I'm in shock. CBS News Sunday Morning is actually doing a positive piece on Health Care reform. I'm channel surfing this morning and came across CBS actually debunking the lies about health Care reform. They are presenting the lies about Health Care and having competent people debunk the myths. They are actually taking all the lies (Death Panels, cuts in medicare, cost concerns, etc.) and explaining how they are wrong, lies or playing opposite day.
More below the fold.
They are showing the screamers mind you,not the people with rational questions, but they are even discussing how these people are not rational and represent the disgruntled 46% of Americans who did not vote for President Obama.
They are talking to real experts and not partisan left and right wing political hacks.
It's actually amazing to see this. When you get a neutral expert in their to talk about things it is obvious that Health Care Reform is both popular and necessary. And the are explaining the popularity and debunking the opposition not by demonizing the other side but by simply presenting the facts:
- Polling shows the public option is overwhelmingly popular and even has 49% republican support.
- One of the house Bills has language specifically not allowing government funding to pay for abortion (my personal read on this - politically without this language this bill will fail no matter how much progressives hate this fact).
- The bills actually improves medicare for seniors, far from hurting them.
- The cost of doing nothing is much, much more expensive than enacting reform.
- Medicare is one of the 2 most popular federal programs ever and yet could not have passed if the screamers were listened to.
Again, it was just shocking to see this on Network TV on a Sunday news program. I've gotten used to the epic fail from the main stream media on this issue. Even CBS admitted that the coverage has been biased towards the screamers because they make good show.
Now if only this piece could get shown sometime that was not 9:00 AM on a Sunday morning when most skeptics are not watching. Especially the religious opponents who are at church.
But good job CBS, you surprised me. Please show this segment more.
Update: If I'd known this could make the rec list I would have written something a little better.
Update 2: And my surprise with CBS was quickly replaced with my met expectation of garbage from David Gregory on Meet The Press. Oh well, at least there was some good news programming this morning.
Update 3: Hopefully this video embeds:
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