Mark my words … I mean what I say

0 Comments | Insight on the News, July 29, 2002

"It seems unbelievable, but the numbers don't lie."

--L. Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center, on a five-year study showing that TV-network reporters labeled conservatives as such in 992 instances, but liberals in only 247 instances. One classic example was by David Bloom of NBC, describing George W. Bush as "a tax-cutting, antiabortion, pro-business, pro-school-vouchers conservative."

"Substantial cash inflows have raised our concerns about investor time horizons and expectations"

--Vanguard, the nation second-largest mutual fund company, announces the closing of its Precious Metals Fund to all new investment as gold prices continue to surge.

"The tendency to be odd or eccentric can often be kept under control in younger people, as they modify their behavior to social norms."

--Peter Tyrer, professor of public mental health at Imperial College in London, on a study showing that odd and eccentric behavior increases with age.