Perhaps you spotted the pro-universal health care story on today’s New York Times front page, but what you likely didn’t read speaks volumes about the Times.
The article was an example of selective reporting based on a NY Times/CBS News poll which included loaded questions and only provided liberal answers for respondents to pick from.
One of the most loaded questions asked, “How serious a problem is it for the U.S. that many Americans do not have health insurance – very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not at all serious?” Not surprisingly, 70 percent of respondents chose “very serious.”
In one question, the Times poll had only two options – universal coverage or leaving the system alone. There was no choice of free-market health care reforms or letting individuals have more choices regarding their health insurance.
Poll responses were also contradictory at times, but went unreported by the Times. While 64 percent agreed that the federal government should guarantee health insurance for all Americans – and 48 percent of those people still agreed if it would result in higher insurance costs for themselves – 52 percent were “very concerned” about health care costs in the coming years. Higher taxes certainly wouldn’t do much to help their concerns.
You can find the full story from the Business & Media Institute here. MRC’s TimesWatch also covered this article here.
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NYT -- " How serious a p
March 2, 2007 - 17:48 ET by slaphappyNYT -- " How serious a problem is it for Americas credibility that Bush lied about WMD´s. "
Possible Answers- very serious, Dire, CATACLYSMIC PROPORTIONS
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US Congress- When it´s all said and done. More said was done.
America might last longer wit
March 2, 2007 - 18:30 ET by ucAmerica might last longer with such kept to States' rights and borders and competitive advantages.
Polls are just a feedback sys
March 2, 2007 - 22:38 ET by upcountrywaterPolls are just a feedback system, to the MSM. It shows them where they need to spend more time, effort , including <gag> "additional specials" ; in "educating" the masses.
EXACTLY.Polls are a propagand
March 3, 2007 - 03:23 ET by gideonmjamesEXACTLY.
Polls are a propaganda tool for fascists ... they are the sledgehammers, chisels, and crowbars the MSM uses to drive and sear their lies into the minds of Americans.
MSM polls sample [literally] 0.000002% of the population, asking liberal questions from a liberal point of view to a liberal demographic force-fed by a liberal media, and then try to say that 50% of Americans believe this or 40% of Americans believe that ... it's patently and scientifically absurd.
And they have the profound hypocrisy and dishonesty to say that the poll has a "margin of error" of 3-4%?!! Their polls have a margin of error of [literally] 500,000%!!!
There will never be any such
March 2, 2007 - 23:32 ET byThere will never be any such thing as true universal coverage. If our government ever incorporates such a name to health care, they will be lying. Even with the private insurance companies, people are not cared for equally.
The number of people who die from poor health care is enormous. And I know first hand what a person can live through, due to simply 'not mattering,' to medical people or an insurance company.
Insurance companies are in bed with the doctors. So, don't kid yourself, regular people do not matter to most of those who work in either of these fields. If you are rich and or in the medical field or in the legal field, etc., then you matter. But, if you are a regular every day person? You are nothing more than a way for most of these people to make money. And they do NOT want you or me well. No, they want us as sick as they can get us, so that we need more and more of their medical care and insurance.
(I have no confidence in medical insurance companies. I have confidence in God and I seek out the few medical care givers who love the Lord. They are the only ones I trust.)
If our government takes over the health care systems, all that means, is that those in government get piece of the pie. How so? Well, when it comes time for elections, they have one more way of promising to spend our tax dollars, to 'help' us. Are they not in ways, using this now? They promise you money for your health care, you vote them in, they up your taxes to pay for their promise.
What also needs addressed is the cost that illegal immigrants are costing our health care systems. We cannot afford to pay for Mexico's health care.
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$7 trillion
March 3, 2007 - 00:03 ET by gfrrmanAnd did you see that the US Comptroller said that we would need $7 trillion on hand now and another $20 trillion down the road to help pay for the recent prescription drug bill that was passed??!!! These things are going to destory this nation..it'll be worse than France.
$49 kajillion
March 3, 2007 - 00:43 ET by Carpareus$7 trillion X $7 trillion= $49 kajillion.
Carp
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Is that seven trillion square
March 3, 2007 - 01:21 ET by gfrrmanIs that seven trillion squared? Silly me
gfrrman, Wow... no, I had not
March 3, 2007 - 05:04 ET bygfrrman,
Wow... no, I had not heard. Where do they figure we will get that money?
"I have confidence in Go
March 3, 2007 - 03:37 ET by gideonmjames"I have confidence in God and I seek out the few medical caregivers who love the Lord. They are the only ones I trust."
THERE'S the solution to the current health-scare "crisis" ... FIRST, have confidence that God is able and willing to heal you, THEN find a doctor who believes the same thing.
Psalms 103:2-3
(2) Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
(3) Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth ALL thy diseases;
Amen, gideonmjames... yes...
March 3, 2007 - 05:06 ET byAmen, gideonmjames... yes... His Word is beautiful and perfect and true... and it makes me smile with such hope in my heart and peace in my soul.... :o)
Polls are a propaganda tool f
March 3, 2007 - 03:24 ET by gideonmjamesPolls are a propaganda tool for fascists ... they are the sledgehammers, chisels, and crowbars the MSM uses to drive and sear their lies into the minds of Americans.
MSM polls sample [literally] 0.000002% of the population, asking liberal questions from a liberal point of view to a liberal demographic force-fed by a liberal media, and then try to say that 50% of Americans believe this or 40% of Americans believe that ... it's patently and scientifically absurd.
And they have the profound hypocrisy and dishonesty to say that the poll has a "margin of error" of 3-4%?!! Their polls have a margin of error of [literally] 500,000%!!!
GMJ - this is precisely why I
March 3, 2007 - 11:26 ET by Chicago RepublicanGMJ - this is precisely why I have almost NO faith in ANY poll, including ones that agree with my point of view.
The most reliable poll is the one taken on election day. Everything else is just too easy to manipulate.
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The laws of economics
March 3, 2007 - 11:20 ET by UnsaneSince wher do the laws of economics apply to everything EXCEPT medicine and health care?
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
Unsane, the laws of economics
March 3, 2007 - 13:17 ET by MikeBUnsane, the laws of economics apparently do not apply to Big Oil, or Wal-Mart, or any other business sector. Hillary wants to "take" the profits of the oil companies. The Libs never understand that raising the minimum wage only devalues the currency and does not help the unskilled or entry level worker.
Hillarycare would have nationalized 1/7th of the national economy. Now, she apparently wants to nationalize energy production. For all intents and purposes, education has been nationalized (and what a fine product we are turning out there). Once again, I encourage people to read the Communist Manifesto, and reflect on just how much of it is already government policy, and which party was in charge of Congress (for those of you who failed Civics, Congress is where the laws are [supposed to be] made) when those policies were made.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
illegal immigrants, greedy lawyers and PC drug studies
March 3, 2007 - 21:50 ET by j17ghsEd McMahon: illegal immigrants, greedy lawyers and politically correct, government-mandated drug studies.
Karnac: What are the real reasons for hundreds of billions in added health care costs that put it out of reach for tens of millions of people!
McMahon: Democrats, Democrats and Democrats.
Karnac: Who gets 80% of all campaign contributions from open-border proponents, shameless filthy rich trial lawyers and grant-writers pretending to seek cures for AIDS, breast cancer and Third World diseases?