(Below the jump: Look at how ABC News has incorporated Obama's image into their graphic plugging the June 24 special.)
Script of the narration:
What's more important than having good health care when you need it? Nothing. That's why Wednesday at 10 on ABC Charlie Gibson and Diane Sawyer take you inside his house: The White House, for a television event as President Obama answers all of your tough questions about your health care.Audio: MP3 clip which matches the short video.
A tough approach to Obama on health care would be a change for ABC News. As Julia Seymour of the MRC's Business & Media Institute documented, “an examination of ABC World News and Good Morning America stories on health care,” from January 20 to June 16, “found that Obama or supporters of his policies were included 55 times compared to 18 times for critics of those policies – a 3-to-1 margin.” (NewsBusters version.)ABC will also broadcast the June 24 Good Morning America and World News from the White House, with more on Nightline after the hour under the 'Primetime' moniker.
—Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center
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Hard questions like; How
June 19, 2009 - 20:15 ET by USA4freedomHard questions like;
How much does Bo weigh?
Or
Who walks Bo when the President is out of town?
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
OR Does the President like
June 19, 2009 - 20:17 ET by USA4freedomOR
Does the President like Red Delicious Apples or Rome apples?
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
Or this: How does it make
June 19, 2009 - 21:14 ET by motherbeltOr this:
How does it make you feel that some people in this country don't appreciate you, and even oppose you, when you are working so hard to take care of everyone?
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
First of all,
June 19, 2009 - 20:18 ET by UpNorthit's not, and never will be, his house. It belongs to us. We may want it fumigated when the current occupants leave, be that as it may, but it belongs to us, not BHO and Michelle.
Next, this is nothing but Leni Riefenstahl and "Triumph of the Will" part II. ABC is totally in the pocket of Axelrod, Soros and the 0.
I emailed our local ABC outlet over my concerns and got the usual from the national spokesperson, that to pre-judge their program wasn't fair, I should just watch it, along with the millions of "people like me" who would be watching. Fat chance.
Tough question #57
June 19, 2009 - 20:26 ET by UphillABC (stealing from Barbara Walters): Mr. President, if you were a tree...
Or: If Bo were to pee on a
June 19, 2009 - 21:14 ET by motherbeltOr: If Bo were to pee on a tree.....
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Babwa
June 20, 2009 - 00:25 ET by carolina09Mistoo Pwesident, if oo wu'oo uh twee...
Mister President,
June 19, 2009 - 20:33 ET by BarkerAre you enchanted by the crackling tobacco ember you see while taking a long, slow drag off a cigarette?
Very little critters are
June 19, 2009 - 20:36 ET by bigtimerVery little critters are going to give a flying fig.
If the rest of the msm would have shut-up about this, including Fox (although I understand why they do mention this and we are/ because of bias/hypocrisy)..nobody would have even known.
In my mind....sometimes silence really is golden...and this would have been a perfect example of it...unfortunately, I feel this will bring more of an audience than this would have ever received in the first place.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Unless the question is, "if
June 19, 2009 - 20:37 ET by mister josephUnless the question is, "if you believe so strongly in this program, will your allow your daughters to take the same kind of health care as you are expecting the rest of the country to take," then there won't be any tough questions asked.
You go first
June 20, 2009 - 07:34 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsHow about not just his daughters but himself, his wife, all Senators, Congresspersons, and all federal employees?
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P.S. I looked at the TV listing for June 24 and ABC is still showing a new episode of 'Wipeout' in the 8PM hour. Pulling the wool over someone's eyes?
Keep the ILLEGALS out, join NumbersUSA to send free faxes to your reps.
I've blasted my Demonrat senators
June 20, 2009 - 10:39 ET by Worriedon a daily basis about Obamacare and asked them if they were going to be using Obamacare.
I suggest everybody do the same.
Why waste your time? When
June 20, 2009 - 10:42 ET by CacciatoWhy waste your time?
When I was younger many years ago I spent some time on the Hill as a summer intern.
All those letters / emails your write don't make it past the college kids / interns / low level aides. All they do is read them, mock you, then delete them. No senator will ever read your letter. Just a heads up.
Use your time more wisely.
→ Hey Cacciato
June 20, 2009 - 11:52 ET by Cool ArrowSo you're the guy who brought down Mark Foley. (not that there's anything wrong with it)
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Cool Arrow...
June 20, 2009 - 16:19 ET by Kat Outta the Bag...I really did LOL on that one!
Really Tough Question:
June 19, 2009 - 20:43 ET by BarkerMister President, who is Larry Sinclair and what is -or was- your relationship with him?
Barker... They are never,
June 19, 2009 - 20:49 ET by bigtimerBarker...
They are never, ever going to get to Sinclair anymore than they are about his real citizenship.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I don't know, Bigtimer
June 19, 2009 - 20:58 ET by BarkerIf Obama continues to piss off Katie Couric's viewers, they may just trot ol' Larry out. But, alas, I'll say you're right about it. ;^)
Hey Barker... You don't
June 19, 2009 - 21:00 ET by bigtimerHey Barker...
You don't know how happy I would be if I'm wrong!
I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Here's a really tough question for ABC to ask Obama:
June 19, 2009 - 21:09 ET by big.league.sliderWhat part of the U.S. Constitution gives you the authority to spend federal money on TARP,auto bailouts, national healthcare, green energy, etc.?
(hint: it's a trick question, there is no constitutional authority.)
All you need to know about any of Obama's spending programs can be summed up thus: Obama's TARP legislation was several thousand pages, while the entire U.S. Constitution is only about 4500 words. The obvious conclusion one can draw is that the intellect of the authors of both documents is inversely proportional to the document's length.
"Fascism is rightly seen as the merger of the Corporation and Government." -B. Mussolini
Hey big, And that is where
June 20, 2009 - 04:20 ET by USA4freedomHey big,
And that is where the rubber hits the road.
THAT..... is.... THE.... question.....
IT’S ALL B.S.
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
Every socialist country got
June 19, 2009 - 20:51 ET by ConservativeRexEvery socialist country got that way because one of the main things, if not the main thing, they promised was universal health care. Everyone gets the same treatment. Riiiighhhhtttt. Look to Cuba. That was a big Castro selling point. Cuba's health care would scare a monkey. Never believe the hype. Cuba's health care is some of the worst in the world much less the Western hemisphere. We are screwed,blued and tatooted in this country.
That we are CRex. I got a
June 19, 2009 - 20:58 ET by bigtimerThat we are CRex.
I got a beautiful Power Point thing in my email today....says it all about people my age or so and how lucky we have lived what we have...because all is gone down the drain in so may ways with how it was, and what it was back then.
I'm leaving it at that.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
CR, let me ask you a
June 19, 2009 - 21:05 ET by mandrakeCR, let me ask you a question. Have you ever actually been to Canada? I know the health care system here gets a lot bad press down south..,but I live it. I'm 57 and doing just fine thank you! So unless you have experienced something first hand..don't believe everything you read.
Here are some more tough questions for Obama?
June 19, 2009 - 21:28 ET by averageschmoeWith 47 million Americans uninsured, doesn't something need to be done now?
How do you continue to do a great job with all the negativity coming out of Fox News and talk radio?
Tell us more about your date night with Michelle?
Show us your pecks, I hear you still workout everyday. That's great!
Then they both bow to the chosen one after the interview
Mandrake: When do you
June 20, 2009 - 08:09 ET by BDMandrake:
When do you plan to retire to Arizona? As someone who grew upon the Canadian line and who now lives on the Mixican one, I see endless streams of cars from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC all winter.
If you visit a clinic here in Cochise County in the winter you will find the waiting rooms usually contain the obligatory Canadian trying to get his medical care done before he travels back north as what he wants done is usually not available in the north.
In most cases these patients are paying hard currency for what they consider needed as they find value in it and the public system back home does not.
I could mention the Doctor across the street from me who is originally from Calgary. She moved here several years ago to get OUT of the Canadian system. She says she is not an unusual case.
I have yet to find a Canadian hereabouts who has anything positive to say of healthcare in Canada.
Don't know when I'll retire
June 20, 2009 - 09:17 ET by mandrakeDon't know when I'll retire to Arizona. Perhaps when I get to old to take the winters here. Right now I actually enjoy the cold.
I really can't explain the diffrence in perception about health care in Canada. Maybe it's diffrent in other provinces. Each province administers their own program. In Toronto there is a street downtown called University Ave. which has five world class hospitals within a one mile distance. Maybe I've just been lucky so far.
Quality is different than
June 20, 2009 - 09:33 ET by BDQuality is different than availability.
In the US you can get world class treatment and all you have to do is pay for it.
In Canada you have to justify your need and wait for the availability if the decision is made that you can have it.
BD, I've never had to
June 20, 2009 - 09:50 ET by mandrakeBD, I've never had to justify the need for treatment ever. All I had to do was stand around and bleed on the floor. That always gets their attention.
Wait til you have cancer...
June 20, 2009 - 11:14 ET by BDWait til you have cancer...
I'm rather accident prone so
June 20, 2009 - 11:30 ET by mandrakeI'm rather accident prone so I'll likely be dead before that happens..but thanks anyway.
Cancer
June 20, 2009 - 16:22 ET by Kat Outta the BagI work for an oncology practice and will be quite interested to see how people will be treated for cancer under Obamacare. Well...by interested I mean terrified!
kat.... It will not be
June 20, 2009 - 16:29 ET by bigtimerkat....
It will not be pretty...let alone the slow-down of progress they are making with different treatments for different cancers, if not the halt of a helluva of lot of them.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
→ No more new treatment
June 20, 2009 - 16:37 ET by Cool ArrowI think it was that last Stimulus Package that allowed for the reimportation of drugs to the US.
Pharmaceutical companies have routinely used American profits to fund research and development and selling at a lower price in places like Canada.
Reimportation will, in the short run, allow Americans to pay lower prices, but ten years down the road we're stuck with 2009 drugs.
End result is nationalization of drug companies, or all pharmaceuticals will be taken over by Roche.
Just my opinion. I could be wrong.
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No, CA...you're probably right
June 20, 2009 - 18:52 ET by Kat Outta the BagOur Roche rep is very nice...she's sure gonna be busy, though.
We will export doctors
June 20, 2009 - 09:59 ET by slickwillie2001Long-term, the objectives that the Bamster seeks will not work unless private practice is outlawed, meaning cash for medical services. All doctors will become government employees or contractors in effect. This was a feature of Hillarycare as well, and is the case in Canada.
That so, I expect medical professionals will become one of America's most valuable exports. What will the democratics do? Will they try and stop the exodus? Will they apply an export tax on doctors -'to recover the government's investment in their education and training?'
I also see medical resorts as the next growth industry. Look for places in the Caribbean, like Bermuda, Bahamas, VI, etc, to become places to go for medical procedures that America's medical care czars have deemed you unworthy of.
Look for medical care to be doled out like Chrysler dealerships were. Need a kidney? How much did you contribute to democratic politicians? Sorry, you are not nomenklatura, move on.
→ And imports
June 20, 2009 - 16:41 ET by Cool ArrowCan't forget malpractice is driving a significant portion of our healthcare problem.
We can import Doctors from India and Pakistan by the hundreds. If they screw up, they just go home, causing hospital malpractice insurance costs to shoot up that much faster.
Before long, all healthcare other than abortion might well be "back-alley".
Can't say we don't deserve that ironic twist of fate.
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Wow
June 20, 2009 - 19:38 ET by mandrakeIf things get that bad you can always move to Canada..our doctors here have these new fangled things called leeches which remove evil spirits from the blood. Try it sometime.
So far mandrake...I'm fine
June 20, 2009 - 19:42 ET by bigtimerSo far mandrake...I'm fine where I am....you'll stay where you are I trust.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Good Lord Spare Me...
June 19, 2009 - 21:48 ET by jdripperI can see this one hour now Charlie Gibson and Diane Sawyer will be like Igor talking to Dr. Frankenstein bowing and scraping and "yes master" this and "no master" that.
When they trade off asking questions they also get to trade the hunchback back and forth.
Jack
"If at age 20 you are a conservative then you have no heart. If at age 30 you are a liberal then you have no brains." Sir Winston Churchill
Always Barack Channel!
June 19, 2009 - 21:53 ET by blazermaniacDifficult questions, my arse!
Sawyer and Gibson have never
June 19, 2009 - 22:03 ET by snaggletoothieSawyer and Gibson have never asked a Democrat a tough question. Now they want me to believe they are going to do it from their knees?
st... Maybe if we sent
June 19, 2009 - 22:09 ET by bigtimerst...
Maybe if we sent them knee-pads they would perform well.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
BT
June 19, 2009 - 22:46 ET by BarkerBarack Obama made a "joke" tonight at some Correspondents Dinner about having Brian Williams in his bed.
Stay tuned.......
Film at Eleven?
Barker.... I saw
June 19, 2009 - 22:52 ET by bigtimerBarker....
I saw it....along with some of his other lame jokes in my opinon.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
→ Disturbing
June 19, 2009 - 23:16 ET by Cool ArrowWas it a joke? I heard what he said, but I saw the faraway look in his eyes too.
Yep CA...It's one of those
June 19, 2009 - 23:24 ET by bigtimerYep CA...It's one of those Starry Starry Nights in DC....along with the SCM.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Fact or Fiction?
June 20, 2009 - 00:01 ET by BarkerThe word from NBC's ER is that Brian Williams is on a career suicide watch.
Developing........
Disney/ABC
June 19, 2009 - 22:40 ET by slickwillie2001If you don't like ABC doing free infomercials for the democratic party, you can always let the host company Disney know:
http://macsmind.com/wordpress
'Tough Questions'
June 19, 2009 - 22:58 ET by CTBoxers or Briefs?
That's Gonna Leave a Mark
June 19, 2009 - 23:09 ET by slickwillie2001Great healthcare cartoon from Ramirez; hint, it features an Oldsmobile:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com
Oh Man,
June 19, 2009 - 23:26 ET by BarkerThat is fittingly brutal.
Fittingly
June 20, 2009 - 10:53 ET by UpNorthbrutal, and brutally honest at the same time.
Washingtonian Cover
June 20, 2009 - 00:03 ET by ghblogMy guess is they will be all a twitter to find out when his next bare-chested Washingtonian cover will be released. What better example for preventative care than a buff dude in the White House...though they may have to photoshop out the cigarette.
Wonder if Gibson will wear his glasses low on his nose like he did with Gov. Palin.
http://www.framingthedialogue.com/
I have complete faith in ABC to pose the same tough questions to
June 20, 2009 - 01:44 ET by Rush FanPresident Obama that the drive-by state-run media have been asking him since Barack Hussein Obama announced his candidacy for President. Here are some possible questions by category:
Healthcare: "Sir, I notice that your skin is soft and supple, and free from blemishes. Will your healthcare plan include some of your beauty tips?"
Budget: "An ABC/New York Times/Daily Kos poll shows that 95.6% of the American people look forward to a tax increase because they agree with Vice President Biden when he said: "It's time to be patriotic ... time to jump in, time to be part of the deal, time to help get America out of the rut." President Obama, my question to you is - when can we expect this patriotic tax increase?"
Defense: "You are more muscular and have larger biceps than either Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il. Will your muscular advantage frighten these despots enough so they will negotiate?"
Takeover of Auto Industry: "Mr. President, did you really mean it when you announced yesterday that the American people could have any color car they wanted as long as it was black? Will it be a light black or a dark black?"
Immigration: "Mr. President, your recent policy change whereby illegal aliens are picked up at the border by bus and brought to this side of the border, so that they don't have to cross the barren desert or hurt themselves going over fences is truly an act of kindness that someone like Jesus would do. Will you be accepting the Nobel Prize in person?"
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“Nobody believes what the mainstream media says now anyway. Except the uneducated, the illiterate, and the uninformed -- which, sadly, is a fairly large number” ~ Rush Limbaugh
More tough questions
June 20, 2009 - 04:45 ET by DragonsbreathBoxers or briefs?
Aspirin or Tylenol?
Could you remove your shirt so I can see you?
or the big ones:
Can you define transparency?
Where is the BC?
“Less 1984 — More 1776"
"That's why Wednesday at 10
June 20, 2009 - 08:22 ET by ckc1227"That's why Wednesday at 10 on ABC Charlie Gibson and Diane Sawyer take
you inside his house: The White House, for a television event as
President Obama answers all of your tough questions about your health
care."
Tough questions he's had for a week or so, allowing plenty of time for TOTUS to figure out what to tell him to say.
Healthcare?? How about
June 20, 2009 - 13:54 ET by b4m4wyHealthcare?? How about "how did you feel when you killed that fly?"
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
Ronald Reagan
A question from ABC
June 20, 2009 - 14:49 ET by KellyR"Which do you like more, Mr. President? Tylenol or Advil?"
What a joke . . .
Tough question
June 21, 2009 - 21:26 ET by Flying_FlynnMr. President, what country's current health care program comes closest to the program you are proposing?
Flying Flynn
"I don't think the heavy stuff's gonna come for a while. I'd keep playing!" -Carl Spackler, "Caddyshack"
→ Answer
June 21, 2009 - 21:30 ET by Cool ArrowSudan?