Here’s How The Media Are Lying Right
Now: ‘Violent Crime Dropping’ Edition
The Federalist,
by
Eddie Scarry
Original Article
Posted By: earlybird,
8/18/2024 11:33:21 AM
Axios headline, April 12: “New data shows violent crime dropping sharply in major U.S. cities.”
That assertion, the article merrily stated, “puts a serious dent in one of the most frequently used lines of attack by former President Trump and his allies, who have sought to tie Democrats to the issue since 2020.” And it comes surely by coincidence as freshly anointed Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris gives herself a makeover as a hard ass on crime rather than the effusive “defund the police” candidate she ran as in 2020.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
itsonlyme 8/18/2024 12:13:18 PM (No. 1780331)
The many Pukes working at Axios will twist the facts in order to print their Fake News. Kamala "DefundPoliceOpenBorderCzar" Harris.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Newtsche 8/18/2024 12:28:35 PM (No. 1780337)
Limbaugh replacement Clay Travis says he checks Axios every morning because it's fair minded.
4 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
earlybird 8/18/2024 12:32:26 PM (No. 1780338)
Axios is a Lib site.
11 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 8/18/2024 12:36:55 PM (No. 1780340)
I take all statistics from the Federal government with a lot of "grains of salt.".
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
wilarrbie 8/18/2024 12:53:39 PM (No. 1780348)
Travis and Sexton should stick to sports, and perhaps knitting.
As for crime stats - yeah, redefining crime to annoyances works.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
cor-vet 8/18/2024 1:18:42 PM (No. 1780363)
Maybe in Constitutional Carry States!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
skacmar 8/18/2024 1:23:26 PM (No. 1780365)
Statistics can be manipulated to show whatever results you want them to. Just leave out a little bit of data here and a little data there, alter a formula and voila! You get lower crime statistics, lower unemployment, a better economy, and whatever else you need to show in a positive light to get elected.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
mc squared 8/18/2024 1:48:42 PM (No. 1780373)
#6 Makes a good point. Democrats can't reasonably argue that assaults and murders are down and at the same time claim there are too many guns in circulation.
Biden, Obama and Harris sold those guns and apparently more people are carrying.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Kafka2 8/18/2024 2:38:50 PM (No. 1780383)
Downgrading charges, failure to prosecute, might have something to do with it.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
formerNYer 8/18/2024 2:47:42 PM (No. 1780387)
funny the media cover for all of kamala-la la la shor coming with lies?
I wonder why?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Strike3 8/18/2024 3:09:37 PM (No. 1780391)
Anybody who believes that can take a walk down 8th avenue in New York from about 58th street to 40th street, two o'clock in the morning, unarmed, and decked out in lots of sparkly jewelry. It was nice knowing you, Dummass.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
hershey 8/18/2024 3:18:45 PM (No. 1780398)
Crime is down??? How about Chicago? Look at www.heyjackass.com for up to date stats for that hell hole...too bad there aren't any other sites like that for the other big dem run cities....that would be interesting...
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
MickTurn 8/18/2024 5:23:54 PM (No. 1780448)
Yes, when government STOPS Reporting Crimes it LOOKS like it's going down...Oh Duh, this is an old COMMIE TRICK!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
padiva 8/18/2024 6:44:44 PM (No. 1780461)
Let's review that stat after the DNC convention in Chicago.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
mifla 8/19/2024 5:13:11 AM (No. 1780644)
It is dropping in Venezuela.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
broken01 8/19/2024 8:17:29 AM (No. 1780738)
Posters #2 and #5 this is why I don't even bother listening to talk radio anymore. Everyone I liked has either died or retired. Had a great line up of the local station from 6-10am. Now that guy has become laced with TDS so badly that he's become annoying. Then I had Neal Boortz from 10am-noon, but he retired. Now that dope Brian Kilmeade is on in that time slot. The of course El Rushbo from noon-3 now he's gone. Then Ken Hamblin the Black Avenger then he retired and was replaced by Sean Hannity from 3- 6pm. Who wasn't good then and really sucks now. Then on with The Savage Nation from 6-10pm and the Laura Ingraham Show from 10pm to midnight. Both shows are now gone with Savage doing podcasts and Ingraham on Fox News. Travis and Sexton just don't cut the mustard for me. Now about the fake news media lying about violent crime dropping. Tell that to the people living in my former neighborhood in downtown Oakland, Californication between 17th street and Broadway.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 8/19/2024 9:43:52 AM (No. 1780814)
It's a good thing that most people do NOT actually need politicians to live, or else we'd be in much more trouble than we already are.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Zigrid 8/19/2024 10:44:43 AM (No. 1780862)
Doesn't matter how much the fake news prints...WE hear the desperate stories on the news and on social media...they can't hide everything...although they try...America is awake and following the sad stories on the television....WE don't believe any numbers coming from Washington's swamp....it's all contrived and opening lying to their twisted voters....I heard this weekend...a democrat friend say...she will not vote....which is a minus one vote for camala....
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