Comments on: Ron Paul gets 16% in Pennsylvania Republican primary

By: beetlbumjl

beetlbumjl — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:23:23 +0000

Define factual. If by that, you mean at least two other self-referencing news items, then sure. If it’s on TV / print, it must be true.

By: laur

laur — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:45:53 +0000

Time to invent the news!

you mean to tell me that the news up to this point has been factual?
well, thats not so bad then. they had a pretty decent run in that case.

By: beetlbumjl

beetlbumjl — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:21:08 +0000

Oh but don’t you know, Hillary is turning the tide, never mind the mathematical models and probabilities. Obama can’t close the deal in a state demographically rigged for her to win in big numbers. If he can’t finish off this woman, how will he compete in a general election? Crank out the editorials and hustle Wolf Blizter in front of the camera. Time to invent the news!

By: laur

laur — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:06:09 +0000

I listen to talk radio a lot.

I’m a huge fan of AM radio, going back and forth from liberal 1600 to
conservative 770.

On the commute to work this morning, 1600AM’s morning radio station
host, Coz Carson, was discussing the PA primary results and asked, "Why
the fuzzy math?"

At 99% reporting:
(http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/PA.html)

Clinton’s 55% was actually rounded up from 54.7%.

Obama’s 45% was actually rounded down from 45.3%.

The difference is actually a 9.4% margin of victory-not the 10% margin
the MSM would like you to believe.

Whether or not you subscribe to conspiracy theories, dislike basic math,
hate the Clintons, or chose to casually disregard that polling results
are almost always rounded up/down, Carson would like you to remember
that during the buildup of the PA primary, the MSM mentioned numerous
times that in order for Clinton to stay in the race, she would have to
beat Obama by a 10% margin.

Is it purely coincidental that the 10% victory the MSM was relying on to
keep the Democrat drama moving forward was actually "achieved"?

Or are there other forces at work here?

I guess it depends on who’s behind the microphone calling shenanigans
and whether or not you’re listening.

One thing is certain, the Democrat boxing match continues on…

By: bile

bile — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:59:54 +0000

They should only use that image if they include music from some 70’s black TV show in the background.

By: beetlbumjl

beetlbumjl — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:48:27 +0000

The Clinton story is becoming a joke. If only she celebrated by guzzling a can of Iron City or Reading Premium to further boost her blue collar cred. Obama becomes less and less appealing over time, but it’s too late, the math is stacked against her.

Is it just me, or does CNN’s delegate tracker look like donkey/elephant droppings? Not sure what the graphic artist was thinking there. Oh and CNN needs to use this picture of Ron Paul instead.