Rudy Giuliani Loves Picking Cherries
Hmm…this one looks about right.
I’m not very political, so this post is not about to stub its toe into that jam. But whether you agree with the man’s views or not, Rudy Giuliani is cherry-picking health care statistics (outdated, incorrect ones at that) to support his arguments against socialized medicine.
Giuliani has melded an inaccurate statistic with the story of his personal walnut to make a broad prescription for health care policy. Specifically, he said that his chance of surviving prostate cancer in the States was 82%, whilst in the U.K., home of those evil socialized medicine overlords, his chance would have been only 44%. The only problem with this is that it is completely wrong: here are the real numbers. So, while I think we can obviously all agree that basing a proposal for the health of millions of individuals on your own personal experience and supporting that with pretend math is the kind of illogic and narcissism we definitely want in a president, I think Giuliani should stick to what he does best: answering his cell phone in the middle of speeches to talk to his wife because ever since 9/11 that’s what they have to do. Or, he’s on his third wife and can’t afford to piss this one off. Or, he’s just a spontaneous guy. You understand.
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