Hmmm. You seem to have a point. I know he spoke on the subject of taking out Iran’s nukes and on waterboarding. But much of the debate was about Pakistan and China, and he didn’t get into those arguments. I think part of it is that the other candidates are more aggressive about speaking up, even when a question isn’t addressed to them; and taking liberties with the time limits when they are asked. Also, some of the time candidates get is rebuttal time when another candidate’s statement seems to critize a position they’ve taken. Romney gets in lots of time both because of questions addressed to him and rebuttals. Ron Paul doesn’t get rebuttal time, because none of the other candidates bothers taking shots at him. That’s not CBS’s fault. Hard to believe that CBS has any more bias against Ron Paul than, say, Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry.

The final word count per candidate from the recent CBS debate includes the following:

Paul = 258
Huntsman = 565
Bachmann = 578
Cain = 650
Santorum = 963
Gingrich = 974
Perry = 1,130
Romney = 1,262

The CBS word count results is after Ron Paul consistently polls among the top three in the key early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. He is polling in double digits in most respected polls. Congressman Paul is ranked among the top three in fundraising results. Congressman Paul serves on the House Foreign Relations Committee. Congressman Paul is a veteran. And, Congressman Paul has contrasting views on foreign policy that many Americans find worthy of inquiry and discussion.

CBS’s treatment of Congressman Paul is disgraceful, especially given that the debate centered on foreign policy and national security.

As mentioned by Ralph, Congressman Paul was only allocated 90 seconds of speaking in one televised hour.

The media’s treatment towards Congressman Paul appears to be a specific intent to censor a top tier candidate.

If we are to have an authentic national conversation on issues such as security and defense, we can and must do better to ensure that all voices are heard.

In fairness, they can’t possibly give equal question time when you have that many candidates. It isn’t about the candidates. It’s about the voting public, who deserve to hear more from the strongest contenders. So, they arrange the candidates on the stage based on the most recent poll numbers, with the strongest polling candidates in the middle and getting more questions. What else can they do? In the foreign policy debate on CBS, I thought the moderators did a good job of calling on candidates with conflicting points of view on China, Iran, torture etc. — including Ron Paul.

Under the leadership of Newt Gingrich, there will be no role back of the enormous growth of the federal government. To learn more about the REAL Newt Gingrich, please see the following link to short video presentation about him:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWPz1Qdq1uI

I’m a Democrat too and would not vote for Gingrich. But I agree he is an idea machine and often interesting to listen to. After Rick Perry’s disastrous performance in tonight’s CNBC debate, Gingrich could be the next Romney spoiler, especially if Herman Cain’s recent problems don’t settle down.