CBS, Fox reports on town hall disruptions ignore conservative strategy

On August 4, Katie Couric joined repeat offender Bret Baier in reporting on unusually large -- and sometimes disruptive -- crowds turning out to protest health care reform at town halls hosted by members of Congress without noting that conservative organizations opposed to Democrats' proposals -- boosted by the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity -- are conducting a campaign to pack those events with their supporters. For the second night in a row, ... Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 6, 2009

Media Matters documents the reporting by the extreme right wing big media as it fails to mention the critical aspect that the mobs are being mobilized by extreme right wing big corporations.

Disinformation is blatant among these shills and fools.

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