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post #51 of 69
11/24/04 at 11:30am
I stand by my Copperlocke/Matchstick theory.
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post #52 of 69
11/24/04 at 12:30pm
Well, have fun with it, I guess. It ain't me, though.
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post #53 of 69
11/24/04 at 12:46pm
The thing is that I don't think Cosmo was ever a real person either.
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post #54 of 69
11/24/04 at 1:11pm
"Assholes hounding me"?

Christ, what a drama queen.
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post #55 of 69
11/24/04 at 1:17pm
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Originally Posted by Kevin Matchstick
Well, have fun with it, I guess. It ain't me, though.
Oh, I will.
...I will...
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post #56 of 69
11/24/04 at 1:18pm
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Originally Posted by Copperlocke3
I am discussed in threads I don't even take part in, by people I have never even exchanged posts with or know anything about.

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Yeah, you see, that kind of stuff happens when you post things in a public forum.
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post #57 of 69
11/26/04 at 1:20am
the bottom line about this poll is that only 1,015 "adults" were questioned. How does that even represent the entire population of the country...polls like this are a moot point when it comes to debates.
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post #58 of 69
11/26/04 at 3:14am
If it's a truly random sample, which may or may not be the case with Gallup, then the sample's large enough to get a decent picture of reality. That's what random sampling's all about. How many times do you have to flip a coin before you believe the odds of getting heads are 1 in 2?

I have no problem believing 51% think Bush is doing a good job, but that doesn't mean he is actually doing a good job. 77% of the population believe in angels too, but that doesn't mean angels are real. Not that 51% is exactly high praise or anything. The guy just won an election, shouldn't he be popular or something?

I wonder what kind of approval ratings he'd get if someone undertook to actually inform the sample population on a few subjects like foreign and domestic policy.
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post #59 of 69
11/26/04 at 3:17am
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Originally Posted by Seabass Inna Bun
77% of the population believe in angels too, but that doesn't mean angels are real.
You just made the bones of Michael Landon cry.
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post #60 of 69
11/26/04 at 12:03pm
Hmm. I bet crying Michael Landon bones would fetch a pretty penny on eBay.
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post #61 of 69
11/26/04 at 1:59pm
Excuse me?
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post #62 of 69
11/26/04 at 2:11pm
I don't. I'm not the one choosing the samples. At most, ten minutes of research will lead you to Gallup's methodology.

It should be obvious that polling 1000 die-hard Bush supporters won't give you an opinion that reflects the population as a whole. Gallup tended to sample a higher percentage of Republicans than historically showed up at the polls, so I'd expect these results lean a little more towards Bush than the population as a whole would. But assuming that's not the case, the size of the sample is more than sufficient.

The Lancet report was a survey, not an opinion poll. I can't imagine why you'd bring it up.
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post #63 of 69
11/26/04 at 2:28pm
What does this have to do with Gallup's sample size being large enough to reflect the population? What's your point? Do you have one?
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post #64 of 69
11/26/04 at 2:48pm
You're retarded. Stop posting here.
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post #65 of 69
11/26/04 at 2:58pm
I have a study, too. Of your posts. They're retarded. Stop it.
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post #66 of 69
11/26/04 at 7:25pm
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Originally Posted by Copperlocke3
I'm thinking...... that double-edged sword you carry is getting pretty heavy.

Uh...Zing?
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post #67 of 69
11/26/04 at 7:30pm
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Originally Posted by AgentOrange
Since I’m not all that familiar with the major US News networks, would anyone care to have a dash at ranking them in terms of “professionalism” i.e. impartiality, accuracy of reporting, some general estimation of “integrity” etc?

I’ll take it for granted that FOX is languishing somewhere near the bottom of the Pacific Abyssal Plane, but I’d like to hear opinions on the others. A rundown on the major US newspapers would be nice too (if anyone is feeling energetic).
Anyone?
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post #68 of 69
11/26/04 at 11:31pm
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Originally Posted by Copperlocke3
I'm thinking
Whoa!
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post #69 of 69
12/21/04 at 5:43pm
I guess the post-coital glow has faded and people are back to realizing that Bush is an incompetent boob again.

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Since his 3-percentage-point win over Sen. John Kerry, Bush has experienced a complete lack of bounce in the polls. In fact, in at least one national survey, Fox News' Opinion Dynamics poll, conducted Dec. 14-15, Bush's approval rating has fallen five points in the last month, to 48 percent. In other polls, including Washington Post-ABC, NBC/Wall Street Journal, Pew Research Center, Associated Press-Ipsos, Zogby, and Gallup, Bush's already soft approval numbers have flat-lined since the election.
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...lar/index.html

It would also seem that any point Grifter was trying to make by starting this thread has gone tits up. Poor Grifter. Poor, poor Grifter.
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