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TrollBuster9090

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10. Yes, they need to 'normalize the baseline' to get any useful information from it. However, the MSM

Reply to Tom Rinaldo (Reply #7)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 07:41 PM

Dec 2013

the MSM uses statistics the way drunks use lamp posts: for support, rather than illumination.

(BTW, I like your user icon of the NEXT SENATOR from ARKANSAS! Well...a guy can dream, can't he?)

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Can we please dispense with the bulls#!t "Obama=lowest approval rating of any President" meme? [View all] TrollBuster9090 Dec 2013 OP

the media got their talking points about 2 daze ago....that's the holiday story spanone Dec 2013 #1

Having lived through the presidencies of all but Truman Lifelong Protester Dec 2013 #2

Truman trying to nationalize industries to crush a union strike...cost him all the way around. HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #3

Yeah, you'll never go broke betting against national Democratic Party politicians supporting TrollBuster9090 Dec 2013 #4

It also means almost nothing. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #5

Why not just poll rich assholes? Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #6

Because that would be too much like an ELECTION? ;) TrollBuster9090 Dec 2013 #11

From time to time you will hear a Republican claim apartment dwellers shouldn't be allowed to vote.. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #12

Well, that's basically the reason behind the visceral hatred for groups like ACORN. TrollBuster9090 Dec 2013 #14

That's why Elisabeth Warren is so refressing.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #15

Even when parsed carefully... Tom Rinaldo Dec 2013 #7

Yes, they need to 'normalize the baseline' to get any useful information from it. However, the MSM TrollBuster9090 Dec 2013 #10

What they really want to say... MrScorpio Dec 2013 #8

Yep! I wasn't going to go there, because it seemed too obvious. But when the shoe fits...nt TrollBuster9090 Dec 2013 #9

What I've been hearing Jamaal510 Dec 2013 #13