Thursday, January 13, 2005
Contrast of Truths and Lies
The Poor Man does an excellent job of contrasting Rathergate and WMDs:
Rathergate vs. Saddam's WMD - A Quantitative Comparison
See the rest here.
Rathergate vs. Saddam's WMD - A Quantitative Comparison
| Rathergate | Saddam's WMD | |
| Investigation recently concluded? | Yes | Yes |
| Use of highly questionable supporting documents? | Yes | Yes |
| Central claims disproven? | No | Yes |
| Media spread questionable information? | Yes | Yes |
| Number of firings resulting from investigation | 4 | 0 |
| Number of high-profile reassignments resulting from investigation | 1 | 0 |
| Number of wars started using flawed justification
| 0 | 1 |
| Cost to American taxpayer | $0.00 | ~$150,000,000,000 (as of 1/12/05) |
See the rest here.
