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"NOYB" wrote in message
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Gallup says 42%

CNN says 42%


Two months 'til the mid-terms. Plenty of time to hit that magical 50%.
;-)

You do realize why these polls are senseless, right?

I'll give you an analogy. Let's say you want to find out about Americans'
thoughts on adults having sex with 10 year old children. You write some
valid survey questions, but the population you select consists of 50%
convicted child molesters. Do you suppose the results might be questionable?

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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You write some valid survey questions, but the population you select
consists of 50% convicted child molesters.

That would be the Democratic contigent of the sample.

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"NOYB" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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You write some valid survey questions, but the population you select
consists of 50% convicted child molesters.

That would be the Democratic contigent of the sample.


Oh I see. You were bored today, so you decided to annoy people as a
diversion.

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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You write some valid survey questions, but the population you select
consists of 50% convicted child molesters.

That would be the Democratic contigent of the sample.


Oh I see. You were bored today, so you decided to annoy people as a
diversion.


;-)

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"NOYB" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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You write some valid survey questions, but the population you select
consists of 50% convicted child molesters.

That would be the Democratic contigent of the sample.


Oh I see. You were bored today, so you decided to annoy people as a
diversion.


;-)


Remember always that some of us know the truth.

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Here's the funny thing:
The fact that you're making up excuses just goes to show
that you agree President Bush was absent and/or incompetent
in providing leadership after Hurricane Katrina.

Are you saying you support this fascist power grab by the Bush
Administration, and offer up it's failure as a serious reason why they
should not have bothered sending the various federal agencies to actually
do their job?


NOYB wrote:
The federal agencies are incapable of handling a crisis of that magnitude
without the help of the military (active duty, reservists, or the guard).

Is that an excuse for not bothering to activate gov't
civilian aid agencies, most of which were standing around
for a week before getting their asses in gear?


It wouldn't be feasible to keep a federal agency of large enough size at the
ready in case of an emergency like Katrina.

Is that an excuse for not directing those agencies already
in existence, and already paid for, to get to work soon
after a catastrophe? Or for that matter, two days in advance
when it becomes obvious that a really big catastrophe is
about to happen?





So there were two problems:

1) the posse comitatus act prevented Bush from sending US troops


But it din't prevent him from sending others.
Furthermore, regular U.S. military can be (and have been)
used for disaster relief.


2) Gov. Blanco refused to allow Bush to have authority over Guard troops.

So how was Bush supposed to handle the Katrina crisis?


By sending people other than the National Guard

I look forward to how you'd have handled things differently.


Let's put it this way... the U.S. Coast Guard was *there*
that very afternoon.

Of course, the Coast Guard has leadership. The other Federal
agencies have President Bush.

You figure it out.


As long as guys like Jeb Bush and Charlie Crist are in charge down here,
there's no need for Federal control of the guard in Florida.

That must be why Jeb Bush is against turning over authority
over the Guard to the President.

DSK

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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:11:27 -0400, DSK wrote:


Of course. One might surmise from your attitude that you
feel President Bush ought to be declared
Dictator-For-Life..

Sorry - job is already taken.

I just haven't had my staff announce it yet.

By the way, I have a tip for you. Cigars keep mosquitoes away.

OT--Rasmussen: Bush at 43% approval
 

NOYB wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
Gallup says 42%

CNN says 42%


Two months 'til the mid-terms. Plenty of time to hit that magical 50%.
;-)

NOYB- why post this here?

Ignore the OT posts if you don't like 'em, Chuck.


Fine, but it's harder to ignore the crowd of jerks, often non-boaters,
who tend to congregate where this type of discussion prevails. Get the
political ball rolling here again and every *on-topic* thread gets
screwed up with spillover insults and name calling from the so-called
"discussions" of politics.







Have you noticed that the anti-Bush crap has all but disappeared from
the group?

So? It certainly hasn't done a bit a good for maintaining harmony on the
forum.


Nonsense. The nitrous is screwing with your memory, Doc.
Look at the acrimonious threads and what do you see? The same 2-3 names
most of the time. Make this the
rec.boats.bush-is-a-*******.no-he-isn't. prowar. antiwar. newsgroup and
you will have 10-15 bad actors in here again.




Do you want to be known as the sole remaining political rabble-rouser
in rec.boats?

Known by whom? You?


Known by your actions, of course.



Does this poll have something specific to do with recreational boating?



Nope, hence the "OT" in front of my thread title.


Bringing us around full circle. Why post it here? Are you the only
person left in the group with a political opinion, or just the only
person who still thinks your political opinion is important enough that
it should be injected into non-political forums?

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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:27:00 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:11:27 -0400, DSK wrote:


Of course. One might surmise from your attitude that you
feel President Bush ought to be declared
Dictator-For-Life..

Sorry - job is already taken.

I just haven't had my staff announce it yet.

By the way, I have a tip for you. Cigars keep mosquitoes away.

I already knew that.

Now sit down and shut up.

The Galactic Universal Overlord (me) has spoken.

Yes, mistress Tom.

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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:34:57 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Gallup says 42%

CNN says 42%

Two months 'til the mid-terms. Plenty of time to hit that magical 50%.
;-)

And you know what?

Nobody, and I mean nobody, cares. Everyone is sick and tired of
meaningless polls which prove nothing because the samples are so
skewed as to make them useless.

The average American could care less.

I am not sure about that. I am sure they are fed up with the crap that both
major political parties have foisted on the public in the guise of
candidates and the actions of the legislators. Both the Dem's and Repubs,
may both go the way of the Whigs if a 3rd party comes up with good
candidates and platform.