Polls Don't Mean Much.......Usually by Jongsstraw

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Polls Don't Mean Much.......Usually

POSTED BY: JONGSSTRAW
UPDATED: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:40
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Friday, August 22, 2008 8:08 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
My comment (taken out of context, of course) was an off the cuff attempt at sarcasm.

It had about as much meaning as the percentages that get thrown around here.

And, I might add, I say this knowing full well I dont have to justify myself to someone like you, Righteous

Wulfenstar, you're a great poster and don't let these types of folks run over you. People like him thrive on attacking every opening they get from anybody, just for the sport of attacking. It's pretty pathetic actually. I never said anywhere and I don't believe you have either that we are right about everything. I know I'm not. I'm not posting here to earn my doctorate. This is an entertaining distraction for me at work. That's all. I don't post at night or on the weekends. It's not my life's quest to prove or demonstrate that I'm smarter or intellectually superior to anyone, because of course I'm not. Better to ignore posts that flame you and your opinions. This should be fun, but sometimes it isn't. I do get a big kick out those here that feel so overwhelming compelled to prove us wrong all the time.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 8:17 AM

RIGHTEOUS9

Heh, no its not to prove you wrong. That I often think you are wrong is what makes me post a response. That's kind of how debates tend to happen.

Poining out Wulf's comments weren't about him, they were about you saying you see no evidence of racism playing a role in this election. Only in the "Arian nation" did you accept that such ideas might exist in the day to day world of social interacting, as you put it.

I'm telling you you are missing them right in front of your nose on these very boards.

.......

Wulf,

now it's sarcasm? We had a whole thread's worth of discussion after that post, and never was there a mention that you were being over the top. you even defended your own statement.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 8:31 AM

RIGHTEOUS9

Also,

as to the exit polls, I also understand that they were generally very close to accurate, so I'll take your statistics on that matter as being very solid.

I do wonder, if we were to end up with a new thread on election fraud, where you would come down on the fact that exit polls and election results had such disparity in the last election in certain counties. For another thread...

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Friday, August 22, 2008 8:39 AM

WULFENSTAR

http://youtu.be/VUnGTXRxGHg

*sigh

And I believe that Jongstraw is saying that you, and your ilk, see the racist boogeyman EVERYWHERE.

-Lord of the Rings? Thats a racist.
-Duke LaCrosse players? Thats a racist.
-Don't vote for Obama? Thats a racist.
-Don't like rap music? Thats a racist.
-White American? Oh, you better believe thats a racist.

(This is another sarcastic remark. Don't want anyone to get confused....)

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Friday, August 22, 2008 9:01 AM

JONGSSTRAW

Quote:
Originally posted by Righteous9:
I do wonder, if we were to end up with a new thread on election fraud, where you would come down on the fact that exit polls and election results had such disparity in the last election in certain counties. For another thread...

I think that would be an interesting thread. You would likely disagree with my opinion. Here's a sneak peek : Me...personally...I don't like any types of polls, whether before or after the voting. I don't like celebrity endorsements or attacks. I don't want to know who voted for who; and the demographic breakdowns by age, race, gender, income etc etc all make me sick. Voting is supposed to be a personal, private matter. It's called a secret vote for a reason. The last time I walked out of my local polling place I was besieged by no less than a dozen people all trying to find out how I voted. I walked right on by all of them and just smiled. That's the foundation of my opinion concerning any future discussion of the 2004 exit polling debacle.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 9:13 AM

WULFENSTAR

http://youtu.be/VUnGTXRxGHg

"Voting is supposed to be a personal, private matter. It's called a secret vote for a reason. The last time I walked out of my local polling place I was besieged by no less than a dozen people all trying to find out how I voted. I walked right on by all of them and just smiled."

I completely agree.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 9:16 AM

RIGHTEOUS9

I would disagree probably,

but have a harder time wrapping my brain around why you would now say that you are against any kind of polling, and still have used them in a previous post to make your point.

...........

Wulf, what the hell are you talking about? Please give some evidence pointing to me seeing racism everywhere. The only specific place i've pointed to is your posts. On the broader scale, I pointed to the 28 percent of people in a certain study who claimed they would not vote for a black man.

Your hyperbole is without merit, mostly because you don't even try to back it up with evidence.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 9:22 AM

FREMDFIRMA

Wulf,

Your own conduct has defined you as racist, and when offered practically a gold plated invitation to correct that perception if it were untrue, you not only declined to do so, but posted a NEW thread with another set of racially loaded yes or no questions as a setup to trying to "prove" folks of certain races are inferior, which is, plainly - flat out racism.

And worse, mister say-that-to-my-face (which I am, nearabouts as one can do on the internet), you don't even have the balls to fucking admit it.

And when called out, dodge sideways and troll some more for responses with outright race-baiting to get fodder for your pathetic little agenda.

You'd do better to take that shit back to Stormfront, cause yer unlikely to get the responses YOU want here, and you're now prettymuch guaranteed nonstop derision and mockery now that your "true colors" have shown through.

-Frem

It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it

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Friday, August 22, 2008 9:52 AM

JONGSSTRAW

Quote:
Originally posted by Righteous9:
but have a harder time wrapping my brain around why you would now say that you are against any kind of polling, and still have used them in a previous post to make your point.

As stated I hate all the polls, but I can't hide from them. They're out there, and they're something to talk about. I'm not aware I was using them to make a point, although I did wonder if the 90% reference was relevant to the 28% discussion. That does now seem to be a bit contradictory, and I won't go there again.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 11:34 AM

KHYRON

It's probably got something to do with the fact that many people, even those who are sick of the status quo, are afraid of change, even if they don't realize they are. McCain won the nomination because people knew him already - although many of the other candidates were way ahead of him in the polls at some point, once people had to vote they stuck to what they knew. It's probably similar now, people who were leaning towards change and Obama suddenly realized that November isn't too far away and change can be scary, so they're leaning towards McCain now.

Another thing is that although McCain makes several gaffes a day, the MSM hardly picks up on them. Obama should be so lucky.

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Friday, August 22, 2008 12:29 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

Quote:

The 90% figure is from actual Primary number exit polls. Maybe not 100% accurate, but likely ballpark.

Wasn't part of your whole rant the point that polls are notoriously inaccurate? Then why on earth would you cite one in your arguments?

EDITED TO ADD: Sorry, I'm just catching up on some of the more recent posts. Looks like the polls have been covered.

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock

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Friday, August 22, 2008 12:40 PM

KWICKO

Quote:

And, I might add, I say this knowing full well I dont have to justify myself to someone like you...

And, I might add, you say this knowing full well that justifying yourself is EXACTLY what you are trying to do. You don't HAVE to, but you really really WANT to.

:P

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock

The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia

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