Clinton Stops the Health care Story | Rowsey Blog

Clinton Stops the Health care Story

April 8, 2008

According to the Columbia Journalism Review, Clinton has retired a story about a woman in Ohio dying after a complicated child birth and not being able to afford the $100 fee to receive service from Obleness Hospital in Athens, Ohio.

Clinton heard it from Bryan Holman, the Meigs County, Ohio, deputy sheriff, who mentioned the incident during a campaign stop at his home before the Ohio primary. Holman told The New York Times that he had heard the story from Ms. Bachtel’s relatives. He told The Washington Post that Bachtel’s plight was a “really terrible story,” and he was grateful Clinton had taken it to heart, adding, “That is what we wanted.”

Story over! Clinton didn’t invent this story as some would like to lead you to believe. Why do you think they are making a big deal over this? Sexism, media bias, etc.? I think there is a strong argument to be made that she has received unfair media coverage when compared with her opponent.

Posted by Jason Rowsey | Filed Under Hillary Clinton, Media Bias, Politics, election 

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