Hannity joins right-wing chorus repeating discredited claim that health reform bill funds abortion
July 16, 2010 11:30 pm ET
From the July 16 edition of Fox News' Hannity:
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However, MMfA's got to do more about the context. Is this all there was in terms of Hannity's presentation of the issue? Did he just finish talking about something else and then go straight into this section or was there a lead-in? Did Bozel come out with some info disputing the president's promises? Was the info patently false? Or was there a hint of truth to it?
Everyone here knows Hannity's a propagandist and a liar. However, I would appreciate a little more meat in the proof. One of the foils MMfA's targets use to deny the validity of MMfA's claims is that the context is disregarded. A 51 second clip can say a lot, but in this case, it should be presented with the disputing evidence as a whole in a research piece. MMtv works best when the misinformation can be contained and proven within the surrounding context of a 2 or 3 minute clip. It works especially well for Beck, who usually discredits or disproves or muddies his own rhetoric in the eyes of critical viewers based on simple logic or his doubtful, overwhelming, emotional sensationalism. Another minute or two for this clip would have better allowed viewers to properly appreciate the model of dishonesty necessary to Hannity and Bozel's lies.
They have done plenty of other stories with the details of why it's a discredited claim.
Try either of the links - that's where you'll find the details you want.
I understand that the information is available elsewhere. What I'm saying is that the lie wasn't captured in its entirety. What we got here was the setup, not the whole lie. Personally, I want to know what kind of garbage Bozel had to spew so I can further understand his purpose. Understanding their separate motivations helps to diagnose their grander schemes and pin them on other lies.