Though called "sincere" and further lauded by the Journal Sentinel editorial board in its campaign summation - - link and commentary, here - - Wrong-Way Walker's statements (full record) have been rated by the newspaper's fact-checking service Politifact as "False" or "Pants on Fire" more than three times as often than "True."
41-to-12, the record shows. and the pants on fire, false or mostly false ratings exceed the true and mostly true ratings by a substantial margin, too.
So be careful of sincerity, as that could false, too.
And Walker racked up yet another "False" rating - - his 33rd - - on Politifact today - - exceeding the number in all other PolitiFact's categories separately:
"My opponent supported policies that increased tuition by 18 percent."
41-to-12, the record shows. and the pants on fire, false or mostly false ratings exceed the true and mostly true ratings by a substantial margin, too.
So be careful of sincerity, as that could false, too.
And Walker racked up yet another "False" rating - - his 33rd - - on Politifact today - - exceeding the number in all other PolitiFact's categories separately:
A tuition freeze isn't always good. Unless money comes from somewhere to make up for lost revenues, universities may need to cut back their professors, classes, and programs. That means their students' education won't be as good as it would have been.
ReplyDeleteI do have complete sympathy for students who are facing high tuition fees. I just think Walker's simplistic promise to freeze tuition (without a plan to protect universities) is a ploy to win votes from students.
LOL!
ReplyDeleteBut milwaukee journel sentinel has just endorsed him!
Do you think any of the politicrap stuff really matters?
Given how Politi-crap has gone out of its way to try to downgrade Dems (often putting words into their mouths to change meaning) and give lenient grades to GOPs, Walker's bad grades are noteworthy.
DeleteBut yes, Politi-crap has little credibility to begin with, so you could argue it doesn't matter that much.
In this caustic political environment, I suspect major newspapers make a big picture judgement on whether they will lose more subscribers by endorsing candidate A or candidate B in a signature election. (Think "I saw your endorsement and I'm canceling my subscription.")
ReplyDeleteThen they lean heavily toward a decision to endorse the one that is likely to lead to a lower number of lost subscribers. Add that to the overall leaning of the management and it takes a lot to tip the MJS toward a Democrat.
If I'm right it's simply a matter of survival, and the need for objectivity is secondary.
I think this is how the logic goes. Walker is so sincere about his extremist ideology that he is willing to lie about it in order to protect it.
ReplyDeleteIn otherwords, his dishonesty is really just a sincere expression of his sincerity.
IDK, the JS editorial board confuses me.
'. . . yet another "False" rating - - his 33rd - - on Politifact today . . . . '
ReplyDeleteanother day, another pile of fresh bullshit from the Bullshitter-in-Chief.