Friday, June 29, 2012

Daily Show: CNN & Fox News Report Supreme Court Decision - Updated

The Supreme Court rules on the Affordable Care Act, and CNN races with Fox News to see which news organization will be the first to mis-report the great decision


Pretty funny, no?

Update 6/30/12 8:42 a.m.: The Standard's Andy Howell expands upon Jon Stewart's "race doesn't always go to the swift" theme with this instructive morning column, detailing the S-E's conservative policy for social networking media posts and noting that "[i]n this age of immediate news and multi-platform delivery, this shows how quickly incorrect information can be disseminated":
And national media-wise, CNN and Fox are taking their well-deserved lumps... from coast to coast:

7 comments:

Jim Hutchins said...

Sorry, Mr. Crackers.

Aligoria said...

CNN "the most trusted source in news" No kidding.

rudizink said...

Pretty good column from the Deseret News:

CNN’s painful health-care lesson

googlegirl said...

 “Embarrassing.” “F****** humiliating.” “Shameful.” A veteran producer jumps the gun, a young correspondent goes too far, and the network's crisis deepens:

CNN News Staffers Revolt Over Blown Coverage

blackrulon said...

It wasn't faulty reporting. It was a gift to comedians and comedy writers everywhere.

Kayfeeny said...

Rebel With A Cause2:In regards to the question of why Chief Justice Roberts voted with the Liberals in the Health Care Law, there are several theories. He may have been intimidated by President Obama's April statement  that he felt sure the court would not vote against a law legally passed  by a majority of Congress (untrue. It barely passed by Democratic members only.)  Could it possibly be he envied Justice Kennedy's  reputation for being the swing vote in the court, sometimes voting with the Conservatives and sometimes with the Liberals , and thought  he would like to be the one making the deciding vote . But whatever his real motive was in his surprising vote, it required rewriting the Health Law and changing it to a taxing provision  instead of using the Commerce Clause  under which he thought it  would be unconstitutional. Why didn't he just vote against it ,then. Why did he take the liberty to change it so he could vote for it? Talk  about Judicial Activism.  Anything  to avoid having his court  appear to be a right-wing court.

RebelWithACause2 said...

In regards to the question of why Chief Justice Roberts voted with the Liberals in the Health Care Law, there are several theories. He may have been intimidated by President Obama's April statement  that he felt sure the court would not vote against a law legally passed  by a majority of Congress (untrue. It barely passed by Democratic members only.)  Could it possibly be he envied Justice Kennedy's  reputation for being the swing vote in the court, sometimes voting with the Conservatives and sometimes with the Liberals , and thought  he would like to be the one making the deciding vote . But whatever his real motive was in his surprising vote, it required rewriting the Health Law and changing it to a taxing provision  instead of using the Commerce Clause  under which he thought it  would be unconstitutional. Why didn't he just vote against it ,then. Why did he take the liberty to change it so he could vote for it? Talk  about Judicial Activism.  Anything  to avoid having his court  appear to be a right-wing court

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