June 22, 2011
More On Jon Stewart Being Misinformed About Conservatives [OregonMuse]
— Code Red One thing I think we all noticed about Jon Stewart when he was being interviewed by Chris Wallace is how adamant he was, almost angry, when he insisted that Fox viewers were "misinformed". He kept repeating this point, using words like "every poll", "consistently", and "poll after poll". He really seemed to have a desperate need to believe this, and the corollary that Fox is not a legitimate news organization.
Apparently, the need for affirmation is strong in other progressives as well. Where I work, some guy is fond of printing out opinion pieces from lefty sites and leaving them in one of the restroom stalls (presumably as reading material you can ponder while doing your business).
Today, the guy left a printout of this article (warning: link to lefty fever-swamp site), and I all I can say is, congratulations all the moron commenters in previous threads who correctly identified what Stewart meant by being 'misinformed', which, when boiled down, means not giving lefty-approved answers to poll questions. The article quotes some poll results of Fox viewers:
Who is Speaker of the House?
What does the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution say?
How many terms can the President serve?
What is a filibuster?
Is Jon Stewart a lying, dishonest hack, or what?
OK, so maybe I fudged a little on that last one. The point is, if getting the correct answers to poll questions requires a high degree of partisan commitment, then you're not really measuring anything except the degree of partisan commitment. And articles like this are not meant to be informative or convincing (since they're obviously neither), but rather they're published in order to soothe, reinforce, and maintain the cocoon that progressives have woven around themselves, a warm little insulated cocoon where Obama is a great leader, government spending creates jobs, socialism works, and Jon Stewart is not a lying, dishonest hack.
— Code Red One thing I think we all noticed about Jon Stewart when he was being interviewed by Chris Wallace is how adamant he was, almost angry, when he insisted that Fox viewers were "misinformed". He kept repeating this point, using words like "every poll", "consistently", and "poll after poll". He really seemed to have a desperate need to believe this, and the corollary that Fox is not a legitimate news organization.
Apparently, the need for affirmation is strong in other progressives as well. Where I work, some guy is fond of printing out opinion pieces from lefty sites and leaving them in one of the restroom stalls (presumably as reading material you can ponder while doing your business).
Today, the guy left a printout of this article (warning: link to lefty fever-swamp site), and I all I can say is, congratulations all the moron commenters in previous threads who correctly identified what Stewart meant by being 'misinformed', which, when boiled down, means not giving lefty-approved answers to poll questions. The article quotes some poll results of Fox viewers:
• 91 percent believe the stimulus legislation lost jobsWhat's interesting here is that these are all talking points out of the progressive-left/DNC playbook. At best, I would call the answers to these questions controversial. Other charitable adjectives I might use would be 'debatable' and 'disputed.' There isn't anything straightforwardly factual about any of the answers. Why not ask questions such as:
• 72 percent believe the health reform law will increase the deficit
• 72 percent believe the economy is getting worse
• 60 percent believe climate change is not occurring
Does this sound misinformed? Why, yes, very much so!
Who is Speaker of the House?
What does the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution say?
How many terms can the President serve?
What is a filibuster?
Is Jon Stewart a lying, dishonest hack, or what?
OK, so maybe I fudged a little on that last one. The point is, if getting the correct answers to poll questions requires a high degree of partisan commitment, then you're not really measuring anything except the degree of partisan commitment. And articles like this are not meant to be informative or convincing (since they're obviously neither), but rather they're published in order to soothe, reinforce, and maintain the cocoon that progressives have woven around themselves, a warm little insulated cocoon where Obama is a great leader, government spending creates jobs, socialism works, and Jon Stewart is not a lying, dishonest hack.
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Wait, the CBO watches FOX News?
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at June 22, 2011 09:15 PM (bxiXv)
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This thread is worthless without a screen capture of Stewart about to spit venom. If his blood pressure got any higher during the Wallace interview, his left eye would have shot straight out of his head.
Posted by: not the droid you seek at June 22, 2011 09:29 PM (xc/va)
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At least China is still awake. And me. Here in Taiwan.
Posted by: sexypig at June 22, 2011 11:12 PM (crlOd)
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98 percent believe that Obama is an awful President
Does this sound misinformed? Why, yes, very much so!
Does this sound misinformed? Why, yes, very much so!
Posted by: hoss at June 23, 2011 01:18 AM (NBfj0)
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They keep saying they've "debunked" predictions. How they hell do you debunk a prediction? You can say it's unlikely. You can say it's ridiculous. You can gloat that they're wrong if it ends up not happening. You can't debunk what hasn't happened yet. Idiots.
Posted by: Jim Treacher at June 23, 2011 02:14 AM (X3KAb)
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It's amazing that a lefty can read an opinion piece and treat it as if it is the Gospel, but when they look at an OPINION poll, they poo-poo it if the respondents don't hold their own world view.
I am beginning to wonder if they understand the meaning of the word "opinion."
I am beginning to wonder if they understand the meaning of the word "opinion."
Posted by: Iron Balls McGinty at June 23, 2011 04:26 AM (Gkhxf)
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I worship Obama and the democrats blindly.
I worship Obama and the democrats blindly.
I worship Obama and the democrats blindly.
I worship Obama and the democrats blindly.
I worship Obama and the democrats blindly.
I worship Obama and the democrats blindly.
I worship Obama and the democrats blindly.
I worship Obama and the democrats blindly.
Posted by: Jon Stewart at June 23, 2011 04:52 AM (0fzsA)
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