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Category Archives: politics

playing with data, part II

By David Connell | Published: February 18, 2010
Building off my last post, I just took a look at Organizing for America’s companion video for this graphic and I have to say, it’s even more misleading than the stand-alone graphic. In particular the second to final frame, where it says, “This is is where we were and this is where we are” is [...]
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playing with data

By David Connell | Published: February 18, 2010
Pollster has a great analysis of the above graph (equally great) from Organizing for America, which compares job loss numbers during the last year of the Bush Administration and the first year of the Obama Administration. The chart makes the completely legitimate case that job losses have slowed since Obama has taken office, but it [...]
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before the 30,000: remembering private vincent

By David Connell | Published: December 3, 2009
via npr.org Every once in awhile you stumble upon something that reminds you: you don’t know shit about shit. This is one of them. This is what it is to be at war. Forget about politics for just a minute and listen to this piece. You will hear these men, you will feel them, you will understand for [...]
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pure speculation: obama putting together a climate pact ahead of copenhagen?

By David Connell | Published: November 29, 2009
Now Obama is at the point where he feels on the verge of a breakthrough, based on the kind of talks that don’t get covered by reporters obsessing about state dinners. “He had extensive conversations with President Hu specifically on climate and conversations with the prime minister of India,” said one senior White House aide. [...]
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joe wilson: down for the count

By David Connell | Published: September 10, 2009
Or at least his website is. This is what I’m seeing Sept 9-10 between 11:30 PM and 12:15 AM. It also looks like someone got a hold of his wikipedia page. But that accurate edition has now been scrubbed.
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