So what, pray tell, is our Obama-cheerleading media trying to accomplish with stories like this…
Nation Could Face Short Election Night
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/100
“Network news executives said they are preparing for an unusual Election Night challenge: How to be honest with the audience, and still keep them tuned in, if the race between John McCain and Barack Obama is effectively decided before most Americans have finished dinner.
”After two elections in which the suspense went far into the evening (and, in the case of 2000, for 36 days afterward), the executives said they are contemplating how to manage their newscasts in the event of an Obama blowout — in which the Democrat’s victory would be obvious while polls are still open in most of the country.
‘Our policy is that we won’t call individual states until all of the voting in those states is finished,’ said Jeffrey Schneider, ABC News senior vice president. ‘If enough of those states add up to 270 electoral votes, then the outcome is obvious.’
“… executives are already mulling how clearly they would want their anchors and analysts to state the obvious, since networks have been criticized for depressing turnout by calling elections while polls are still open for several more hours. But they must also decide how they are going to fill air time, since networks are planning to be on the air until 2 a.m. on the East Coast.
“Paul Friedman, CBS News senior vice president, said he has started to think ‘about what we could do to augment our Senate and House coverage on election night if the presidential story is over.’”
… and skewed polls like this?
“AP/YAHOO Poll of 873 Democrats; 650 Republicans shows OBAMA 44%, MCCAIN 42%..." (http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/elections/a
Check out this article on zombietime.com for a fascinating article with the answer, and realize the matrix has you (or so they think)… (h/t to Dr. Sanity)
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A big hat tip to Dr. Sanity for this one:
One more thing; check out the new CD "Distortion" by Reverend Run (formerly of Run DMC)! Sample video "Mind on the Road" here.
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