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Another Strange Encounter with Joan Walsh

If you read the previous post on the subject of my Twitter exchanges with Salon editor Joan Walsh, you'll recall that I questioned her on her article interpreting matters in Wisconsin trending in favor of the unions. She then asked for proof, and I said watch the polls.

So this afternoon, she confronted me with the evidence: a piece on some PPP (Democrat) polling, laced with a bit of Dick Morris:

Joan: For @vermontaigne: Even Dick Morris poll finds 54% of WI voters oppose Walker's moves. And most wouldn't re-elect him http://bit.ly/fNcdgT

@jddickson: @joanwalsh @vermontaigne Joan--you're a liar. The Morris poll was 51% vs. 47% FOR the govenor with a margin of +-4%. Lying twit!

Me: RT @jddickson: @joanwalsh Joan--you're a liar. The Morris poll was 51% vs. 47% FOR the govenor with a margin of +-4%.|Just doesn't read well

Joan: I'm a liar? From Morris: On issue of limiting collective bargaining to wages/benefits they oppose Gov 41-54.@jddickson @vermontaigne

Me: @joanwalsh You insinuate that Morris' poll says most wouldn't re-elect. Nope. It's PPP.

Sirfith: @vermontaigne It was not a deliberate attempt to mislead. @joanwalsh was typing too fast. Can you say "projection? http://bit.ly/hX0oHc

Link leads to--Joan: Dropped a few words from an Obama quote typing too fast. #tcot says it was a deliberate attempt to mislead. Can you say "projection?"

[#tcot is "top conservatives on Twitter"]

Me: @sirfith And I defended her from that accusation. Now if only @joanwalsh will withdraw her accusation that I posed as a Badger.

Me: @joanwalsh BTW, ever figure out whether I'm from Wisconsin, or not? If you do, let me know. These implanted memories are so realistic.

Me: 1. By presenting opposition to limiting collective bargaining as "opposing Walker's moves," @joanwalsh elides the following:

2. • By 74-18, [Wisconsinites] back making state employees pay more for their health insurance. http://ow.ly/458jo

3. By 79-16, they support asking state workers contribute more toward their pensions.

4. By 54-34, Wisconsin voters support ending the automatic deduction of union dues from state paychecks ... collect dues from each member.

5. By 66-30, they back limiting state workers’ pay increases to the rate of inflation unless voters approve a higher raise by referendum.

So here's Joan Walsh getting all bent out of shape about our saying that the tweet as written was deceptive, which it was, but she can't be bothered to acknowledge that she falsely accused me of lying yesterday. Because of the projection.

What a twat. Honey Badger don't care, Joanie Baloney, because you are a mendoucheous twatwaffle. Honey Badger's all like, fuck you!

(Oh, and belated thanks to rdbrewer at AoSHQ for the Honey Badger thing)

UPDATE:

This first guy is ready to overdub a Honey Badger video.