Liberal Media Bias Yet Again
Here’s the headline:
Some Republicans Defect to Kerry’s Camp
followed by sample stories to justify the headline. Then comes this confession toward the end:
Clay Richards, assistant director of the Polling Institute at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, says Kerry is getting about 11 or 12 percent of the Republican vote in Pennsylvania and New Jersey while Bush is drawing 9 or 10 percent of his support from Democrats, not a statistically significant crossover.
In other words, just as many Democrats are going to vote for Bush. So why doesn’t the headline say that?
Democrats vs Republicans
SondaK knows exactly what is wrong with the Democrats.
Question: How do you tell the difference between Democrats, Republicans and Southern Republicans? The answer can be found by posing the following question:
You’re walking down a deserted street with your wife/husband and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and charges.
You are carrying a Glock .40, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do?
Democrat’s Answer:
Well, that’s not enough information to answer the question!
Does the man look poor or oppressed?
Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack?
Could we run away?
What does my wife think?
What about the kids?
Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand?
What does the law say about this situation?
Does the Glock have appropriate safety built into it?
Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this send to society and to my children?
Is it possible he’d be happy with just killing me?
Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me?
If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me?
Should I call 9-1-1?
Why is this street so deserted?
We need to raise taxes, have a paint and weed day and make this a happier, healthier street that would discourage such behavior.
This is all so confusing!
I need to debate this with some friends for a few days and try to come to a consensus.
Republican’s Answer:
BANG!
Southern Republican’s Answer:
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
click….(sounds of reloading).
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
click
Daughter: “Nice grouping, Daddy! Were those the Winchester Silver Tips??”
And Then the Marines Excused Themselves to Wash Their Hands
John Kerry would get a better reception if he stuck with liberal venues, but he won’t get elected that way. So he’s trying to mingle up with middle-of-the-road people, independents… and maybe a few photo ops with some soldiers when he can.
Actually, considering the photo ops with military folk aren’t going well, perhaps he ought to stick with the independents.
Kerry was treating running mate Sen. John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, to a Wendy’s lunch in Newburgh, N.Y., for their 27th wedding anniversary — an Edwards family tradition — when the candidate approached four Marines and asked them questions.
The Marines — two in uniform and two off-duty — were polite but curt while chatting with Kerry, answering most of his questions with a “yes, sir” or “no, sir.”
But they turned downright nasty after the Massachusetts senator thanked them “for their service” and left.
“He imposed on us and I disagree with him coming over here shaking our hands,” one Marine said, adding, “I’m 100 percent against [him].”
A sergeant with 10 years of service under his belt said, “I speak for all of us. We think that we are doing the right thing in Iraq,” before saying he is to be deployed there in a few weeks and is “eager” to go and serve.
Hoorah. By the way, Liberal Media – “I disagree with him” is not “downright nasty.” What Whoopi did was “downright nasty,” what Michael Moore did was “downright nasty,” and what MoveOn.org did was “downright nasty.”
Moore Fakes a Headline
Michael Moore wanted to make a point in his F***9/11 movie that Bush stole the election, so he put a newspaper headline in there from The Pantagraph, a Bloomington, IL newspaper, that says “Latest Florida recount shows Gore won election.” The only trouble is, that was never a headline. It was a letter to the editor from a reader several weeks later, so Moore faked it. That’s right, he faked the front page headline.
Gasp! How could this be? What if there were other untruths Moore told? Well, there are plenty of Moore lies in that treasonous, un-American movie – in fact, this was “Deceit #3″ out of Fifty-nine Deceits and has been known among bloggers for quite some time.
Now the Pantagraph is suing to clear their good name. This would be an excellent opportunity for the liberal media to point out that there were 58 other lies by Moore, right?
CHICAGO (AFP) – Controversial filmmaker Michael Moore went to great lengths to check the facts in his blockbuster political documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.
Hahahahaha. Dang liberal media, can’t trust them as far as you can throw them.
Higher Paying Jobs
I had a conversation with a good neighbor and friend tonight, and one of the topics was job growth. Here in Houston, the job market has been terrible, and it’s apparent some jobs in some industries are not coming back. But I think this is looking at the economy through a pinhole – the US economy is picking up steam, adding jobs, and high paying jobs at that.
Some of these topics I’ve already covered. For instance, there have actually been jobs gained under the Bush adminstration, not lost. And that the economy is growing faster than it has in years.
Are these low paying jobs, as John Kerry’s claiming? The numbers don’t support that conclusion:
A new set of numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics actually shows solid growth in employment in relatively higher -paying occupations including construction workers, health-care professionals, business managers, and teachers, and virtually no growth at all in relatively lower-paying occupations including office clerks and assembly-line workers. It’s the most detailed breakdown yet — looking at 154 different job and industry groupings. These statistics are a FactCheck.org exclusive — supplied to us by BLS at our request and not previously published.
Another statistic often overlooked by Bush critics is that average earnings of rank-and-file private-sector workers have increased since Bush took office, though modestly. Even after adjusting for inflation — including the rising price of gasoline –those earnings are up just over 1% since January 2001, despite the recession and the initially slow recovery.
And InformationWeek says that the amount of jobs shipped overseas is greatly exaggerated – not only are more jobs staying here, but it’s the highest paying jobs that are here:
Not surprisingly, pay has increased for the most in-demand positions. Schafer cited some examples–average base salary for a programmer analyst moved from $131,000 last year to $172,500 this year while a business-application delivery manager saw his salary increase from $91,000 to $116,500.
The most sought-after IT specialists remain in senior levels, where pay premiums remain the highest. Senior-level staff in highly technical positions remained the highest paid. Conversely, Schafer found entry-level hiring remained stubbornly static.
As for outsourcing, Schafer found that it, too, has generally been suffering with the slowly recovering economy. Asking survey respondents for the first time for information on offshore outsourcing, the Meta survey revealed that only 20% are currently sending work offshore.
And Bush’s economy for his first 3 years is remarkably better than Clinton’s first 3 years, or have we forgotton?
That’s not to imply some industries haven’t been hit hard – telecommunications, for instance – but the overall economy is in fine shape and poised for even better growth. Kerry’s going to have to find something else besides the economy to harp about.
