[conservatism_IS_compassion]

I haven’t any quotes to affirm my conclusions about Sowell, but there’s no way he can have this much truth about the nature of Man without the basic assumptions that you find in the Bible.

Here is what I will post if I’m still FReeping when the dolorous day arrives that we can no longer look forward to hearing further wisdom from Thomas Sowell in this vale of tears:

Nobody can afford the time to check out every claim of what "studies prove." Even with the help of outstanding research assistants, I can only check out some.

However, the big television and print media have ample financial resources to check out claims before they present them to the public as "news." But when "60 Minutes" didn't bother before basing a story about President Bush's national guard service on a forged document, do not look for a lot of zeal for facts when that could kill a juicy story or the political spin accompanying it.

Let's face it. There is not much pay-off to checking original sources.

Once a minister was explaining to me the structure of his funeral orations. He said, "At this point, you are expected to say something good about the deceased. Now, Tom, if I were preaching your funeral, what would I say good about you at that point?”

He thought and thought -- for an embarrassingly long time. Finally, he said gravely: "In his research, he always used original sources.”

I'll take that.

Studies Prove: Part II (Thomas Sowell)
Townhall.com ^ | August 10, 2006 | Thomas Sowell

[Vigilanteman]

Good one!

But, as you are probably aware, the enemedia does worse than failure to check out sources. They employ what I call the "reverse scientific method":

1. Draw your conclusions.
   
2. Find evidence to support said conclusions.
   
3. If you can't find it, then manufacture it.
   
4. Discard and discredit any evidence which doesn't support step #1.