Todd: 'Lazy Media' Was Ready To Jump On Obamacare Website Failure To Meet 11/30 Deadline

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Q. If the Obama administration fails to keep its promise that the Obamacare website would be fixed by November 30th, how would you describe the press that reported that fact?

A. "Lazy media." If you're NBC political director Chuck Todd, that is. On today's Morning Joe, Todd said the White House was smart to lower the bar about the website by saying only 80% of people would be able to use it by November 30th. Had they not done so, said Todd, the "lazy media" would have jumped on the failed promise, waving "the hourglass."

View the video here.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Why would it be “lazy” to report the truth? Ping to Today show list.

[brownsfan]

“Why would it be “lazy” to report the truth? Ping to Today show list.”

Because it’s hard work to spin things to make Obama look honest and competent.

It’s much easier to report the facts, which makes a party member, er, media member lazy.

[Kenton]

Well, if 30 hours a week is now fulltime employment, I guess it's possible that 80% "fixed" could be considered "fixed" by a lazy person, or somebody who cannot stop lying even when they know that everybody knows they are lying...

I suppose when Obama is asked about this last minute flip-flop, he'll say something like "well, 80% is a lot better than what we thought it would be back when we promised that everything would be fixed. So ACTUALLY, we've done better than we thought we would!"

[Buckeye McFrog]

The Fox Hot Blonde Jumps Over The Lazy Media...

[Amendment10]

I predict that we’re going to hear things like, “success,” and “up at last,” at the end of the month regardless if Obamacare web site is working or not.