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  1. 11-07-2012, 08:58 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steveg85321 View Post
    That "quote" is right up there with "87.6% of all statistics cited are made up on the spot."
    Another great quote attributed to Mark Twain is...

    There are three types of lies:
    1. Lies
    2. Damn lies
    3. Statistics
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  2. 11-08-2012, 10:29 AM #22
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    In Maryland, three out of four registered voters make up 75% of the electorate. It's true!
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    Quote Originally Posted by LarryN View Post
    The first since George W. Bush. He got 50.73% in 2004.

    What a great accomplishment for President Obama! He's the first president since the president right before him to get greater than 50% of the popular vote!
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    Quote Originally Posted by veritas View Post
    The only thing that could have made this thread better would have been had the squid started it.
    Byngo!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pauliseum View Post
    Yeah. Just ask the folks at Chrysler.
    Huh??
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Astute Reader(tm) View Post
    In Maryland, three out of four registered voters make up 75% of the electorate. It's true!
    5 out of 3 people are easily confused by statistics...
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    Did you know Obama was the first President to win re-election with a majority of the electoral college votes since 2004? He's also the first black person to win the Presidency since 2008!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Up2DaRack View Post
    5 out of 3 people are easily confused by statistics...
    "He uses statistics like a drunk uses a lamppost: more for support than illumination." - Winston Delano Shakespeare
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