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Megyn Kelly Should Clean Up Her Own ObamaCare Lies Before Getting On Her High Horse About Jonathan Gruber

Posted by Ellen -7842.60pc on November 11, 2014 · Flag

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Megyn Kelly was full of hammy outrage last night as she railed against the right’s latest excuse to take down ObamaCare. It's a 2013 video of one of the architects saying the bill had been written opaquely to count on “the stupidity of the American voter.” But Kelly has many falsehoods of her own to clean up before she points a finger at anyone else.

As Senator Angus King noted on Fox & Friends this morning, the fact that millions more Americans have health insurance should be the salient concern to Fox. But, as usual, it’s trying to tear down ObamaCare. And I didn’t hear a peep out of Kelly about how those who have gained health insurance because of the new law should get along without it. Apparently, that’s just too beside the point, just as it was for Kelly’s colleagues, Kimberly Guilfoyle and Brian Kilmeade.

Kelly was almost breathless with anti-ObamaCare excitement as she opened her show with this old news. Just like her Fox & Friends pals, Kelly failed to point out that her villain-du-jour was also the architect of RomneyCare.

You can watch Kelly’s 8:49 minutes of indignation below. But before you do, keep in mind that Kelly’s own record on ObamaCare honesty is worse than Gruber’s. Gruber may have helped write the law but he didn’t stop any lawmaker who voted on it or even a reporter like Kelly from investigating it - which is their job. Kelly on the other hand, is the one who is supposed to act as the eyes and ears of the public. Yet, she deliberately fed her viewers half-truths about ObamaCare and, as far as I know, never corrected the record:

  • Kelly played a montage of clips of patients suggesting they had been conned by the Affordable Care Act. It was not until her Democratic guest came on that he pointed out that the patients were on Medicare. He said, “These people had changes to their Medicare Advantage which is administered by private insurers. This wasn’t the government taking away their doctor. This was people who - every year this happens. Medicare Advantage changes various insurers.”
  • Kelly never fact-checked the false claims of a cancer patient who actually announced on the air that he planned to let himself die rather than burden his family with the medical bills he thought ObamaCare would cause. But it turned out Elliott was full of misinformation about ObamaCare. Kelly did not provide her guest with the potentially life-saving truth.
  • Kelly promoted a businessman’s false claim that ObamaCare was the reason he was selling his business.

By the way, ObamaCare is not the first time Kelly has put forward falsehoods on the air in service of an anti-Obama agenda. She obsessively attacked Attorney General Eric Holder over bogus claims that he had not pursued a voter intimidation because of racial favoritism to African Americans. Obsessively pursued it, that is, until she was called out on the air about it. Not only did she suddenly drop it like a hot potato but she gave her viewers very little explanation when the accusations were debunked.

Even worse, Kelly’s source for the Holder attacks, J. Christian Adams, became one of her go-to guys for commentary on Ferguson and Holder’s role in it. She never had the honesty nor the integrity to either reveal Adams' discredited anti-Holder prejudice or to stand by her own prior reporting.

You can watch Kelly’s theatrics below. You can also watch Gruber walk back his comments and add context with Ronan Farrow on MSNBC today.

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T Dog commented 2014-11-14 08:25:07 -0500 · Flag
This article is so inane, Ellen is wasting her time with this article. Quote: The “both sides do it” argument is – by definition – a pretty lame one, but especially so when one side of the scale is firmly planted on the ground while the other side is dangling way up in the air. Media blackout on Jonathan Gruber, proves once again the media bias. This administration has told lie after lie;
Obamacare will cut the cost of your health care.
Obamacare will not increase the deficit.
If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period.
Obamacare will create jobs.
If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep it.
health insurance mandate was not a tax, but later told the Supreme Court that it was
Again, one side of the scale is so firmly planted on the ground on this subject.
Jonathan Gruber, I applaud you for your honesty.
Bob Jones commented 2014-11-13 19:39:52 -0500 · Flag
In response to Bob. First, I agree that it makes sense to support the concept of universal health insurance coverage. Unless we are willing to allow folks to die in the streets (which most all of us are not) then the question becomes how do you pay for it and not do you treat them. A formal plan allows for a fairer method of spreading the cost than shoving the burden onto the hospital who in turn shoves it onto the other patients who’s insurance will pay. Having universal coverage allows for more cost efficient preventive care that ultimately reduces the overall cost to the consumer. That said, Obamacare is poorly written, carried hidden taxes and costs to public, and was sold to the american under false pretenses. This from the “most transparent” administration in history. As far as Romneycare it was funded differently which is one of the core issues. Federal tax money was used to offset the cost of program. Last, throwing out a bunch of tired old talking points is not a valid argument. The current criticism of the administration is valid on its face. Just like it was valid to be critical of the Bush administration for weapons of mass destruction. Lying to the American people destroys confidence in the democratic process and erodes our freedoms.
T Dog commented 2014-11-13 17:39:00 -0500 · Flag
You guys are missing the big picture here. The democrats lied to us all about obamacare. The American people were duped. What a sham!
Bob commented 2014-11-13 17:38:10 -0500 · Flag
teabaggers have no qualms about spending trillions on wars we never should have gotten into but rather than giving millions health care that otherwise are uninsurable, they’d rather just shove the burden onto hospital emergency rooms – Why was Romneycare ok for Mitt, but Obamacare not ok for the nation? It makes no sense to have every state fend for itself when it comes to healthcare. We need a cohesive national policy. The only cohesive national policy the tea party cares about is one that starts wars.
T Dog commented 2014-11-13 17:34:26 -0500 · Flag
I did a search for Gruber last night on all three of the MSM’s and received a big 0. It’s virtually a blackout.
Bob commented 2014-11-13 17:33:23 -0500 · Flag
Megan Kelly is just another teabag liar http://mediamatters.org/research/2011/04/13/report-fox-gave-88-seconds-to-debunking-of-thei/178624
T Dog commented 2014-11-13 17:31:01 -0500 · Flag
Thank you Bob. Very well said.
Bob Jones commented 2014-11-13 15:55:26 -0500 · Flag
A couple of other comments on Ellen’s post. Since there is no specificity to the accusations I am going to make some assumptions. 1) The implication is that Obamacare does not affect Medicare. Not true. Obamacare mandates 716 billion dollar reduction in Medicare payments 2013 to 2022. This dramatically impacts recipient ability to access medical care and chose doctors. It also increases their premium costs when using insurance cover like an advantage plan.
2) Not sure what Kelly was referencing on voter intimidation but my guess is it related to the Black Panther Party. I actually think this was handled appropriately by the Justice Department but I would ask the question as to whether a white racist group behaving in the same fashion as the BPP would have received different treatment under Holder. 3) Not sure Kelly has any different opinion about Romneycare vs Obamacare but being the author of both doesn’t excuse deceiving the public. The rest of the attacks have no facts or reference points so I won’t comment.
Buck Neckid commented 2014-11-13 15:31:52 -0500 · Flag
Very well said Bob…couldn’t agree more. The militant support to one’s party’s today, at the expense of common sense, boggles the mind. It makes very afraid for our future…
Bob Jones commented 2014-11-13 15:26:38 -0500 · Flag
My first post on this website. Not a real fan of Fox News either but I think ad hominem attacks on the reporters in response to government turpitude is a bit silly. In this case the facts are not in question so attacking Kelly for reporting them seems disingenuous at best. My concern in this case is the contempt this individual shows for the public in drafting and proposing legislation with the intent to deceive. Seems like the folks attacking Kelly would be concerned about that too but it would appear that the whole liberal vs conservative vs Fox News is clouding their minds. Whatever political persuasion is involved it should be concerning when they lie or steal or try to take away my liberties. Don’t care if its a Republican or Democrat.
joe resiak commented 2014-11-13 14:43:58 -0500 · Flag
Yo Bob, stick to golf stupid. The rethugs have been lyin to you since you were born! Grow up!
joe resiak commented 2014-11-13 14:42:09 -0500 · Flag
Anyone who watches that crap on Fox News has a bug is his/her head! Its lie after lie until someone stupid like y’all believes it.
Bob Jones commented 2014-11-13 14:40:36 -0500 · Flag
So attacking Kelly for lying (assuming she lied which the article fails to prove) should make me think its ok for the POTUS to deceive me about Obamacare? I guess that goes to show how low we set our standards for this administration or for our government in general.
Buck Neckid commented 2014-11-13 13:32:48 -0500 · Flag
Shut up… she nails this whole sham to the wall.
T Dog commented 2014-11-13 13:23:57 -0500 · Flag
This artical is lame.
Quote: The “both sides do it” argument is – by definition – a pretty lame one, especially when one side of the scale is firmly planted on the ground while the other side is dangling way up in the air.
Sue Merritt commented 2014-11-13 13:13:21 -0500 · Flag
Isn’t this the same chick that applauds and cheers traditional marriage and is so pro life and pro family? Hmmmm…how does divorce fit into this traditional and pro family agenda?
Sue Merritt commented 2014-11-13 13:11:51 -0500 · Flag
What’s the surprise here? This bottle blonde works for Fox News – doesn’t she? Enough said….
Dolores Salgado commented 2014-11-13 12:28:26 -0500 · Flag
Iit is ok to lie to the American people, Obamacare is a fraud, Fox is an honest company . I now know why this country is in such a mess people like you. My brother has Obamacare & what he has gone through is so disgusting I cannot believe we are living in the USA
Rad Dar commented 2014-11-13 11:19:04 -0500 · Flag
Bottom line: Obama is a liar and cheat, you know it, we all know it. This man is nothing more than a thorn in the side of this great country.
Johnny Silver commented 2014-11-13 10:38:57 -0500 · Flag
Also love the comments expressing outrage over gov’t creation of this program…Gov’t responds to market failure…did in 29’ Depression, 08 meltdown and in lack of healthcare for its citizens…the healthcare market is about increasing their profits and their CEO salaries and wouldn’t insure those with pre-existing conditions because they would affect their profit margin…so the gov’t had to respond and Obama was elected with that mandate twice…
Johnny Silver commented 2014-11-13 10:31:52 -0500 · Flag
If you or a loved one was in desperate need for healthcare, who would help your family..Ted Cruz or Barack Obama, your entitled to your own opinions but nor entitled to your own facts…many more families have healthcare today than when W was prez…if we can spend 40 cents of every dollar for war we need to have universal healthcare…
Politics That Work commented 2014-11-13 10:29:09 -0500 · Flag
You can’t really think about healthcare policy without considering how drastically lifespans differ between red and blue states- http://politicsthatwork.com/graphs/life-expectancy-by-state
Richard Dietmeier commented 2014-11-13 10:18:42 -0500 · Flag
why not post the three clips of Jon Gruber calling us stupid. Thanks to FOX, we are informed. You wont hear about it on ABC, CBS, NBC or CNN
George Koons commented 2014-11-13 10:05:48 -0500 · Flag
I’m a conservative and I think that providing healthcare to the uninsured is fine…However, let’s remember some things. This joke of a law was passed in the wee hours of the night, behind closed doors, without a single Republican vote and Pelosi said “we need to pass it before we can know what’s in it”. Seriously? The CBO says that there will still be 30 million uninsured Americans in 20 years, meanwhile premiums and deductibles under ObamaCare ARE higher for most Americans. I know from my own experience. You lib’s love to say that Republicans don’t care that millions of people now have healthcare which is laughable. What I don’t care for is the over-reach of the government and all of the blatant lies…that’s what you lib’s don’t get! What will be next? When will you start to care? If you want the government to take over your life PLEASE MOVE TO RUSSIA NOW! You lib’s should all be ashamed for voting for Obama.
Denice Vogel commented 2014-11-13 01:52:42 -0500 · Flag
The jokes on you libtards! Jon Gruber has proved his point. You are stupid! Your precious dems have played you all, for the fools you are! He thinks he’s pretty smart for pulling the wool over your heads! Your as pathetic as he is!!!
Kenny Hall commented 2014-11-13 00:24:20 -0500 · Flag
all you liberal idiots here that down Megyn Kelly what I say to you …….FOX news is the ONLY station that brought this out ……. so go drink some more "koolaide "
radpat_USA commented 2014-11-12 19:06:51 -0500 · Flag
June Morris- Are you really that fucking stupid?
John Tintle commented 2014-11-12 17:15:49 -0500 · Flag
Posted by Ellen? Ellen who? Why not just say anonymous?
June Morris commented 2014-11-12 16:16:23 -0500 · Flag
Whoever wrote this is just another lying liberal.
Steve St John commented 2014-11-12 15:18:02 -0500 · Flag
Irony alert? Fox “News” says the ACA was written opaquely to count on “the stupidity of the American voter.”
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