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Uh...Arbitron has apparently failed to disclose their records and data. You want such things released from scientists regarding global warming but not from a corporation?Does this smack of the same kind of procedures the warmists dabble in?
I feel that you are, as usual, full of shit.
Any post beginning with the oh so hyperbolic "Uh..." is, as in this case- to use your low level language, "full of shit."
I know it's early for you, but try to follow these points:
1. conservatives use actual data to decide how to act.
2. Arbitron is a private company,not YET owned by the government
3. No one is forced to use the services of Arbitron.
4. Democrats have developed 'Identity Politics,' behaving in an obsequious manner to certain selected groups, those they have determined will keep them in power.
5. PPM is more accurate than the diary system for determining data.
6.The effect of accurate data is to impact negatively on the protected (Democrat) group.
7. Government:"we better threaten the private company to see that they doctor the data."
Have someone explain this to you.
The scientists in question in England also work for a private university.
Your entire premise is a failure.
Hope your feelings aren't too badly hurt, PC.
The Left Hates real science, they have no stomach for it; they only like hearing the sound of their own stupid ideas repeated back to them
CF, I have a pet theory, that is similar in import to your post:
Libs live in an echo chamber, discussing mostly with folks of their ilk, and hearing only lib ideas...
The MSM and broadcast TV validate these same ideas.
My theory is that libs are not bad people, it's just that we on the right have considered both sides and the libs basically get only the lib view.
Ever hear of the Hundredth Monkey Theory? Has to do with the critical mass needed to made a certain new behavioral trait standard throughout the group.
The 100th (Hundredth) Monkey - story about social change (wowzone.com) WOW Poetry, lyrics, music, stories, classics Wish Only Well
Modern Libruls are proof of the 100 Communist Monkey Theory, they have no idea that they parrot anti-American crap on a 24/7 basis, even going as far as to call the Iraq War "Lossssst!" It's group behavior at its finest
Then why won't Arbitron release the data? You want transparency in one place but not in another. Silly. Your premise is silly and so are you.
The scientists in question in England also work for a private university.
Your entire premise is a failure.
Hope your feelings aren't too badly hurt, PC.
Usually your deflections are not as transparent.
Slowing down?
It is clear that you cannot defeat, not even compete with the thrust of the OP.
Try again?
Technology improved the accuracy of the Arbitron rating system.
Minority stations were hurt by the new system.
Democrats and the less principled (read: Ravi) sprung to their defense.
Then why won't Arbitron release the data? You want transparency in one place but not in another. Silly. Your premise is silly and so are you.
The scientists in question in England also work for a private university.
Your entire premise is a failure.
Hope your feelings aren't too badly hurt, PC.
Usually your deflections are not as transparent.
Slowing down?
It is clear that you cannot defeat, not even compete with the thrust of the OP.
Try again?
Technology improved the accuracy of the Arbitron rating system.
Minority stations were hurt by the new system.
Democrats and the less principled (read: Ravi) sprung to their defense.
Then why won't Arbitron release the data? You want transparency in one place but not in another. Silly. Your premise is silly and so are you.Usually your deflections are not as transparent.
Slowing down?
It is clear that you cannot defeat, not even compete with the thrust of the OP.
Try again?
Technology improved the accuracy of the Arbitron rating system.
Minority stations were hurt by the new system.
Democrats and the less principled (read: Ravi) sprung to their defense.
Why should they?
Most private corporations won't release proprietary information.
For your edification: Information that is not public knowledge (such as test results or trade secrets), conveyed by a manufacturer to an external party due to its position in the procurement process. The recipient is generally duty bound to desist from making unauthorized use of the proprietary information.
You have inadvertently exposed the warped thinking of the liberal: big government solutions over private enterprise, the collective over the individual, equality over liberty.
You're really stretching.
Uh...Arbitron has apparently failed to disclose their records and data. You want such things released from scientists regarding global warming but not from a corporation?Does this smack of the same kind of procedures the warmists dabble in?
I feel that you are, as usual, full of shit.
Any post beginning with the oh so hyperbolic "Uh..." is, as in this case- to use your low level language, "full of shit."
I know it's early for you, but try to follow these points:
1. conservatives use actual data to decide how to act.
2. Arbitron is a private company,not YET owned by the government
3. No one is forced to use the services of Arbitron.
4. Democrats have developed 'Identity Politics,' behaving in an obsequious manner to certain selected groups, those they have determined will keep them in power.
5. PPM is more accurate than the diary system for determining data.
6.The effect of accurate data is to impact negatively on the protected (Democrat) group.
7. Government:"we better threaten the private company to see that they doctor the data."
Have someone explain this to you.
1. conservatives use actual data to decide how to act.
LOL, yeah actual data like some guy named 8ball or ignore an official report on yellowcake and go with the spin in the state of the union message?
He was refuting your opening statements by making a point that conservatives will in fact form policy based on feeling. He succeeded.
Then why won't Arbitron release the data? You want transparency in one place but not in another. Silly. Your premise is silly and so are you.
Why should they?
Most private corporations won't release proprietary information.
For your edification: Information that is not public knowledge (such as test results or trade secrets), conveyed by a manufacturer to an external party due to its position in the procurement process. The recipient is generally duty bound to desist from making unauthorized use of the proprietary information.
You have inadvertently exposed the warped thinking of the liberal: big government solutions over private enterprise, the collective over the individual, equality over liberty.
The ratings affect advertising dollars. If the radio stations are suspicious of the data they have a right to know that the information isn't doctored.
That's all there is to it.
Why don't you explain to us, PC, why no one has the right to know if Arbitron's data is legit?
1. conservatives use actual data to decide how to act.
LOL, yeah actual data like some guy named 8ball or ignore an official report on yellowcake and go with the spin in the state of the union message?
In other words, you can't answer the question. Got it.Why don't you explain to us, PC, why no one has the right to know if Arbitron's data is legit?
Us?
The use of 'us' is generally restricted to
1.Royalty
2. Newspaper editors
3. Those with a tapeworm
Best wishes for your recovery.
As for Arbitrion data, the industry finds it to be accurate.
That is why minority stations, Ed Towns, and Raver are squealing like stuck pigs.
Libs live in an echo chamber, discussing mostly with folks of their ilk, and hearing only lib ideas...
Libs live in an echo chamber, discussing mostly with folks of their ilk, and hearing only lib ideas...
You've turned a major blind eye on the Right side of the spectrum. Anyone that listens only to Fox and Right Wing Radio has chosen to live only an echo chamber. Those sources are incredibly biased. They're just as bad as folks that live in the similar left wing echo chamber.
That's why I'm willing to turn on the Radio and listen to Talk AM as well as turn on the TV at night and watch the Daily Show. Its why my news sources are diverse and include more media outlets as well as both sides of the spectrum here in the States. Otherwise, you get only one story.
As for the rest of the OP, I think the problem is that you've turned a blind eye towards the fact that every side of the political spectrum, and even the typically apolitical groups, are guilty of focusing on data that supports their point. For an example: Consider the tobacco industry and research on lung cancer. Do you really consider those guys liberals?
A major difference between the worldviews of liberals and conservatives, is this:
For conservatives, data informs policy.
For liberals, feeling is as good as knowing.
Case in point: Arbitron is a radio audience research company in the United States which collects listener data on radio audiences similar to that collected by Nielsen Media Research on television audiences. Arbitron collects data by selecting a random sample of a population in roughly 100 metros throughout the United States. Everyone agreeing to participate is provided a diary for each member aged 12 and older for one week.
With the interest in the collection of more accurate ratings data, Arbitron has introduced the Portable People Meter (PPM). The PPM is a wearable portable device much like a pager or cell phone, that electronically gathers inaudible codes that identify the source of a broadcast, such as a radio station.
Now what happens if the data shows a drop in listenership of minority owned stations?
Washington, DC – Chairman Edolphus “Ed” Towns (D-NY) today announced that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is set to hold a hearing on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 to examine Arbitron's radio audience measurement device, the Portable People Meter (PPM), and its effect on diversity in radio broadcasting. Specifically, the Committee will examine whether the PPM technology and methodology accurately measure radio audiences and whether PPM has a disproportionately negative impact on radio stations owned by minorities or targeted toward minority listeners.
Moreover, the Committee will address such factors as the effect of PPM as currency in a radio market; the importance of diversity in broadcast media; the impact of PPM on minority broadcasters and communities; and issues affecting sample quality in PPM technology.
Oversight Hearing to Examine Minority Owned Radio Stations’ Ratings Decline
So, let’s review.
If more accurate data works to the detriment of protected groups, the government will legislate that different data be used.
Does this smack of the same kind of procedures the ‘warmists’ dabble in?
Or government sponsorship of NPR?
Or government discussions of subsidies to newspapers?
Here is the difference between equality and liberty.
