Posted by
Annie Hamilton on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:00:00 AM
I used to live in Washington State and know first hand the bias found throughout the media there but still was not prepared for the sadness felt when hearing about the conduct of the reporters toward the participants of Congressman Adam Smith's Town Hall on August 25th in Lakewood, Washington.
The mood throughout the outdoor stadium was largely friendly, approximately 50 % democrat, 50% conservative, lively crowd. Following a presentation, Congressman Smith opened the forum for two hours of questions and answers, moving about the room to personally connect with each person. As this took place, the camera guy interacted with the crowd but continued to zero in on a small cluster of people over in one corner of the room, one woman holding a sign that read, 'Government healthcare killed my daughter'
Next to the woman with the sign stood Dawn Land and her mother-in-law, both conservatives from Western Washington, each adamantly against government healthcare for highly personal, rational reasons. Dawn, the younger of the two continued to raise her hand, in hopes of asking a question. In the entire two hours, they didn't get to her although after wrapping up the session, the camera man and Reporter did approach her and asked her if she had a question...and she said, no, more of a statement. "well, is there anything more personal than healthcare?"
"I understand the issues!" Dawn assured the Reporter, as she has a father on permanent disability who is bi-polar who cannot afford his medication, her mother has a brain tumor and requires regular scans, her sister is experiencing a high-risk pregnancy and requires a c-section. these are serious issues that would be problematic at best under Obamacare's 'public' option. Dawn is all to aware of this.
When the story did run, Ray Lane, KOMO's commentator left out the key points, manipulating the facts to lead viewers to believe that Land was supportive of the public option. The Land family was understandably and justly furious. Shouldn't we demand higher standards of our media? How is it that the folks at KOMO would permit one of their Reporters to botch a newscast and lie so miserably? Is this what we've come to? you can ask them yourself at jcarlson@fisherradio.com
Frankly, this is why I never watch a 'local' newscast of any type but rely on the intelligence of proven sources of bi-partisan people I know and trust who never try to bend the 'truth' to their liking, places like Fox news, Stand up America USA, Washington Times, Carolyn Glick, Diana West, Rush Limbaugh, handful of others.
Once you've lost your credability, what do you have? what are you? Just another tabloid. Just another left wing mind-less idiot press peddling garbage for Obama. and that is nothing to aspire to.