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Media: We’re going to ignore Ron Paul

By Charlie Spiering
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Media: We’re going to ignore Ron Paul

Ron Paul supporters were disappointed that they placed second in the Ames Iowa Straw Poll, but what made it worse was the media continued to dismiss their favorite candidate.

Politico columnist Roger Simon frankly admitted to Howard Kurtz on CNN’s Reliable Sources that, “The media doesn’t believe that Ron Paul has a hoot in hell’s chance of winning the Iowa caucuses, winning the Republican nomination, or winning the presidency. So we’re going to ignore him.”

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