On Wednesday’s Situation Room, CNN’s Jack Cafferty surprisingly blasted top Democrats, especially President Obama, over the secret negotiations being conducted to reconcile the House and Senate versions of health care “reform” legislation: “President Obama hasn’t even made a token effort to keep his campaign promises of more openness and transparency in government. It was all just another lie.”
The CNN commentator, who sang the praises of President Obama not even a year ago, devoted his first Cafferty File segment, which began 13 minutes into the 4 pm Eastern hour, to berating the chief executive and congressional Democrats over their closed-door sessions. He even went so far to express his hope that “the voters remember some of this crap when the midterm elections roll around later this year.”
CAFFERTY: How dare they- President Obama, Democratic leaders have decided to bypass a formal House and Senate conference committee, in order to reconcile those two health care bills. Instead, White House and Democratic leaders will hold informal- that’s another word for secret - negotiations, meant to shut Republicans and the public out of the process. What a far cry from the election, when then-candidate Obama pledged to- quote, ‘broadcast health care negotiations on C-SPAN, so that the American people can see what the choices are,’ unquote. President Obama hasn’t even made a token effort to keep his campaign promises of more openness and transparency in government. It was all just another lie that was told in order to get elected.
The head of C-SPAN wrote a letter, asked Congress to- quote, ‘open all the important negotiations, including any conference committee meetings, to electronic media coverage,’ unquote. When White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked whether the administration would support televising the negotiations, he refused to answer, instead mumbling something about ‘I haven’t seen the letter.’ That wasn’t the question, Mr. Gibbs. You either support openness or you don’t.
The Democrats insist this is all on the up-and-up, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying- quote, ‘There has never been a more open process for any legislation,’ unquote. Oh, really? This is the same Nancy Pelosi who, you may recall, after becoming speaker in 2006, promised the Democrats would have- quote, ‘the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history,’ unquote. Here’s hoping the voters remember some of this crap when the midterm elections roll around later this year.
Here’s the question: should secret negotiations be used to reconcile the two health care bills? Go to CNN.com/CaffertyFile, post a comment on my blog.
Cafferty may just have a problem with the lack of transparency itself, and not with the left-wing legislation. Just over two months earlier, during an October 20, 2009 Cafferty File segment, the commentator highlighted a poll which indicated that most Americans apparently support the public option and mandatory insurance, and most of the viewer responses that he read supported these two left-wing proposals.
—Matthew Balan is a news analyst at the Media Research Center. You can follow him on Twitter here.
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“...the voters remember
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 18:06 ET by G. MayMaybe CNN's remaining viewers will remember the crap that this guy's been spewing to protect the guy he's now criticizing.
That would be nice...
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 18:29 ET by unkeeafBut probably unlikely. Their few remaining viewers are likely true believers in the Obama cause. My guess is he angered quite a few CNN viewers with his rational statement - I know, he makes them very rarely.
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Obama, lie, who knew?
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 18:18 ET by George S PattonObama, lie, who knew? Everyone with an IQ over 30.
et tu Jack?
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 18:23 ET by vrwc13"It was all just another lie..." - Jack Cafferty
"You lie!" - Joe Wilson
...pattern developing here?
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Don't tell me, Let me guess...
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 18:25 ET by ParagrouperJoe Wilson was right.
"Beware the fury of the patient man." - John Dryden
It's too late now Libs, you
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 18:32 ET by bse5150It's too late now Libs, you put this tyrant into power. He's playing the part well. Secret meetings, no transparency on bills, midnight and holidays being used to pass legislation, fake reporting of stimulus funds, lies, cheating, a safe schools czar handpicked by the president who has multiple connections to pedophiles - Thanks CNN! Thanks for doing your part to screw us all!
→ Cafferty
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 18:35 ET by Cool ArrowListen slimeball. By the time it crosses your lips, it's ancient history.
Suddenly Cafferty and Klein come out of the woodwork with stuff we've known for over a year, and we're supposed to celebrate because they've had some "Road to Damascus" experience?
Don't think so. They know it's too late to turn back the wheels on the Obama Love Train, so they've been given the green light to rub our noses in it.
Heads Will Roooollll!
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 18:47 ET by JustAlWho ever is supposed to keep the coffee at CNN spiked with LSD is going to lose his job for letting Cafferty go to work straight.
careful Cafferty
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 19:16 ET by cajun2If you are going to be objective and honest debating issues on substance and facts, you should be very careful when walking the dark hallways at CNN.
Bravo Mr Cafferty...
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 19:57 ET by sam12663...He is usually a pompous ass himself, but he is right on the money with this one. " It was all just another lie that was told in order to get elected." It seems as if he has had an awakening, finally realizing that we were sold a bill of goods with Obama. He'd better watch out, or he will get the 'Lou Dobbs' treatment
President Obama is nothing more than a lying empty suit; a Hollywood
style special effects smoke and mirrors show that has shown itself to
be a total fraud.
WAKE UP AMERICA! SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION!
Bravo Mr Cafferty...
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 19:57 ET by sam12663...He is usually a pompous ass himself, but he is right on the money with this one. " It was all just another lie that was told in order to get elected." It seems as if he has had an awakening, finally realizing that we were sold a bill of goods with Obama. He'd better watch out, or he will get the 'Lou Dobbs' treatment
President Obama is nothing more than a lying empty suit; a Hollywood
style special effects smoke and mirrors show that has shown itself to
be a total fraud.
WAKE UP AMERICA! SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION!
Well whadda ya know..even a
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 20:10 ET by bigtimerWell whadda ya know..even a broken clock is right twice a day.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
bt, In this old besotted
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 22:29 ET by Chris Normanbt,
In this old besotted clock's case - right maybe once every year or two...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chipping Away At The Pedestal
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 00:00 ET by miss911ninjaEven if Cafferty just has a problem with the lack of transparency and not the legislation, I think it's great that he called B.O. a liar, and even better---that it was a lie he told in order to get elected. Cafferty's words were like chipping away at B.O.'s pedestal. With enough chipping, the pedestal will eventually collapse.
Mr. Jack Magoo
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 20:30 ET by circusstormWhat is wrong Jack? Even an idiot like you can come up with something to spin this Liberal Scheme to make it palletable to them other idiots you live with and raise and intend to impress...your losing it Jackoff
Jacks just chapped
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 20:37 ET by general companyBecause he is afraid all of those Gov "entitlements" may not make it to the final bill.
Dont fret Jack, that why thier doing it in secret, so they can give you a big suprize
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
joe wilson
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 21:21 ET by ronyou are an american hero
It Will Happen
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 21:45 ET by rightwingidiotI wrote some time back that the adoring press would eventually turn on Obeyme. You see it a little more each day.
Beware the power of the press. What is given is just as easily taken away.
The Fourth Estate is MALIGNANT, not maligned
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 04:33 ET by NevadanConservativeA subject line that should unambiguously show my views of the press.
A press that objectively reported instead of endlessly editorialized, concocted or omitted, I would have no problem with. I want a press that puts it all out, good, bad, or neutral, and lets US take time and decide. When you have 'news' programs advertising what they are going to put out over the week, it is no longer 'news' and ought to peel the label off.
Some time ago an old friend told me he at one time thought he knew why the 4th was lapping up all the Obama drivel: Access.
Lately he opined that it was more fundamental: literal survival. As in "if we lick his boots enough, if he takes over permanently he might NOT have us put up against a wall and shot."
I'm not fond of these types that change faces so readily. Not a sudden satori, just changing labels like the guy in 1984 did in the speech... change enemies and just keeping on spewing.
From the Silver State
-nc
Who cares what Cafferty
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 22:08 ET by nadadhimmiWho cares what Cafferty says? He only has his position because he is a member of a protected, traditional, oppressors group. Namely: white, heterosexual male, Europeans. He should resign in shame of his race and offer his job and income to a minotity, any minority, Death to white oppressors. (sarc off)
Good Morning Jack
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 23:39 ET by hbnolikeeeYou're finally waking up. Realize that half the population never believed ALL the lies and more now. Hopefully these in your face lies will wake you up to all the others.
HEY JACK...
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 08:44 ET by danybhoyI don't mind telling you, but...
WE TOLD YOU SO!
...we told you that Obama & his merry band of thugs we gonna lie, cheat, & steal their to get their way on everything. From elections to ramming their progressive socialist nightmare down your street & up your block, Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Emanual, Axelrod, & company are as bad as we told you in the MSM, Jack. Tell your freinds, you will be on the hit list in time, & it's nice to see that even you can pull your head out of your arse every so often to actually see what's happening.
"Please awake & see the truth, he can only be if you believe what he tells you...Remember who you are, what you stand for...There will always be way"- WITHIN TEMPTATION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fir0Cffv1ng&featured=related
The problem now is a very
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 08:44 ET by nadadhimmiThe problem now is a very large percentage of "voters" are on the dole and will vote for whomever gives them the most "free money". Vote buying pure and simple. These morons are too stupid to realize the money isn't there. Except the dead voters in Illinois and other dem strongholds. Remember Chicagoans; vote early and vote often. SEIU and Acorn will be sure you can vote at least 5 times each. After all, isn't more "democracy" a good thing?
Re Dole
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 11:26 ET by slickwillie2001That's the plan of course, and it will be capped by a staged amnesty plan for illegal aliens that will require democratics to win Congress and the Presidency to maintain.
Mr. Obama and Democratic leaders
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 10:53 ET by gailannrLike my little grandaughter would say, "Excuse me please, excuse me please, but YOU LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Shills like Cafferty
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 11:32 ET by client8helped to make an empty suit like Obama become President. Every now and then he pretends he's objective and blasts the administration for one of its shameful transgressions. But its always months after every sane person already knew. This is the guy that fell all over himself gushing about his crush on a woman who looks like a cross between James Brown and Patrick Ewing. Has his taste suddenly improved or has he finally admitted the incompetence and buffonery in the Govt. have reached embarrassing proportions?