Maddow on Letting Rick Perry into South Carolina Debate_0001.wmv

[LOWRIDER4UNATL]

RON PAUL 2012 OR AGENDA 21 YOU DECIDE, SEE MY TOP 12 FOR A REALITY CHECK.

[7ty714]

Economic stimulus! TA-DA!

[jasonschall]

you're all s*** bags

[agd2006]

I want to see Buddy Roemer in these debates. Glad none of my money goes to CNN, i don't have cable.

[MrCobaltBlue]

I bet he will still get more time than Ron Paul.

[PwnenBlastoise]

Fuck yeah, I love watching Rick Perry in the debates! Everybody remembers the "OOOPS" moment he had, and when he thought sending troops back to IRAQ was acceptable. I can't wait to see what Jon Stewart has to say on the Daily Show after the SC debate!!!

[SoulGLOJesus]

Not that it matters, but I think everyone knows Maddow doesnt like people who are against homosexuality in the slightest.

[P0LICEstateWATCH]

No Buddy Roemer- no Rick Perry! it's so typical that the GOP hacks would just totally disregard their own rules when it hurts a candidate they support.

[grownman455]

ohhh So now MSNBC and CNN is going to fight for power hahahaha Don't worry their bosses will make them shake hands like good little kids and have them get back to misleading their viewers .hahaha

[jmfrels88]

Ha , media vs media its great ! Paul is coming for yall ..... ( Washington crooks that is )

[Eye2EyeIIIV]

WUTT?? Rick Perry's done!!! take him out!!

man....

[cithorn]

They also excluded him from the NH primary results. Check that out. They included Perry and Bachmann and his vote total fell between the two but he is not listed. I think it's time to contact Jesse Ventura.

[cithorn]

Let Buddy Roemer debate. It will be the only debate I will watch!

[rdwndysrf]

Though I appreciate Maddow pointing out the hypocrisy of CNN allowing Perry in the debate, she unfortunately proves herself no better. The graphic over her left shoulder omits the only true alternative to Obamney - Ron Paul. So who is the hypocrite? Just more of the same from the controlled MSM. How about you let the PEOPLE decide who is "electable"

Go Ron Paul!!!!

[Qyburnator]

If they invite perry, they better invite Vermin Surpreme. That guy is surging in the poles

[TheTime4solutions]

RIck rolled the rules. Rules are bought and paid for with expiration dates. Rule one the people will continue to be debt slaves to a false national debt we will extract every last penny of real wealth from them the IRS will come calling pay your health insurance pay your property tax pay your income tax pay your gas tax pay your sales tax pay your life away you slaves.

[TheTime4solutions]

I love to see these traitors show their true colors.

[WDeet]

The "rules" were only written with hopes of excluding Ron Paul, they don't apply to the corrupted and compromised corporate candidates!

[BrandonToddCarr]

CNN sucks. Ron Paul 2012

[JohnQball]

NEWS FLASH: CNN has confirmed that he DID just barely meet one of their criteria, he earned 7% twice, Gallup and Reuters, and then got 6% in a CBSNews poll. The criteria DOES technically say an "average" of 7% between three. So he scraped by...

[JohnQball]

@WDeet Believe me, I WISH you were right on this one--here's the link to the official CNN criteria, it's clearly "or" for all.

tinyurl(dot)com/7jvb49j

[goddessvelvetrose]

LET BUDDY ROEMER DEBATE hes higher in some polls than Perry!!!!

[Hafazeh]

Communist News Network. OUR RULES BITCH!

[mariahawk5]

PERRY can't play by the rules, CNN.... What makes you think he's a stand up guy when it comes to government? I guess he get's to bend rules whenever it fits HIS convenience. 

[coledkennedy]

#ROEMENTUM, damnit!

[mlang52]

Good for you Ms Maddow! You just helped point out the fact that there are attempts being made to manipulate the debates, thus the entire primary election process.

[luftpirate]

Thanks Rachel

[Fict10n]

It's obvious, they are just trying to take away time from Ron Paul.

[TK572]

Fred Karger and Gary Johnson actually met the requirements for a few of the debates a while back, and were STILL left out. Meanwhile Perry gets a pass. It looks like William Randolph Hearst is alive and well, and that good journalism is in hospice.

[mike6459]

can you believe the picture behind Rachel...has all the candidates except Ron Paul who has gathered the 2nd most votes so far

[mike6459]

you better believe that if Ron Paul did not meet the requirements he would not be given a pass like Perry

[411American]

Democrats would love to vote for Romney, Santanrum or Greenwitch for nominee instead of Ron Paul because Obama can out debate the clowns - can't you see they will SELECT your next PIMP for you? a clear hint is they can even tell you who is unelectable. Lol What kind of imbeciles would applaud these clowns, a vote for them is a vote for Obama again. If you don’t know who to vote for by now do our kids a favor and don’t vote.

[sheffno1gunner]

Disgusting journalism, pre-published rules, straight in the bin because one of the favoured establishment candidates has failed to get enough support. Well done CNN you are now officially as shit as FOX News

[mlang52]

@sheffno1gunner

They have always been, just another group of manipulating journalists!

[robieski]

They should allow Buddy Roemer!

[fagan411]

It's to take time away from Paul. That's why most of these asshats are in it. Ron Paul's message is explosive, and the more stooges on stage the better.

[SleazyAffiliate]

I for one welcome Rick Perry to all debates. He provides some much needed lulz. Ron Paul 2012!!

[TommyAaronF]

We have to flood cnn with phone calls about this! This is unbelievable!

[bigotmaster]

CNN have an anti-Paul agenda, and will do virtually anything to prevent Paul from gaining traction ...

[brblackattach]

CNN: INVITE COLBERT! 

[CaptainBerz]

How About Mitt Romney, wonder if he will talk spending? Like here - watch?v=aG42OYEvIDU

[leafwatch]

CNN wants to keep the "debates" clownish, to dilute the serious challenge of the only real candidate, Ron Paul. You should know that Rachel.

[JamJHolmes]

CNN is sht, like all other controlled mainsteam media. Maddow sux, but it is nice this was shown. But if this sellout was legit, she would say "what if Ron Paul were in Ricks' shoes?" Of course they would exclude, like the Faux debates in 07/08

[thebryanjewell]

@JamJHolmes I think Ron Paul fans should be paying more attention to Buddy Roemer. He is a real independent with a far better platform. Paul has a few refreshing arguments, but Roemer is the man. Removing money from politics is the only way to end corruption.

[DragStripRiot66]

@JamJHolmes Exactly!

[Nobius420]

Yeah...anyone here rememeber the 2008 election cycle? If Ron Paul hadn't met the requirements (or even if he had...), I really doubt they'd be letting him participate. What a ludicrous farce of a process.

[igoodnessi311]

@Nobius420 exactly

[TheTime4solutions]

@Nobius420 the GOP excluded RP from NH debate they used FU Frank's bogus polls as justification, then all MSM banned the name of RON PAUL from being spoken on the air. Same dance different party.

[futurequake]

In the candidates' graphic, she didn't have Ron Paul. Flagrant bias. What a btch.

VOTE For PEACE

VOTE For RON PAUL 2012

[ckp6244]

@futurequake

I didn't see Mitt Romney in the graphic either. Looks like it was Perry, Santorum, Gingrich and Huntsman. Don't know who those two other guys were supposed to be. Was one of them Buddy Romer?

I think the graphic was lumping all the questionable qualifiers for the debate in one photo, and that's why Romney and Ron Paul were not included. They both clearly qualify for the debate.

Doesn't explain why the rules should be bent for Perry, though.

[ckp6244]

@ckp6244

Yes, it is Buddy Roemer's photo on the bottom left side of the graphic. Don't know who is being represented on the far right side in the photos.

I believe that Maddow is saying...."CNN, if you are going to break your own rules to let Rick Perry in the debate, then why not break them for all these other guys who don't qualify either?"