Ron Paul has received prominent media coverage since announcing his candidacy for president last week. I have been interested to see how the corporate media treated Paul this time around since he was treated abysmally during the 2008 campaign; however, his ideas have continued to gain popularity since then, and his economic views are highlighted by the ongoing economic crisis. After watching several of the televised interviews with Dr. Paul in the last week it is possible to ascertain a continuity of agenda in the questions posed to Paul. The current "playbook" of talking points used by the corporate media to characterize Paul consist of at least three key inferences:
1. Ron Paul and his views are "controversial".
2. Ron Paul wants to legalize heroin.
3. Ron Paul supports segregation (i.e. Ron Paul is racist).
In this first interview, slimeball Chris Matthews allows his totalitarian inclinations to shine through his liberal facade when he states "freedom doesn't seem to work" (that admission is at the 4:15 mark):
The host of Fox News Sunday also implied that Ron Paul wants to legalize heroin:
Watching this latest round of media appearances I was reminded of Paul's appearance on "Meet the Press" during the 2008 campaign when Tim Russert aggressively dogged Paul for the duration of the entire program:
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