ABC really did a hit job on health care reform, just as Congress is preparing to adjourn for another round of local town hall meetings.
John Stossel did the dirty work on 20/20 last night (July 31, 2009), with his segment on Canadian health care. It goes without saying that the truth-distorting Stossel trotted out every hoary old myth in the book and "countered" by interviewing only right-wing ideologues. Originally scheduled for earlier in July, it was bumped to make room for more Michael Jackson coverage. Nice to see how ABC prioritizes things. Maybe Stossel's rantings are less important to them than I think...
For an "investigative reporter," Stossel does precious little investigating and a whole lot of propagandizing.
A diary on the Recommended List, "So nobody saw Stossel on 20/20 last night?" http://www.dailykos.com/... points out the craziness of his segment and ABCs smears against reform, but I was interested in more:
What exactly did he say (yeah, I saw it at the time, ugh) and just how true was it?
To find out (total and complete lies), follow on to the rest of the story:
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