The Captain of Heck's Log (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} capthek) wrote in ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} democrats,@ 2007-10-29 17:13:00 |
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Hey lefties, what, are we not creative writers???
I have talked about this a bit before. Why is it that political urban legends are always negative on democrats and wrong, or positive on republicans and wrong, or every now and then negative on republicans and true???
I know of many lefties who can lie well, I also thought we were the ones who ran tv and movies??? Liberal media anyone???
OK, This is what I propose, I think all of you slash fiction writers need to write up some hot and sexy stuff about your personal experiences with republicans involving sex, drugs, rock and roll, and whatever is juicy enough to get people reading! I know, I know, we try to take the high road, but I honestly think its only crap like this that most people will actually read. Or am I pure evil? Check out these links, the nation has a great story about right wing urban legend mud and the other links are urban legend debunking sites with examples of some of these for those of you with your minds out of the gutter.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071112/h
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclus
http://www.snopes.com/politics/clin
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclus
Regardless of which side you are on, I think you'll enjoy this example ofspin-doctoring as an art unto itself......this is almost as good as lying with statistics!
Tipper Gore, an amateur genealogical researcher, discovered that her husband's great-great uncle, Gunther Gore, a fellow lacking in character, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Tennessee in 1889.
The only known photograph of Gunther shows him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture is this inscription: "Gunther Gore; horse thief, sent to Tennessee Prison 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Tennessee Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889."
After letting Al Gore and his staff of professional image consultants peruse the findings, they decided to crop Gunther's picture, scan it in as an enlarged image, and edited it with image processing software so that all that's seen is a head shot. The accompanying biographical sketch was sent to the Associated Press as follows:
"Gunther Gore was a famous rancher in early Tennessee history. His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Tennessee railroad.
"Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to service at a government facility, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency.
"In 1889, Gunther passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."
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I have talked about this a bit before. Why is it that political urban legends are always negative on democrats and wrong, or positive on republicans and wrong, or every now and then negative on republicans and true???
I know of many lefties who can lie well, I also thought we were the ones who ran tv and movies??? Liberal media anyone???
OK, This is what I propose, I think all of you slash fiction writers need to write up some hot and sexy stuff about your personal experiences with republicans involving sex, drugs, rock and roll, and whatever is juicy enough to get people reading! I know, I know, we try to take the high road, but I honestly think its only crap like this that most people will actually read. Or am I pure evil? Check out these links, the nation has a great story about right wing urban legend mud and the other links are urban legend debunking sites with examples of some of these for those of you with your minds out of the gutter.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071112/h
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclus
http://www.snopes.com/politics/clin
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclus
Regardless of which side you are on, I think you'll enjoy this example ofspin-doctoring as an art unto itself......this is almost as good as lying with statistics!
Tipper Gore, an amateur genealogical researcher, discovered that her husband's great-great uncle, Gunther Gore, a fellow lacking in character, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Tennessee in 1889.
The only known photograph of Gunther shows him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture is this inscription: "Gunther Gore; horse thief, sent to Tennessee Prison 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Tennessee Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889."
After letting Al Gore and his staff of professional image consultants peruse the findings, they decided to crop Gunther's picture, scan it in as an enlarged image, and edited it with image processing software so that all that's seen is a head shot. The accompanying biographical sketch was sent to the Associated Press as follows:
"Gunther Gore was a famous rancher in early Tennessee history. His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Tennessee railroad.
"Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to service at a government facility, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency.
"In 1889, Gunther passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."
x posted to progressivism
