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I don't really see why it's wrong that Nate has political opinions. The alternative is Jim Lehrer who values his "objectivity" so much that he doesn't even vote
by kmfrk 14y ago
I don't really see why it's wrong that Nate has political opinions. The alternative is Jim Lehrer who values his "objectivity" so much that he doesn't even vote at elections.
Sometimes, facts favour liberals, sometimes they don't.
- tptacek 14y agoWho said it was wrong for Silver to have opinions? The overrating of objectivity has been a hobbyhorse of Jack Shafer's for awhile, and he can be fun to read; here, for instance: http://blogs.reuters.com/jackshafer/2011/09/20/media-bias-give-me-more-please/ http://blogs.reuters.com/jackshafer/2011/09/20/media-bias-gi...