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ABCNews.com uncritically quoted Romney's attack on Clinton health plan |
| Published: September 17, 2007, 3:29 pm |
| Tags: abc, 2008 elections, economic issues, government elections, health care, hillary clinton, media, mitt romney, propaganda noise machine |
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A September 16 ABCNews.com article quoted Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attacking Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-NY) then-unannounced health care policy at a campaign event in Iowa, saying: "The last thing we need is Hillarycare," and, "The last thing we need is socialized medicine." The article did not note, however, that Romney was attacking a plan that he had not yet seen, nor that Romney himself, as governor of Massachusetts, endorsed a law requiring Massachusetts residents to purchase health insurance. Clinton's health care plan was announced on September 17. From the ABCNews.com article: According to a recent ABC News poll, health care is the second most important issue to Democratic voters, after Iraq. And most of the Democratic candidates now sound a lot like the former first lady, in their calls for universal health care. But Clinton's health care record also makes her uniquely vulnerable to attacks, with [ Full article ] |
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