A survey? A study? Whichever, it's not that great

Over at headsup Fred looks at that "survey" of Tea Party signs. His conclusions are journalistic in nature (no surprise), but important on many more levels - not least of which is this one:

Social science ought to be a tool that illuminates how the world works. When I look at this set of content, I think I'm seeing stuff that helps show why a fairly significant organized political movement thinks Occupied Dearborn needs to be freed from the fell grip of Islamic law. Both the newspaper and the researcher seem to be missing the point.

Check it out - it's a good read.