Time for a math lesson!
Now, now, don't grumble. It's really a valuable lesson on how to manipulate facts in order to create fiction. And it's so blatant-- so patently absurd-- that a 10-year old could figure it out. But, ostensibly, not a Republican.
A CNN/USA/Gallup poll determined the percentage of people who approved of the Schiavo case as it turned out:
Dem: 62
Rep: 54
Ind: 54
Not all that much of a difference, right? Looks like Americans are pretty much on the same page here. But CNN managed to graph this data to make it appear that eight times as many Democrats as Republicans/Independents held this view!
Follow the link above to see how they employ this classic bit of hucksterism.
A CNN/USA/Gallup poll determined the percentage of people who approved of the Schiavo case as it turned out:
Dem: 62
Rep: 54
Ind: 54
Not all that much of a difference, right? Looks like Americans are pretty much on the same page here. But CNN managed to graph this data to make it appear that eight times as many Democrats as Republicans/Independents held this view!
Follow the link above to see how they employ this classic bit of hucksterism.
posted by Matt Sandwich | 2:18 PM
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