10-16-2003, 11:57 PM
kandrathe, my only slight at you was that you regurgitated the Washington Times information without taking appreciation for all the information contained, which was quite ironic under the circumstances. The rest of my post was opinion and analysis of your source.
I commend you for taking the time to not only read the entire article, but to also take a look at the prestigious Gallup itself. The debate over all polls being misleading is one for another day. I have to say though, that if you had read the whole piece, your post was misleading, and only furthered the time's distortion of the truth.
My concern though, is not those who are intelligent enough to read not only one article, but others on the same topic from different sources, and then take the time to think about it and analyze the results (as you claim to have)... my concern is 'deluded joe sixpack' who reads your post, and the first line of the article, and considers himself informed for reading anything that isn't on the comics or sports page.
I too am concerned about the average news coverage, so i try to read several sources on things that seem interesting. By knowing the bias before hand, it is easier to focus my energy on how the information will be biased rather than trying to determine if it is.
Alright, i don't want to pick a fight, i just hate to see falsehoods progagated...
BTW, you said:
You may now feel better about yourself for first putting words into my mouth, and then using them to denigrate me as some SOB conservative. I guess to counter I'd have to accuse you of being an afficionado of Al Franken, but then, you aren't that funny.
go reread my post, i never once quoted you, i only pointed out that what the article was really saying seemed to have eluded you. I also did not 'denigrate you as some SOB conservative'. I suppose the dig at ann coulter was unnecessary, but have you read that woman's work or seen her talk? She is the embodiment of what is wrong with the US today.... IMHO :)
cheers.
Quillan
I commend you for taking the time to not only read the entire article, but to also take a look at the prestigious Gallup itself. The debate over all polls being misleading is one for another day. I have to say though, that if you had read the whole piece, your post was misleading, and only furthered the time's distortion of the truth.
My concern though, is not those who are intelligent enough to read not only one article, but others on the same topic from different sources, and then take the time to think about it and analyze the results (as you claim to have)... my concern is 'deluded joe sixpack' who reads your post, and the first line of the article, and considers himself informed for reading anything that isn't on the comics or sports page.
I too am concerned about the average news coverage, so i try to read several sources on things that seem interesting. By knowing the bias before hand, it is easier to focus my energy on how the information will be biased rather than trying to determine if it is.
Alright, i don't want to pick a fight, i just hate to see falsehoods progagated...
BTW, you said:
You may now feel better about yourself for first putting words into my mouth, and then using them to denigrate me as some SOB conservative. I guess to counter I'd have to accuse you of being an afficionado of Al Franken, but then, you aren't that funny.
go reread my post, i never once quoted you, i only pointed out that what the article was really saying seemed to have eluded you. I also did not 'denigrate you as some SOB conservative'. I suppose the dig at ann coulter was unnecessary, but have you read that woman's work or seen her talk? She is the embodiment of what is wrong with the US today.... IMHO :)
cheers.
Quillan