CNN's 'American Morning' Leans Toward Supporters of ObamaCare

Monday's American Morning on CNN slanted toward guests who supported ObamaCare versus opponents, by a margin of six to two. The program also devoted three segments specifically to interviewing supporters, versus only one to opponents.Correspondent John Zarella interviewed customers at Lester's Diner in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, asking them for their take on health care "reform." During a segment…
Matthew Balan

George Stephanopoulos Argues With McCain on Health Care: 'What Would Y

After weeks of featuring mostly Democratic guests arguing for health care legislation, Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Monday conducted a hectoring interview with Republican John McCain. The former Democratic operative turned journalist's first question revolved around the Kennedys: "...You were good friends with Senator Ted Kennedy. What would you say to him this morning?"After…
Scott Whitlock

NYT's Hulse Links Obama-Care Protests to Violent Racists of Civil Righ

Racists against Obama-care? New York Times congressional reporter Carl Hulse didn't take it quite that far, but he made a point to juxtapose protests against Obama-care to violent 1960s-era protests against black civil rights, as personalized in the main subject of Hulse's Monday piece, civil rights icon and Democratic Congressman John Lewis: "Mr. Lewis said he was not intimidated as he walked to…
Clay Waters

MSNBC Relays 'Independent' E-Mailer Favoring ObamaCare -- And Online

In the noon hour on MSNBC today, anchor Contessa Brewer read some online commentary from the American people, including this pro-Obama gush from an "independent." Rick Mordecon writes: As an independent, seeing the health care bill passed makes me much more likely to vote for the Democratic agenda this fall. I think the decision they made with strong leadership from the president, was courageous…
Tim Graham

CBS 'Early Show' Touts 'Historic Victory' of ObamaCare

At the top of Monday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith proclaimed the passage of ObamaCare: "A major victory for President Obama as House Democrats work late into the night to pass health care reform." A headline on screen read: "Historic Victory." Co-host Maggie Rodriguez later introduced a report on the legislation by remarking that Smith, who was pleased with his NCAA March Madness bracket…
Kyle Drennen

ABC Gushes Over Patrick Kennedy and Ted's Fight for Health Care: 'Dad

Good Morning America's Robin Roberts on Monday allowed the Kennedys to take a victory lap for the passage of health care. As the co-host interviewed Patrick Kennedy, an ABC graphic announced, "Rep. Kennedy on Dad's Final Wish: Father's Life Work Was Reform." Roberts teased the segment, "And we talk to the Congressman who sees this bill's passage as the completion of his late father's legacy." The…
Scott Whitlock

Vieira Repeats Democratic Line of the Day

NBC's Meredith Vieira opened Monday's Today show declaring, "Good morning. It passed. Congress approves historic legislation to reform health care" and then a few seconds later noted, "Democrats are using words like 'historic' to describe the sweeping overhaul that was approved." Interesting to see the Today co-anchor acknowledge the Democratic theme and still use it, something that was done…
Geoffrey Dickens

Schlussel's Anti-Hannity Allegations Investigated and Found 'Fundament

On Friday, NewsBusters editor-at-large Brent Baker noted that the Freedom Alliance was strongly refuting allegations by blogger and radio host Debbie Schlussel that the veterans charity organization founded by Oliver North and actively promoted by radio host Sean Hannity was a "huge scam."Upon an "exhaustive investigation," Tim Mak of FrumForum.com concluded in a March 19 post that there is "…
Ken Shepherd

Tom DeLay: You Saw The Constitution Burned By Democrats Tonight

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Sunday that Americans saw the Constitution burned by Democrats as the current Party in power rammed through healthcare reform legislation the citizens clearly said they didn't want.Speaking to Fox News's Geraldo Rivera after the historic vote, the man formerly known as "The Hammer" said, "Not only did they not listen to the American people, they…
Noel Sheppard

ObamaCare Opponents 'Probably Can't Spell Communism and Socialism' Say

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, it must be a duck - but just be prepared to have your spelling skills challenged when you reach that conclusion.  And so goes CNN's Roland Martin. On the network's March 21 special coverage of the House of Representatives passage of health care legislation, host Wolf Blitzer asked Martin, a CNN political analyst, about his views of…
Jeff Poor

Stahl: I Can't Tell If ObamaCare Raises Taxes, But Worth It For Someth

Update 9:35 AM: Larry O'Donnell "stunned" Stahl doesn't realize ObamaCare raises taxes.  See O'Donnell video after the jump.______________________________What kind of correspondents do they have at 60 Minutes?  The kind who can't tell that the biggest tax increase in history is a tax increase at all.  The kind who complain that even if it is a tax increase, Americans should be willing to pay it…
Mark Finkelstein

Lesley Stahl Says House Victory Makes Obama Look Like...Reagan

CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl appeared on Monday's Morning Joe on MSNBC and surprisingly claimed that the victorious nationalization of health care made her think of Barack Obama as more....Reaganesque. He's not Jimmy Carter any more, he's Reagan: You brought up Ronald Reagan, and I do see a lot of similarities with this president. In the polling, you see that some of his issues aren'…
Tim Graham

New Republic: Hated Senate ObamaCare Bill Suddenly Becomes 'Masterfull

Remember all that hype from the liberals until last night about how horrible the Senate ObamaCare was? Yes, they admitted it was a terrible piece of legislation but it was necessary for the House of Representatives to pass it in order for the Senate to somehow improve it via reconciliation. Well, toss that all out the window. Suddenly, sans any change in that formerly detested bill, it has…
P.J. Gladnick

Al Sharpton: 'The American Public Overwhelmingly Voted for Socialism W

Some of the American people probably thought they were voting for hope and change when they voted for President Barack Obama on Nov. 4, 2008. But according to Rev. Al Sharpton, they were voting for socialism.  Sharpton, the founder of the National Action Network and talk radio host told Fox News on March 21, during their special coverage of the House of Representatives' passage of health care…
Jeff Poor