Robert Gibbs on Healthcare Debate: Media Tend to Cover "X Said This, Y Said This"

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took the media to task at today’s press briefing for covering too much “he said, she said” when it comes to healthcare reform, and not spending enough time with the actual issues. The following exchange with ABC News White House correspondent Jake Tapper is highlighted in the above video.

And, look, let’s be honest. You all, the media, tend to cover, “X said this, Y said this,” but some of you — but not everyone — does an investigation about whether what X said is actually true.

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