In the above article, CNN investigated Michelle Bauchmann's claims about the executive order Perry required young girls to undergo. Her claims sounded valid on the T.V. during the debate. However, one must not assume someone is always right because they spit out names and numbers.
I am in no way defending Perry here, and after all I would be against his order if I had a 10-11 year old daughter. The main point of this "debunking" Bauchman is to show us how the media (CNN) posts analysis’s on the statements made by the candidates at a later date and on their website. How many people are going to go investigate what Bauchman said in comparison to who watched the live debate. Probably very few. I dont know if the media is helping Perry out by breaking down Bauchman's arguments to Statements, Facts and Verdict or if they're helping Bauchman by only putting this on the web and as a link...
It was interesting how all the candidates stabbed at Perry for his order but they all probably knew that it was short lived and the misuse of words by other candidates made him look worse than he really is.
Interestingly enough, once again the media played a role in what we saw and how we say it. It did not in big letters across the bottom of the screen display the true facts of the claims. Maybe they should do that from now on... When candidates, in a debate, spit out facts and numbers have the actual data displayed. It will involve quick, smart, unbiased people to do this and it seems very unlikely.
Hi Forrest, that's a timely topic and a fascinating one.
ReplyDeleteI didn’t get the idea that the article had a particularly partisan slant, though. Also, because it is an Associated Press piece with no by-line, I suspect it was just picked from AP by FOX as filler—not generated by a FOX writer.
That aside, I think it is good that they are tightening up the voting rules. In light of all the voting fraud committed by Democrats in charge of the 2008 electoral process in some states, changes are needed. Some ACORN employees are sitting in jail after being convicted of voting irregularities in terms of illegally registering and voting--even stopping people on the streets and having them make up names. In addition, people in charge of the registering and voting process were variously participating and/or looking the other way. See #1 below.
One of the worst things I saw on TV back then was the instance of the Black Panthers with nightsticks intimidating voters at the polls. See #2 below. There’s a video.
I strongly think that photo identification should be used. Otherwise, how do they know the person trying to vote is the registered voter? As the FOX AP article said, Wisconsin recently passed a strict photo ID law. While the photo ID debate was raging in the Wisconsin Congress, 20 Wisconsinites were charged with committing election fraud. (See #3).
Finally, they shouldn’t let people simultaneously register and vote at the polls, in my opinion.
(#1) http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/zieve/081006
(#2) http://hotair.com/archives/2008/11/04/fox-black-panther-poll-intimidation-in-pennsylvania/
(#3) http://badgerherald.com/news/2011/02/01/doj_task_force_charg.php