Why do we have to hear Republican objections to health-care reform all day long on TV?

[babylonsister]

http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/why-do-we-have-hear-republican-objectio


Why do we have to hear Republican objections to health-care reform all day long on TV?
By John Amato Tuesday Jun 23, 2009 10:00am


I just started watching the media again after missing a week and for every one Democratic politician on the air talking about health-care reform, I see two conservatives attacking it. Just an unscientific observation. What is that all about? OK, I know, but seriously, WTF?

Didn't they get trounced in the last election? Didn't John McCain's health care plan get soundly defeated in the last election?

I understand the need for members of the minority party to have their voices heard, but America JUST voted them out in large part because of the problems with health care. Why do we need to hear them all repeat the same talking points over and over again -- especially when their positions are those of such a whopping minority to boot?

It's shocking to me that the polling being done shows such solid support for the public option when the media is so biased. When that happens, you know Americans aren't buying the garbage being thrown at them.

And Blue America's Campaign For Health Care Choice is rocking the house. We've raised over $15K so far to go after Blanche Lincoln, and that's just the beginning.:

Perhaps it's not surprising that Lincoln is showing so much compassion for the poor insurance companies. She's taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from them over the years. In fact, she's already received $14,500 from insurance companies for her 2010 campaign, the second highest of any senator up for re-election next year.

We've received more small donations to our cause already than Lincoln has received from the health-care industrial complex to buy her vote. You know more money will be coming her way, but the response has been truly inspiring. Keep them coming. We'll need the cash to make the media buys in Arkansas to let her and her constituents know where she stands on the public option with your help.

[redqueen]

1. Lovely.

:)

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

2. Because the Republican owned, Corporate Media is adamantly against it

and they own the airwaves. They must be beyond frustrated that they can't move the polls against government health, public option, etc. Someone has awakened the sheeple.

[glinda]

12. They do own the majority of the Media.

[Ohio Joe]

3. Because...

Despite repug claims of a liberal media the truth is obvious.

[damntexdem]

4. Because we tend to watch too much TV?

[fascisthunter]

5. because the corporate media and their sponsors demand so

that's how wealth has a way of warping democracy.

[sandnsea]

6. That's the way to do it

We're going to have to do that against Wyden too.

[redqueen]

7. And against Conrad in ND, too.

[Democracyinkind]

8. It's the economy, stupid! nt

[RufusTFirefly]

9. I assume that's a rhetorical question

Either way, it's reason numero uno for why I don't watch corporate TV.

[jmondine]

10. We don't. We do, however, need to counter all the propaganda by spreading facts

[Hepburn]

11. Because of the totally liberal media....

...:sarcasm:

[ColbertWatcher]

13. Because selling doubt takes time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_fear#Fear.2C_uncertainty_and_doubt

[drm604]

14. Why do you hear Republican blather on TV?

Because it's turned on.

[Hissyspit]

15. This is part of the reason I'm very pessimistic about the eventualities here.

I don't want to be, but I am.

[JerseygirlCT]

16. Oh, that's the "balanced" part of fair and balanced.

Make sure they get as much air time as they need.

[Telly Savalas]

17. " It's shocking to me that the polling being done shows such solid support for the public option

when the media is so biased."

Perhaps this is evidence of the fact that the only people who sit on their ass and watch the drivel on the news channels all day are bloggers such as the author of this article. Normal Americans in contrast have lives and thus much more limited exposure to this bullshit.

Despite the claims of this article, we don't have to listen to Republican talking points all day on TV. We can turn the TV off.