like to remove all regulation from the media (including BBC subsidies) and let them say what they like and how they like rather than the pretence we have now.

I'm just making the point here that the establishment are against Ron Paul whereas Rosie initially hinted he was a part of the Murdoch Empire, which isn't true as proven here by the lovely Jon Stewart, who, like Bill Maher (also to the left) I respect because they'll at least give each side a fair say and play by the rules of politics fairly.

P.S. how's that Euro working out?

[Wig44.]

I still can't believe Bachmann is a real candidate. She would ruin America more so than Obama, with her ridiculous beliefs and general lack of intelligence. I've never understood the public.