Republicans Accuse Democrats of Backroom Dealing on Health Care Bill
Backroom Arm Twisting?
-Fox News
New Government-Run Health Proposal Eyed by Democrats
-Wall Street Journal
Hmmmm interesting. So we have reporting on the exact same situation completely different language and attitudes that seem to convey completely different stories. Basically Obama met with only the Democrats to try and convince them to pass the health care bill. Senate Democrats would have to unanimously pass the bill because Republicans are unanimously opposed to it.
Here are some words fox news used to describe the situation: arm twisting, shady politics, entirely partisan effect, chock full of problems, disdain
Journalistic biases couldn't be more present in the news than in these two stories right here. Obviously organizational directives, editor biases, and language choice are affecting how these stories read. While the Wall Street Journal describes how Obama worked through the weekend, Fox News describes how Obama is using a democrat majority to push bills through without any republican approval.
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