Twitter roundup

	Brendan Nyhan Jan 20, 2011 at 12:33pm From my Twitter feed (1/17-1/20)
	BrendanNyhan Jan 20, 2011 at 12:31pm Part 2 of the BMJ vaccine series: "Secrets of the MMR scare: How the vaccine crisis was meant to make money" http://j.mp/fa9qnh
	How the vaccine crisis was meant to make money -- Deer 342 -- bmj.com Deer, Brian
	BrendanNyhan Jan 20, 2011 at 12:26pm Resistance to corrections alert - Jonah Lehrer on cognitive dissonance and Jenny McCarthy's response to BMJ vaccine story http://j.mp/fg7df7
	Cognitive Dissonance | Wired Science | Wired.com Last week, the BMJ reported that the first paper to claim a link between autism and childhood vaccines - a 1998 study of 12 children by Dr. Andrew Wakefield -
	BrendanNyhan Jan 19, 2011 at 10:35pm Time for the legislative version of Godwin's law -- on day 2 of HCR debate, Dem rep. compares GOP spin to Nazi propaganda http://j.mp/gxegoM
	Dem likens GOP reform rhetoric to Nazi propaganda - On Congress - POLITICO.com Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) took the debate over health care reform to a new level late Tuesday night, suggesting to a deserted House floor that Republican rhetoric around health care is akin to the...
	BrendanNyhan Jan 19, 2011 at 9:40pm Hertzberg correctly blames "veto points" (poli sci!) for legislative inaction rather than failure of Obama/Dem leadership http://j.mp/eOmOiZ
	Sorting out the Senate : The New Yorker Online version of the weekly magazine, with current articles, cartoons, blogs, audio, video, slide shows, an archive of articles and abstracts back to 1925
	BrendanNyhan Jan 19, 2011 at 8:40pm RT @jamisonfoser U think u know how offensive "Limbaugh Mocks Chinese Prez's Untranslated Speech" will be, but u don't: http://bit.ly/gE8wnK
	Limbaugh Mocks Chinese President's Untranslated Speech | Media Matters for America
	BrendanNyhan Jan 19, 2011 at 7:21pm An Obama bump? Yes, but @mysterypollster finds that "most of the bump took place before the Tucson shootings" http://j.mp/eScKFH
	Obama's Rising Approval: Is Tucson Responsible? WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has received consistently-good news from recent polls showing modest but consistent improvement in his job-approval ratings since November. How much is attri...
	BrendanNyhan Jan 19, 2011 at 5:00pm WP story leads with reference to "death panels," doesn't mention they're a myth http://j.mp/grsQzz Part of a long pattern http://j.mp/hni35B
	House begins debate on health-care repeal with a collegial tone This time around, there were no frightening warnings about
	Intermittent Fact-Checking Continues At Washington Post | Media Matters for America
	BrendanNyhan Jan 19, 2011 at 1:10pm Even worse than Kos's "Mission accomplished, Sarah Palin"? Lakoff called AZ shooting "tea party murder" http://j.mp/dQ5YSg
	George Lakoff's response to 'Politicizing the tragedy in Arizona?' - The Arena | POLITICO.COM George Lakoff's response to 'Politicizing the tragedy in Arizona?'
	BrendanNyhan Jan 19, 2011 at 1:09pm Sad realities of US health care -- econ analysis of how bankruptcy can serve as high-deductible health insurance for poor http://j.mp/i7AigO
	Job Market Ideas Explained in Words: Neale Mahoney « Cheap Talk A blog about economics, politics and the random interests of forty-something professors
	BrendanNyhan Jan 18, 2011 at 7:10pm The Onion: Political Pundits Surprisingly Good At Getting Inside Mentally Unbalanced Shooter's Head http://j.mp/hb4uQm (via Chait)
	Political Pundits Surprisingly Good At Getting Inside Mentally Unbalanced Shooter's Head | The Onion - America's Finest News Source NEW YORK—According to media analysts, the nation's TV commentators and political pundits have proved uncannily accurate when describing the deeply disturbed inner thoughts of accused Arizo...
	BrendanNyhan Jan 18, 2011 at 6:29pm No effect of Obama's election on traffic stops, crime rates, organ donations, etc. Not sure why this is surprising. http://j.mp/fDSZi9
	http://j.mp/fDSZi9
	BrendanNyhan Jan 18, 2011 at 4:00pm Momentary taboo on using the word "killing" reminiscent of "freedom fries" moment. The bill's name is dumb, but it's a f---ing metaphor.
	BrendanNyhan Jan 18, 2011 at 11:54am CJR's @CraigSilverman on the problems with inaccurate media tweets and a proposed standard for Twitter retractions http://j.mp/fO3B9x
	To Delete or Not to Delete? : CJR
	BrendanNyhan Jan 18, 2011 at 11:51am My advice to new House members: Spend time on policy since u can't control the politics http://j.mp/fv3FD4 Other answers http://j.mp/fPxhJP
	POLITICO's daily debate with policymakers and opinion shapers - The Arena | POLITICO.COM POLITICO's Arena is a super blog where more than 400 pundits from across the political spectrum debate the hottest controversies of the day.
	Peter King's Muslim probe legit? - The Arena | POLITICO.COM The Arena is a cross-party, cross-discipline forum for intelligent and lively conversation about political and policy issues.
	BrendanNyhan Jan 17, 2011 at 10:49pm Evidence from the CA assembly (long-term pairings) RT @smotus: Yes, where senators sit actually affects how they vote. http://j.mp/hTaFt9
	http://j.mp/hTaFt9
	BrendanNyhan Jan 17, 2011 at 9:15pm A journalistic experiment intended to explain "beauty contest" dynamics in the stock market -- kind of a cool concept http://j.mp/hsH83J
	Ranking Cute Animals: A Stock Market Experiment : Planet Money : NPR
	BrendanNyhan Jan 17, 2011 at 2:41pm George Allen's Senate run will prompt a re-run of the "macaca" debate, but important to remember it's just one example http://j.mp/hHtDBj
	George Allen's "macaca" gaffe - Brendan Nyhan According to the Washington Post, Senator George Allen, the 2008 presidential contender with an ugly history of exploiting racial issues, has described his senatorial opponent's non-white staffe...

Comments

[David in Cal]

The continuing fuss over "macaca" is merely another case of the liberals playing the race card. One reason this racket has worked so well is that liberals can define any act or word as proof of racism after the fact. E.g., being a Civil War buff supposedly makes you a racist. Owning a gun now makes you a racist, according to Michael Moore. In Allen's case, nobody had ever been accused of racism for using the word "macaca", yet all of a sudden that word is so horrendous that it permanently invalidates him as a Senator.

While the Dems' focus on symbols, they've been derelict on actions. They created an education system that leaves black high school seniors 4 years behind whites. Meanwhile, Dems have opposed laws that actually improve minority education, such as vouchers and the extension of No Child Left Behind. I believe Dems have taken these anti-black positions in order to reward the teachers unions, who are big supporters. However, others believe that Dems prefer to maintain a class of dependent blacks, because these people will relibly support them.

[David in Cal]

Like Rush Limbaugh, a Saturday Night Live actor pretended to spead Chinese . I didn't find it offensive. The point is merely that the Chinese language sounds odd to American ears.

Nobody accused SNL of being offensive. Nor, can I recall such accusations in the past. This is another example of liberals making up a ex post facto rule about what isn't politically correct, and also applying that prohibition unequally against conservatives.