"Obamacare" ? [View all]

I just attended a debate for the US Senate seat in Virginia, moderated by Candy Crowley of CNN. During the debate, Crowley referred to the Affordable Health Care Act as Obamacare. Following the debate, I spoke with Robert Toon, who is Crowley's co-worker. Mr. Toon was very nice and I'm afraid I was a bit rude with him.

I asked Toon why a journalist would refer to the AHCA as Obamacare. Toon said CNN news people had actually discussed the issue during a staff meeting and decided to refer to it as Obamacare, because, he said, the President had called it that himself. I told him I thought it was inaccurate and unprofessional to refer to the law as such.

I said, as a small town journalist, I strive for accuracy and honesty - why doesn't CNN?

The President does not make laws. All three branches of government have approved this law, so why Obamacare?

I'd like to hear some other opinions.