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On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. |
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"jps" wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. ------------------------------------------------- I just went back and found the Heritage website again. The sources given for the data they used is given as: US Department of Defense. Defense Manpower Data Center, 2006-2007 and: US Census Bureau, United States Census 2000 The numbers are consistent with those found directly from the cited sources. Eisboch |
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On 11/11/11 8:15 PM, Eisboch wrote:
"jps" wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. ------------------------------------------------- I just went back and found the Heritage website again. The sources given for the data they used is given as: US Department of Defense. Defense Manpower Data Center, 2006-2007 and: US Census Bureau, United States Census 2000 The numbers are consistent with those found directly from the cited sources. Eisboch The data shows the military has become the employer of last resort. |
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On 11/11/2011 7:44 PM, jps wrote:
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. That's almost funny coming from a guy who admits he gets his news from Jon Stewart! |
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says... On 11/11/2011 7:44 PM, jps wrote: On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. That's almost funny coming from a guy who admits he gets his news from Jon Stewart! snerk |
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says... On 11/11/2011 7:44 PM, jps wrote: On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. That's almost funny coming from a guy who admits he gets his news from Jon Stewart! The funny part is that Harry can not fault the statistics, so he faults the site they came from!! |
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On 11/11/2011 9:07 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:52:18 -0500, JustWait wrote: On 11/11/2011 7:44 PM, jps wrote: On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. That's almost funny coming from a guy who admits he gets his news from Jon Stewart! That's almost funny coming from a guy who admits he gets his news from Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, and Sarah Palin! You are a liar plum.... |
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On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:07:49 -0500, wrote:
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:52:18 -0500, JustWait wrote: On 11/11/2011 7:44 PM, jps wrote: On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. That's almost funny coming from a guy who admits he gets his news from Jon Stewart! That's almost funny coming from a guy who admits he gets his news from Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, and Sarah Palin! Jon Stewart has more journalistic integrity in one of his pubic hairs than all three of those buffoons combined. |
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On 11/12/2011 4:31 AM, jps wrote:
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:07:49 -0500, wrote: On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:52:18 -0500, JustWait wrote: On 11/11/2011 7:44 PM, jps wrote: On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. That's almost funny coming from a guy who admits he gets his news from Jon Stewart! That's almost funny coming from a guy who admits he gets his news from Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, and Sarah Palin! Jon Stewart has more journalistic integrity in one of his pubic hairs than all three of those buffoons combined. Another of your talents? Pubic hair inspector!! -- 1-20-13 The end of an error |
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