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Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

6/27/2002

Assault on the Truth
The Tennessean continues its assault on the truth with a story suggesting that a small number of pro-income tax demonstrators managed to "prevent" anti-income tax protesters and radio talk show hosts from coming downtown. The truth: the radio talk show hosts didn't organize a protest yesterday. And The Tennessean either knows this or simply decided not to find out the real facts because their version better fits their agenda of (falsely) portraying support for the income tax as rising.

Incidentally, it's worth noting that, according to the Tennessean, the rally yesterday sponsored by the state employee's union managed to draw only about 150 people despite offering free lunch and free musical entertainment by a band - in Nashville, no less, where most any free concert downtown attracts thousands. And, it should be noted, despite the presence of about 20,000 state employees within a four-block radius. If anything, this is evidence that there is little support for the income tax among state workers.

The Associated Press also carries a biased account that implies the lack of anti-income tax protesters indicates dwindling opposition to the income tax.