PBS NewsHour Fails To Press Left-Wing Activist on Entitlement Inaccuracies

NewsBusters ^ | December 07, 2012 | 18:47 | Matt Vespa

[Olog-hai]

The PBS NewsHour has yet to invite a strong conservative on the program to talk about the fiscal cliff. Tuesday night they had New York Times columnist, left-wing economist, and Obama cheerleader Paul Krugman to detail his view. Wednesday night they had moderately-conservative Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn), but last night was the most interesting. PBS invited the Norquist of the left, Max Richtman, of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, who insisted we shouldn’t be in a rush to reform our entitlement spending.

After all, when the unfunded liability of both programs is around $100 trillion, what’s the big hurry? Where’s the fire? Suffice it to say, none of Richtman’s claims were met with skepticism by anchor Judy Woodruff. She continued with her interview, as if what Richtman said was fact. …

[matt04]

[martin_fierro]

Thee two are about as Republican as PBS can tolerate. Which is to say, not much.

[dhs12345]

Funny. Because, PBS like to think of themselves as intellectuals. Don’t be fooled. They are a bunch of narrow minded pompous fools promoting the liberal agenda. The only way to get to the truth is to ask the tough questions and then demand answers. PBS is about as far from truth as you can get.