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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 01:51 PM
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Are CNN's polls so bad just so we'll drive up their hit counter?
They seem to write their polls in ways that will anger both liberals and conservatives. Are they just begging us to Freep and DU these polls so they can show their advertisers and extra 30K hits a day?

I've stopped "DUing" any polls. They mean nothing, they are just noise. I'll stick to the important polls, like the Lounge polls on who is the naughtiest DUer, and such. They seem much more relevant to me.
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Rude Horner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 02:07 PM
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1. Usually when I see their polls, it's something stupid
like: Have you ever opened up a door? or Which Ice Cream flavor do you prefer?

I'm guessing the polls are written by 5 year olds.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 02:15 PM
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2. True, I just meant their political polls.
Like the one now, Does stability in Iraq have anything to do with a safe America?

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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 02:19 PM
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3. That one got you too?
It left me shaking my head and mumbling wtf to myself.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-26-06 02:28 PM
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4. Yeah, I love the way either answer can be spun to support Bush's failures.
If yes, than Bush has authority to try harder, if no, Bush has justification for his failure.
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