Posted on 03/15/2010 9:14:43 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
Here is one of the sneaky tricks that the Old Media plays in order to support a cause. In this case it's the Associated Press coming to the aid of Obamacare with "news" that a "Catholic" hospital group is coming out in support of Obamacare. Of course, the AP does not inform the reader that this purported Catholic group is not associated with the Church and is not authorized to speak for Catholics but it conflates this "Catholic" group with Catholics as if they do anyway.
With a headline that screams, "Catholic Hospitals Support Health Care Bill," the AP's Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar reports that the Catholic Health Association has come out in support of Obamacare despite the federal funding of abortion.
Naturally this report of Catholics in support of Obamacare is meant to fool readers into thinking that the Catholic Church itself, or some important segment of Catholics, are in support of Obamacare. If all you read is the headline and the first two paragraphs you might come away thinking that "Catholic Hospitals" support Obamacare...
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
You think the AP is bad, wait until you see the confabulations and outright lies spread by the anti-Catholics who will show up on this thread.
There is no end to the perfidy of Big Media.
It’s like documentarians who interview members of the “Jesus Seminar” and think they speak for all of Christianity which couldn’t be further from the trush.
trush = truth
Thash what thought you shaid.
Can you be a catholic and not be a roman catholic?..
Can you be a christian and not be a catholic?..
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Exactly! Didn’t take long when the original report was posted.
When ever I see something like this I look for Jim Wallis’ fingerprints. They are all over it. Check out the connections between Wallis and Keehan:
Sister Keenan posting on the Sojourners web site. Sojourners is Jim Wallis’Mag and website (along with Beliefnet).
http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/15/health-reform-a-major-first-step/
Jim Wallis is one of the signers of this letter being touted by the media as well;
http://marinprogressive.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/pro-life-support-for-health-care-reform/
An article penned by Jim Wallis, EJ Dione and Carol Keehan among others entitled
“46 Million Reasons for Health-Care Reform The moral imperatives for change.” Had to register to read it...not that interested. Written in NOVEMBER OF 09
Another connection on Sen Casey’s Website (D-PA):
http://casey.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=e5095338-3383-4512-b7ba-8ca993c7e13a
Tee-hee.
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