Ready to get pissed at a Republican 1/10th truth? Matthews's 'Great American' to Get Oprah Treatment

[Omaha Steve]

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/michael-m-bates/2007/09/19/matthewss-great-american-get-oprah-treatment

I knew from the first paragraph I was pissed. Steve Skvara did not ask for others to pay for his health care. He pointed out his former company he retired from went under and he lost his guaranteed coverage!


Matthews's 'Great American' to Get Oprah Treatment
By Michael M. Bates | September 19, 2007 - 20:04 ET

He's baack! Steve Skvara, the man who won the hearts and minds of many in the mainstream media by essentially calling for other people to pay for his wife's health insurance will soon be on Oprah Winfrey's talk show.

As reported in the (Northwest Indiana) Post-Tribune today:

On Sept. 6, Oprah flew him from Washington, D.C., where he was meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to Chicago for a taping of her show, Skvara said.

She asked him for an update on his health situation, and then she played a tape of his speech to the Democrats. Following the show, Oprah personally introduced herself to Skvara.

The show is expected to air on Sept. 28.

The retired steelworker received his first 15 minutes of fame in August at a Democratic presidential candidate debate sponsored by the AFL-CIO. He tearfully addressed the candidates: "Every day of my life, I sit at the kitchen table across from the woman who devoted 36 years of her life to my family, and I can't afford to pay for her health care. What's wrong with America? And what will you do to change it?"

The mainstream media reaction was predictable. Skvara's question was, according to a reporter on the CBS Evening News, an example of when "a moment of truth breaks through a political campaign event." On MSNBC's Hardball, Chris Matthews told Mr. Skvara, ""You're a great American to speak so well to the needs of this country." Chrissy later gushed: "Well, can I pay tribute—can I pay tribute to you, sir?"

Just because he can't afford health insurance for his wife doesn't mean Mr. Skvara doesn't travel a lot. A Washington "Take Back America" conference in June saw Mr. Skvara in attendance, according to The New York Daily News, booing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for being too cautious, and charging "She's always taken the safe track."

FULL of it story at link.