Posted on 08/13/2009 5:06:44 AM PDT by Rufus2007
MSNBC host David Shuster has made it clear that he's left-of-center politically with his stands on social issues and his eagerness to ridicule conservatives. But yet he still maintains an anchor post for the network's mid-day regular news coverage.
But the former host of the network's now-canceled "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" interviewed Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. on the issue of the day, health care and kicked it off with a loaded question and followed by repeatedly talking over the congressman and interrupting him. Shuster wanted to know why Pence was misleading his constituents that Medicare was government run.
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Medicare is not technically “run by the government” — Every service is ‘paid by the government’, but the providers are all private. Basically it’s no different than any other lousy private insurance.
Depends on the meaning of ‘is’ doesn’t it.
It is also not mandatory. You can still go out and buy any service you want, from anyone you want.
...and brown noses...........
I’m sure there are, but I believe what the majority are saying is they don’t want cuts and changes to the program as has been proposed. I watched the interview and Shuster came off as a snotty, uninformed brat, as usual. At one point there was dead silence as Shuster couldn’t answer Pence’s question. Pence pretty much laughed him off and then...whoosh...end of interview to cut to a live shot of Obama. I’m really beginning to like Pence a lot. I hope he keeps getting out there.
>>>> But yet he still maintains an anchor post for the network’s mid-day regular news coverage. <<<<<
It is time for conservatives to drop the absurd pretense that there is supposed to be something called “objective journalism” that is free of bias.
There isn’t, and we should just move on, rather than expressing these crocodile tears and whines of indignation. It is completely unseemly.
MSNBC, the broadcast networks, the NYT, WashPost, Chicago Trib, LA Times, and all the rest of them are unabashed leftie media and the time is long past to desire them to be anything else.
They’re leftie, they suck, and that’s that.
Who is this article trying to convince of that fact?
>>Who is this article trying to convince of that fact?
There are a lot of folks out there who really don’t pay much attention.
They aren’t on FR.
Shuster is such a tool.
Watch him act up like sparky when any homosexual issue comes up.
Just saying...
One of many reasons I will not purchase anything with a GE logo.
A faceless phantom bureaucracy called CMS 'runs' Medicare and other stuff like Medicaid and CHIPS. And if you go to the 'Medicare' gubmint website there's no mention of this 'CMS' place.
BTW, don't EVER argue disagree with CMS. I called regarding a possible 'mistake' and gave them a Billing Code Number - WRONG MOVE! This public servant 'person' went nutz and almost jumped through the phone. She demanded - and I MEAN demanded, to know where I got that Code Number. She acted like the Billing Codes were 'Above' Top Secret information.
The FBI are prolly coming for me now.
Extreme Left Wing orgs like the Daily Kooks and MSDNC are irrelevant to serious discussion.
PRay for America
It’s not so much the bias, but the absurdity of the claim that this poor congressman is being accused of hiding that Medicare is a government-run program.
I don’t think people are that stupid. When they get a Medicare check and it says “United State Treasury” on it, where do they think it comes from?
Even if people didn’t realize that Medicare was a government program, it’s a little illuminati-ish to accuse a sitting congressman of conspiring to hide it.
Actually medicare is not run like Obamacare. Shyster is wrong on this.
Medicare is a medical reimbursements program - it preserves the doctor patient relationship, it pays for just about anything a doctor prescribes.
Whereas Obamacare is a completely different story. Its a medical choices program and it wedges itself in between the doctor and patient, limits medical choices that are available, and provides healthcare rationing. In fact, some folks are rationed right out of it... theres a section outlining how special needs people are excluded. Obama doesn’t like them special olympics kids. What a jacka$$!.
Pence and DeMint are fresh, new faces in the GOP and we need to see and hear a lot more from them.
So who decides what is covered, ie. what can be reimbursed by the govt? Who decides the rates paid to medical service provides? Who decides costs to participants?
Surely the govt. doesn't simply write a blank check: "Cover whoever you want, cover whatever you want, and handle it at whatever rates you want." The govt. no-doubt provides "guidelines" which is just another way of saying they really control the system. When you control the $, you control the system. Anyone who tries to convince you differently is selling something.
A is “run” by B when B makes the decisions.
I deal with medicare almost weekly ... It isn’t, run it is overseen. They are a pain to deal with, but do not try and ‘run’ your healthcare. No more than does any insurance company.
I suppose they could be more overbearing, but for now they aren’t they are quite fair. They don’t try and decide anything, except if they will pay. If they don’t then you can pay. An option missing from the Joker’s plans.
Not exactly correct...please see:
Seniors & Boomers healthcare "choice"; enroll in Medicare, or lose your SS retirement check
Some choice. Like you said, it depends on the meaning of "is".
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