 Twitter roundup (6/27-7/5)Jul 5, 2011 at 1:46 PM |
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Interesting – @JonahNRO endorses my post on the myth of Reagan as Great Communicator in USAT: http://j.mp/kwRaym My post: http://j.mp/aEgaFe
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 Column: Obama’s Reagan parallels are falling away – USATODAY.com 5.1, 9.3, 8.1, 8.5, 8, 7.1 and 3.9. While that might sound like a controversial series of Olympic curling scores, these numbers in fact add up to a grave problem for Barack Obama. They are the q… |
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| Jul 5, 2011 at 1:36 PM | |
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For more debunking of unsupported claims re: Reagan’s effect on public opinion, see http://j.mp/aFHzmJ http://j.mp/jyZy9n http://j.mp/enVOrS
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| Jul 5, 2011 at 1:41 PM | |
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Socially conscious hiphop — Redman weighs in on state fireworks policy http://j.mp/lnoEMI
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 Bans on Fireworks Lifted to Bring New Tax Revenue – NYTimes.com As elected officials try to cash in on fireworks sales in cities and counties where they have long been banned, consumers will find it easier to buy fireworks. |
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| Jul 4, 2011 at 12:37 PM | |
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She’s more concerned about the Fed than Obama! MT @marcfishman lindsay lohan paid to tweet re inflation http://t.co/EBol3lq
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 http://futurejournalismproject .org/post/7162879480/lohan-twe ets-monetary-policy |
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| Jul 2, 2011 at 7:47 PM | |
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RT @RyanLizza: Some perspective on GOP fundraising #’s: what Republican prez candidate raised the most money in the second quarter of 2007? Rudy Giuliani.
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| Jul 2, 2011 at 12:26 AM | |
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RT @AdamSerwer: No such thing as accidental rape http://t.co/oS0hWjL
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 http://t.co/oS0hWjL I find this post from my colleague Robert Kuttner, in which he posits this theory of what might have happened in the hotel room of former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn bizarre: There’s a knock… |
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| Jul 1, 2011 at 5:07 PM | |
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With economy drowning out HCR debate, Kaiser finds belief in death panels down from 40% in 12/10 to 31% now (but 20% DK) http://j.mp/mCb0Xs
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 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — June 2011 The June Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds a plurality of Americans (45%) say they would support minor reductions to current levels of Medicare spending, but fewer than one in five (18%) support… |
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| Jul 1, 2011 at 1:14 PM | |
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Interview by @craigsilverman w/my co-author Jason Reifler on our research into corrections and the backfire effect @CJR http://j.mp/lD2Alw
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 The Backfire Effect Which of these headlines strikes you as the most persuasive: “I am not a Muslim, Obama says.” “I am a Christian, Obama says.” The first headline is a direct and unequivocal denial of a piece of … |
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| Jun 30, 2011 at 8:35 PM | |
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RT @JamesFallows: The real dickishness problem, IMHO http://bit.ly/mK0vOw No surprise, it’s ‘savvy’ political analysis, not the gaffes
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 The Real Dickishness Problem Sign up to receive our three free newsletters Everyone from President Obama to Ted Koppel is bemoaning a decline in journalistic substance,… To environmentalists, “clean coal” is an insulting ox… |
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| Jun 30, 2011 at 6:08 PM | |
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Great example of how triggering event can start a mini-feeding frenzy, but I’m with Chait RT @jonathanchait http://t.co/opgXSLV
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 Dickgate (The Other Dickgate) | The New Republic In an appearance on “Morning Joe” today, Mark Halperin called President Obama “a dick,” in reference to his press conference appearance. Halperin apologized, but MSNBC has suspended him. The mer… |
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| Jun 30, 2011 at 3:27 PM | |
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RT @pourmecoffee: With Mark Halperin suspended, there will be no one to glibly speculate without facts on when Mark Halperin will return.
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| Jun 30, 2011 at 3:28 PM | |
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Sure it’s disrespectful, but suspension is silly MT @RobGeorge POTUS head of state & head of govt. Whoever’s in it afforded greater respect
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| Jun 30, 2011 at 6:03 PM | |
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RT @jamisonfoser: Real problem, of course, isn’t the coarse language. It’s the substance-free theater criticism, which is standard Halperin.
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| Jun 30, 2011 at 1:38 PM | |
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RT @prowag: Why people believe stupid stuff when confronted with the truth, featuring @BrendanNyhan http://t.co/VejmzGl
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 Why Do People Believe Stupid Stuff, Even When They’re Confronted With the Truth? | Media The “backfire effect” helps explain how strange, ancient and kooky beliefs resist science, reason and reportage. This story is cross-posted from You Are Not So Smart. The Misconception: When you… |
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| Jun 30, 2011 at 6:08 PM | |
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Initial results from deliberative poll on state governance conducted last weekend in California http://j.mp/kkMrou
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| Poll finds strong desire for accountability and real solutions What’s Next California is the state’s first-ever Deliberative Poll, seeking in-depth public opinion on the most pressing governance issues: state-local reform, taxation and fiscal policy, initia… | |
| Jun 30, 2011 at 1:54 PM | |
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RT @drewconway: Excellent commentary on the recent debate about social contagion by Shalizi http://t.co/ArFHNsf
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| Knights, Muddy Boots, and Contagion; or, Social Influence Gets Medieval Three papers have appeared recently, critiquing methods which people have been using to try to establish social influence or social contagion: “The Spread of Evidence-Poor Medicine through Flawe… | |
| Jun 30, 2011 at 12:25 AM | |
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Tomorrow’s BHO obit today from @mattyglesias – lack of stimulus resolve + GOP obstruction -> bad econ. -> political probshttp://j.mp/johs0F
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 Obama The Passive David Frum’s proposed critique of Barack Obama: The job has overwhelmed the man. He’s not an alien, he’s not a radical. He’s just not the person the country needs. He’s not tough enough, he’s no… |
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| Jun 29, 2011 at 2:37 PM | |
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The inextricable link between the norm of objectivity and the media’s obsession with gaffes http://j.mp/m7w4eL
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| Jun 29, 2011 at 1:54 PM | |
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RT @dbernstein: @BrendanNyhan Fair – but also, gaffes are new. Long-held nonsense policy views are not. Journos (understandably) want something new.
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| Jun 29, 2011 at 2:29 PM | |
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RT @jbplainblog: @dbernstein @brendannyhan Gaffes are also often funnier. Gaffe coverage just fits really well with press norms & (understandable) biases.
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| Jun 29, 2011 at 2:29 PM | |
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RT @johnmcquaid: @dbernstein @BrendanNyhan But a gaffe persists if it becomes part of a “narrative.” Nonsense policy views not considered narrative-worthy.
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| Jun 29, 2011 at 2:55 PM | |
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Poor mgmt. of Bachmann’s office might be the COS’s fault, but shouldn’t reporters check? More useful than gaffe patrol. http://j.mp/mhluqI
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 Bachmann’s Former Chief of Staff: She Isn’t Ready Conor Friedersdorf – Conor Friedersdorf is an associate editor at The Atlantic, where he writes about politics and national affairs. He lives in Venice, California, and is the founding editor of… |
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| Jun 29, 2011 at 1:38 PM | |
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RT @jbouie: http://cl.ly/828w I wouldn’t make too much of this. GOP voters will eventually choose a nominee, and they’ll be stoked about him or her.
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| Republican Voters Lack Enthusiasm for Presidential Contenders, Poll Shows Republican voters are not satisfied with the candidates running for the Republican nomination and wish they had more choices, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. None of the ca… | |
| Jun 29, 2011 at 1:31 PM | |
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RT @fivethirtyeight: @daveweigel: 1. Jon Hunstman, Mike Bloomberg and Joe Lieberman meet for coffee; 2. ???; 3. Viable third party
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| Jun 29, 2011 at 12:21 AM | |
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RT @jackshafer: A comet falls on #1 and #2 RT @daveweigel: Question from ed of Reuters: What needs to happen to create a moderate third party? #aspenideas
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| Jun 29, 2011 at 12:21 AM | |
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What’s only thing more meaningless than an election year gaffe? A gaffe in June the year before http://wapo.st/jMCGan
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| The media’s misguided `gaffe’ obsession – The Plum Line – The Washington Post So what counts as a “gaffe” in the eyes of the press corps? We’re getting an excellent lesson in it this week, with the formal rollout of the Michele Bachmann presidential candidacy. Bachmann is… | |
| Jun 29, 2011 at 12:15 AM | |
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RT @jamisonfoser: #BrokenSystem RT @daveweigel: You get more heat for flubbing a founder’s name than for saying tax cuts always up revenue.
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| Jun 28, 2011 at 4:54 PM | |
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More from @monkeycageblog on Legislative Theories and the NY Gay Marriage Vote http://j.mp/lsM3rm
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| http://j.mp/lsM3rm In response to my earlier post, a political scientist emailed me and said: …the NY events are contrary to theories that a lot of poli sci folks buy into. Cartel theories of legislatures say tha… | |
| Jun 28, 2011 at 3:10 PM | |
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What would we do w/o Tina Brown? MT @MahaRafiAtal Newsweek fictional story ‘What Princess Di’s Life Might Look Like Now’ http://t.co/RluIvm5
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 What Princess Diana’s Life Might Look Like Now – Newsweek After Diana’s death, nine years after the car crash in the Paris tunnel, I attended a ball at Althorp, her ancestral home in the English county of Northamptonshire. The party was hosted, improba… |
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| Jun 28, 2011 at 2:41 PM | |
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NYT fails to fact-check false Breitbart claim that was debunked by Anderson Cooper and Chuck Todd in July 2010 http://j.mp/kApH7D
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 CNN’s Cooper detonates Breitbart’s NAACP applause falsehood | Media Matters for America Andrew Breitbart has attempted to divert attention from his falsehoods about former USDA official Shirley Sherrod by claiming that her NAACP audience applauded “as she described how she maltreat… |
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| Jun 28, 2011 at 1:32 PM | |
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Another reason to have a gas tax – being hit by vehicle that is 1000 lbs heavier increases likelihood of dying by 47% http://t.co/yaYGEdr
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| Pounds that Kill: The External Costs of Vehicle Weight Heavier vehicles are safer for their own occupants but more hazardous for the occupants of other vehicles. In this paper we estimate the increased probability of fatalities from being hit by a h… | |
| Jun 27, 2011 at 5:08 PM | |
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