Showing posts with label lies and statistics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lies and statistics. Show all posts

Sunday, January 29, 2017

Lies, Statistics and Politics... Again

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On the Indianapolis Star opinion page today (29 January, 2017) you can find a letter to the editor signed by all seven of the Indiana congresspersons. The fact that a state in which Republicans win statewide office with 50-57% of the vote has 78% Republican congressional representation is, in and of itself, a travesty... but that's not the point. No, the point is that the first paragraph of the letter says,
"Eight in 10 Americans believe we should significantly change or repeal Obamacare."