A Message from Ron Paul - Black this Out ! - 12160 Social Network2024-03-29T07:17:12Zhttps://12160.info/forum/topics/2649739:Topic:689889?groupUrl=ronpaulforpresident2012&commentId=2649739%3AComment%3A691786&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAnderson Cooper, the host of…tag:12160.info,2011-10-21:2649739:Comment:6917862011-10-21T14:54:18.406Ztruthhttps://12160.info/profile/adap2k
<p>Anderson Cooper, the host of CNN’s “AC 360,” responded to Texas Congressman Ron Paul’s media blackout comments on Thursday night. Cooper hosted the CNN/WRLC debate in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>In an email to his supporters on Wednesday, GOP candidate Paul slammed Cooper and CNN for failing to give him enough time to speak during the CNN/WRLC debate. “At one point in the first hour of last night’s CNN Republican debate, blacking out almost took on a whole new meaning,” Paul…</p>
<p>Anderson Cooper, the host of CNN’s “AC 360,” responded to Texas Congressman Ron Paul’s media blackout comments on Thursday night. Cooper hosted the CNN/WRLC debate in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>In an email to his supporters on Wednesday, GOP candidate Paul slammed Cooper and CNN for failing to give him enough time to speak during the CNN/WRLC debate. “At one point in the first hour of last night’s CNN Republican debate, blacking out almost took on a whole new meaning,” Paul wrote. “You see, it can be awfully hard to be on stage for nearly 40 minutes between speaking. Yes, 40 minutes,” Paul added.</p>
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<p>Cooper, who has hosted Paul seven times on “AC 360″ in 2011, defended his moderation of the CNN/WRLC debate. “Now, candidates are welcome to whatever views they may have on the issues or opponents and the media. But facts are facts, and in this case, the Paul campaign is simply wrong on the facts,” Cooper said. Cooper went on to point out that Paul never waited to speak for more than 19 minutes and 16 seconds. “It’s certainly nothing like the 40-minute gap that Congressman Paul claims in his fundraising letter. It just didn’t happen,” Cooper said.</p>
<p>Paul’s email also slams Cooper and CNN for failing to give him a closing statement. “Closing statements? Well, some of the candidates got them. I will give you one guess who didn’t,” Paul argued. In response to this statement, Cooper insisted that “no one was asked or offered a chance to make closing statements. Everyone was asked to make an opening statement, and everybody did. There were no plans for closing statements.”</p>
<p>At the end of his segment on Paul’s campaign, Cooper admitted that a media blackout of the Texas Congressman’s campaign does exist. “The Ron Paul campaign may have a justified complaint with other reporters or networks’ treatment of their candidate this election year. I do not believe their attack on us is fair or accurate, just for the record,” Cooper professed.</p>