Ron Paul Abandons Event Amid Media Circus
EmailWho thought the day would come when Ron Paul’s campaign would bemoan too much media coverage?
Ron Paul and his wife Carol were forced to abandon a breakfast campaign event this morning after the media circus became too much for the congressman and patrons of a diner to handle.
More than 50 cameramen and 100 members of the media descended on Moe Joe’s Restaurant in Manchester, New Hampshire.
The congressman slyly entered through the back door and attempted to shake hands with the breakfast crowd.
But when the cameras closed in, it became evident that moving inside the restaurant was impossible and Paul was quickly escorted out the back door.
Undaunted the cameras pushed out the door and surrounded Paul’s black SUV in the parking lot.
A woman who had waited for Paul in the restaurant pushed through the media hoard and very loudly and passionately pleaded for the congressman to go back inside.
“I’ll get the media to go away,” the woman screamed.
But her pleas were drowned out by a man with a bull horn who proceeded to taunt Paul, calling him “chicken” playing the chicken dance song over his loud speaker.
The scene rendered Paul’s SUV immobile for about 5 minutes – until his security was forced to move everyone out of the way.
In a statement after the event, Paul’s campaign chairman apologized to customers and asked reporters to tone it down.
“While we are very welcoming of media coverage and grateful for the interest in Dr. Paul and his campaign, basic safety simply must come first. On behalf of Dr. Paul and his campaign team, I would like to apologize to customers at Moe Joe’s who may have been distressed by this incident, and extend our gratitude and apologies to the owners, who were kind enough to have us,” said Benton. “We ask the press, at all upcoming events over the next day and a half, to be respectful of both Dr. Paul and of New Hampshire voters, who are entitled to examine their candidates in a safe and responsible atmosphere.”
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Posted by: Lui | January 9, 2012, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
And who thought the day would come when Jason M. Volack would bemoan his own negative propaganda about the Ron Paul campaign? Oops! That day has not yet come.
Actually, it has no chance of coming. Mr. Volack has no chance of becoming a principled journalist.
Posted by: Charles J | January 9, 2012, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
Ron Paul agreed to give one woman who drove a long way with her 90 year old mother a private interview because she was so upset that she traveled all that way and didn’t get to ask him any questions. I think that shows real character.
Posted by: sovereign | January 9, 2012, 4:47 pm 4:47 pm
The media at this event should be ashamed of themselves but I bet they would do it again in a heart beat. They are an embarassment and the worse part is they will never understand what they did wrong.
Posted by: Mark | January 9, 2012, 4:54 pm 4:54 pm
Smear campaign. ABC has an agenda to smear ROn Paul because he takes possible votes away from Barrack Obama. It despicable how you medias make mountains out of mole hillls with Ron Paul when Rick Santorum was endorsing Jerry Sandusky back in 2002 after he had already been accused of child molestation. Absolutely ridiculous. ABC, FOX, CNN, MSNBC absolute NO CREDIBILITY with me. NONE this is why young people vote for ROn Paul because we get real info on the internet and dont rely on main stream crap lke ABC. Hoe you all have a laugh at Paul expense and get it back 10 times worse from karma.
Posted by: Ian Cunningham | January 9, 2012, 5:11 pm 5:11 pm
Two words – too old. To argue minimal government and then cower from the effects of minimal government (an unabashed freedom of the press) shows that the candidate himself cannot suffer what he promotes. Anyone who sees this and still supports him is delusional.
Posted by: CPF | January 9, 2012, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm
Oh please. If he can’t handle the media, how’s he going to handle the Presidency. This guy doesn’t belong in the race.
Posted by: Taintedbylies | January 9, 2012, 7:02 pm 7:02 pm
The media needs to go back to ignoring Paul.
Posted by: Max Fenster | January 9, 2012, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm
The media is really just sad.The whole country is sad.We really are going down the tube.
Posted by: jack | January 9, 2012, 10:55 pm 10:55 pm
Cpf come on…we’re all reasonably human here.
Paul wasn’t “running from the first amendment.” he was running from an overcrowded diner.
I’d like to say your argument was pure rhetoric but that implies a bit more cleverness.
That’s the problem with everyone who writes these anti Paul comments. You consistently make yourselves look stupid and uniformed next to the Paul supporters who seem generally more capable of reasoned articulation. We all know this, Ron Paul supporters are generally more thoughtful and intellectual, a stereotype which is proved all too true by posts like this. Do yourselves a favor and just keep quiet. Whether Paul will be president or not he is already a leader – elected quite literally by the people who support him so fervently. (sorry media, I know it sucks having had to drop the “small group of” qualifier before “fervent supporters’ you guys should have a been a little but hipper, held your ear a bit closer to the ground, listen to your nephews and nieces, and googles a bit more, and maybe you’ll be able to save your publications. You bleed youth. Jon stewart has been touting Ron Paul for years. Make a confident bet on Paul now, you wouldn’t want to have been the last guys to have endorsed Obama would you? The movement will likely be much large than the one Obama Enjoyed, especially as rp supporters and Ows muscle and reach beginning to understand their overlaps, illustrated by the nh newt event. Place your bets now. Even if you’re the first in the editorial office. its a career moment for you and your not getting it. Place your bet now, people won’t forget later)
Oh and back to cdf, next week is my grandfather’s birthday and per your advice I’ve bought him a lobotomy now that is too old for ideas.
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Posted by: Jf | January 10, 2012, 1:36 am 1:36 am
Jason -
You forgot to mention the part about Mrs. Paul….
Carol Paul was pushes and shoved by reporters, and then told to “get out of the way” while she was campaigning with her husband.
What a disgrace MSM has become!
Posted by: Mary Jones | January 10, 2012, 9:54 am 9:54 am
The Mainstream Media has carried on a long policy of disingenuousness with Paul. First, they openly admitted to ignoring him, because “he had no chance of winning”. Then, when independent reports began to come out showing that Paul was dead LAST in media coverage–far behind insignificant candidates Paul polled far better than, who are now out of the race–the Mainstream Media stopped addressing it at all. As you recall, in one major hour-long debate, Paul was given 79 SECONDS to speak. Then, when legit pundits on both ends of the spectrum who are not Paul-supporters–think Jon Stewart and Neil Cavuto–began throwing their hands up in the air and crying foul, the Mainstream Media dug in their heels. But when Paul STILL did great in the polls, against all odds, the Mainstream Media began its campaign of giving Paul grossly disproportionate NEGATIVE media coverage–as is evidenced by the title of this article. The whole experience has been extremely frightening. Most recently, we have the case of Paul being ambushed by a CNN reporter named (appropriately) Bash. A simple Youtube search shows Ms. Bash going on the record on CNN beforehand saying that she is just as “worried” as Paul’s political opponents that Paul will do well. How in God’s name should this be the reporter CNN picks to cover Paul? And yet, the author of this piece, and the Mainstream Media in general will simply not acknowledge what I have just typed here. I don’t think it’s a conspiracy. I think this exists because the MSM is made up primarily of privileged white kids who attended a few prestigious J-schools, where they learned to write leads and edit copy, but never in their entire lives really had to actually think. They were told from the cradle that they were the smartest kids in the room, and they accepted that, uncritically, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
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Posted by: Donchi | January 10, 2012, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
Ron Paul a 12 term congressman whom has NEVER ONCE voted to increase taxes, has had consistent policy positions from the start. The other candidates simply say what the voters want to hear. Ron Paul warned us about the housing bubble, the debt crisis, the collapse of the US dollar, the high employment and recessions; basically, the entire collapse of our economy. He is the only candidate who can get us out of our mess.
Ron Paul is a patriot who has honorably served his country as a flight surgeon, defends both the constitution and civil liberties, and is for peace and prosperity. Paul has the wisdom, foresight, honesty and integrity to be president.
Mitt Romney does not where he stands on any issue; Michelle Bachmann is just very angry; Rick Perry does not know very much; John Huntsman has worked for Democrats for many years; Rick Santorum is an extremist; and Newt Gingrich is philosophically unanchored, an unstable element.
America Needs Ron Paul.
Posted by: womanforpaul | January 10, 2012, 5:51 pm 5:51 pm
@Jack – “You consistently make yourselves look stupid and uniformed…”
*puts on his stupid uniform* DURRRRR – I’m a huge moron for not supporting Ron Paul. All his supporters claim to be the smartest, most rational people so it must be true. The media totally has an agenda against this candidate and his policies that would increase their freedom of the press and lower their taxes. Nothing could possibly be crazy about wanting to dismantle the government and letting the weatlhy control everything.
Posted by: CPF | January 10, 2012, 7:27 pm 7:27 pm
Jesse wants the press to be respectful??? What a joke. How about the heckling hordes of Ron Paul sycophants that descend on any event and infest the blogosphere like nano-bots?
Posted by: Mark | January 11, 2012, 11:18 am 11:18 am
Jason,
Follow someone else on the campaign trail. All you write is biased with a hint of “I got this job because my uncle works at ABC.”
Nice photo by the way, Glamour shots?
Posted by: nate | January 22, 2012, 7:30 pm 7:30 pm