Journalists, if you dare: Ask Republicans to name one benefit that has been cut from Medicare

[flpoljunkie]

They can't--because there aren't any! Medicare benefits have been enhanced with the closing of the donut hole in the Medicare prescription drug benefit and the addition of free preventive care.

[cbayer]

1. You are right. They can't, but they continue to make the blanket statements anyway.

I hope that the press becomes more demanding of answers, particularly during the debates.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Profits of the HMO's....

[FourScore]

3. I dare ya, MSM! Ask it! n/t

[flamingdem]

4. State of the Nation is DISGUSTING today

The host just lets every lie fly but he was in Stephanie Cutter's face about irrelevant bs so that kept her from staying on the important topics, like countering the lies promoted by Romney Ryan and their buddies at CNN!

[flpoljunkie]

5. Cutter handled him very well, I thought. She's a great asset to the Obama campaign.

[flamingdem]

6. That was great, I agree

But then the guy whined to the right wingers he had on later about her comments regarding Obama not giving a news conference to the likes of CNN.

He made sure to trivialize Obama by mentioning Entertainment Tonight and another show.. what rock did that guy crawl out from under?

[solara]

7. Andrea Mitchell did the exact same thing when Wasserman was on her show

She also "made sure to trivialize Obama by mentioning Entertainment Tonight and another show" In fact she showed clips from a radio interview of President Obama here in New Mexico. The screen was split so we were treated to a view of Andrea's snarky little smirk throughout the clip. And then Andrea admonished Wasserman - like she was spanking her. It was just really awful. I believe they are stooges who are following orders from their very own self-styled 'Goebbels' in an obvious attempt to influence public opinion through their use of passive/aggressive (and not always so passive) innuendo.

Assholes

.And this from MSNBC..The only 'news' stations I can stomach. Bah!!

[flamingdem]

8. I so know what you mean!

This is one of the few issues I disagree with my mom about. She's a very astute political junkie and watches msnbc all day but she insists Andrea is not right wing! I mentioned her husband Greenspan's love of Ayn Rand but she said - well they met late in life..

I caught part of that interview you mentioned and agree that Mitchell was really disrespectful. As IF they'd ever take the Republicans to task in that snarky way over issues that really matter, like our lives, or deaths under Medicare.

If you know of any sources that prove more about Andrea Mitchell's leanings, beyond what we see on her show, please share! I want to open my mom's eyes on this one. It's difficult to catch her squarely is what I suspect.

It's been worse lately, she must have a crush on Ryan or something.

[solara]

9. I don't have anything other than my general disgust

I love Alex Wagner and I watch her in the morning, but mostly I turn the channel when Andrea 's show comes on.

i keep wanting to give her a chance, because she is on MSNBC..but every time I do she pisses me off.

Her bosses must be getting desperate and that's why you see more of the right wing crap leaking out of her snarky mouth.

It's so sad that good people are still being hoodwinked by these smarmy shills.