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dank69

dank69

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michal1980 said:
just like everyone that disagrees with you works for the RNC.
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Yes, boomer is "everyone." BTW the little colbert guy is how you can tell my post was facetious. Oops, forgot who I was talking to. My post was "a joke."
 
boomerang

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MrPickins said:
To make it look as though fewer people had enrolled in the program (and that they might miss the Mar 31 target)?

I would have thought this would be obvious... :hmm:
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According to the .gov, they didn't miss their target. But you're thinking that creating the perception that they might miss the target was important to FOX? Assuming that's your inference, I'm trying to understand the significance of that.
 
dank69

dank69

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I see, so you cannot connect the dots so there is something wrong with me. I'll dumb it down for you.
boomerang said:
Right now, I'm just suspecting you. There is a minimal amount of logic in your post and the sentences, when strung together, are a curious mix of thoughts.

"So rubes like you can blab to your co-workers about what a failure Obamacare is."
If I was in fact blabbing to my co-workers, what would the significance of that be? Would it affect signups? Is the free speech aspect an issue for you? Why would people sharing their thoughts be distressing to you?
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Propagation of misinformation is everyone's problem. Many people are too lazy or stupid to figure out what the truth is and people such as yourself take advantage of that by feeding them bullshit so they hate the things you hate when if they knew the truth they would hate you and people like you.


"Essentially you guys are doing their work for them."
Who is them and what work is being performed?
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RNC, GOP, etc. You know, all the people selling this country out as fast as they can. The work is word-of-mouth marketing, spreading all the lies to as many gullible people as possible to make sure they hate the things you hate when if they knew the truth they would hate you and people like you.



"Well not you specifically, since we know you are on the RNC payroll, but your audience anyway."
This sounds a lot like paranoia. Which leads me right back to my question for which you have pretty much affirmed the validity.

What exactly, is wrong with you?
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Hey Boomer, just trying to give you the benefit of the doubt. If you spread those lies for free you are even dumber than I thought.
 
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emperus

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boomerang said:
According to the .gov, they didn't miss their target. But you're thinking that creating the perception that they might miss the target was important to FOX? Assuming that's your inference, I'm trying to understand the significance of that.
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Why don't you judge for yourself by watching the actual segment.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-airs-seriously-misleading-obamacare-graphic/

The question that was asked while the graph was up was "By the end of today will the administration hit it's original goal of 7 million...".
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MrPickins

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boomerang said:
According to the .gov, they didn't miss their target. But you're thinking that creating the perception that they might miss the target was important to FOX? Assuming that's your inference, I'm trying to understand the significance of that.
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You can drop the naive act. I'm not buying it
 
MrPickins

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boomerang said:
Yeah, I think I've proved my point. There is no logic behind the outrage over this graph, it's all based in raw emotion.
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You keep telling yourself that...

It's obvious to anyone who has half a brain that the graph is intentionally misleading. And I'd say the same if it came from CNN or MSNBC.
 
Matt1970

Matt1970

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shadow9d9 said:
There is no major "liberal" party in the US. Just the middle/right Democrats, who are to the right of every conservative party in every first world country, and the off the cliff wacko right Republicans.

More importantly, the fact that nutjobs like you can't admit what is OBVIOUSLY, to anyone with a brain(including Fox, since they issued a correction), shows just how much of a hack that you guys are. You should be ashamed of yourself. Time to look at yourself in the mirror and really reevaluate yourself. You are a laughing stock.
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GarfieldtheCat said:
Don't bother...DSF doesn't believe what you are saying. I posted just about the exact same argument (that our democrats are center right, and the GOP is far-right) and he outright denied it and still claims as you can see that the democrats are the liberal left.

Reality is tough concept for him apparently.
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You two seeing the entire country right of center has nothing at all to do with the fact that you two are extreme leftists?
 
Fern

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MrPickins said:
To make it look as though fewer people had enrolled in the program (and that they might miss the Mar 31 target)?

I would have thought this would be obvious... :hmm:
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It's obviously wrong.

It clearly showed that the target of 7 million had been reached.

The only thing cropping the bottom does is make it look like the jump in enrollment over the final few days was more dramatic than it actually was.

Again, what would be the (nefarious) point in that?

Fern
 
Bowfinger

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Fern said:
It's obviously wrong.

It clearly showed that the target of 7 million had been reached.

The only thing cropping the bottom does is make it look like the jump in enrollment over the final few days was more dramatic than it actually was.

Again, what would be the (nefarious) point in that?

Fern
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No, Fox presented this on the morning of 3/31, well before the Obama administration announced it reached the magic 7 million figure.
 
MrPickins

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Fern said:
It's obviously wrong.

It clearly showed that the target of 7 million had been reached.

The only thing cropping the bottom does is make it look like the jump in enrollment over the final few days was more dramatic than it actually was.

Again, what would be the (nefarious) point in that?

Fern
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Fern, you're better than this...

The cropping of the graph was used to spread FUD at the time of the broadcast, with little thought as to what the numbers would be like at the end of the 31st (because by then, there would be a fresh round of spin for that data).

Can you give me a logical reason why the graph was presented in the way it was, other than to cause the gap to appear wider between the two bars?


Remember, you don't have to defend every silly thing a media outlet does just because you happen to use them as a news source. In fact, you should hold your news sources to a higher standard...
 
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Fern

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Bowfinger said:
No, Fox presented this on the morning of 3/31, well before the Obama administration announced it reached the magic 7 million figure.
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OK.

I read the OP's article but it doesn't make that clear. I assumed the graph showed what number had signed up.

Fern
 
Matt1970

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Silly progressives. It's just fine for the leader of the free world to lie about whether or not u can keep your doctor, your insurance, your hospital, or if you save $2500 on your premiums or not, but you better damn well not show me a misleading graph or there will be hell to pay!!!!!
 
UberNeuman

UberNeuman

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Fox News Update: Our new charts indicate that Obamacare has currently lost 7 million enrollments proving that Obamacare doesn't work - so now, Lord Romney is now President.

Lord Romney will make an announcement soon as he'll be carried in on a sheet of Benghazi.
 
Matt1970

Matt1970

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UberNeuman said:
[Fox News Update: Our new charts indicate that Obamacare has currently lost 7 million enrollments proving that Obamacare doesn't work - so now, Lord Romney is now President.

Lord Romney will make an announcement soon as he'll be carried in on a sheet of Benghazi.
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Your joke is pretty close to the truth considering how many people got kicked off their insurance.
 
Londo_Jowo

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Bowfinger said:
We'll see if you two are equally dismissive of the right the next time they catch the "liberal" media in a lie, assuming you aren't shrieking in harmony with them. Of course I suppose you're correct in noting that catching Fox lying isn't exactly news.
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According to some in here that will never happen as there's no such thing as a liberal source or liberals in politics/office.
 
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Matt1970 said:
Silly progressives. It's just fine for the leader of the free world to lie about whether or not u can keep your doctor, your insurance, your hospital, or if you save $2500 on your premiums or not, but you better damn well not show me a misleading graph or there will be hell to pay!!!!!
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Gotta love the hypocrisy of these POS morons. Just look at the outrage over the graph yet they ignore the real issues.
 
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