Network Morning Shows Give Scant 47 Seconds to Obama Budget
Despite the fact that the national debt has topped $15 trillion, the three network morning shows on Monday managed to only provide a total of 47 seconds to the Obama administration's newly released budget plan.
NBC's Today gave the most time to the news – a whole 26 seconds – but also completely glossed over criticism of the plan, with news anchor Natalie Morales declaring: "President Obama is sending a new budget to Congress today in a bid to reduce the deficit by some $4 trillion over the next decade. The spending blueprint outlines his plans to cut government spending and raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans."
ABC's Good Morning America mustered a mere 13 seconds, but did at least allude to opposition: "President Obama meanwhile, unveils his 2013 budget today. He says it would reduce the deficit by some $4 trillion over the next decade, with spending cuts and higher taxes on the wealthy. Republicans call the plan a failure."
On CBS's This Morning, co-host Erica Hill could barely find enough time for an 8-second mention of President Obama proposing a budget: "Later today, President Obama releases his budget outline for next year, calling for cuts and new taxes in order to shrink the deficit."
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Not interested
Submitted by JLin on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 2:51pm.
Until any President can provide a real budget that shows how the nation gets back to 12% of the GDP within 5 years, I am not interested in what he has to say.
Budget
Submitted by mmilesll on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 2:53pm.
If we are to listen to Reid, the networks gave more time to the budget than the Senate will.
the real budget story
Submitted by Agnostic on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 3:19pm.
The media will have no problem covering the budget story when Congress doesn't pass the Obama budget. Congress, of course, meaning Republicans, continuing the trend of the media for the past year of pretending that the Senate doesn't exist. Republicans will be seen as not wanting to cut 4 trillion dollars and will be painted as hypocrites - how did anyone in the Republican hierarchy not see this coming?
OTOH, how much time are they
Submitted by kareling on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 3:21pm.
OTOH, how much time are they giving to Whitney's death, even though there really isn't much of anything to report on that right now?
Way way too much!
Submitted by Mary Louise Turner on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:26pm.
I suspect that the useless morning shows spent at least a half-hour each on the death of a long-faded pop star. Her death was unfortunate and shocking, and it should have been covered, but it did not, and does not, warrant wall-to-wall stuff. This kind of coverage should only be reserved for the death of a head of State, important political figure, military hero or a major religious figure, as I said in an earlier post.
There are other important subjects that are going begging on the morning shows: the crises in Syria and Greece, the disturbing rise in gas prices, and, of course, our obscene national debt. But then, most morning show viewers have the IQ of a doughnut, so we get saddled with overblown celebrity coverage, info-mercials for nutwork entertainment programs, etc.
Oops! Double post!
Submitted by Mary Louise Turner on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:30pm.
Oops! I double-posted! Sorry, folks...
I would LOVE to see....
Submitted by OldJarhead77 on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 3:58pm.
The phone records between the networks (And the network anchors) and the white house see if they called to pitch it to them and just how long they spoke to the networks before this came out.
Obysmal's "4 trillion in cuts"
Submitted by HockeyKid on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 4:27pm.
Just means "I was planning to increase the deficit by $12 trillion more; now I'm only going to increase it by $8 trillion more, so that's $4 trillion in cuts".
If he got caught stealing from the collection plate at church, he'd try to negotiate a "compromise" where he got to keep half of what he took. Slime.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Notice -
Submitted by Ashrak on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 4:34pm.
the GRAY hair in the pic of Soetoro?
So too is that a picture containing a look of dismay and confusion.
Even the networks know he is a lost cause headcase. We approach the time when they admit it as the drooling chins turn into tear soaked cheeks.
don't read it
Submitted by foolnomore on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 4:35pm.
why read,, IT!!!!!!, your only going to get sick ..$$$$$$
47 Seconds? That's way too much time to spend on a faux-budget
Submitted by Rush Fan on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:34pm.
from a
faux-President.honest, hardworking and deeply-caring (especially for Catholics) President.Jerk The Wheel....
Submitted by JRobertGiles on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:09pm.
We're perilously close to the edge of the cliff. Jerk the wheel back to the right before we Sheen ourselves! Please read & share the following article. Silence is tyranny.
http://jrobertgiles.blogspot.com/2012/02/jerk-wheel.html
J Robert Giles
Don't worry; the MSM's crack journalists will soon...
Submitted by KyWriter on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:10pm.
...take this apart and we will all see this despicable ploy for what it is.
And BTW, I still have some oceanfront property in Arizona for sale.
I didn't see what the cable
Submitted by Van Halen on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:11pm.
I didn't see what the cable news or networks said because I cancelled my cable a long time ago, then got rid of my TV. Life's been better - I don't pay the Left to insult me and I'm saving a fortune in cable costs.
Who here is willing to take the plunge and get rid of their cable and TV entirely?
But apparently
Submitted by mandrake on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:27pm.
You didn't get rid of your lap top! Which is why you can still post here. I'm in the same boat. I use the internet to watch all my favourite shows like Dexter and House..and a few others. But will cancel my cable in April when the contract is up.
That's 47 seconds more than....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:36pm.
....they've given to the Senate not passing a budget in 3 years. OOOPSEY! I forgot. That's the Republican led House's fault. [sarc]