Last night, or early this morning, I engaged in some hyperbolic jousting over Twitter with the inestimable Deb Henry, a candidate for Vice Chair of the Utah Democratic Party. Amidst the trash talk, Deb reminded the world why she is running for Vice Chair of the Utah Democratic Party (yes, our state has one). http://twitter.com/heydebhenry/status/75806018684207104 […]
When headlines state the obvious…
May 31, 2011 by
Random number generators and cable news commentators
May 27, 2011 by
The source of all those exit polls, hot air, statistics, and prognosticators fodder… xkcd: Sports. See also “Mark Twain.” (“There are lies, damn lies, and then there are statistics.”)
Why did the GOP lose NY-26? Not the reason you think.
May 26, 2011 by
The winning Democrat only won with 47%, just one point less than Barack Obama got in the district in 2008. Not exactly an awe-inspiring performance. Democrats won only because a third-party candidate—self-proclaimed tea partier Jack Davis—spent a reported $3 million of his own money. Absent Mr. Davis as a spoiler—he got 9% of the vote—Democrats […]
Smart: ‘I know that you know what you did was wrong’ | The Salt Lake Tribune
May 25, 2011 by
Brian David Mitchell has been sentenced to life. “I don’t have very much to say to you,” [Elizabeth Smart] said as Mitchell sat with his eyes closed, hands clasped and singing softly. “I know exactly what you did. I know that you know what you did was wrong. You did it with a full knowledge. […]
Is Botox Mom the Most Recent Example of Yellow Journalism In America?
May 25, 2011 by
Maybe this is old news to you, but I’m a little behind the curve on non-political new, so it’s news to me: the “Botox Mom” story was a hoax. Thank you, Yellow Journalism for putting fake news front and center. You heard about it on ‘Good Morning, America,’ ‘Inside Edition,’ and, if you live locally […]
What is do you think the state is for?
May 24, 2011 by
“The state is the great fiction by which everybody tries to live at the expense of everybody else.” Frederic Bastiat Discuss.
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