Prostates and Prejudices

New York Times by Paul Krugman | Nov. 2, 2007 (Opinion)

Let's start with the facts: Mr. Giuliani's claim is wrong on multiple levels -- bogus numbers wrapped in an invalid comparison embedded in a smear.

Mr. Giuliani got his numbers from a recent article in City Journal, a publication of the conservative Manhattan Institute. The author gave no source for his numbers on five-year survival rates -- the probability that someone diagnosed with prostate cancer would still be alive five years after the ... Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

Not a very good op-ed piece concentrating on Giuliani's absolute nonsense about healthcare, which doesn't even deserve a summary here. Watching Giuliani on TV stumble through his idiotic comments about Democrats inviting terrorists to the White House if they are elected, provided ample evidence that Giuliani is the dumbest, most unqualified, most embarassing candidate for president since George Bush. And we know where that led.

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