No Sense of Proportion
If only the MSM policed itself....you know like science....self correcting....like in the case of Piltdown man...it only took over 40 years to correct their mistake.
from Opinion Journal
Good news on the "surge" in Iraq: Between Valentine's Day and March 14, the number of U.S. servicemen killed there dropped by 24% from the previous four weeks. The New York Times, however, manages to present this as bad news:
The heightened American street presence may already have contributed to an increase in the percentage of American deaths that occur in Baghdad.
Over all, the number of American soldiers killed in Iraq from hostilities since Feb. 14, the start of the new Baghdad security plan, fell to 66, from 87 in the previous four weeks.
But with more soldiers in the capital on patrol and in the neighborhood garrisons, a higher proportion of the American deaths have occurred in Baghdad--36 percent after Feb. 14 compared with 24 percent in the previous four weeks. Also over the past four weeks, a higher proportion of military deaths from roadside bombs have occurred in Baghdad--45 percent compared with 39 percent.
Imagine if the total number of deaths had increased while the Baghdad proportion dropped. Can you imagine the Times even taking note of the latter, let alone reporting it above the former?
(Hat tip: Mickey Kaus.)
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Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Éirinn go Brách
We should never give up on Iraq. Freedom rings in the hearts of man, we must continue to protect and fight for the freedoms of others!
Down with the terrorists, free oppressed peoples and
Up The Kingdom!
Comment by st. patrick— 2007/03/17 @ 04:02 AM — (Reply)
i like the way you worked that "piltdown" man in there...
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o.t. - have you seen this at right truth?
Comment by nanc— 2007/03/17 @ 02:10 PM — (Reply)
Nice posts and blog. On the link nanc mentioned at my place, Right Truth, be sure to note that the article was based on satire.
Comment by Debbie— 2007/03/17 @ 06:30 PM — (Reply)
No way will the MSM acknowledge that the troop surge could possibly be effective. They will spin the story every time!
Comment by Always On Watch— 2007/03/18 @ 03:28 AM — (Reply)
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2007/03/18 @ 04:07 AM — (Reply)
The MSM is actually mimicking science, which has turned into the Church of old... If you DARE to disagree with global warming, you are a heretic, a la Galileo.
Comment by Brooke— 2007/03/18 @ 06:54 AM — (Reply)
The Piltdown Man was one of the most famous anthropological frauds of all time.
If I remember correctly, it was a gorilla mandible attached to a human skull.
Comment by American Crusader— 2007/03/23 @ 04:51 AM — (Reply)
The NY Times is a mouthpiece for the Democratic Party.
Comment by Freedom Now— 2007/03/23 @ 10:02 AM — (Reply)