After conservatives took Harry Reid out of context to suggest that he doesn't care about kids with cancer, some mainstream outlets used similar framing, while others correctly noted the context. Reid was actually referring to his refusal to pick and choose which parts of government should be funded.
LATEST ›››Despite admitting that Republicans played a major role in forcing the government shutdown, the right-wing media have adopted GOP messaging portraying President Obama and Democrats as unwilling to resolve the crisis.
Research 6 hours and 44 minutes agoConservative media viciously attacked Texas State Senator Wendy Davis after she announced her candidacy for governor, linking Davis to infanticide and calling an image of her with kids "sick" and "disgusting."
Research 7 hours and 4 minutes agoMainstream media outlets echoed a deceptive framing, created by the conservative media and amplified by House Republicans, of comments by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), leaving the false impression that he dismissed the plight of cancer-stricken patients denied care by the government shutdown.
Research October 3, 2013 2:23 PM EDTAs the government shutdown loomed and then became a reality, right-wing media figures have called for maintained Republican commitment to keeping the government closed until Democrats agree to significant changes to the Affordable Care Act.
Research October 3, 2013 12:34 AM EDTConservative media are dismissing the Republican-led government shutdown as a "slimdown" and a "non-event" despite the severe consequences that have already occurred, and the devastating effects a protracted shutdown would have, including slower economic growth and eliminated funding for mothers and infants.
Research October 2, 2013 5:22 PM EDT
