The liberal media’s attempt to push a ban on gas stoves is a classic example of government overreach and Democrats trying to control what we do in our own homes. Last week, NBC’s Today show lobbed a huge attack at our freedom of choice in how we cook our food, pushing a debunked study that purportedly linked gas stoves to asthma and lobbying heavily for people to buy induction stoves.
Wealthy liberal anchors Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie, and Craig Melvin laughed at how people were outraged and decried the floated draconian measure. Correspondent Sam Brock then joined in on the mocking and quipped that “their blood was boiling there for a moment… pun intended…”
The first accusation against gas stoves that Brock addressed was the dubious link between gas stoves and asthma. He claimed there was “mounting research” that confirms the link but failed to note that the study flies in the face of a 2013 study from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood that found “no evidence of an association between the use of gas as a cooking fuel and either asthma symptoms or asthma diagnosis,” as reported by the Washington Examiner.
After trying to dismiss the outrage at the idea of a ban on existing gas stoves as implausible and impractical, Brock teamed up with the owner of an appliance store in Orlando, Florida to run an infomercial for induction stoves. The owner, Jeff Jaskot even boasted about going to Washington, D.C. to lobby for the forced adoption of induction stovetops.
What Brock failed to mention was that induction stoves are over three times more expensive than gas stoves. Forbes reported that the upper-end cost of a gas stove was comparable to the lower-end price of an induction stove. Plus, consumers would need to replace all their pots and pans with induction-compatible, ferrous metal ones.
This lobbying against gas stoves was made possible because of lucrative sponsorships from Disney and Google. But make no mistake, this is a battle of the Democrats trying to control what we do in our own homes. We must stand up for our freedom of choice and not let them win.
I should note that NBC was just one of the media-nuts joining the fight on gas stoves this weekend. I saw reports across the board, including on publicly funded broadcasts like PBS.
Erica Carlin is an independent journalist, opinion writer and contributor to several news and opinion sources. She is based in Georgia.