FOX vs. NH GOP on Censoring Ron Paul

Writes John Nichols in The Nation: “Texas Congressman Ron Paul is the Republican national Republican party bosses and their amen corner in the media love to hate. And they hate him so much that they are undermining an essential argument for New Hampshire’s preeminent position in the presidential nominating process in order to deny Paul a place in the last debate before Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation primary
That GOP insiders and their media acolytes despise Paul is no secret.

“Paul has an unsettling habit of exposing the intellectual and political vulnerabilities of Republican frontrunners like former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. He also has a mass appeal – as evidenced by his remarkable fund-raising, his unexpectedly strong finish in Thursday’s Iowa caucuses and his solid position in New Hampshire polls – that scares Washington insiders who view the GOP as an extension of their special interests.” But the NH GOP dissents! Read the rest.

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4:28 am on January 6, 2008