Thursday, April 01, 2004

Here's some interesting Moonie propaganda. The Father's wire service, UPI, has published the following report:

WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- Fully half the voters surveyed in a new poll said allegations made by former U.S. national security staffer Richard Clarke were a partisan attack.

And here's what the poll cited actually says:

Why Is Clarke Making Accusations Now?

Help John Kerry 17%
Sell Books 33%
Tell the Truth 39%

So "partisan attack" isn't even one of the choices. If you equate "Help John Kerry" with partisan attack, you still get less than 17 percent, not one-fifth.

I've never heard of the pollster, Rasmussen Reports. Its site says that the president of the company, "Scott[,] and his father founded ESPN, the cable television sports network." Here's a bit more on the senior Rasmussen's later career.

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