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By: Climategate

Climategate — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:44:07 +0000

At least Fox News is covering the crime of the century, a group of left-wingers and greedy environmentalists defrauding the world — Climategate scandal — at the same time as biased liberal US media (CNN, ABC, NBC, etc.) is intentionally not covering Climategate.

It just proves again and again how biased and politically motivated US media is.

The entire world is covering Climategate (fraud of the century), but US media (except FOX News) is intentionally silent about it.

Even Russian news agencies are covering the scandal.
Hot Tricks: Climate change we can’t believe in?
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By: StatArb

StatArb — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:39:43 +0000

No stories on our great economy today ?!?!?!?

By: Greg0658

Greg0658 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:19:12 +0000

I’ve been wondering .. those book signing lines – how many people are suppling books that were paid for by free coupons on up to full price and beyond*. That would be a nice pie chart (done right – ie round pie is no more than 100%).

* Beyond — meaning wondering in the same breath – how many are looking to Ebay the signed book? Ty Beanie Babies aren’t re-selling like they were hyped. State Coin Bears – the new fad (saw at a garage sale this summer). I’ve got Nanook husky, Peace bear** and Unicorn on the shelf here at the castle. Someday I’ll trade ‘em for an Amero or two, maybe a smidgen of gold.

Thanks for the link of Columbus, Ohio signing 11/20/09. Wondering where in the pyramid of intellect – who is saying “yes” to & “no” to these camera interview things … who the editors cut out for flavor … I could understand the “no thank you” folks (for many reasons) would be higher in the pryamid … all that said – reminds me of my Kmart bar code scene … we got our work cut out for us here in the good ole USA – for all colors and flavors.**

By: flipspiceland

flipspiceland — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:28:42 +0000

No thanks. Pass the pumpkin, and banana cream with ice cream, instead.

By: bergsten

bergsten — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:53:54 +0000

Yeah, I know, but nobody’s reading this anymore anyway. But one more thing:

What kind of crappy software allowsyou to create a pie chart with data that adds up to more than 100%?

By: bergsten

bergsten — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:41:03 +0000

One last thing about this survey…

Palin’s book is published by Harper/Collins, a subsidiary of News Corp., owners of Fox News.

This whole flap is over a book marketing survey.

By: bergsten

bergsten — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:35:48 +0000

@arthur (and everybody else making fun of Fox) — if you bother to go look at the actual survey this story was based on ( http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/112009_palin.pdf ) you may note two other interesting questions that were asked.

The participants were asked if they would buy the Palin book and if so why (they asked the same for the Hillary Clinton book).

In the Clinton case, a third said they would buy it because it was the popular thing to do.

In the Palin case, 19% of Republicans also said they’d buy it for the same reason.

Now get this, 39% (more than twice as many) Democrats said they’d buy the Palin book because it was the popular thing to do.

Can anyone take this information and come away with the slightest pretense that the public gives the slightest amount of intellectual thought toward politics (or anything else, for that matter)?

By: arthur.i

arthur.i — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:59:57 +0000

In defense of Mr. Ritholtz – I have found his criticism to be non-partisan in the extreme. He seems to treat all moronic behavior with equanimity.

The following video link (if it works) helps to make sense of the Fox pie chart. Their viewers are immune to its faults:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKKgua7wQk