Melissa Francis, once employed by CNBC and now a host for Fox Business, accused her former corporate overseers Friday of trying to silence her because she had criticized the Affordable Care Act.
It seems that MIT professor Jonathan Gruber’s controversial comments about the law have inspired Francis to open up about the censorship by her employer-turned-competitor.
“They aren’t the only villains in this story, though,” Francis said of Gruber and the White House. “They’re also depending on the liberal media to cover up the truth.”
“It is shocking, but it actually doesn’t surprise me because when I was at CNBC, I pointed out to my viewers that the math of Obamacare simply didn’t work,” she continued. “When I did that, I was silenced.”
Francis said she warned her CNBC audience that some people would pay more for coverage, that the “keep your plan” promise was a lie, etc.
“As a result of what I said at CNBC, I was called into management where I was told that I was quote, ‘Disrespecting the office of the president,'” she said, “by telling what turned out to be the absolute truth.”
Francis joined Fox Business in January 2012 after leaving CNBC, where she had worked since 2003.
By the end of the rather passionate segment, Francis was charging the entire mainstream media with covering up for President Obama.
“This, Fox Business, is the only network, and Fox News, not complicit in the campaign to keep you in the dark,” she said. “Don’t trust the other guys.”
“I can tell you firsthand, they are willing participants in the campaign to keep the economic truth from you,” Francis concluded. “Don’t let them do it.”
Obviously she has never actually watched CNBC. They are almost as bad as FOX Business when it comes to the President and economic polices. She probably said something personal toward the President instead of just the policy. That is why she is working for FOX
Oh, wah, wah, wah! Can I call you a wa-bulance? Obviously, her bosses were vastly more intelligent than she is.
I was 60 seconds into the 7 minute video and got out fast, realizing losing six more minutes of my life listening to this idiot would be something I may never be able to resolve.
Why, yes, when I want my daily dose of left-wing propaganda, I always tune in to CNBC to get my marching orders from Comrade Kernan and Generalissimo Santelli!
Exactly. That channel is home of the “I hate poor people!” rant and huckster Jim Cramer. I liked her better on “Little House.”