tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312296135257176153.post6643413450589749069..comments2023-05-27T07:47:27.842-05:00Comments on J Squared: A Mathematical LieJ.J. Despainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14607946115991239486noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312296135257176153.post-66948193506071842132010-11-09T18:59:36.596-06:002010-11-09T18:59:36.596-06:00To Anonymous - True, that is a legitimate journali...To Anonymous - True, that is a legitimate journalistic question, to ask how much the trip does cost. I understand the security concerns, but I don't think a total cost amount is a risk. An itemized budget maybe.<br /><br />But my piece wasn't meant to say whether the Pentagon should give the real cost or whether they shouldn't, that's another issue I think.<br /><br />If you're curious, go to the same Anderson Cooper podcast I linked above and see how he compares Obama's trip to one President Clinton took to Africa (and for that one, there are some dollar amounts).J.J. Despainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607946115991239486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312296135257176153.post-42714041106786418992010-11-09T18:45:02.403-06:002010-11-09T18:45:02.403-06:00While $200 mil is an exaggeration, how does reveal...While $200 mil is an exaggeration, how does revealing the costs compromise security? If they want to debunk the myth, why not give us the real number? That doesn't make sense. Seems like the job of a journalist to ask that question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312296135257176153.post-39638525946946193752010-11-09T18:10:44.871-06:002010-11-09T18:10:44.871-06:00Oh, I see your response. I didn't look at the...Oh, I see your response. I didn't look at the bottom before! I don't do these much! OK, I had heard briefly about this situation, but just hadn't focused in on it. We gotta keep them all honest!shuttle5https://www.blogger.com/profile/15507688940277828661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312296135257176153.post-18189754853410664582010-11-09T17:29:07.746-06:002010-11-09T17:29:07.746-06:00On Anderson Cooper's show on Nov. 4, he put to...On Anderson Cooper's show on Nov. 4, he put together a collection of clips from Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Don Imus, and Michael Savage, plus he had Rep. Michelle Bachmann on his show the day before. You can go here: http://www.cnn.com/services/podcasting/, look for Anderson Cooper 360° Daily and look for Nov. 4's podcast.<br /><br />I found out that Sean Hannity was included in the mix here: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/india-on-200-million-a-day-no/ (I think this is where I got it from...for some reason the link wasn't working for me now when I tried to check.)<br /><br />To be fair, I will say that if you go here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,602104,00.html and read the transcript of Glenn Beck's show, he never actually does say that these numbers are true. But he goes on and on about them anyway, and says he's worried if they are true. So to me, even though he says he doesn't know if the numbers are true or not, he's still perpetuating the rumor.<br /><br />Also, one thing I didn't fit in my article: Bachmann claims President Obama is buying out 870 hotel rooms from the Taj Mahal Hotel, but the whole hotel has only a little over 500. Another instance of zero fact-checking.J.J. Despainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607946115991239486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312296135257176153.post-35513262231897435732010-11-09T17:10:28.316-06:002010-11-09T17:10:28.316-06:00Great article! Too bad it didn't make the DU.Great article! Too bad it didn't make the DU.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095573493949222459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312296135257176153.post-20015776887948308962010-11-09T16:35:53.542-06:002010-11-09T16:35:53.542-06:00Who else was perpetuating the numbers?Who else was perpetuating the numbers?shuttle5https://www.blogger.com/profile/15507688940277828661noreply@blogger.com