A few cracks in the Obama media shield

 

Some of Obama's shield is still solidly in place; NYT: Obama's Health Insurance Lie an 'Incorrect Promise'   "An incorrect promise is sort of like a “white Hispanic” – a phrase made up by the media in order to reach a predetermined political endpoint. There are those of us in the real world who label an “incorrect promise” what it is: a lie. And then there is The New York Times."   Weasel Zippers picked up this little factoid on the subject:

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Nexis database for NYT goes back to late 70s. Never in that time, until today, did paper use phrase 'incorrect promise.'

 

CNN's Tapper: No Dems Will Talk to Us After Obamacare Numbers   "On CNN’s The Lead, host Jake Tapper said that Democrats had refused to come on the program to discuss the abysmal Obamacare enrollment numbers released on Wednesday afternoon.

...."Dana Bash reported, “Republicans are tripping over themselves to come out and talk.” She continued, “we’re not hearing from Democrats so far, the sounds of silence, tells you everything you need to know.' ”

Leno on Obamacare; "When Clinton is  lecturing you on commitment..."

 

Brent Bozell: Digging For News vs. Digging Out Obama  "The spin control is actually amusing when you consider that it isn’t Team Obama trying to influence the media. It’s the media doing damage control for Team Obama."

ABC, CBS Notice Obama's 'Lowest Ever' Approval Rating; NBC Out to Lunch  ..."Correspondent Jonathan Karl then trumpeted that "Bill Clinton said what President Obama's harshest Republican critics have been saying – that he may need to the change the health care law to help the millions of people who have seen their insurance canceled, despite the President's promise that would not happen.' " (Emphasis in the original)

Nearly Twice As Many People Trust Fox News Than Obama  "A new poll by YouGov finds that more people trust Fox News for information about the so-called "Affordable Care Act" than trust President Obama. As you can see, almost twice as many people trust Fox than the President."