Posted on 06/26/2009 6:38:36 PM PDT by Kaslin
Media Bias: ABC's prime-time special starring President Obama was shameless journalistic favoritism. But as a promotional event, it backfired; the broadcast revealed no public demand for his vision of health reform.
The program's real name was "Questions for the President: Prescription for America." But it was more like "Long Answers from the President." Obama had plenty of time for monologues. An analysis by the Business and Media Institute found that some 60% of the 75 minutes of airtime was eaten up by the president talking.
Questions and comments from the pre-picked audience were a total of just 12% of the programming, well under 10 minutes — this on a show advertised as dialogue about the future of U.S. health care.
There were no real health care experts present to ask the president any tough, informed questions from a divergent viewpoint, no John Goodman of the National Center for Policy Analysis or Dr. David Gratzer of the Manhattan Institute. Unless, of course, you count ABC's latest incarnation of Marcus Welby, M.D., the network's "medical editor," Dr. Tim Johnson.
John Sheils of the Lewin Group, which did a devastating analysis on the effects of establishing a government health care option, was nearly apologetic in his one brief chance to ask a question. He had no opportunity for a follow-up.
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This Obama guy is boring and arrogant. This Congress is a bunch of stoned monkeys.
And what percentage of that was substantive talking?
Who would want to sit and listen to TOTUS drone on and on? He is the WORST public speaker! Absolutely boring and uninspiring...
Wonder what percent of the talking was uh, uh, uh.
The writer of this piece stole Michael Savage’s previous day’s satire on that Obama news conference just like a vapid late night talk show, complete with canned laughter throughout at the self-inflated talk show host from synophants, preassigned questions, etc. Writers steal from Savage and Mark Levin and posters here on FR and never have the manners to acknowledge where they’ve gotten their material.
I’m retired, therefore I have a lot of free time on my hands. I’ve made it a personal mission to parse everything Obama has said since he entered the political arena. And you are right … he has said absolutely nothing. ;-)
Obama....The Seinfeld President.
A whole lot of nothing.....a presidency about nothing.
This reminds me of the old Soviet leaders that would make their people stand for hours upon hours while they droned on forever. When I was young I thought the Soviets were like horses; they could sleep standing up.
It’s time for us as Americans to realize that all we are going to get from the state is lies, propaganda and coersion.
Why even bother to argue with tools and lackeys; point out this hypocracy or that inaccuracy?
Their job now is to crush us and turn us into ciphers for their power.
That would spoil their gig, revealing them as radio voices rather than thinkers. Just be thankful for FR and the fact that it is worth stealing from.
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