Over the past year, the media have served as cheerleaders for ObamaCare, praising the proposed legislation, while continuing slamming its critics. Here is just a sampling of some of the slanted coverage from the past 12 months.

Written by NewsBusters’ Kyle Drennen, edited by Bob

Is it all that simple, or does the president not know what he’s talking about…?

A BILL to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reconciliation Act of 2010’’.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
DIVISION I—HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS: HEALTH CARE REFORM
DIVISION II—HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR: HEALTH CARE REFORM

Entering uncharted waters.

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) says the pro-life democrats are being hoodwinked if they think that funding for abortion is not in Obamacare.

h/t Gateway Pundit

It was not.

On Sunday, March 7th, Dan Rather said the following about the president…

Listen he’s a nice person, he’s very articulate…

When Rather got to “articulate”, I knew we had trouble brewing.

… this is what’s been used against him, but he couldn’t sell watermelons if it, you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic.

It’s also clear that Chris Matthews knew this would end bloody when he attempted to cut Rather off and stave off any further damage. I initially thought Matthews’ failure to post the segment (including what could be considered a racial slur against the President of the United States) an oversight, until I remembered that Chris Matthews forgot Barack Obama was black.

Read the rest on NewsBusters

Massa Hints He Could Rescind Resignation
Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) suggested on a New York radio station Sunday that he could rescind his resignation — scheduled to take effect at 5 p.m. Monday — after asserting that an ethics investigation into allegations that he sexually harassed one of his aides may have been orchestrated by Democratic leaders to get him out of office before the health care vote.

And ya gotta love us Navy guys. We don’t pull punches….

“When I voted against the cap and trade bill, the phone rang and it was the chief of staff to the president of the United States of America, Rahm Emanuel, and he started swearing at me in terms and words that I hadn’t heard since that crossing the line ceremony on the USS New Jersey in 1983,” Massa said. “And I gave it right back to him, in terms and words that I know are physically impossible.”

Stay tuned. This is getting good.

Adopt House Joint Resolution 30 so that all persons benefit from the human right to health care
Congress has reintroduced H.J. Res. 30 proposing that the Constitution should be amended to articulate and defend the right of citizens of the United States to equal, high quality health care.

Sneaky bastards, aren’t they?

h/t Sher Z.

I remember being with my father and his friends as a child, and that saying was the rule, because of course, I had very little to offer an adult conversation. That was then.

I also remember the Bill Clinton/Whitney Houston 80s and 90s. Bill Clinton for coining the phrase “for the children” and Whitney Houston for that sappy song “The Greatest Love Of All’ with what we thought were harmless lyrics….

I believe the children are our are future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier

Between the two of them, talk about the makings of the big head.

Let me preface the remainder of this column by saying that when I refer to young people, I don’t mean all. Some of them get it. Obviously, most of them don’t.

Those kids grew up with progressive teachers who, because of the power of the grading system (which can make or break futures), told them they knew more than their ignorant parents; they knew more than simpleton adults. They’re opinions, despite the lack of life experience, were equal, important, if not superior, to adults. We gave them the technological means for self-expression which they now use to bully themselves and others.

They now believe they know everything because of what they were taught by educational authority figures. They believed in recycling, came home and told us we should too. They believed in the Palestinians, and came home and told us we should too.

Think about this: do you think young teen-aged girls, yapping away on cellphones about themselves and boys at the mall would soon be ready to place themselves between an Army bulldozer and a suspected terrorist hideout on the West bank without a little prodding from some opinionated college professors?

They now believe in global warming caused by evil corporations and our lust for the very fossil fuels that enabled us to take their lazy butts to the mall, came home and told us we should too. Then they believed in a man named Barack Obama for all the wonderful things he would do to fix this imperialist, racist, homophobic society that enabled them to live relatively carefree lives.

They came to our homes; they came to our schools; they came to our workplaces; they came via our television shows; they came to our websites and demanded we think like they wanted us to think, vote like they wanted us to vote, or else.

Now, they roam the streets when we have party conventions, destroy public and private property, wearing black masks in full view seemingly to give us all the middle finger of defiance while they intentionally break the law.

What else did that “or else” entail?

They got in our faces. They called us names when they couldn’t debate the realities of what Obama’s policies could cost us all, which was not big deal to them because most of them still live at home, don’t pay rent, don’t pay for food, don’t pay for their cellphone bill (and bitch when they exceed their text limits), don’t pay for the Internet bill, don’t pay for power, don’t do dishes, and many don’t even wash their own clothes, yet THEY KNOW what’s best for the nation.

THEY KNOW that Cap-and-Trade will be good for the economy and will create “green jobs” although they can’t tell us what specifically they’ll be.

THEY KNOW that universal health care is something they all want, although probably none of them could define it two years ago.

Personally, I’m tired of having arrogant, narcissistic children question my intelligence publicly online while they can’t even accurately spell their insults. I’m tired of being told my opinion on foreign affairs don’t matter because I never served (even though I am a Navy veteran). I’m tired of hearing Bill Clinton and Whitney Houston’s voices every time I’m told that my opinions don’t count because I won’t be around much longer, the world belongs to them, and they’ll show us with their soon-to-be-served Coffee Parties.

I plan of being around (as I’m not THAT old) when the social utopia they insisted would come about doesn’t and they whine because we saw this coming and didn’t warn them. I plan on being around watching them bitch and moan when they have to pay 80 cents on every dollar they earn because of socialist policies their president imposed on the rest of us that limits their freedoms. And they thought a grounding was bad. Soon they’ll have to pay for the privilege and it’ll be their own damn fault.

The very young people we sacrificed decades of our lives feeding, clothing, and housing have declared war on the rest of us. If you think I’m being sensational, ask yourselves this: where would we be today had those young people listened to the advise of those who’ve seen and experienced more? Would we be talking about “reconciliation” or “carbon credits” or “death panels”? Would our entertainment and education industrial complexes have had the power to turn the very children we supported with our unconditional love and toil against us?

Maybe, maybe not, but much of the youth of America has declared war on the rest of us and we all need to decide what we’re going to do about it.

Personally, with the coming midterm and presidential elections looming, I think I may offer what my father would’ve said.

Children should be seen and not heard.

And if that doesn’t work, “Shut up!”

For some reason the American media left this out of their reports of the president’s medical check up, but it was the last line of the UK Guardian’s coverage…

The doctors also recommended “moderation of alcohol intake”.

I’ve indulged in adult beverages (we won’t talk of my college and Navy years) since I became of age and I’ve never been told to moderate my intake.

One would think Obama must be seriously boozing to get this kind of a recommendation.

The Democratic National Committee’s Organizing for America has quietly launched an initiative aimed at making Obama supporters’ voices heard on the largely conservative airwaves.

It ain’t that quiet if WE KNOW ABOUT IT!

“The fate of health reform has been a focus of debate in living rooms and offices, on TV and online — and on talk radio. And since millions of folks turn to talk radio as a trusted source of news and opinions, we need to make sure OFA supporters are calling in with a pro-reform message,” says the introduction to the online tool.

The online tool presents users with a radio show discussing political topics, to which supporters can listen live, and the phone number for that station, for when health care comes up. It also offers tips for callers and talking points on the issue.

This is priceless.

Liberals always insist that Republicans just recite conservative talking points. Organizing For America are actually issuing them, and the stoopids will be reciting (as best they can…).

So much for bipartisanship.

I love my job.

Organizing for America

Syble —

Each day, millions of Americans turn to talk radio as a trusted source of news and opinions on the big issues of the day.

Getting thousands of OFA supporters to call in to these shows in support of President Obama’s agenda will have a dramatic impact — and will help shape public opinion.

But we need you to make it happen. Along with thousands of other active volunteers like you, you’ll help identify which radio shows talk about politics and accept calls.

With the recent death of Air America, that number of stations where an audience actually supports President Obama’s agenda is growing smaller than that which provides the tingle up Chris Matthew’s leg.

Please take just three minutes and answer three simple questions about a radio show in your area. Together, you’ll build a massive, nationwide list in no time.

Click here to get started. It’s easy, and we’ll give you all the links and guidance you need.

Once you’ve created an account, we’ll give you the name of a radio show near you and a link to where you can learn more about the show and listen in.Then just answer three simple questions about the show: Is it political? What language is it in? Do they accept calls from listeners?

It will only take you a few minutes. But together with hundreds of other top volunteers nationwide, you’ll build a comprehensive list of radio shows for thousands of other OFA supporters to use to make calls.

It’s the first project of OFA Groundswell, a new tool to help break down big projects into simple parts that volunteers across the country can quickly complete together.

Check out OFA Groundswell and help us build a list of talk radio programs today:

http://my.barackobama.com/Groundswell

Thanks,
Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

Note how it’s still “My Barack Obama”…?

Bring it.

h/t Syble

I told ya so…

CA Democrats Revive Single-Payer Health Care Plan
A key legislative committee in California revived a bill Thursday to create a government-run health care system in the nation’s most populous state, two days after Massachusetts elected a senator who opposes the president’s national health care plan.

The Senate Appropriations Committee released the bill for a vote by the full Senate next week. The legislation had been held over from last year because of the state’s ongoing budget crisis.

Creating a single-payer system would cost California an estimated $210 billion in its first year. That’s roughly double the size of the total state budget, but about what the state and federal government and residents cumulatively spend now on California health care, said Sen. Mark Leno.

Isn’t California around $40 billion in debt? Isn’t California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger constantly seen loitering around Capitol Hill looking for a taxpayer bailout of his fiscally irresponsible, Democrat-led state?

And now they want to do what the nation rejected.

Smart, no. Arrogant, absolutely.

h/t Sher Z

Tuesday: Emergency rally in Northampton

Dear MoveOn member,

After one bad Senate election, most Democrats in Washington are on the verge of full-fledged retreat.

Everything we’ve fought for together hangs in the balance. President Obama has signaled he’s open to dramatically scaling back health care reform. The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee says he might gut the financial reform bill to appease Republicans. And on top of all that, the Supreme Court just opened the floodgates of corporate cash on politics!

We need to show Democrats that we’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore. So MoveOn members are organizing an emergency rally in Northampton on Tuesday to urge Democrats to show some backbone—starting with passage of a real health care reform bill.

Democrats had backbone when they had what they thought was unbridled power. Now that they’re scared about losing their own seats, they have no problem throwing MoveOn types under the bus.

We need a big turnout to show Democrats we’re still waiting on them to deliver the change we voted for—on health care and everything else. Can we count on you to attend?

Yes, I’ll be there on Tuesday at 12:00 PM

Sorry, I can’t make it

The lesson from Massachusetts is that voters are angry and it’s time for Democrats to stand up to corporate interests and fight for working families by passing health care reform and taking on Wall Street.

And make no mistake: Democrats still have the ability to pass health care reform and other progressive legislation. They have a larger majority in Congress than Republicans ever did under George W. Bush—and even in Massachusetts, polls show that voters continue to support a bold, populist agenda.

But it took an unprecedented grassroots movement to elect this President and Congress—and it’ll take all of us standing together now to get their attention, and get them to show some backbone.

Can you join the rally in Northampton on Tuesday?

Yes, I’ll be there: http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=100647&id=18677-10099719-9INyI_x&t=5

Sorry, I can’t make it: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=86107&id=18677-10099719-9INyI_x&t=6

Thanks for all you do.

–Kat, Michael, Carrie, Lenore, and the rest of the team

No problem.

Health Care Reform (HCR) died Jan. 19 in Massachusetts, shortly before his 19th birthday. He was a victim of a mass suicide pact by economic left-liberals swilling Kool-Aid they’ve been drinking for years to satisfy a thirsty obsession for replacing marketplace accountability with government mandates.

Funeral services will be private, as the family now wishes to keep Reform to itself. In lieu of flowers, they request donations be made to the Democratic House and Senatorial campaign committees.

It would appear the Obama-Pelosi-Reid cabal wasn’t listening to the liberals either.

In the end, they abandoned their “principles” in lieu of self-preservation. They figured if they let Obamacare wither on the vine, constituents would embrace them with amnesiac open arms come November 2010. But Republicans and independents won’t forget, and it looks like progressives will now have a grudge to hold as well.

Dear MoveOn member,

Comprehensive health care reform is hanging in the balance.

We’re acting in an urgent moment. Democrats are publicly suggesting they might scale back health care reform—or giving up on it entirely. But we can’t let that happen. Democrats and the President have the ability to pass real reform, and that’s what voters are demanding. That’s the lesson from Tuesday’s election in Massachusetts: voters want real change and they want it now.

The rallies on Tuesday will be simple but powerful: We’ll hold signs and tell our members of Congress what we need from them. We’ll gather at congressional offices and other public places around the country to send a clear message that we need real health care reform now.

“That’s the lesson from Tuesday’s election in Massachusetts: voters want real change and they want it now.”

You just keep on thinking that way….

Chris Matthews is confused and Howard Dean wants to pull the rest of his Dems over the cliff….

Mass Backwards
Stewart has his way with Mah-thaa and the Dems.