FOX Needs A Statistics Lesson
Last nights FOX News republican presidential debate might have been the worst one yet. It was basically a pageant for the four media chosen candidates, competing for most “conservative” and most likely to defeat Hillary in the general election. Not surprisingly the crowd of what appeared to be 3000 zombies, handpicked by FOX News, showed little appreciation for — and often booing — Ron Paul; the most conservative (in the traditional sense), and the only candidate with the diverse support needed to defeat Hillary.
When the results of the text message poll were announced by Alan Colmes — indicating Ron Paul in the lead with 38% — Sean Hannity interrupted, whining that Ron Paul really didn’t win the debate; “they stack the deck,” he said.
I don’t know why Hannity can’t get it through his thick skull. This is a text message poll. you only get ONE vote. YOU CAN’T “STACK THE DECK.” Even if it was possible, why is it that only Ron Paul supporters are able to figure out how to stack it? That would certainly say a lot about the ineptitude of the supporters of other candidates.
It was impossible to vote more than once the first time they did this, when Ron Paul came in second; it was impossible the second time, when Ron Paul won it; and it was impossible this time, when Ron Paul won it.
I really got a kick out of the “professional pollster” FOX News had analyzing the reaction from the viewers. He immediately disregarded the results of the text message poll, where it’s likely that hundreds of thousands of Americans voted. Why? Well because his group of 25 hand selected robots did not raise their hands when he rhetorically asked “how many of you think Ron Paul won the debate?” and no one raised their hand. Clearly 25 FOX News indoctrinees are more representative of the general population than the people who voted in the poll.
Here is the very amusing post-debate interview with Ron Paul:
Hannity’s main problem with Paul: If he doesn’t get the nomination, he probably won’t abandon the principles he’s upheld and so passionately worked to spread for the past 30 years and support the republican nominee. yeah. How ignoble of him.
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:30 pm
The HUGE government machine known as the democrat and republican parties may be getting their teeth kicked in. I think this country is real close to a revolution because of the way the media bows to the main parties (mostly the democratic party). People are sick of government waste, government in our face, and government growing too big. We are moving so fast toward a socialistic, highly taxed system that people are quickly starting to understand what another Clinton administration will do to our pocketbooks and our personal freedoms. It’s really scary to see the machine work against someone who basically says what all Americans are saying. Ron Paul has his work cut out for him.
October 23rd, 2007 at 4:30 pm
that seems to be, not only the current trend, but also the trend of every government throughout history. it sometimes seems useless to even try to reverse it. i definitely sense a strong resistance building, but i don’t know if enough people are catching on. i think if ron paul were to be elected and successfully execute even half of his intended policies, it would be historically unique. i’m no history expert, but i can’t think of a similar circumstance, where a country has recovered from significant decline without first declining to a point that required a bloody revolution or succession to return to a reasonable system.