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Ellen Ratner discusses the media's coverage of the Fiscal Cliff negotiations on Capitol Hill.
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And how do you think the media coverage all the fiscal -- negotiations is playing at.
Well it's been terrible and in a lot of ways and one of the ways that -- actually seen.
Is -- there has been a lot of talk about the taxation issue.
And what the Democrats are doing about taxation on what the Republicans are doing about taxation.
But never not been a whole lot in terms of spending cuts.
And so that has been sort of problem number one.
Aunt and there was one analysis Donna didn't -- an admittedly you right wing organizations for a trip to look at both right and left before you're really able to get to the troops around here.
And they said that eighty -- talked about.
Taxes seventeen.
Times more than spending cuts I mean that is really quite astounding.
Why aren't people talking about spending cuts and which spending cuts and what the implications -- -- spending cuts are -- not implications of those spending cuts.
The other thing is that I have a very good friend I adored the man might come asked gates.
But today.
In the Daily Beast he came out was something called.
Hit the headlines -- Republican thugs in the house hope to.
It was dealing with taxes I'm not dealing with spending cuts but -- I really don't think it's appropriate and again my dear friend he's a great wonderful person.
-- Damascus I don't think that they should use the word honest when referring to the opposite party.
You know we do have at least two parties in this country and we may not agree -- I you know limit as you well now but I don't think it's appropriate.
In a news headline.
-- referred to the other party as a fun.
All right -- Ratner bureau chief of told radio news service.
I guess everybody has some very strong opinions.
On the -- fiscal cliff negotiations and there are being expressed in all.
Class sections of the media thank you very much you can do need L and then.
Yes perhaps the best -- anybody can make is Allen's.
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