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Taken from the article:
“University of California at Santa Cruz psychology professor Anthony Pratkanis sees similarities in Free Republic and Daily Kos, though they come from different ends of the political spectrum. “Both put out the spin that their supporters want to hear; both either exaggerate facts or just plain make them up,” he said.”

University of California....need I say more!

[Grams A]

Spin from FR? B.S. Don’t let the truth jump up and bite them in the butt!!

[ConservativeMind]

Except for vanities, our threads mostly come from news sites, with plenty of AP posts.

But, at least it’s nice the AP admits their stuff is made up.

[kcvl]

Anthony Pratkanis, media whore and propagandist

Why would the MSM call a phycology professor to get information about a war?!!! This must be the LEFT WING MEDIA’s go-to-guy about everything.

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“I view communications as even more important than the bombs and bullets,” Pratkanis told Newsweek magazine

Pratkanis feels he is helping “define” the story for reporters

Pratkanis, who discounts Bush administration reports of the war’s progress

Pratkanis, who makes his home telephone number available to reporters

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As an expert on propaganda, psychology professor Anthony Pratkanis was braced for calls from reporters following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

“It finally slowed down today,” Pratkanis said a week after the U.S. military action began.

Among the media outlets that have contacted Pratkanis about war propaganda and psychological operations are Newsweek, the Washington Post, the Jim Lehrer Newshour, National Public Radio, the Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, Toronto Star, Sacramento Bee, Scripps Howard News Service, CBS News, KION/KCBS TV, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Kansas City Star, Hamilton Spectator in Ontario, Contra Costa Times, KCBA-TV, MSNBC News, and South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s biggest English-language newspaper.

Pratkanis and other UCSC faculty are in demand as journalists seek insight into various aspects of the war.

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Taken from the article:
“University of California at Santa Cruz psychology professor Anthony Pratkanis sees similarities in Free Republic and Daily Kos, though they come from different ends of the political spectrum. “Both put out the spin that their supporters want to hear; both either exaggerate facts or just plain make them up,” he said.”

Ignorance is bliss...

Semper fi

[editor-surveyor]

"University of California....need I say more!"

Yes, you need to say that its the "Angela Davis" Campus. (the mighty Bananna Slugs)

[Reagan is King]

“University of California at Santa Cruz psychology professor Anthony Pratkanis sees similarities in Free Republic and Daily Kos, though they come from different ends of the political spectrum. “Both put out the spin that their supporters want to hear; both either exaggerate facts or just plain make them up,” he said.”

I can imagine how many "facts" this guy makes up on a daily basis as he indoctrinates his students.

BTW, congrats Jim!