Thursday, April 9, 2009

Phony Polls and "Studies"

NBC came up with a phony poll (with Katie Couric fawning over the pollster) saying Rush Limbaugh is only at 19% compared to Obama’s 60%. I’d like to see the questions they used in that poll. They say this poll proves that Limbaugh is “hated by all.” Of course, they no doubt didn’t include his 20 million (or more) listeners in this poll. Of course they don’t tell you that Nancy Pelosi’s approval numbers are only 18%! (Is she similarly "hated by all?") This is the way they “slant” the news; with phony polls they want to reflect a certain viewpoint, with answers from known liberal enclaves where they are asked specific questions (with no opportunity to say anything else) the answers to which will prove their thesis. I never believe ANY “polls.” They, like statistics, can be made to say ANYTHING by the simple system of ignoring things that don’t support your thesis. (Just common sense)

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