Fox News Replaces âObamacareâ With âSlaveryâ
Fox News has altered all news stories that mention the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare and replaced those words with âslavery.â On FoxNews.com, an Associated Press story that initially read âDemocrats say no to defunding Obamacareâ was changed to âDemocrats say no to defunding slavery.â All mentions of Obamacare in the story were also changed to âslavery.ân Other news stories posted online included âTea Party to Congress: Repeal slavery nowâ; âPoll: 75% of Republicans, 15% of Democrats oppose slaveryâ; and âObama says lasting legacy will be slavery.â The network reportedly ordered the change in the terminology after Dr. Ben Carson, a Fox News pundit, compared Obamacare to slavery, claiming that, like slavery, Obamacare is a âclear evilâ that will have a negative impact on society. Critics of Fox News have often mocked it for altering or changing words to suit its agenda. The network was criticized this month for describing the government shutdown as a âslimdown.â In the past, the network has demanded its hosts and journalists to describe the âpublic optionâ as a âgovernment option.â It has also turned âsuicideâ bombers into âhomicideâ bombers and âfeministsâ into âman-hating bitches.â The networkâs new word choice of âslaveryâ caught on with its television hosts. On Hannity, host Sean Hannity and guest contributors S.E. Cupp and Bob Beckel repeatedly used the word âslaveryâ in place of âObamacareâ during a debate about health care. âI still cannot figure out why President Obama and the Democratic Party are so keen to force slavery on every American,â Hannity said. âThe United States Constitution explicitly forbids slavery, yet it doesnât seem to matter to this president. âLet me tell you this: Just because Congress passed slavery and the Supreme Court upheld slavery does not make slavery right.â âYouâre absolutely right, Sean,â Cupp said. âI donât know a single American who is in favor of slavery, or who thinks theyâll be better off with slavery. âYet the liberal media would have you believe that slavery will help Americans who are going bankrupt and dying in the streets because they canât afford to pay their doctors and hospital bills. Itâs ridiculous.â âI donât understand why you conservatives are so opposed to slavery,â Beckel, the token liberal, added. âSlavery makes us more like Europe. Personally, I think slavery is the best thing to happen to America in years.â