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Screaming Lord Byron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-03 09:20 AM
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A classic example of a biased poll - from today's Canada.com
For what will outgoing Prime Minister Jean Chretien be remembered?
1. Keeping Canada out of the Iraq War
2. "Shawinigate" (an alleged influence-buying 'scandal' that's been
debunked)
3. "Peppergate" (Police officers used pepper spray against
protestors in 1997. Chretien made light of the matter)
4. "Shawinigan Handshake" (Chretien once forced a protester out of
his way by putting his hands on the protester's shoulders / neck)

Comments in brackets are mine. On seeing this poll what do you think the website is trying to suggest about Jean Chretien?

http://www.canada.com/national/


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DACT Donating Member (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-03 09:23 AM
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1. That's not a biased poll
Chretien was a very corrupt pol.

He did stay out of the war, but so did a lot of people. Martin would have had too.
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Screaming Lord Byron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-03 09:25 AM
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2. You have an interesting definition of corrupt. Please elaborate. n/t
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