Paraphrasing a point made also recently by Corrente (and Paul Krugman): If Bush were to say the Earth is flat, the mainstream media would report it as: "Shape of the Earth: Views Differ."
If Gore were to say the Earth is spherical, the mainstream media would report it as: "Serial exaggerator Gore is into the ozone again with the truth. This time he claims the Earth is spherical when it is really an oblate spheroid!"
We all know this is true. We've seen example after example over the years (and particularly during the election). In a way, it is old news, but it still pisses me off, so there's my daily whine about it. With apparently less than 36 hours to live, I better squeeze in all the rants I can.
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