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NBC Slams Komen: 'Why Did It Cut Off Funds for Critical Breast Cancer Screenings?'

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:04:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Since announcing that it would no longer provide funding to Planned Parenthood on Wednesday, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has been subject to a vicious smear campaign by the abortion provider, a campaign which NBC News has worked to advance over the past 48 hours.

NBC's Nancy Snyderman Declares Romney Bet 'A Disastrous Move'

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:44:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

During a panel discussion on Tuesday's NBC Today, NBC chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman decried Mitt Romney proposing a $10,000 bet in the latest Republican debate: "I watched it live, and it was one of those moments where I immediately went [gasp] and you could just – even in your own living room, everything came to a halt. It was a disastrous move."

NBC 'Today' Panelists Literally Applaud 'Fat Tax' on Food

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:47:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

As co-host Matt Lauer reported Denmark implementing a "fat tax" on certain foods during the "Today's Professionals" panel on Tuesday's NBC Today, advertising executive Donny Deutsch and NBC chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman literally applauded the move. [Audio available here]

'Today' Show Panel Wonders if Chris Christie Too Fat to Be President

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:44:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On Thursday's NBC "Today," co-host Savannah Guthrie asked a panel of guests about the possibility of New Jersey's governor entering the presidential race and observed: "There's kind of this conventional wisdom among the political chattering class that someone as heavy as Chris Christie-" Dr. Nancy Snyderman interjected: "As fat as he is." Guthrie continued: "...would not be elected." [Audio available here]

NBC's Dr. Nancy Hypes New Obama Policy on Stem Cells on Today

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:35:00 +0000

Geoffrey Dickens

NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman, on Thursday's Today, couldn't let a segment on advances in cerebral palsy treatments go without tipping her hat to the Obama administration's change in stem cell policy. After Today co-anchor Vieira prompted Snyderman to list new therapies "on the horizon," Snyderman took the opportunity to celebrate Obama as she hailed: "On the horizon?

MSNBC's Nancy Snyderman Lobbies for Rationing, Justifies: 'You Ration What Food You Eat'

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:09:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

MSNBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman appeared on Wednesday's Morning Joe and justified reducing the number of women in their 40s who get mammograms.

MSNBC Crusades for Tax-Funded Abortion

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Colleen Raezler

This Thanksgiving, Planned Parenthood, NARAL and others in the pro-abortion cohort should put MSNBC atop their “What We're Thankful For” lists. The cable network has come out as a strident supporter of federally funded abortion.

MSNBC's Nancy Snyderman Lobbies IRS: Go After Catholic Bishops for Opposing Abortion in Health Care Bill

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:12:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

MSNBC's Nancy Snyderman attacked Catholic bishops on Thursday for opposing abortion funding in the health care bill, agreeing with the President

MSNBC's Dr. Nancy "Infuriated" By Democrat's Pro-Life Amendment

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:16:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

Insisting that her opinion was not influenced by her views on abortion, MSNBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman went on a tear shortly after 12:30 p.m.

MSNBC Frets About 'Unhinged' Conservatives Who Are 'Scaring' Seniors

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:20:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

MSNBC's graphics department on Monday provided some visually obnoxious examples of media bias, fretting about "unhinged" conservatives and "health care hysteria." Throughout the morning, the left-leaning cable network featured on-screen texts promoting the Democratic agenda. At 11:35am, MSNBC News Live host Carlos Watson anchored a piece urging liberals to get tough in supporting universal health care.

Snyderman, Connolly Declare It Their Duty to 'Raise' Bar on ObamaCare Debate

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:08:13 +0000

Jeff Poor

Who says a little engineering mixed in with your journalism is a bad thing? At least one MSNBC host and Washington Post reporter said it’s a journalist’s job to focus on “real issues” in the hotly debated issue of health care reform.

This was the topic of discussion in a panel featuring John Rother, executive vice president of Policy and Strategy for AARP, Ceci Connolly of The Washington Post, Tim Phillips of Americans for Prosperity and host Dr. Nancy Snyderman during MSNBC’s “Dr. Nancy” Aug. 10.

For Top TV News Docs, the Diagnosis Is Bias

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:55:00 +0000

ABC, CBS and NBC Health Care Reporters: Democratic Donors and Proponents of Government Health Care

Rich Noyes

ABC was embarrassed last week by the MRC's exposure of how their new senior medical editor, Dr. Richard Besser of the federal Centers for Disease Control, donated $400 to Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2008, presumably an indication of his political sympathies.

Can't Blame Liberal Media for Health Bill Stall

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:48:00 +0000

BMI Study: 70 Percent of ABC, CBS and NBC Coverage Promoted Obama's Huge Health Care Takeover

Rich Noyes

Julia A. Seymour

Liberal hopes for a quick health care bill are in collapse, as Senate Democrats push any floor action off until the fall, a move House Democrats may match this week. But if the Obama White House is upset that their plans for a huge expansion of government health care have been delayed, they surely cannot complain about the media coverage.

NBC's Snyderman: 'I Was Rooting for the President to Hit a Home Run'

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:38:00 +0000

Brent Baker

NBC's medical correspondent, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, was "rooting" for President Barack Obama to do well in selling his health care takeover during his Wednesday night press conference: "As a physician, you know, I felt like I understood the complexity of the problem. As an American citizen, I was rooting for the President to hit a home run."

CBS and NBC Push Obama's Health Agenda, Empathize with His Challenge

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:10:00 +0000

Brent Baker

The White House's decision to offer interviews with the President to the medical doctors who are correspondents for ABC, CBS and NBC paid off Wednesday night with stories that embraced the assumption health care must be reformed; and interviews on CBS and NBC which put Obama's efforts in the best light. Ironically, ABC's Dr.