On Monday's "Good Morning America," co-host Robin Roberts again interviewed Elizabeth Edwards and lauded her as a " powerful voice " on the issue of health care. The journalist never identified Edwards, the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, as a "liberal voice" on the subject or questioned the rightness of government run health care. Roberts also failed to ask just where the money to fund universal health care would come from. In an intro, Roberts announced, " [Elizabeth Edwards] has, of course, emerged as a powerful voice in her own right, particularly on the issue of health care ." During an April segment, the co-host applauded the " passionate voice " the then-candidate's wife brought to the debate over the issue. On Monday's segment, Roberts only challenged Edwards from the left. Referencing earlier support for Senator Hillary Clinton's universal health care plan, the journalist quizzed, " ...You indicated [during the April interview] that you considered Senator Clinton's health care plan a better plan. That you had some concerns about Senator Obama's health care plan . Are you going to partner with him and do you still have those same concerns?" Another not-so tough question from Roberts included prompting Edwards to vocally support Obama: ROBERTS: Last month when your husband endorsed Senator Obama, many noted that you did not. They did not hear from you. And there was a feeling that maybe you d ...
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On Monday's "Good Morning America," co-host Robin Roberts again interviewed Elizabeth Edwards and lauded her as a " powerful voice " on the issue of health care. The journalist never identified Edwards, the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, as a "liberal voice" on the subject or questioned the rightness of government run health care. Roberts also failed to ask just where the money to fund universal health care would come from. In an intro, Roberts announced, " [Elizabeth Edwards] has, of course, emerged as a powerful voice in her own right, particularly on the issue of health care ." During an April segment, the co-host applauded the " passionate voice " the then-candidate's wife brought to the debate over the issue. On Monday's segment, Roberts only challenged Edwards from the left. Referencing earlier support for Senator Hillary Clinton's universal health care plan, the journalist quizzed, " ...You indicated [during the April interview] that you considered Senator Clinton's health care plan a better plan. That you had some concerns about Senator Obama's health care plan . Are you going to partner with him and do you still have those same concerns?" Another not-so tough question from Roberts included prompting Edwards to vocally support Obama: ROBERTS: Last month when your husband endorsed Senator Obama, many noted that you did not. They did not hear from you. And there was a feeling that maybe you d ...