Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney seems to accept the Occupy Wall Streeters premise, recently telling a town hall gathering, “…I worry about the 99 percent in America. I want America, once again, to be the best place in the world to be middle-class. I want to have a strong and vibrant and prosperous middle-class. And so I look at what’s happening on Wall Street and my own view is, “boy I understand how those people feel.” httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfk7HDe3xB4
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Media Ignores Ron Paul’s Victory In California Straw Poll
A Straw Poll was held on Saturday September 17th during the California GOP Convention in Los Angeles. In first place was Texas Congressman Ron Paul with 44.9% of the vote. Second place went to Texas Governor Rick Perry (29.3%). This was followed by Mitt Romney (8.8%), Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (7.7%), Jon Huntsman (2.0%), Herman Cain (1.8%) and Newt Gingrich (1.7%). All others candidates received less than 1%. But why didn’t we hear about Ron Paul’s significant win in the national mainstream media? Last month after the Ames, Iowa straw poll, Jon Stewart questioned this very topic:
How Many Tuolumne County Residents Can You Spot?
It was almost exactly one year ago when Meg Whitman (2010 Gubernatorial loser) visited Columbia State Park. Several Motherlode residents came out to greet her, cheer for her and voice their support. In the statewide election, Whitman only received 41.7% of the vote. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgYvCX2glYo