MSNBC Mid-Morning Host Calls Us “Liars,” “Crazy,” and to “Go Away”
by JP Duffy
November 10, 2009
This morning MSNBC Host Dylan Ratigan attacked my colleague Cathy Ruse after she pointed out how the health care bill (before the adoption of the Stupak amendment) forces Americans to pay for elective abortions Mr. Ratigan called her a “liar” and even said she should just “go away.” Mr. Ratigan should certainly work to improve his on-air manners, but he should also do a better job of getting his facts straight. Both NPR and Politifact agree on what the Stupak amendment will do. Their analysis places the facts on Cathy’s side.
The Stupak amendment maintains the current policy of preventing federal funding for abortion and for benefits packages that include abortion. It clarifies that individuals, both those who receive affordability credits and those who do not, can with their own funds purchase separate supplemental coverage for elective abortions. It also clarifies that private plans that do not receive government subsidies may still offer elective abortions.
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UPDATE: Media Research Center takes up the segment: MSNBC’s Ratigan Accuses Conservative Guest of Lying about Government-Funded Abortion
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Comments
I was truly stunned by how offensive and insulting Ratigan was to Ms. Ruse. It was a new low for MSNBC. She handled it with great class. Ratigan needs to take his Ritalin more often.
The main concern I have with the Stupak amendment now is that it is, indirectly, making legal abortion seem somewhat “OK” as long as there is no federal funding of it. I.e., as long as you pay for it privately…. Farther and farther down the slippery slope we go.
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By: Joanne | November 10, 2009 at 7:44 pm
I hope a lot of people saw the “discussion” on health care in the above video, because it illustrates so well the bankruptcy of the pro-abortion cause. They have to drown out the voices of pro lifers to conceal the truth. They must tell them to shut up and go away and call them liars on the set in order to prevail. Another reason I hope it was widely viewed is it will cause people to examine carefully the claim that the Stupak amendment prevents women from buying abortion insurance with their own money. This is the canard the pro abortionists are now using to influence public opinion. They are hoping people won’t examine it too closely and thus be fooled. A closer look will show how false it is. They will then see what an ignoramus Ratigan is. One would think he would have at least researched the issue enough to avoid making the absurd claim he made.