Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

ABC, NBC Nightly Newscasts Now 10 Days into Ignoring Gruber Scandal
Mediaite ^ | 11/20/2014 | Joe Concha

Posted on 11/20/2014 8:27:11 AM PST by SeekAndFind

America loves streaks. For our parents and grandparents, it was witnessing (via radio or the morning paper) Joe DiMaggio‘s 56-game hitting streak in 1941, a record that will likely never be broken. For later generations, it was Cal Ripken playing in 2,632 consecutive games — another record that won’t be touched.

There are streaks in broadcasting as well. The most notable being broken two years ago after ABC’s Good Morning America finally beat NBC’s Today Show after an astounding 852 consecutive weeks at the top, a streak spanning over 16 years.

But then there are dubious streaks as well, like the one we’re currently witnessing courtesy of those aforementioned big alphabet networks.

The comments of MIT professor Jonathan Gruber have been a big story for the past ten days. Regardless of how you voted or whether you’re team red or blue, an official who worked closely with President Obama and his team on crafting the Affordable Care Act (visiting the Oval Office 19 times to specifically discuss a strategy) and later revealing on multiple occasions that the law was predicated on misleading “stupid” American voters is a story worthy of national attention and scrutiny. Those who don’t believe this are willfully blind, or as stupid as even an MSNBC panel says the White House thinks we all are.

With that in mind, here’s one more streak to chew on: Over the past ten nights, ABC’s World News Tonight and NBC’s Nightly News haven’t just buried the story in some throwaway segment late in their respective programs; they haven’t mentioned Gruber or the controversy in any capacity. Some could argue the decision to omit has been made because the news cycle has been heavy on the breaking news front. Except that hasn’t remotely been the case.

(Excerpt) Read more at mediaite.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abc; aca; gruber; jonathangruber; mediabias; nbc; newsblackout; obamacare; partisanmedia

1 posted on 11/20/2014 8:27:11 AM PST by SeekAndFind
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: FReepers; Patriots; FRiends



Regarding Jonathan Gruber: "I just heard about this today...some adviser who never worked on our staff." - Barack Obama - (S)erial LIAR.


Please Make Your Donation Today!


You Can Help Drastically Shorten FReepathons by Donating Monthly!
VERY Generous FReeper Sponsors are donating $10 for every New Monthly Donor!
Please Sign Up to Donate Monthly!

2 posted on 11/20/2014 8:32:14 AM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: All

in all seriousness, they delusionally believe they are still the only place people get their news and don’t realize how omnipresent online news is.


3 posted on 11/20/2014 8:33:15 AM PST by willywill
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

4 posted on 11/20/2014 8:34:24 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

5 posted on 11/20/2014 8:43:20 AM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

The Truth is like a Lion, let it out and it will take care of itself.

The mainstream media is doing its best to keep the Truth locked up.


6 posted on 11/20/2014 8:49:07 AM PST by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

The American Press are just shameless, pathetic, paid Democrat liars.


7 posted on 11/20/2014 9:41:42 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

It’s really, really hard to report the news when you are busy licking the crap from Obama’s boots.


8 posted on 11/20/2014 5:36:17 PM PST by Amagi (Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson