Comments on: El Paso Times: Governor’s Border Crime Statistics Nothing More Than Campaign Tactics http://capitolannex.com/2006/10/26/el-paso-times-governors-border-crime-statistics-nothing-more-than-campaign-tactics/ Outside Austin, But Terribly Well Connected Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:36:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Eye on Williamson » Perry Panders http://capitolannex.com/2006/10/26/el-paso-times-governors-border-crime-statistics-nothing-more-than-campaign-tactics/#comment-25961 Eye on Williamson » Perry Panders Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:04:45 +0000 http://capitolannex.com/2006/10/26/el-paso-times-governors-border-crime-statistics-nothing-more-than-campaign-tactics/#comment-25961 [...] [UPDATE]: He’s also been making stuff up about the decrease in crime on the border via Grits and Vince. But Perry’s top homeland security official acknowledged that the numbers used to calculate the average crime decrease do not prove a sustained drop in crime from El Paso to Brownsville, do not include crime rates in major border cities, and do not account for other possible reasons for the decrease.”The smart user and creator of data takes all those things into account, but the politician just uses data and ignores what’s not convenient,” said UTEP sociology and anthropology Professor Cheryl Howard. [...] [...] [UPDATE]: He’s also been making stuff up about the decrease in crime on the border via Grits and Vince. But Perry’s top homeland security official acknowledged that the numbers used to calculate the average crime decrease do not prove a sustained drop in crime from El Paso to Brownsville, do not include crime rates in major border cities, and do not account for other possible reasons for the decrease.”The smart user and creator of data takes all those things into account, but the politician just uses data and ignores what’s not convenient,” said UTEP sociology and anthropology Professor Cheryl Howard. [...]

]]> By: john cobarruvias http://capitolannex.com/2006/10/26/el-paso-times-governors-border-crime-statistics-nothing-more-than-campaign-tactics/#comment-25954 john cobarruvias Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:09:42 +0000 http://capitolannex.com/2006/10/26/el-paso-times-governors-border-crime-statistics-nothing-more-than-campaign-tactics/#comment-25954 State Representative John Davis used the SAME statistic in his debate!!!!!!!! Along with saying the 44% hike in college tuition was reasonable. And the air in Houston wasn't polluted. And the TAKS test was good. State Representative John Davis used the SAME statistic in his debate!!!!!!!!

Along with saying the 44% hike in college tuition was reasonable.

And the air in Houston wasn’t polluted.

And the TAKS test was good.

]]> By: Janet http://capitolannex.com/2006/10/26/el-paso-times-governors-border-crime-statistics-nothing-more-than-campaign-tactics/#comment-25841 Janet Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:12:40 +0000 http://capitolannex.com/2006/10/26/el-paso-times-governors-border-crime-statistics-nothing-more-than-campaign-tactics/#comment-25841 The El Paso paper ought to remove the endorsement of that prevaricating panderer problem maker Perry. The El Paso paper ought to remove the endorsement of that prevaricating panderer problem maker Perry.

]]> By: Bradley http://capitolannex.com/2006/10/26/el-paso-times-governors-border-crime-statistics-nothing-more-than-campaign-tactics/#comment-25834 Bradley Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:52:27 +0000 http://capitolannex.com/2006/10/26/el-paso-times-governors-border-crime-statistics-nothing-more-than-campaign-tactics/#comment-25834 I wonder why they endorsed Perry?? I wonder why they endorsed Perry??

]]> By: James http://capitolannex.com/2006/10/26/el-paso-times-governors-border-crime-statistics-nothing-more-than-campaign-tactics/#comment-25823 James Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:56:05 +0000 http://capitolannex.com/2006/10/26/el-paso-times-governors-border-crime-statistics-nothing-more-than-campaign-tactics/#comment-25823 It's amazing that Perry seems to be getting away with running as if the past six years never happened. Fuzzy math, indeed. It’s amazing that Perry seems to be getting away with running as if the past six years never happened. Fuzzy math, indeed.

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