Lies, Damn Lies, and Scumbag Politicians

Undertoad · 12-17-2015, 08:25 PM

the reporting chooses to cherry-pick an entire Ben Carson speech to focus on his odd belief that the pyramids were built to store grain. results: liar. and crazy

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because it is the aim of a "gotcha" media to repeat only statements which attract a lot of attention; and to downplay context, attitude, etc. in favor of a narrative they construct, which rarely accurately represents the candidate

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do the results of this poll actually indicate how carefully controlled each candidate's messages are - how likely they are to speak off-the-cuff, or to offer unvetted statements?

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12-17-2015, 08:25 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	the reporting chooses to cherry-pick an entire Ben Carson speech to focus on his odd belief that the pyramids were built to store grain. results: liar. and crazy ~ because it is the aim of a "gotcha" media to repeat only statements which attract a lot of attention; and to downplay context, attitude, etc. in favor of a narrative they construct, which rarely accurately represents the candidate ~ do the results of this poll actually indicate how carefully controlled each candidate's messages are - how likely they are to speak off-the-cuff, or to offer unvetted statements?

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