Posted on 09/09/2009 10:17:55 AM PDT by SueRae
Here we go again. Another day, another speech on health care.
Will this one be any different? By all indications the answer is no, at least not dramatically so-- even though the speech is to a Joint Session of Congress. So how's a reporter supposed to write something new when there's really nothing new being said?
Well, watch how the media walks its walk on health care coverage in the next couple of days. Many reporters seem just about bored to tears with the policy details. Now they are in full-throated "who's up" and "who's down" political coverage. Unfortunately, most Americans still aren't satisfied with the policy proposals and are strongly rejecting the Democrats' plans for a government takeover of the health care system that they believe will hurt them, their families and their country.
Lost in the coverage is discussion of what Republicans have been trying to get the media to pay attention to. In general, the media has not given much coverage to the their well thought-out, common sense ideas for health care reform. Yes, the solutions are a bit complex, but so are the problems. It's easier to duck the substance and instead take a shortcut by saying the Republicans have no plan of their own and that they're just a bunch of naysayers.
To give them the benefit of the doubt, perhaps one of the problems is that reporters are overstretched trying to cover too many issues without enough resources. But it's also just as possible that many in the media just don't agree with market-based reforms that don't get to a government-run health care system and therefore elegant ideas such as allowing the sale of insurance across state lines, equalizing the tax system so that individuals and entrepeneurs are on the same playing field
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I predict a lot of leg tingling going on tonight post-speech...
I, too, predict an outbreak of leg tingling, followed by favorable comparisons to the Gettysburg Address.
We can all see through the Obama veil.
The Emperor has no clothes! I cannot contain my laughter whenever he gives a speech! Poor guy’s toast and doesn’t know it!
Or something like that.
Any bets that the MSM’s glowing reports on the ‘Bama’s brilliant appeal to congress have already been written?
The latest spin I’ve heard is that “we’re confused about healthcare,” and Obama is going to “set us straight” tonite with “details.”
Mm-hm.
Bring on the ammo, Zero.
If Obama did nothing but stand there, suck his thimb and pee in his pants, his MSMwhores will still proclaim it a brilliant, awe-inspiring speech for the ages. And of course anyone that mentions him pissing himself is a racist dontcha know.
Yet, so many Freepers always diss McConnell and say, "where's the spineless Repubs?"
Truth is, Dana's right. The air-head reporters are bored with the details and plain don't agree with a free-market solution so they don't cover these.
Ex-USAF officer, too, IIRC. She rocks.
Colonel, USAFR
Well you know, there's been a lot of "fishy" disinformation out there...
Wow.
The MSM will be gagging over this speech like Bawney Fwank at a sausage factory.
Negative on the USAF officer but would like to see her in a uniform! ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Perino
“Negative on the USAF officer but would like to see her in a uniform!”
Won’t give the response you could drive a truck through...
Colonel, USAFR
Salute! ;)
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