Mr. Bad Numbers:

Rush Limbaugh is flogging the ESPN-fired-me story - probably to take attention away from a very serious charge of illegaly purchasing drugs - and on his website's main page links to a National Review essay defending him on the "overrated black quarterbacks' charge.

But who is the author of the essay? None other than John R. Lott Jr., the guy who has a sorry record when it comes to dealing with statistics. A number of critical observations of Lott have been made by Calpundit (here and here), and there are about 1,500 entries when you ask Google for links to: "John Lott" unethical.

Yup, that's where conservatives go when they need statistical support - to John "There was a problem setting the date on my computer" Lott.

posted by Quiddity at 10/09/2003 01:56:00 PM