I think that I imagine Dawn and Chippy going on a man-date to
this:
The Demise of Fact in Political Discussion
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at 4:30 pm
Askwith Lecture Hall in Longfellow Hall
13 Appian Way, Cambridge
Free and open to the public
For more information, call 617-495-8600
"Kathleen Hall Jamieson will argue that political partisans are challenging what once would have been considered fact, molding their readings of fact to political goals and preventing real deliberation from taking place. Using data from the 2004 National Annenberg Election Survey, she will examine the effects of what she considers a troubling trend in contemporary politics.
Deliberation presupposes that the parties involved can agree on the nature and scope of the problem being addressed or on the nature of the need to be met by proposed alternatives. Kathleen Hall Jamieson will argue that increasingly, political partisans are challenging what once would have been accepted as consensual fact and are molding their readings of fact to fit their own political objectives. Using data from the 2004 National Annenberg Election Survey, Jamieson will examine the effects of what she sees as a pernicious tendency in contemporary politics."