as anyone really surprised by THIS...

http://data.e-rockford.com/upload/files/1/ENDORSE2.pdf

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OUR VIEWS | OPINIONS OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Morrissey our pick for mayor

But you know,the whole logic of their selection seems so....oh,what's a word to describe it...disjointed?
See they start with...

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Accountabilityour eyes tend to glaze
over when the mayor talks
numbers, but we think
gathering data, using
Rockstat to measure where
the city is and where it
needs to go is important.

They ADMIT a sense of confusion by the numbers....STATS
But then they credit LarryBoy's success WITH meaningless numbers....
first off,the crime rate ....the general public seems to be unaware that in the last few years,LarryChetBoy have instituted a new CRIME REPORTING SYSTEM,which on the surface seems more detailed...BUT to use it for comparisons is WORTHLESS because the majority of the state(and NATION) use a different system,so all the LarryBots try to compare apples to oranges...(a frequent public speaker at Council meetings,Bruce Roberts,(ex-cop,ex-County Board memmber)has continually explained that under the accepted FBI numbers,serious,VIOLENT crime is UP and RISING....
Secondly,with praise for LarryBoy and education, really got to wonder if the editorial board follows THEIR OWN NEWS REPORTING....
.http://www.rrstar.com/news/x1984813776/Rockford-School-District-files-incorrect-truancy-data

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No one can rely on truancy rates reported by the Rockford School District to the state, which uses the information to compile the School Report Cards that social workers need in the city’s battle against rampant truancy.
A clerical error by district staff made it appear the district’s chronic truancy rate improved last year when it actually worsened.....

Now I just am flabbergasted ANYONE can be so "glazed over" that they praise LarryBoy with data that WAS JUST PROVEN TO BE FALSE!!!!!

See,it's printed proof,if you repeat a lie often enough,everyone believes it...
or the old programmer saying"garbage in,garbage out"....

Sorry editorial board,but I find that page-full endorsement to be the pinnacle of irresponsible journalism


WE KNOW WHAT'S BEST...SIT DOWN,SHUT UP!!!!!WE CONTROL THE NEWS!!!!WE CONTROL THE STATS!!!!