Like CBS, NBC's Nightly News reports on "the need for affordable health care in this country"
August 13, 2009 8:07 pm ET
From the August 13 broadcast of NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams:
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I was channel surfing a little last night, trying to see which network news stations were saying anything about health care reform aside from reporting on polls showing that large numbers of Americans are misinformed.
What really bugs me, knowing that so many people get their news from TV, is that even outlets that brought up the possibility of anti-reform propaganda seemed afraid to confront it. A common narrative is that "health care reform proponents are accusing opponents of putting out propaganda."
It's not an accusation. It's not a theory, or a suspicion. It's well documented, and the media treating the truth and bullsh!t as two sides of the coin is pretty infuriating.
(btw..what idiot gave you a thumbs down?)
Look, I don't expect the media to always paint Obama in a positive light but they should always put their viewers first. So if these guys know how desperately health care reform is needed, they should say so and then go point by point about what will help and what won't.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go out and set off a few burglar alarms, because I love it when the Socialized police force shows up to investigate. Then I think I'll look into having a few kids so I can take advantage of the Socialized Public education system.
What are the protecting with 25% of male military recruits, and 40% of female, can't pass an induction physical, thereby washing them out?
What are we spending $700 billion on if 60% of Americans are overweight and our life expectancy is trailing other nations?
Why not cut $100 billion of that military spending and put it toward Health Security for all Americans?
Or we could continue paying $700 billion for military while Americans get further and further behind. Draw the line and we get to go broke because of our poor health, and we can no longer pay for our military either.
Judging by your posts I find it hard to believe you make over $250,000 a year. If you don't your taxes will not be increased anyway.
Yet another person who is ignorant to the fact that we are paying for our neighbors' healthcare NOW. The problem is we're subsidizing the insane insurance company profits and CEO salaries.
I've got a few bumper stickers left.
PROFITS OVER PEOPLE
While you are at it, please explain why do you do not seem to recognize that in your time of need, your "neighbor" would be there to help you under the same policy.
I am also curious... you recognize that under our current health care system that you do indeed already pay for other people health care through taxes for Medicaid and Medicare and through your own private policy. You also agree that you are actually paying more than is necessary for your care to subsidize the profit margins of these private corporations.
Under a Government option, people could choose a plan that was not for profit and lowers the cost of care while providing it to more people. Please explain why this is a bad thing.
I think the hardest part to stomach is hearing a doctor say that they expect to see this kind of need in third world countries, not the United States. That comment alone brought me to near tears.
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Where's the conservative misinformation?