As if yesterday’s “controversy” about Mitt Romney supposedly marveling over WaWa sandwich technology wasn’t dumb enough, it turns out that it wasn’t even accurate. Instead, his comments had been misleadingly edited by MSNBC, as the blog Sooper Mexican discovered. Here is the deceptively edited version of the speech published by MSNBC:
At the beginning of the clip, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell wonders hopefully whether this is Romney’s “supermarket scanner moment.” But within hours, Mitchell’s network ended up with egg on its face after other news outlets who picked up the story were forced to issue corrections. It turned out Romney wasn’t “amazed” by WaWa’s touch-screen sandwich maker, but by the contrast between private sector innovation and public sector bureaucracy — a point that is perfectly clear in context. Here is the full video, via Sooper Mexican:
So far, MSNBC has not commented on the distortion. Neither has the Obama campaign, which, as Allahpundit pointed out, had already started running with a talking point about how hilariously out-of-touch Romney is on modern sandwich issues.
Those brilliant Obama strategy gurus just can’t catch a break, can they? Keep at it, guys, I’m sure something will stick eventually.
I hope this article is right about the Obama srategos ending up with egg on their face, but I'm afraid the article underestimates the blind zombie hatred of those on the left. They repeat lies as if they are fact until all "the people" know is what the liars tell them (hey — sixty-some percent of the public blames Bush for the economy). So, let's hope for the best — and, please, Ms. Goodman, keep trying to get the truth through. It may all add up to people someday!
A lot of self-described progressive intellectuals will smugly note that Sarah Palin said she could see Russia from her house. n nIf you hook those smug progressive intellectuals up to a polygraph machine you will find that most of them really believe Palin actually said that. Thanks to SNL and the liberal media, that lie became truth for the left. Kudos to Romney and the new media for quickly squashing this attempt to "Quayle" Romney.
The one thing you can count on from the left is their blind zombie hatred.
there are no wawas in massachusetts. i'm from there, and didn't hear about wawas until i lived near DC
This is just the beginning, I'm sure we can expect much more of this, and worse, as the campaign progresses.
Unstated in the post is the fact Romney lied about the USPS issuing a 33 page form to simply change a billing address.
Dear "pjcaper", nIf you actually listened to the clip as opposed to what MSNBC and the rest of the Obama shills in the media purposely distort, you will discover that Mitt Romney was referring to the optometrist changing his billing address for service rendered to the poor. In other words, he was not referring to the USPS change of address of form which is indeed a fairly simple procedure but rather to the agency which administers payment to doctors and other healthcare professionals for services rendered under the Medicaid program.
Wow! I am so shocked! OMG this is the worst LIE I've ever heard! OMG, what will he do next? Say he'll go through the Federal Budget line by line – and not do it? Say he'll close Guantanamo Bay – and not do it? Say he knew nothing about letting Mexican drug dealers buy guns from US dealers and take them down to Mexico with no supervision, where they end up killing US agents and countless innocent Mexican and American citizens? Promise to cut the Federal Deficit in half – and not do it? Promise to ban all federal earmarks – and not do it? Say he'll eliminate all taxes for seniors making less than $50,000 a year – and not do it? Say he'll have no lobbyists working in his White House, and then hire dozens of them? Or in His Own Words: " Look at what I promised during the campaign. There's not a single thing that I've said that I would do that I have not either done or tried to do." In the words of Yoda: Do, or do not. There is no try.
Did Obama lie about illegals being able to get "Obamacare" or is he going to make sure those who he is letting stay here aren't on it?
And today- in response to the deluge of criticisms from all sides, Andrea Mitchell actually double downed ! All she did was to say that the "romney's campaign' (not other journalists, mind you!) asked them to rectify the clip and she played a few more words that ,indeed, showed that Romney was comparing the public v. private sectors. nNot a word of apology, not a sign of any remorse, not a whiff of contriteness,for having lied and tried to saddle romney with something he did not say! Truly shameless! Almost as bad as Dan Rather's "typogate"- trying to torpedo George Rush with more false assertions!
I'm so glad this was pointed out. nNot only did MSNBC think that this was somehow news, but also had to script it! n nI'm sure there will be follow up articles about other media channels' egregious editing habits. nLegitimate news outlets like FOX would never stoop to this kind of nonsense right?
Unfortunately lies like this never go away completely. You can still hear some libtards commenting about how Sarah Palin stated how she "can see Russia from my house" even though she never said it – Tina Fey did in one of her Sarah Palin sketches. Liberals only hear what they want to hear.
Poor pruneface Andrea has turned into Helen Thomas!r nr nJim Whittakerr nHemet, CA
It is not the "Medicaid" forms that creates the problem. It is the "Medicare" form that is required any time you change the location at which you provide services that are reimbursed by Medicare. Commonly referred to as a Credentialing process. This is a big problem for solo practices. It is a huge problem for large practices. If you have 25 providers and add a new location you get to fill out 25 33 page forms. The probability of doing so perfectly is abut 5%. The same is generally true for healthcare insurance companies. Of course this doesn't add to the cost of healthcare.
Wow you really got him there. He exaggerates for effect? U R A troll.
pcaper: The form you post is 4 pages long, not 2, and this is just for Medicaid. What about forms for Medicare and other government agencies involved in payments for taking care of the poor and indigent?
The portion to be filled out is two pages long. Romney specifically referred to Medicaid. He spoke of an optometrist providing care to poor people. He lied about the form for Medicaid.
Good of you to focus on that lie, because it's really important to point out these types of things. By the way, did Obama lie when he told us how much Obamacare was going to cost? The CBO estimates approximately double what Obama told us. I know that's relatively unimportant when put up against this horrible, evil (supposed) lie Romney told about a form. But just saying……
Thank goodness that new technology is preventing the public from being hoodwinked by the CORPORATE news organizations. Yes, you Left Wingers, the major news media like NBC, CBS, and ABC are some of those EVIL GREEDY CORPORATIONS you hate so much. Socialists like President Obama don't need Winston Smith editing the news (ala the Ministry of Truth in Orwell's 1984), the Corporate Left Wing Media are doing the editing for him, sending the truth down the memory hole.
Liberals love egg on their faces don't they? And did guys you notice how Andrea Mitchell announced her correction? Didn't have the guts of asking for an apology. How about the stupid liberal guest who laughed about the matter? He has eggs all over his face!
…So far, MSNBC has not commented on the distortion. Neither has the Obama campaign…. n nDoes anyone think that MSNBC is NOT part of the Obama campaign?
The form you linked is four pages not two as you stated. You liar!!!!
Too bad you didn't read your OWN link, if you had you would have noticed ALL the other CHANGES one has to make, STARTING with MEDICARE before you can even try to change Medicaid. etc. etc.
I made the following comment on the MSNBC web page: n nMs. Mitchell: Did your video editors deceive you about the Mitt Romney "WaWa" video, or were you in on the deceptive editing? Could you tell the viewing public which it is, and then promise us that this is not going to happen again? As a viewer, I feel that I have been thoroughly dissed by MSNBC, which does not respect me enough to allow me to know the truth of an episode and form my own conclusions. Instead, they clearly don't think I am smart enough to think about politics, and they feel the need to manipulate my perceptions. Apparently MSNBC has become the Ministry of Truth and is sending the facts that don't fit the party line down into the Memory Hole. Have you learned to love Big Brother Obama that much?
Another misguided effort by MSLSD. Why anyone supports the Blamer in Chif is beyond me.
But they weren't laughing at that, were they? IN fact, the lapdogs at MSNBC are SO terrible at their job that they edited all that out, and deceptively tried to paint him as out-of-touch. Sorry, the story here is not whether Mitt made a slight mistake in whatever form he was talking about – it's about the liberal leftist media doing whatever it can (and doing it poorly) to destroy conservatives while protecting their own. Not on MY watch.
If that is the worst you can get on Romney then he just not a good liar like Obama ecels at. And if it was Obama saying the same thing, you and the rest of the media would have said he 'misspoke'.
Obama’s relection network NBC/MSNBC has been pulling out all the stops to help Obama, but this little Kabuki play staged for a nation audience is about as low as the racial hatred NBC/MSNBC tried to stir with it editing of the Zimmerman tape. Watching these two “FAKE” journalists put on this little play was what was amazing? Watching their smirks and the fake surprise as they watched this totally doctored/edited video tape knowing that what they were suggesting was a total lie? Folks the lies and distortions coming from NBC/MSNBC should disqualify it forever from being allowed to broadcast on the public airwaves, and these two supposed journalists? They should just openly join Obama’s reelection team, and get paid for their work, or maybe they should go into theatre. They certainly don’t belong anywhere near journalism. Blatantly participating in a total public fraud? And they thought they wouldn’t be caught, or they just don’t care?
What about Part B providers which most Medicare providers also perform as well as the required change for payment processing. I believe that if you research all the various aspects of the change of address you would be surprised at the number of touch points which must be covered for a change of address. You have only linked to one of the many documents required by CMMS.
Romney has to beat Obama and the entire news media. sad for for Journalism.
The form you showed is for Medicaid. It appears to be from the state of New York. Mitt Romney said the optometrist said the form was from the federal government. That might perhaps be CMS/Medicare. Mitt Romney was relaying a story told to him on the campaign trail. I would not put this in the category of a lie. What you are doing is a perfect example of the same kind of thing MSNBC and Andrea Mitchell did. You are illustrating the ill will of the left beautifully.
Not only are they lying about Romney's reaction to the touch screen sandwich maker, the supermarket scanner moment of George HW Bush was a lie in the first place. Bush Sr. had good reason to express wonder: He wasn't being shown then-standard scanner technology, but a new type of scanner that could weigh groceries and read mangled and torn bar codes. n nSo now MSNBC is resorting to lying about a lie.
I say that they can get pretty desperate – it's been fun to watch it happen over the past two-three months. Their pretty sand castles being taken down by the tides of change.
I'm a recovering former MSNBC watcher. Somewhere and some time ago and somehow, I reached a personal tipping point with it. Its broadcasters range from plain and outrageously stupid–Schultz, Sharpton–to sickeningly smug and self satisfied–Maddow, Harris Perry–to that and being nauseatingly offensive and self righteous–O'Donnell–to mere but loud and declaiming Johnny one notes–Matthews– to well meaning and intelligent but hopelessly precious and pointy headed–Hayes. n nI won't spend a minute watching it anymore.
Didn't you ever thing – gee, I'd just like to hear the news. Like, weather, sports, events occurring in, oh, say – other countries? Business news, stocks, basic information? Because I've never turned that channel on and seen that. It's always one of the commenters, a panel of Yahoos, or sleazy prison and crime expose shows.
Remember way back when Hardball was a pretty decent show? I used to like Chris Matthews back in the day. Matthews has gone off the deep end, and I still like Chuck Todd. Both are Left-Wingers, but unlike their collectivist statist collegues Schultz, Maddow and the rest of MSNBC's 'Gang that Could't Report Straight' Todd and Matthews are political junkies first and foremost.
Question: What's next for the MSM crowd? Answer: They're going to run Romney's speeches backwards to make it appear that Romney is claiming that Paul is dead. (Ron Paul?)
what an embarrrasment…masnbc use to be a credible news outlet back around 2000, they had brian williams, lester holt, imus ect…moderates..these extriemist have got to goo…normally after msnbc gets rid of them(obberman) they end up on current tv where they get canned again and end up working for the bbc…lol maby they can appear on DONALD TRUMPS reality TV SHOW and here these famous WORDS once again…YOUR FIRED!!! andrea mitchell and the rest of those clowns are an embearrasment to all the good journalist out there…heck you know its bad when even CNN makes fun of these clowns….i guess thats why there ratings are always in the toliet and in last place……you know you are awful when you got the racist al sharpton with his own tv show……lol
I work in CA for a startup out of Austin. Adding an employee in Austin requires filling-in a couple of screens online. CA sent my boss an inch of paper forms. Why? Gotta keep those union members employed. Automate something and union dues goes down, and less is available to elect Dem pols. n nSame at the Fed Level. IF the federal government ever leaves the Industrial Age (of which unions are a relic) and enters the Information Age, automating processes all over the government, everything will become much more efficient and government workers far more productive, meaning we won't need as many. That's what productivity is all about. n nAre you aware that IBM, the world's largest (and most productive) IT consulting and automation company, offered to audit the entire federal governmen to find waste and fraud and make recommendations on automation and productivity? FOR FREE? n nObama rejected the offer.
You are mistaken. The paperwork necessary to change your account information to receive payment is 27 pages not 2.
" I'm afraid the article underestimates the blind zombie hatred of those on the left " n nLeftist zombies are not an asset to the Democrats. For example if Occupy rears its ugly head again later this year, it will greatly increase the prospects of Romney getting elected.
Answer: Pretty darn desperate. n nThe bad ship marxism-leninism is turning "turtle". The crew of commies, OWS dregs, felons, illegal aliens, dopers and degenerates are in panic mode. Look for much deck chair re-arranging.
Nothing but "Dope Fiend Moves" by this criminal organization that fiends for power and tax payer dollars who cannot win elections on merit or honesty.
This "editing mistake" as they put it is deliberate dishonesty and without any concept of honor and of the responsibility conferred on the press by the Constitution. The so called apology by Andrea Mitchel show she and probably MSNBC has no remorse for this other that they were caught. This kind of extreme dishonesty is not just another misrepresentation by MSNBC but rather it goes to heart of our system of government when the press attempts to intentionally lie for their candidate so as to subvert the election process. This is out and out treason pure and simple.
It's pretty obvious, the network of Huntley/Brinkley, is now little more than Pravda for the Democrats. I can remember, when I was younger, marveling at the Soviet propaganda machine and telling myself what a pity it was the citizens of the Soviet Union couldn't get the truth. Little did I suspect that our media would be so willing to sacrifice their credibility and the primary reason for their 1st Amendment protections, just to further the political agenda of a political party. If you're a member of the mainstream media, and you lose your credibility, what do you have left?
if i didn’t know better, i’d swear the obama campaign was populated by an endless array of cocky, clueless, smarmy little twenty-something hacks….
oh, wait, i’m so embarrassed. my bad….
I almost feel sorry for MSNBC. The network has become a pathetic shell of what it once was. Not long ago Hardball was a decent show, and Morning Joe is still somewhat intelligent and informative. But it's now completely burned any bridges it had left with credibility or objectivity….or reality.
MSNBC use to be credible when they had moderates like BRIAN WILLIAMS, LESTER HOLT, and DON IMUS…they were the good old days when there ratings were much higher, they have become a 24 HOUR MOUTH PIECE for the OBAMA administration and the DEMONCATS….it gets sooo bad sometimes that even democrats have to turn this crap off,,,,i dont understand any obe in there right minds would higher such EXTRIEMIST as OBBERMAN, AL SHARPTON, and MADDOW, AND SHULTZ….terrible news and terrible ratings for there hard work at destroying good JOURNALISM……
8.2% UNEMPLOYMENT and 25 million AMERICANS out of WORK……dont you just love OBAMANOMICS…….heck atleast WHATABURGER is still HIRING……lol
People are voting with their remotes. Either there aren't really all that many hard-core lefties, or the shrill unpleasantness of the hard left media is a turn-off even for their target audience. Whether it's right or left, stridency is not entertaining. You have to work in some charm, some self-mockery, some humor, and easy on the acidic snarkiness.
As an alumnus of the MSNBC school of subjective objectivity, I have applied the lessons learned in Andrea Mitchell' class on creative editing to her own introduction, and I find it inappropriate and possibly sexually offensive. n n"And uh, look at this! Mitt Romney's Wawa along the side of the road in Pennsylvania. Amazing!
The only way 0bama wins in November is with a sheer Media blitz against Romney. n nI see NBC has started early.
Reading the posts here make me realize what a bunch of idiots right wingers really are. Most of you couldn't write your way out of a wet paper bag, let alone do any critical thinking. Keep swallowing the crap that Fox puts out until your brauns completely rot.