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ProfessionalLeftist

(4,982 posts) Fri Oct 5, 2012, 06:32 PM Oct 2012

Media Dismiss Drop In Unemployment Rate As Government "Propaganda" [View all]

Media figures have rushed to discredit the newly released jobs numbers, claiming that the drop in the unemployment rate to 7.8 percent has been manufactured to help President Obama's reelection chances. In fact, experts dismiss the claims as unfounded conspiracy theories and agree that the numbers are accurate.

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http://mediamatters.org/research/2012/10/05/media-dismiss-drop-in-unemployment-rate-as-gove/190392

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Media Dismiss Drop In Unemployment Rate As Government "Propaganda" [View all] ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 OP

Because they need the "horse race" and it doesn't fit their racist agenda. nt BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #1

If the administration COULD fake these job numbers tularetom Oct 2012 #2

If they can fake the job numbers, why don't they fake all the other economic indicators? NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #8

From where we have been led by the media we should not trust what they say still_one Oct 2012 #3

NBC's Nightly News opened w/ this tonight, even discrediting Romney for saying today that the jenmito Oct 2012 #4

'Media figures' should talk to Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics, elleng Oct 2012 #5

CNN's Ali Velshi says the unemployment numbers are largely meaningless on a spot basis. what Gabi Hayes Oct 2012 #6

Wait! This report disrupts our scripted horse race! porphyrian Oct 2012 #7

Exactly Aerows Oct 2012 #9

... porphyrian Oct 2012 #10

So, does this mean we should say nothing at all about mid-2004? HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #11