And this is not a singular misleading, or distortion that comes out of MM....They are abashedly partisan, and don't care who knows it.
In another case MM went after FNC's Martha McCallum for a report she did on leave as an entitlement...MM jumped all over her, and Fox making themselves look downright stupid....
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For starters, the definition of "entitlement" isn't complex. When a government passes a law requiring an employer to provide something to a worker, said worker is "entitled" to it. What Fox's MacCallum actually states while referring to covered workers is, "they think it's an entitlement, which it is in this case." (My emphasis.)
Her phrasing indicates she knew precisely how she was employing the term, as opposed to MM who seeks to turn it into some kind of outlandish statement. Perhaps the White House should ship them a dictionary, if they're going to continue to do their dirty work. They might even become less transparent at it and foolish looking. What it is - in the case where a law mandating it is passed - is indeed an entitlement.
Without the law, there is nothing preventing an employer from offering sick paid leave, as many employers already do. That allows it to remain a negotiated benefit between employer and employee. By mandating the policy by law, especially down to businesses with as few as five employees, some employers will be forced to cut other employee benefits, as one employer states in the Fox segment - see below.
What MM also doesn't spell out, forcing one to watch the full segment to learn it, is that some unions are seeking waivers from the policy so they can use it as leverage to extract other benefits for union employees. If it's such a wonderful policy, why would unions seek to skirt it, while non-union workers will be forced to take it at the risk of losing other benefits? The law takes away choices for non-union employees in that sense, but not unionized ones. So much for the Left being pro-choice.
Naturally, MM trots out only studies from Left or Labor aligned groups to support their attack. You won't find anything like this below, which you'll find at Heritage.org.
What MM consistently reveals itself to be is a propaganda arm of the Democrat Party and Obama WH, looking to skew the media narrative in favor of Leftist policies. They don't seem to care at all about any objective truth. Finally, watch the segment for yourself below and decide for yourself. Deciding for yourself seems to be the last thing the Left and MM would ever want you to do."
Media Matters Distorts Fox Report By Martha MacCallum On Sick Leave Law
Now, you middleground, nor any rational person would stand for this type of reporting/sourcing be acceptable in any debate coming from those of us on the right side of the isle, why do you defend distortions coming from the left?
If you are going to use or support sourcing like MM to base your conclusions on and form your arguments then you can not bitch about anything the right throws at you using our own questionable outlets...Not without looking completely foolish that is....