.@voxdotcom Stunning! Misinformation is much more powerful than we think.
— Byron Sogie-Thomas (@yrubored) April 29, 2014
Yep — and Vox is counting on it.
Last week, Ezra Klein informed us that all those Obamacare cancellation stories were “mostly hype.” Vox.com, his precious “general interest news site for the 21st century” is hard at work again today, putting us peons in our place:
MT @voxdotcom: Here are a couple stats that, if we lie to you about what they mean, and don't tell you anything else, make Obamacare seem ok
— L (@OrwellForks) April 29, 2014
Yeah, that’s pretty much the gist of Vox-er Sarah Kliff’s piece. Have a look:
America has convinced itself Obamacare is a disaster http://t.co/gCA763cBu4
— Vox (@voxdotcom) April 29, 2014
In other words, you stupid Americans are really, really stupid.
Obama is great & Obamacare is great, it's just that 60% of America has convinced themselves otherwise. That's good stuff @voxdotcom
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 29, 2014
60% of of the country got up every morning and slapped themselves in the mirror repeatedly until they said "Ok I give, Obama sucks"
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 29, 2014
Of course Americans thinking Obamacare sucks has nothing to do with the fact that Obamacare actually, you know, sucks:
@DeanBaker13 @voxdotcom http://t.co/ZfoqspaAnK convinced me that Obamacare was a disaster. I'd have to pay 160% more for horrible coverage.
— Carl Brandt (@CarlBrandt77) April 29, 2014
@voxdotcom yeah, that has nothing to do with actual results. Oregon anyone?
— Jason Woodruff (@jason72835683) April 29, 2014
Oregon’s working just fine!
Obamacare has convinced Americans Obamacare is a disaster “@voxdotcom: America has convinced itself Obamacare is a disaster"
— Bears Suck (@kjhm85) April 29, 2014
@voxdotcom Or the facts and reality of the law did that. But you were saying…..
— EducatédHillbilly (@RobProvince) April 29, 2014
What Vox was saying is that we just don’t know what’s good for us.
Obamacare failures are just local train-wreck stories MT @seanhackbarth: Shorter Vox: Obamacare has a PR problem. pic.twitter.com/H4AVWzCt9L”
— L (@OrwellForks) April 29, 2014
Peak jackassery. RT @seanhackbarth: Vox's arrogance is complete. http://t.co/5kBgzqAYTV #DidNotTakeLong pic.twitter.com/gGQ9zIuUSL
— Drew McCoy (@DrewMTips) April 29, 2014
Peak jackassery … for now. We’ve already convinced ourselves that Vox will find a way to out-jackass itself again soon enough.
Ezra has convinced himself that he's anything other than a scrawny Ed Schultz MT @voxdotcom: US has convinced itself Ocare is a disaster.
— L (@OrwellForks) April 29, 2014
Heh. Ezra Klein and Vox are free to interpret data however they want to, facts be damned. And we’re free to call them out on their hackery.
For what it’s worth, we rather like this take:
@voxdotcom this proves the American people are smarter than Vox, and the rest of Democrats give them credit for.
— Maryam (@mm77atl) April 29, 2014
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