Ron Paul Not the Only One Snubbed in N.H.

Ron Paul fans have made much about the fact that their candidate was snubbed by ABC News and Fox News Channel by excluding him from the New Hampshire Republican debates just prior to the New Hampshire Primary today.

They certainly have much to complain about. The actions of ABC and Fox were inexcusable and dastardly.

But Ron Paul was not the only one snubbed.

GOP Presidential hopeful Duncan Hunter also got the boot from the two debates. And he has already won a delegate to the Republican National Convention in the summer--a feat which Ron Paul has yet to match.

In fact, of the participants in the two debates--that is, those candidates that ABC and Fox ALLOWED to participate--only FOUR have won delegates--Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, and Duncan Hunter.

As of yet John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, and Ron Paul have not won any delegates officially. Yet both McCain and Giuliani were included in both debates in New Hampshire.

This fact was not lost on Duncan Hunter when he made his announcement today that he is staying in the race. The candidate took the opportunity to blast ABC and Fox News for excluding him, even though he already has a delegate, which, according to Hunter, 'is more than some who participated in those debates.'

Indeed. Both ABC and Fox News are deserving of hisses and boos for excluding both Hunter and Paul. In fact, it was truly a low-down thing to do.

There was a time when we expected better from Fox. Not anymore. As I have stated many times, as it has become clear that they are pushing Rudy Giuliani and blatantly snubbing or ignoring other candidates, they are actually approaching the reprehensible practices we have long loathed at ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN.