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NEVER MIND THE FACTS

Have you heard of Anna Coote or Aleski Knuutila? No? Well, neither had I until today. But these are the luminaries of a body called the New Economics Foundation. I hadn't heard of that until this morning, either, but it turns out that they are self-appointed "experts" on economics and the welfare of our planet. And immediately, in the eyes of the BBC, that makes them very important gurus who can spout the most arrant nonsense but still be givenendless, unbalanced publicity. In this case, this body of eco-loons has spent lots of time working out that planet earth has reached a point in the year where we have used more resources than are available. There's no way of checking their methodology, but to those at the BBC, it's an important pronouncement that doesn't need qualification or challenge. All that matters is that their creed agrees with that of our Corporation friends. And it does, as the Foundation's "about us" page clearly shows:

The international economic system creates damaging inequalities between rich and poor, and fuels climate change and environmental degradation.

It's a mantra that's probably on every BBC office wall and computer screen. They chant it every morning. The more guilt they instil in us about living at all, the better.

Anti Obama Violence Erupting in Kentucky?

>> FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Pelosi might be right about those anti Obama wingnuts, according to the BBC

US police are investigating the death of a man who was found hanged from a tree in rural Kentucky with the word "Fed" scrawled on his chest. 
Bill Sparkman, 51, had been going door-to-door in Clay County collecting census data. 
The FBI is investigating whether Mr Sparkman was victim of anti-government sentiment.

Earlier this morning it was on the front page but has now been moved to “Americas”...maybe because of this?

But the motivation behind the killing -- if indeed it was a killing -- is not clear at this point.
A spokesman for the Kentucky police told TPMmuckraker last night that police were still looking into death, that an autopsy has been scheduled, and no cause of death has yet been listed.

And notice that the BBC “forgot” this from ABC

Investigators are saying little about the crime, but some people wonder if his death in the remote part of southeastern Kentucky known for its meth labs and hidden marijuana fields had less to do with his job than simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

And another strange factoid emerges, courtesy of TPM

Late Update: An FBI spokesman, ratcheting back speculation that Sparkman's death was an act of anti-government violence, tells us that he was found with his feet on the ground, not hanging from a tree as previously reported.

mmmm...that little titbit about anti-government sentiment – was it so tempting that the BBC should couldn’t hold back? And would they have even bothered if it had happened before January 2009?

Just asking.......