AIM: MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Plays Defense for GE ‘Tax Cheats’
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April 06, 2011 The Blog

From Accuracy in Media:

MSNBC afternoon anchor Andrea Mitchell found her line of pointed questions backfire with Tea Party Express spokeswoman Amy Kremer today. Apparently seeking to propagate the Left’s party line that America doesn’t care for the Tea Party anymore, Mitchell peppered her guest with the routine that is supposed to help paint the movement as inflexible budget deficit hawks. Predictably, Mitchell raised the question of why not raise taxes on the wealthy and strip corporations of tax loopholes. The host found herself awkwardly playing defense when Kremer reminded the audience that those exact corporate tax loopholes were taken advantage of by MSNBC’s minority stock owner, General Electric (emphasis added):

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