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Monkie Donating Member (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-08-04 09:11 AM
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The raw exit poll data,why NBC and Olbermann should/could have them
i emailed Olbermann a while back asking if he could chase after the raw exit poll data and the methods used and havent had a reply, but then i imagine he is a busy man.
I emailed him because of a interesting set of circumstances.

NBC's head of elections is Sheldon Gawiser,he is also
chairman of the polling consortium's steering committee
Olbermann works at NBC
NBC has not only paid for the data,it was involved in the exit poll decision making

that would seem enough reason for NBC to be willing to ensure release of data,their reputation is at stake.
there seem to be a couple of other reasons why Sheldon Gawiser should be willing to help.

after the 2000 election Rep. Henry A. Waxman wrote a letter alleging he witnessed NBC being tricked into calling it for bush, Sheldon Gawiser was one of those he claims was tricked

http://www.henrywaxman.house.gov/issues/issues_other_nbc_elec_waxman_renews_9_11_01.htm

Sheldon Gawiser once published a article detailing the questions that journalists should ask about exit polls but havent been.
the questions are so relevant to the current situation. http://www.publicagenda.org/polling/polling_20q.cfm
20 Questions Journalists Should Ask About Poll Results

"Dr. Sheldon Gawiser and G. Evans Witt, cofounders of the Associated Press/NBC News Poll,
detail what reporters should ask to determine whether opinion research is reliable and meets the standards of the field.
Prepared and distributed by the National Council on Public Polls"

"1. Who did the poll?
What polling firm, research house, political campaign, corporation, or other group conducted the poll?
This is always the first question to ask."

"In most cases, reputable polling firms will provide you with the information you need to evaluate the survey"

"2. Who paid for the poll and why was it done?"

"Polls usually are not conducted for the good of the world.
They are conducted for a reason"

why Sheldon Gawiser, chairman of the polling consortium's steering committee and NBC's director of elections paid for them!
or his network did.

I don't really see how Mr Gawiser could refuse us or Olbermann the answers and i cant see how Mitofsky could turn down his "boss" Gawiser

cause reputable people at reputable firms will provide you the information you need to evaluate the survey
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Fly by night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-08-04 09:48 AM
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1. My letter to Mitofsky, Edison and the MSM (mostly shit media)
After more than a month of waiting for an answer to my earlier questions regarding the "odd" exit poll/"reported" vote disconnect and hearing nothing from any of you, I have a brief follow-up note.

In less than one hour, the House Judiciary Committee will begin hearings on the theft of the 2004 election. The millions of us who are keeping track of this coup, and the growing efforts to overturn it, are aware that Mitofsky was invited to attend the hearing and to turn over the raw (untampered-with) exit poll results. We are also aware that he refused, saying that such information is "proprietary".

I have three questions for all of you:

1) Is money more important than our country? (That's probably a rhetorical question for all of you.)

2) What is it that all of you (you formerly respected researchers and you news (sic) organizations) have to hide?

3) If Mitofsky can release the raw exit poll data if and when one of his "clients" (that's you, MSM*) gives him permission to, what are you waiting for? Whichever one of the major news organizations that steps forward and approves the release of the raw exit poll data to the House Judiciary Committee will vault to the head of the line of the MSM* and might even regain some credibility and respect from the American people, who wonder at the continued silence (and continuous Fox-like spin) that you have made us suffer through since Bush stole his second election. (For me, I'm in favor of "two strikes and you're out".)

So get to the House Judiciary Committee hearing -- you have less than a half hour to be present for the first shots of the second American revolution. And release the goddamn raw exit poll results. Or go buy a one-way ticket to Argentina -- the ghosts of your fellow Nazis await you.

We're watching, and waiting, for one of you to do the next right thing. And that's not continuing to protect those faux leaders, smeared in moldy "moral values" lard, who want to hasten the Rapture. Living in America is already heaven on earth, and it's worth protecting.

Is there anyone home who cares?

PS. I am told that "MSM" stands for mainstream media. For me, it looks like "mostly shit media".

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