“Rachel Maddow lit into the media for what she saw as their fawning coverage of Republican Congressman Paul Ryan's budget proposal.
Speaking on her Wednesday show, Maddow said that Ryan's proposal was dangerous and full of shoddy math--but that the media was too interested in his physical fitness and supposed "seriousness" to look critically at the plan.
"If the Beltway media could stop making out with Paul Ryan for long enough to look at what's actually in his budget proposal, they might notice that some of the important numbers in it appear to be made up," she said.
Ryan has received substantial positive press coverage for his plan, including on Maddow's own network, where a "Morning Joe" panel lavished the congressman with praise. Maddow, though, cited economists who contended that the budget would increase the national debt and hurt the poor and the elderly. She then further criticized the media: …” The Huffington Post
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