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Some years ago, I sent a complimentary email to the San Diego Fox affiliate to thank them for covering both sides of the gun control issue during a protest organized by Handgun,Inc.I was one of many who came to this gathering to show our support for the individual right to keep and bear arms.

Now I find that Fox has decided to invite only the GOP candidates who are advocates of big government instead of including Dr. Ron Paul who, as the sole defender of the Constitution, has views of our nation closely coincident with those of our Founders. The so-called 'top tier' candidates have proven track records that indicate they have no faith in the American people and wish to keep us as chattels of a huge federal government.   Please reconsider your exclusion of Dr. Paul so that other Americans can see that there is a vast difference in his thinking on the role of government, one that corresponds to the vision he shares with our Founders. 

Steve Allison
Grantsville, WV

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I support Ron Paul for President and I would like for FOX News to give him honorable mention.

why do you exclude and make snide remarks about him. He is a Congressman, that has never voted

for a pay increase.He would make attempt to balance the budget,

Sir I am eighty years old and have seen lots of president come and go, and before i pass to

on to a better life, I would like to see one here in the goo old USA.

We butted in to Pakistan business and you can see what happened, you have carried it

on of your programs around the clock.

I do like FOX news, try and be a little balanced as you claim

Thank you Sir/Mam

Paul T Caple

Pompano Beach, FL

Yes, I'm independent and will vote for Mr Paul

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Hello,

I have watched Fox News for the last 8 years or so, and enjoy watching your programming. However, I must say that I am so disturbed by recent 
events, that I will have to completely boycott Fox News and any of its subsidiaries or parent companies.  Furthermore, I will ensure that all of my
friends who watch Fox News (all several hundred of them) are aware of what you are doing and I will do everything in my power to persuade
them to join this boycott.

The reason for my defection from Fox is this: I have recently learned of the decision by Fox to leave out Ron Paul from its NH presidential
round table discussion this week.  I am greatly disturbed by this turn of events.

I thought your network was "fair and balanced".  How can it claim such a thing when it is ACTIVELY participating in BLATANT censorship.  Dr.
Paul has likely raised more money in this quarter than any other republican candidate, and he consistently  ranks 4th or 5th in the NH
polls. source: http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/2008/new-hampshire.html

Either of these should be enough to ensure his inclusion in this discussion.  Taken together, there should be NO DOUBT that he would be
included.  But yet your network has left him out in the cold.  What gives?  Anyone who chooses to ignore Dr. Paul from this point on does
so at their own peril (financially, politically, etc.).   We as Ron Paul supporters have a rather large disposable income, and we will not
hesitate to direct our flow of cash from you to someone else.

Therefore, I DEMAND that Ron Paul be included in this discussion, or I will be forced to continue this boycott.

Most Sincerely,

Travis Wickline
Nashville, TN

P.S.  Did I mention that at the time of this writing, I have already posted my boycott on the net, and I have received 417 responses in the
last hour alone from people who are joining this cause. Ok, Fox News, it is time to sink or swim, cause the water is rising  Fast.

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Dear Fox News representatives and consultants,

My name is Riley Fraas, a registered Republican and resident of Merrimack, New Hampshire.  I have enjoyed watching Fox News for many years now, based on its
fair and balanced news coverage. However, I was appalled to find out that at a Fox News Forum on January 6, (to be held in New Hampshire just before its primary)
Congressman Ron Paul will be excluded while five other Republican candidates for president are invited, (including Fred Thompson, who is consistently polling below Ron Paul in New
Hampshire: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nh/new_hampshire_republican_primary-193.html)
 

Has Fox News determined that Ron Paul is too conservative?  Too principled? I would urge you to reconsider and make sure the Congressman receives an invitation to the
debate.  This way New Hampshire Republicans can make an informed decision between several candidates based on their distinctive traits and principles.

Thanks!

Riley Fraas
Merrimack, NH

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Hello,

I am sending this email to protest the exclusion of certain candidates in the Fox weekend roundtable debate forum in New Hampshire. You should be ashamed that Fox is attempting to impose their political views onto the election process. The actions of your employer have been condemned by the New Hampshire GOP, major newspapers, and across the blogosphere. 

It would be one thing if there was an arbitrary cutoff, but Fox is including Fred Thompson who is polling much lower, and has raised much less money. You have also made it a point to exclude the one candidate who’s Q4 fundraising kept up with Hillary and Obama. This only emphasizes how ridiculous the exclusion is.

Right now Fox is abusing their position as a neutral news organization. They are using their political views to eliminate certain candidates before a single vote has been cast. I’m asking you to personally contact the people in charge of the debate forum to request they include *all* candidates.

Thank you.
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Dear Mr.Fergus Cullen,

     I am appalled that the Republican Party of the great State of New Hampshire would be a party to excluding any candidates in a forum designed to inform New Hampshire voters of the candidates' positions. You cannot wash your hands of this deal that reeks to high heaven of manipulation at the highest levels. Even as a conservative, I am starting to tune out Fox News and the Republican Party as well.

     Charles Earl Barnett 


Dear Mr. Murdoch,

     Your exclusion of Ron Paul, a proven popular force among New Hampshire voters, in the upcoming New Hampshire candidates forum, is about as crass a manipulation of the election process as I have seen. No votes have even been taken, yet, you have decided to deny the voters of New Hampshire this opportunity to see all the candidates together just prior to the actual vote there. Sir, you need to be divested of any news programs under your control, as you obviously wish to use them to manipulate the American political process like some third world dictator.

     Charles Earl Barnett 

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Note: List this message in the FCC filing for public review. I have been very disapointed with amount of questions given to Dr.  Paul, except that it is laughable that your network claims to be "Fair and  Balanced". Your'e networks are loosing so much credibility by the way  you have handled Dr. Paul's and your sponsors are not well served by  your actions. But more importantly Fox and newscorp is doing a DISSERVICE  to the American people by excliding Dr. Ron Paul. You can't ignore the 400lb.gorilla carrying the Constitution. Dr.  Paul's meteoric rise in this campaign and his accomplishments have made him  a 1st tier candidate. Though he polls low nationally the results are  not science. Dr. Paul has won the majority of Straw Polls across the  country and his campaign has raised $4 million dollars in one day, a  record. And broke this record on December 15th by raising $6 million. He  receives more donations from active military voters. He is a force to be
 reckoned with. I have never been politically active but I have come to  believe Dr. Paul has a philosophy, at odds with Newscorp, is the right  prescription for Americans. Newscorp is to serve the public intersests  and not dictate their propaganda to us. You receive FCC licenses for the  privilege to give a service. Your sponsors would be served well by  respectfully giving Dr. Paul equal time and questions with the other
 candidates.
Have great 2008
Ralph Zavala

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Dear Sir/Madam,
  I understand from several sources that you are not going to include Dr. Ron Paul in a pre-Primary Presidential debate that your network has planned. If this is the case, Fox News Mr. Rupert Murdoch & his fellow NeoCon buddies can expect more viewers departing the Fox News Channel. (Does Glenn Beck ring a bell?)  Fox News cannot stifle public opinion and debate and impact a primary election by excluding Dr. Ron Paul just because they don't like his message of freedom and liberty. Even George Will has indicated he expects Dr. Paul to come in ahead of two or three of the "national candidates" (sic), whoever they are, in New Hampshire. Here in South Carolina we will gladly paint Mr. Murdoch as the 21st century Butcher Tarleton, as we already know Dr. Paul is the 21st century Thomas Jefferson!
 
In prayer for the return of the Constitutional Republic,
 
Edward Eichelberger
Greer, South Carolina
Native Pennsylvanian
Born Again Southron

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It is my understanding that you may exclude Ron Paul from the NH roundtable on the 6th of January.  Could you please help me understand the reasoning for this?  Bob K

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Dear Fox News,
     I am a very loyal Fox News Junkie.  I am shocked, however, by your decision to exclude Ron Paul from the Pre NH Primary Debate.  Despite the constant whining from the left, I have always defended your "We Report, You Decide" philosophy as a reality.  Should I now begin to wonder?
     Ron Paul should not be excluded simply because his opinions fall outside of the mainstream.  When Fox News first came on the scene, many thought your opinions fell outside the mainstream.  Are you aware that in a Zogby Blind Poll, Ron Paul was the winner?  His message should be allowed in the arena of ideas.
     As a Baptist Minister, I am very sensitive to the censorship of one's message.
 
Rev. Donald R. Holmes

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To whom it may concern:

I was exceedingly aggravated to hear that the next Republican debate will not include Dr. Ron Paul. It is absurd that you would profess to be a fair and balanced network while simultaneously excluding a candidate from your debates! The hypocrisy! Dr. Paul is doing better in the polls than some of the candidates that you did opt to invite and has raised more money this quarter than any other candidate- 20 million, I believe. You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. You are doing a disservice not only to the profession of journalism but also to the American people and to our democracy as a whole.

What is it about Dr. Paul that so frightens you? Why do you feel compelled to silence a man with such a powerful and unifying message? In a time when mistrust of government and the mainstream media run deep you will be doing nothing except reinforcing the people's negative perceptions of you. What a sham!

I am compelled to point out to you that irregardless of your efforts to censor Dr. Paul his message is out there. The movement is growing. I assure you, no one believes the "he has no chance of winning" line any more. We know BS when we see it. Should you bar Dr. Paul from the debates all you will achieve is the universal contempt of his ever multiplying number of devotees. "We the people" have had enough of the mainstream media outlets attempting to select our front runners for us.

In conclusion, I shall be complaining to your sponsors about this and there is already a movement under way to boycott not only your station and all of its sister branches but also any and all products advertised by the aforementioned media outlets. We've raised 6 million dollars for Ron Paul in a single day so we are accustomed to putting our money where our (collective) mouth is. Try us!   

Hopeful that whatever tiny shred of journalistic integrity and impartiality still in you prevails,

Cristina Lombardi

Long Island,  NY   

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 To everyone that works for the News Corp,
 
I am voting republican in 2008 and that is why I don't understand why you would exclude congressman Ron Paul from the round table discussion that is coming up in January, he IS a republican.  I am a contributor to his campaign you know the campaign that raised over $10,000,000 in TWO days!!!!
 
If your reasoning for not including him is because he is behind in the national polls, I suggest you look at the fact that he has won straw poll after straw poll, and has a base of supporters like no other candidate has seen... Isn't America supposed to be FOR the people BY the people? Well then the PEOPLE are speaking!! why are you dismissing Ron Paul and all of the many many supporters he has by excluding him from the debates?
 
You are basically saying that the Main Stream Media has final say in who will be president.  I agree there a many "blind" Americans that will eat whatever "you" feed them but does that make it right? Your news outlet is NOT fair and balanced, it CREATES the imbalance that has make this country what it has become... if you can honestly say at the end of the day that you are doing your BEST to be "fair and balanced" than so be it. I feel sorry for you as a person, and what your moral fiber consists of...
 
If you do NOT believe what your doing is honest & fair by just going along with "FOX news" because that's where you get your paycheck from sounds more like a form of prostitution to me! "you don't believe in your cause but you do it anyway..."
 
I was actually working on a military supply ship in the Persian gulf up until about 3 months ago, then I walked away because I could no longer be a part of an organization that was sending bombs and munitions to Iraq that were tipped with depleted uranium!!! http://www.rense.com/general66/equals.htm when I unearthed this little nugget of information I got sick to my stomach. http://www.thewe.cc/weplanet/news/depleted_uranium_iraq_afghanistan_balkans.html
 
When you look at the irony of the whole situation, we were over there "Iraq" to rid Saddam Hussein of weapons of mass destruction and yet we are USING WMDs "DEPLETED URANIUM" IN Iraq!!! amazing... though I am not going to drag this on and on I did want to leave you with this, We NEED change... The people of America are waking up, slowly yes, but they ARE waking up, a perfect indicator is for one is Google Video's list for MOST VIEWED videos are the following: ZEITGEIST, The Movie  America: Freedom to Fascism
 
If you do nothing else today I suggest you google them and watch them if you haven't already... and THEN you will see who is behind the curtain...And if you decide not to, and decide to go on living in a comatose state, I say GOD BLESS AMERICA! and that is your right!
Though if that is your choice I have 2 words for you,
 
"SLEEP WELL" 
Micah Sanders

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Dear Mr. Holland,

Due to the exclusion of Ron Paul in the New Hampshire debates, I will be contacting all of the advertisers of FOX and informing them that I will never purchase their products. I will encourage all of my friends and family to do the same.

Even if Fox were to change their minds and include Ron Paul in the New Hampshire debate, they would continue to cut his response time to questions  asked, limit his overall time and pose questions to him designed to denigrate him.  For this reason I will maintain this boycott permanently.

I respect the personal property rights of Fox in choosing to report  news as they please. I do not respect their Stalin-like attempts to subvert the political process. In that vein I do not respect the advertisers for their lack of due-diligence in properly investigating the venues in which they advertise. To that  extent I hope to negatively impact the sales of these companies in the same fashion
that Fox News hopes to negatively impact the the personal integrity of Ron Paul and the conditions related to his campaign for President.

To change the way things are done in the future and not take responsibility for what has been done in the past creates the opportunity for what has been done in the past to repeat itself. For my part, I will not allow this  to occur.
Sincerely,
Ed Karasinski

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Given Ron Paul’s support in New Hampshire and his recent historic fundraising success, it is outrageous that Dr. Paul would be excluded.
Dr. Paul has consistently polled higher in New Hampshire than some of the other candidates who have been invited.  Tom Huff

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I find it abhorrent that Dr. Ron Paul has been excluded from the New Hampshire debate that FOX is sponsoring.  This is just another example of how the news media is attempting to manipulate this election.  Ron Paul has accumulated as much funding as the other candidates – and has received these funds from average citizens – not special interest groups / corporations...

He also has a strong base of supporters that are apparently not a part of the phone polls that the news media (FOX) holds up as the reason he should not be included...  Shame on you!

The so-called “Media Proclaimed” front runners are all the same – more vanilla.  I truly hope that Dr. Paul circumvents your methods and has a good showing in the “Live Free or Die” state...

Paul Ensign

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To Fox News and all affiliates: 

All of Dr. Ron Paul's supporters, and myself, strongly protest the exclusion of Dr. Ron Paul from the forum of republican candidates hosted by Fox News in New Hampshire on January 6, 2008. This censorship is undemocratic and is not becoming of Fox News. It is a shameful act. 

We urge you to reconsider your faux pas and invite Dr. Ron Paul to the forum, otherwise your network may become better known as "FAUX NEWS". If this is not done very quickly, we will be contacting all your sponsors through our extensive network of supporters in Meet Up groups, Gigg it, and other internet forums. 

Please invite Dr. Ron Paul to the January 6 forum in New Hampshire and announce this correction very shortly.
Respectfully,
Thomas Alajaji,

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Dear Mr. Horner,

It appears you are taking messages while Teri Everett is on vacation. I didn't want to leave you in a position to not be aware of what has been sent to your colleagues at FOX:

It appears to me, from this attitude towards some candidates (Ron Paul), that we live in a controlled democracy where the right to run for public office is limited to some elite candidates, where others, regardless of the injustice leveled against them in an unlevel playing field by media, are not allowed to fully participate. 

It would appear that our media has become little more than a controlled source of news similar to what someone would expect of a "banana republic". 

Are you afraid of Paul's message?

Denise Holmes

Chicago, Ill.

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Dear Rupert Murdoch & fellow neocons if applicable,

I used to watch Fox News for it's unbiased and honest reporting of both sides of any issue. There have been what I thought were "oversights" in your reporting in the past that I overlooked giving you and Fox News the benefit of the doubt thinking you were just not informed or ill informed whichever the case may be. But, in light of your exclusion of Ron Paul from the Pre NH primary debate, I have now come to the conclusion that you and your company are a biased and bought media that will sellout just like the others.

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?!! DOES TRUTH, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS SCARE YOU?!! 

I'm sure this will not be the only email you will receive on this subject. Ron Paul truth and liberty supporters are far and wide and growing! Truth being the operative word. I will continue to watch Fox news specifically for an explanation of your actions as I can no longer trust your reporting on anything else.

Disappointedly,

Clint Jones

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Myself and other members of the Republican National Commitee that are  working diligently as Volunteers here in Virginia to elect Ron Paul (He  received more signatures than All of the other candidates for the Feb. 12 Primary  here in Virginia), find it utterly shocking that Fox News would Exclude Dr.  Paul from the NH Primary Debate. To us he is more credible than Any of the other
(Business As Usual) candidates. I am hoping Fox News will have a change  of heart and include Dr. Paul and his message of Liberty and Freedom. If thats not  the case then we will seek more Credible news sources.
Bob Kline

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Mr. Murdoch,

I was very disappointed to discover that congressman Ron Paul is to be excluded from the upcoming (January 6th) Republican presidential debate to be held on the Fox News channel. While I normally appreciate Fox's approach to the covering the news, I find this decision dumbfounding in the light of the Fox stated core of value of, "We report, you decide." Removing the voice of an intelligent, articulate and experienced (not to mention, well funded) candidate such as Dr. Paul from the political discourse is a clear contradiction to those values that your organization claims to uphold.

I am asking that you speak to those members of your team who are responsible for the organization of this particular debate and instruct them to immediately extend an invitation to Dr. Paul.

Thank you for your time,

Michael DeGeus

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Dear Fox employees,

My name is Thomas Fitzgerald, I am an active duty naval officer living in Suffolk, VA and a registered Republican in my home state of west Virginia.  I have watched Foxnews as my primary source of news for the last five or six years, mostly because I was tired of the liberal media bias shown by your big competitor CNN.  I have always smirked a little at your "Fair and Balanced" slogan as I knew that your coverage on the whole was neither fair nor balanced, but it does help counter the overall liberal media bias.

I would like to ask you to live up to your slogan and invite Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) to your New Hampshire GOP Forum this Sunday.  I understand what the polls say, but even if you want to ignore the fact that there are a lot of people all over our country who are excited supporters of Ron Paul and that his campaign is raising money on a scale that rivals (or in many cases exceeds) that of the so called top tier candidates, then consider inviting him so at least there will be someone there that is offering real ideas. 

To me the fact that we the people have allowed our government to become the single largest debtor this planet has ever known is an utter embarrassment.  The only candidate from either party who is even attempting to address and rectify this problem is Ron Paul.  I have, over the past several months, switched my TV news viewing more and more to MSNBC, CNN, and CSPAN, especially after witnessing the utter disrespect your network coverage continually heaps upon Ron Paul.

You attempt to be a voice for conservative minded people, but yet here is a true conservative, both fiscally and socially, who doesn't just spout off soundbites about cutting taxes and trying to reduce government spending, he has been steadfastly trying to accomplish those things for 20 years. 

Is membership in the Council for Foreign Relations a prerequisite for attendance?  I, like thousands of other Americans, will be exercising my freedom, by boycotting your sponsors and I will be letting them know it.  I realize that your corporation is free to do what it wants in this matter, but I think it is in your best interest to reverse your course and repair this travesty you've created.

I also would like to pass along my sincere displeasure with Bill Kristol.  He continually says totally uninformed opinions that only serve to make him (and you) look like a buffoon.

Thank you,

T.J. Fitzgerald

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Dear Fox News

As a Canadian who watches your program, I was dismayed to find out that you have not invited Ron Paul to the New Hampshire Forum. Watching the election as it unfolds, Ron Paul is the only refreshing campaign among the others who are all saying the same things. A forum needs a wide assortment of views to be put forward and without Ron Paul, your forum will be like tasting 5 different variations of chocolate….after a few licks of the same flavor you’re begging for some vanilla. The American public (and the Republic) are owed the opportunity to here his views as his popularity is a world wide phenomena….one of your slogans is ‘We report…You Decide’….you might want to change it to “We don’t want you to vote for Ron Paul’ 

Mike Staffieri

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Shame on you if the rumors are true that you would exclude him from the debate.  He is one of the few candidates with guts & truly (truly) bold ideas, though those ideas simply ask that we abide by our own humble constitution.  And, from a news perspective, he's certainly earned his spot. 

Geof Narlee

East Walpole, MA

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Hey, why not try to pressure the New HampshireGOP into excluding Fox News from the debate.  You know, get another broadcaster that will not try to manipulate the outcome.

Just a thought :)

Dan Lindsay

Westminster, MD

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I was saddened to hear that Ron Paul will be excluded from the candidates forum to be broadcast by Fox News on January 6, 2008 in New Hampshire.  I believe Ron Paul should be included.  Is there anything that can be done which will enable him to be included?

Sincerely,

Jeff Rappaport, CEO
Merlock, L.L.C.

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Dear Mr Murdoch,

It is with deep concern I read the US press reports about Fox's omission of Dr Ron Paul from the forum of Republican candidates to be broadcast by Fox News on January 6, 2008.
I would like to say the following:

·        The balance of any debate is the extremes of any opinion that are, not only tolerated, but freely expressed.

·        The tenets of Freedom and Liberty demand that anyone with a singular passion can express themselves and do so without fear of censure or omission.

·        Each citizen in the land of the free and the brave have the constitutional rights to self determination and freedom of expression.

·        The US news media has the responsibility to inform and report news and opinion free from editorial input.

Mr Murdoch, your adopted country extends you these same freedoms, support and embrace them. This liberty and freedom is the envy of the world.
Sincerely Yours
ark Thompson, Australia citizen
A friend of the United States of America

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Sean,
Please set aside any animosity you may have for Ron Paul and work to include him in the debate in NH. You have the weight with the network  to make this happen.  I also believe you have the weight with the network to have Ron Paul "excluded" as well.  I ask this politely of you as one American to another.  I understand that his ratings are not as high as  other candidates, but I would like for his message to be heard.  I am aware that you carry a load of acrimony for him, but try and put that aside for the sake of balance in reporting.

Let Ron Paul be heard.   Worts and all, nobody is perfect.  He may have some uncommon approaches,  but he has some really good ideas about how
to run our country.

Rex Harris
Box Springs, GA

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Dear Mr. Murdoch
 

As an average and representative American, when I watch Fox News report on the events of the day, not only do I feel that the news is a sham, but the election process as well.  Your exclusion of Dr. Paul from the debates does not surprise me, it disgusts me. I find it hard to believe that you still have advertisers. Keep on with the vision. Keep doing exactly what you are doing.  It amuses me to imagine you with polls that state for your advertisers that you actually have viewers. I wonder how long that will work. Carry on. I am starting to find this farce amusing. It wakes people up.

Susan Maple

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I hear Ron Paul is being banned from the Fox Presidential debate. Is this what you call "Fair and Balanced"?  I am so disappointed in you!

David Allen

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Thanks to Fox's exclusion of  Ron Paul he will gain valuable publicity  and more voters.  Fox will find that because the internet is more  inclusionary than the news media the big story of this election will be how the  internet helped Ron Paul win the presidential election.  All our troops will  come home to protect our own borders,our civil liberties will be restored  and the
news media will slink to the background.  Thank you Fox.

Doug Ward
Grover Beach,Ca

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Mr. Murdoch, Friends, and Family

Having watched some of the shenanigans of Fox reporters and commentators, it is no wonder that Ron Paul supporters are angry, suspicious, and skeptical.  You have not treated Dr. Paul with the same degree of courtesy and respect that you have afforded to virtually every other candidate.  Your plans to exclude Dr. Paul from your Jan. 6th NH Forum appears to be yet another indication of your bias against Dr. Paul.  It would be difficult to come up with a “credible” rationale for excluding Dr. Paul from the NH Forum particularly since most pundits are predicting that Paul will have a double-digit showing in the NH primary and is quite likely to finish ahead of three “major” candidates—Thompson, Huckabee, and Giuliani.

Charles Brown,

Parker, TX

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