CNN’s Stelter: Gruber Comments ‘Barely Heard’ Outside Conservative Media

CNN media reporter Brian Stelter tackled the Jonathan Gruber story today and acknowledged that, with a few exceptions, the MIT professor’s comments about the “stupidity” of American voters haven’t gotten much play outside conservative media.

Brooke Baldwin touted CNN’s coverage of Gruber’s comments (and the conservative media watchdog NewsBusters did note earlier this week that CNN devoted coverage to the controversy).

Stelter pointed out how none of the nightly newscasts on the three major networks (ABC, NBC, and CBS) have covered Gruber’s remarks, and none of those networks’ morning programs covered it either (with the exception of CBS this morning). But yes, Stelter acknowledged, Gruber’s comments have been “barely heard about” outside of the conservative media.

But rather than being some kind of “mainstream media conspiracy,” as Baldwin put it,” Stelter attributed it to news fatigue about Obamacare and how it’s been debated and “covered endlessly” already. That being said, Stelter argued Gruber’s comments are newsworthy and should be talked about more.

Newt Gingrich, meanwhile said it’s not that the American people are stupid, it’s that they were lied to.

Watch the video below, via CNN:

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