ZOGBY ANTI-WALMART POLL QUESTIONED...

The Washington Times via Drudge ^ | dec. 9, 2005 | Joel Mowbray

[blogblogginaway]

When the national press devoured a new union-sponsored poll released last week by uber-pollster John Zogby claiming that a majority of Americans believe that "Wal-Mart is bad for America," not reported were serious ethical issues which call into question the integrity of the much-ballyhooed survey. Perhaps because Mr. Zogby has such a sterling reputation -- which has enabled him to snare contracts with several top media outlets, including Reuters, NBC, and the Wall Street Journal -- his findings were reported largely unchallenged.

But what no journalist would have known without digging is that Mr. Zogby cannot be considered an objective third-party when it comes to Wal-Mart. Without the presumption that the pollster was working solely to gauge scientifically the attitudes of the public, the poll loses much of its luster and becomes just another cog in Big Labor's coordinated campaign against the retailer. In recent years, Mr. Zogby has pocketed roughly $90,000 to serve as an expert witness for individuals suing Wal-Mart, according to testimony he gave in a deposition last year in an Arizona case. Nowhere is Mr. Zogby's prior work on behalf of plaintiffs mentioned in the press release announcing the poll results. During a 45-minute phone interview for this column, Mr. Zogby willingly acknowledged when asked about his work on behalf of the various plaintiffs. He repeatedly requested that the column reflect his honesty, which shows that he understands the relevance of his past work. Which raises the question: If he implicitly concedes that his testifying for people suing Wal-Mart is relevant, then why wasn't that disclosure in the announcement of the poll results?

[weegee]

"That place is so crowded, no one goes there anymore." - Yogi Berra

[bfree]

I think you are just plain wrong. He tried to influence the election.

[p23185]

This is not different than the multiple Handgun Control, Inc. polls that said the American people wanted to disarm themselves. Trouble was, when the people actually voted on the issue, the Second Amendment, freedom, and the right to self defense won overwhelmingly.

A little bit like the exit polls last Nov!! But to listen to the loony left you would think they honestly want to change the election process and just have a poll and ignore the horrendous expense of actually counting ballots since we all know the Bushies control the Diebold machines!! Also that would let the libs control who is elected since they control the polls.

[TaxRelief]

Who's giving money to the unions to target Walmart? Could it be ....Costco? Hey, have you ever seen a Costco ad? Maybe they've found another way to suppress the competition...

It's just a thought.