tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post7328054342880768814..comments2023-08-20T03:37:07.774-07:00Comments on PolitiFact Bias: The biased "True" rating for Michelle Obama's claim the White House was built by slavesBryan Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-30351003614120672412016-08-01T10:12:03.836-07:002016-08-01T10:12:03.836-07:00We write about many examples, but at the same time...We write about many examples, but at the same time there are many other examples we just don't have the time to cover.<br /><br />PolitiFact is awful. FactCheck.org and the Washington Post Fact Checker are better, but the sad fact is that you can't trust fact checkers.<br /><br />That might change if they learn to stick to objective facts and objective ratings while somehow getting Bryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-24668654634414456892016-08-01T10:05:58.140-07:002016-08-01T10:05:58.140-07:00This is refreshing. Initially, I thought Politifac...This is refreshing. Initially, I thought Politifact was a trustworthy source, but sometime last year noticed how unfairly and inconsistently they apply their ratings based on their rating Fiorina's statements about the abortion videos, which they stunningly rated as mostly false by reasoning that the videos were disseminated by a pro-life organization that intentionally included material Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802062221801591943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-22231449431678928042016-08-01T01:01:02.003-07:002016-08-01T01:01:02.003-07:00"Unknown" wrote:
**Im always curious wh..."Unknown" wrote:<br /><br />**Im always curious why, primarily conservative Americans, have sych discomfort talking about slavery.**<br /><br />Huh. I'd never noticed.<br /><br />**Slavery is often sugar coated as if slavery wasnt really that bad. Its pretty pathetic really.**<br /><br />Huh. So how is that relevant to our post? Where did we apply the sugar coating?<br /><br />**My Bryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-36250321081987021282016-07-31T23:43:51.692-07:002016-07-31T23:43:51.692-07:00Im always curious why, primarily conservative Amer...Im always curious why, primarily conservative Americans, have sych discomfort talking about slavery. Slavery is often sugar coated as if slavery wasnt really that bad. Its pretty pathetic really. My curiosity isnt wondering why conservs sugar coat the past, racism obviously, im curious why are you racist? Being racist is stupid and a waist of time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331175033292774427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-8397552364532333732016-07-31T23:43:14.040-07:002016-07-31T23:43:14.040-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331175033292774427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-27347612514930672172016-07-31T04:38:11.919-07:002016-07-31T04:38:11.919-07:00I took the statement to mean just exactly what she...I took the statement to mean just exactly what she said, 'Slaves built the White House' and was really put off by it. I knew what she was implying and all it did was cause a greater divide between races. Race baiting at it's finest and highest level.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203267477212721751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-34143085743057938772016-07-30T07:25:45.396-07:002016-07-30T07:25:45.396-07:00Blacks were also not the only slaves. So I guess i...Blacks were also not the only slaves. So I guess it's even true that Michelle wakes up in a house built by white slavesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979875485087377778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-33455013680995958912016-07-29T23:27:08.249-07:002016-07-29T23:27:08.249-07:00Good points, Penguin.
I guess PF gave her a pass ...Good points, Penguin.<br /><br />I guess PF gave her a pass on the "every morning" thing. But "Mostly True" since they only vacation occasionally. Unless their place in Hawaii was also built by slaves.Bryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-77944266784058212722016-07-29T15:12:41.782-07:002016-07-29T15:12:41.782-07:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw Poli...I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw PolitiFacts rating of "True" and thought that it was biased. What if Trump responded to Michelle Obama saying "The White House was built by free-men from Virginia, Maryland, Ireland, and Scotland"? You know it would get rated as "Mostly False" or "Half True." Don't be so naive. It is a bias. Obama's Rabid Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602721452624859432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-41695235934089466672016-07-29T15:04:40.426-07:002016-07-29T15:04:40.426-07:00A men with a beard built houses (of course he work...A men with a beard built houses (of course he worked with others), if he happened to built the White House, he did build the White House. J8CHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10872480221289709314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-20448892881903141962016-07-28T23:27:59.769-07:002016-07-28T23:27:59.769-07:00Brie wrote:
**Of course I don't disagree with...Brie wrote:<br /><br />**Of course I don't disagree with the final sentence of your blog post**<br /><br />Good. We can work with that.<br /><br />**but your evidence and supporting arguments don't really substantiate how the principles are being applied inconsistently in this situation.**<br /><br />Then it is odd that you picked on an illustration from the "Afters" section, Bryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-6515162506346862782016-07-28T22:43:59.615-07:002016-07-28T22:43:59.615-07:00Of course I don't disagree with the final sent...Of course I don't disagree with the final sentence of your blog post, but your evidence and supporting arguments don't really substantiate how the principles are being applied inconsistently in this situation. Obama did not cause anyone to have the wrong information (read: mislead) about anything. <br /><br />The purpose of my comment is not to take issue with the "point" you Briehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991320677862211506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-55928004483894404182016-07-28T22:02:36.146-07:002016-07-28T22:02:36.146-07:00Brie wrote:
**Saying Chevy does not exist is a ve...Brie wrote:<br /><br />**Saying Chevy does not exist is a very strong statement that has no wiggle room.**<br /><br />Sure it does. Look up "hyperbole."<br /><br />**Saying that the White House was built by slaves is not such an extreme, and it's not at all inaccurate, and also it's not misleading anyone.**<br /><br />Huh? So the person who concludes that it was exclusively Bryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-69729631835984090792016-07-28T21:55:50.443-07:002016-07-28T21:55:50.443-07:00Your hypothetical doesn't really apply. Sayin...Your hypothetical doesn't really apply. Saying Chevy does not exist is a very strong statement that has no wiggle room. Saying that the White House was built by slaves is not such an extreme, and it's not at all inaccurate, and also it's not misleading anyone. She did NOT say the White House was built ONLY by slaves, and slaves DID build the White House. Maybe you should at least Briehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991320677862211506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-14709022298579032802016-07-28T17:24:32.351-07:002016-07-28T17:24:32.351-07:00In other words "A man with a beard built the ...In other words "A man with a beard built the White House" is also true.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979875485087377778noreply@blogger.com