tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post5450893260553705708..comments2024-03-29T05:19:17.638-07:00Comments on The Neurocritic: Why Do Political Figures Lie So Blatantly?The Neurocritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-1818200524491689692017-07-30T17:25:07.925-07:002017-07-30T17:25:07.925-07:00This article is ridiculous. Your source says the f...This article is ridiculous. Your source says the floor was white the other years, and the photos clearly show it was gray. No time on the photos...<br /><br />Hillary lost; suck it up.correctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10279658576958532227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-61607354685440831972017-01-27T00:55:19.431-08:002017-01-27T00:55:19.431-08:00Mr. Ferris - This crowd size dispute certainly has...Mr. Ferris - This crowd size dispute certainly has gone on far too long! Given the current climate of polarized disbelief, the more objective data that is presented, the better.<br /><br />Pandora - Hillary Clinton is not the President of the United States.The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-24432741194727366752017-01-26T21:10:55.995-08:002017-01-26T21:10:55.995-08:00An article about pathological lying and not one me...An article about pathological lying and not one mention of Hillary Clinton. Hmmm. Guess I know where this writer's views are formed. Biased much??Thought so.Pandorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09232679748226331445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-69708657723809052482017-01-26T20:07:35.898-08:002017-01-26T20:07:35.898-08:00Good information, thank you. These data verify t...Good information, thank you. These data verify the claims made by many in the media who failed to include them in their coverage. Had they all reported the photo acquisitions accurately much of the bickering might have been alleviated. <br />Another part of a story might have been how irrelevant crowd size is to the outcome of an electoral vote.Murry Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135122344971952736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-31507483805696302782017-01-26T02:03:01.616-08:002017-01-26T02:03:01.616-08:00A crowd scientist says Trump’s inauguration attend...<a href="http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/24/14354036/crowds-presidential-inaugurations-trump-average" rel="nofollow">A crowd scientist says Trump’s inauguration attendance was pretty average.</a> Trump got about a third of the crowd Obama got in 2009.<br /><br />"<i>To be fair, the crowd looked big from Trump’s vantage point at the Capitol. But that’s also a terrible way to estimate crowd size.</i>"<br /><br /><br />Here’s an <a href="http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/1/21/14336068/photos-womens-march-vs-trump-inauguration" rel="nofollow">image</a> of the National Mall during Trump’s inaugural address, taken from the National Park Service’s EarthCam on the Washington Monument at 12:09 pm ET on Friday, right around when the swearing-in began.<br /><br /><a href="https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7847393/NATL_MALL_TrumpNoon2_EarthCam_1.png" rel="nofollow">https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7847393/NATL_MALL_TrumpNoon2_EarthCam_1.png</a><br /><br /><br />Here is the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/01/politics/trump-inauguration-gigapixel/" rel="nofollow">CNN Gigapixel</a>, which does show a big crowd but also some sparser areas.The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-5364019834689576682017-01-26T01:08:36.421-08:002017-01-26T01:08:36.421-08:00Mr. Ferris - As a scientist, I agree that we that ...Mr. Ferris - As a scientist, I agree that we that should support our claims with verifiable facts.<br /><br />Here's what Reuters wrote <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inauguration-image-idUSKBN1572VU" rel="nofollow">about their photos</a>:<br /><br />"<i>A combination of photos taken at the National Mall shows the crowds attending the inauguration ceremonies to swear in U.S. President Donald Trump at 12:01pm (L) on January 20, 2017 and President Barack Obama sometime between 12:07pm and 12:26pm on January 20, 2009, in Washington.</i>"The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-27990931604313909172017-01-25T19:48:31.707-08:002017-01-25T19:48:31.707-08:00The argument surrounding the DC crowd size is poin...The argument surrounding the DC crowd size is pointless since, like sex, timing in photography is so important. To clarify, let me point out that the photos presented in your argument do not indicate time of day, nor is there any reference to the activities taking place on the podium...critical omissions that leave your assumptions lacking. Was Trump speaking when that picture was taken? Was Obama on the podium when that photo was snapped 8 years ago? Prove it.<br /> When addressing inflammatory arguments one must be very precise. Pundits and members of the media, those that call themselves journalists, are an embarrassment by my standard. Now you have political figures and media twisting reality.<br /> I know. I made my living as a TV journalist through-out the 60's and 70's. Murry Ferris; KXLY-TV; KWTV; KMBC-TV.Murry Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135122344971952736noreply@blogger.com