The very next night, Hume looked right at us and reported that the Fox poll had Bush at about the same low number and just skipped telling us that the Fox poll over polled Democrats by 10 points. He probably thinks that there is a big difference between overpolling Democrats by 12 points or 10 points. I don't.
What has happened to Fox? They are atarting to take us for granted. I now watch on Hume's show. H&C is a joke.
Who is Chris Wallace?
There is hope.. Tony Snow has been hinting at 'some things to come' at FOX for him a new show.
Now he is relegated to his saturday morning show, but I'd LOVE to see him in a weeknight position, or a chunk of time sunday afternoon.
They did their best to suppress the Swift Boat Veterans. I think election drama is good for the talking head business.
This over sampling issue is a real puzzle. The problem is that pollsters can not construct their sample base on party registration. It is self reported.
Thus in a period when the current president's numbers are down, more people will claim to be of the opposite party meaning the sample should not match the sample at the last election. On the other hand the old media is corrupt and we can not trust them to commission an honest poll. Thus, my view is we can never know what Bush's actual popularity is now.
The two are not mutually exclusive. It's quite possible that he is both stupid and lazy.
I know Brit Hume and Chris Wallace you're no Brit Hume.
He belongs at CBS not FNC!
I like Chris Wallace and I really like Brit Hume. Neither is stupid. Take it easy! Jeez!!
Brit Hume doesn't lie. He's the best in the business. I saw that clip and the #'s were not "at about the same low number". The poll he discussed, had the #'s at least 8-12 points higher. You are the one lying.
Here is my "generic" take on most talking heads: they exhibit below average intelligence...that's why they are called talking heads. They read other people's writing, they report on other people's doings, and they maintain their jobs at the behest of other people.
Some exhibit a certain glibness and fluency with words but then so do totally illiterate people from stone age societies in New Guinea.
39%
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144315,00.html
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll Methodology
Weighting
Generally, Fox News poll results are not weighted. The national probability sample, if conducted properly, should accurately reflect national attitudes. However, particularly because the survey is often conducted over only two nights (limiting the opportunity for callbacks), some demographic deviation is possible. Opinion Dynamics Corporation has a constantly updated database of demographic information about the national samples and, if one should deviate significantly from past averages, weighting is used to bring the sample into conformity with other samples.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,95854,00.html
His voice just grates on me and I get overly excited when his guests ramble and on. Nothing about his style appeals to me. The only reason why I watch is because my husband loves to make fun of Juan Williams. 8-)