Only CBS Notices Joe Biden 'Lowering Expectations' on ObamaCare, NBC and ABC Ignore
After Vice President Joe Biden admitted on Wednesday that the goal of
getting 7 million people signed up for ObamaCare by March 31 would not
happen, only Thursday's CBS This Morning made any mention of
it, and then only giving the news a mere 29 seconds. Neither NBC nor ABC
bothered to cover the acknowledgment of failure. [Listen to the audio]
This Morning co-host Charlie Rose reported: "This
morning the Obama administration is lowering expectations for the
Affordable Care Act. In Minneapolis, Vice President Joe Biden
acknowledged Wednesday the goal of signing up 7 million Americans will
likely fall short....Biden blames the troubled rollout of the
health care website." The headline on screen read: "Short of Goal;
Biden: Health Care Sign-Ups May Not Meet Target."
A
sound bite was included of Biden's admission: "Initially we talked
about by the end of this period having 7 million people lined up. We may
not get to 7, but we're gonna get to 5 or 6, and that's a hell of a
start."
According to an Associated Press report, Biden also confessed: "We didn't want this to start off as shaky as it did. But it's complicated."
— Kyle Drennen is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Kyle Drennen on Twitter.
