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In 1996, The Clintons used Polls as Propaganda to suppress the Dole/Kemp Campaign. Imagine trying to get donations, recruit volunteers, or attract people to your rallies if your team has been behind in the polls by as much as 27% all summer, and those polls have been pounded into your brain 24/7. Thats what happened to Dole/Kemp. Take a look at the poll averages for 1996 here:1996 Polling on wikipedia This example of polls being used as propaganda is instructive. Notice how Clinton is said to be leading by as much as 27% during one week! Yet on election day...

As I warned you prior to the 1st Debate, there was good reason to be cautious about putting any trust in the polls. Herman Cain has been hammering this topic very efficiently, whereas Sean Hannity actually said he trusts the polls. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A 'SCIENTIFIC POLL'. The average student having done well in any college level Statistics Class can tell you that. The 'margins of error' were blown out of the water so badly in 1996, they they can no longer be said to have any value. Who determines the margin of error? By what means...

Hillary has no chance to win on issues or leadership. She has done nothing but wreck countries and leave Americans begging for help for 13 hours, and she can only promise more tax and spend at a time when America is saddled with debt and barely getting by on an anemic 1% GDP. So its high time for another one of those infamous Clinton Camp all-nighters with Diet Coke and Pizza to cook up some rhetoric to change the appearance of things, or as we like to call it: "Moving the Goal Posts for Hillary". In this episode, the casual...

Here they come. The first good paychecks from the Clinton camp must have arrived and the slanted paid for results are in. The polls gain your confidence, then just like Lucy and charlie brown, they yank the football from you at the last minute. The Clintons attacked Dole with polls slanted as much as 25%. They will use polls as campaign propaganda again. Make no mistake about this people, polls are nothing more than a cheap magic trick and there is no science involved. Do Not Be Fooled! Pollsters do not care about accuracy they are in it for the...

There is no such thing known or recognized anywhere in the world as "illegal immigrants" or "undocumented immigrants" except here in the USA. To the rest of the world, such people are trespassers and in not a few treated as spies. Here, we give out benefits whether they are spies or not. We are generous to such a fault that we subsidize our own demise. Democrats stacked the deck by defining the narrative. The national press have prostituded themselves out as Orwellian lemmings who are all too happy to euphemize and obfuscate, whatever their personal reasons may be, to further...

Dear Freeper Friends, Its been a long time since I have logged in and I hope you are all doing well. I would like to remind everyone that _No Polls Can Be Trusted!_ Please take a quick look at Clinton vs Dole as reference. One of our fellow Freepers managed to apply some math to an LA Times poll which showed something like 65% of respondents were women, and given the liberal tendency of many women the poll showing Dole losing by double-digits was hopelessly skewed. He used responses from other questions to derive his results showing the amount of...

What is "income inequality" exactly? It is a devious euphemism for the Free Market and the American Dream. Devious, because in this way communists can attack the Free Market and the American Dream without directly seeming to do so. Literally millions of people have immigrated here legally and trespassed illegally hoping and praying "Please God, let there be some income inequality here" because in their countries of origin there is none. In those third country hell-holes they fled from people are born poor, live poor and die poor. It is absolute income equality there, and likely heralded as a "workers...

As we all know by now having heard the details and audio on the talk shows, a group of 2,400 "teachers" and, inexplicably, a few students, gathered together to search for their "inner racist" and... surprise! they found it! We should loudly applaud any meetings of liberals to confront their inner racist. As I think Ann Coulter said once: If we can just get them to stop hating white people, it would be a good start. In any case it would have been laudable that there are efforts to teach youth to appreciate each other and overcome racism, even though...

My original commentary on the issue to spur thoughts about solutions. In all things concerning Politics, it comes down to "the Narrative." Nobody understands and utilizes this better than Democrats (much to our horror and dismay) To control the narrative, they have tried to discourage use of "illegals" preferring "undocumented workers". I read somewhere that the Obama Administration floated use of "customers" (but that one is a dud.) For our purposes I think "Trespassers" is far more powerful and direct to the point. Trespassing is a crime, not a pathway! I've been "tweeting" that for a while now. I hope...

Indict Holder Protest July 20th (pending) After discussion on Twitter with Twisters Founder I learned they are planning a protest in DC on July 20th. Details are still being hammered out so noone should make plans to go yet. Many people are angry about Holder's contempt and the Twisters want to protest in favor of indictment. They are open to any help that can be provided to make this happen, and would be glad for any of us who could attend to come along, and if Freepers can bring a few hundreds or more to join in that'd be just...

How the American Free Market imploded, and how it can be repaired It should be counted very curious why the real cause of our recent financial collapse has been not only ignored, but the socialist Democrat Program that inflicted the damage was actually just beefed up this week. This was undoubtedly the political scandal of our nations history. Even though it was openly mocked on SNL, and grassroots efforts on Youtube, one with over 1 million hits, exist, the whole matter has been largely swept under the rug by the Marxist Media. I am referring, of course, to Fannie Mae....

MAY 2011 - Pro-Constitution (Anti-Communism) Month Weekly Thread #2 Concept is evolving for this activism project. It is now Pro-Constitution Month with strong anti-Communist messages. For ideas and suggestions roughed out so far please reference this threadBy May, Conservatives in Congress may already need a new fire lit under them, and this voluntary activism project has the potential to do that if it is done vigorously. Some of us who are still furious at the "shining path" we are on in search of a non-existant "workers paradise" may find this project satisfying We were warned by our Founders that...

MAY 2011 - Anti-Communism Month This is a call to activism for those who are fed up with Communist politicians and are ready to fight back. This will be an annual event! There is no need to register, or formally join. Google to find anti-Communist apparel and materials or have your own custom made locally. Work within your own budget but begin planning saving funds today. We have four months to prepare! NOTE: if you do not believe in the power of activism or have immature criticisms there is no need to trash this activism thread! Stay out! We...

Not to state the obvious, but a Communist rebellion has arisen in our country which threatens our Freedom and is destroying our economy. It is time to act now, before we chance permanently losing our Constitutional Republic. " Now is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of their country."< I propose we form up a new branch of activism called the Sons of Liberty. This volunteer activism will have narrowly focused tasks: 1. To restore the good name of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, a true martyr in the fight against communism. 2. To work...

Events in 2011 that would (sadly) not surprise me. This is a sarcastic humor thread. Have fun.Sometime in January, Obama calls a press conference to announce his administrations new initiative to "save even more jobs than we saved the last two years. Get ready this is going to be a real winner this time, because where Shovel Ready Jobs has left off, our new 'Mop Ready Jobs' program will really clean up. So get your spic-n-span and buckets ready, Americans, we are getting back to work in 2011!" 2. New York takes decisive action against obesity in a fit of...

Ok, Huckabee is doing it, now Sarah is doing it. This is getting to be a trend. YOU'RE ALL GONNA RUN. Got that? you folks aren't running because you think you can win. You are running because YOU LOVE AMERICA and you want to help preserve our Republic and JOBs and so on. Can you please stop this handwringing BS while Americans are jobless and suffering? You people are the only hope we have outside of Devine Intervention, so kindly shut up with the "I don't want to be a distraction.". You're kidding?In this next election we need ALL of...

(Posted rather tediously via blackberry) 1. All persons aged 30 and younger are bought out based on contribution plus interest. 2. This amount is deposited into new program called " the retirement suppliment program" which only accrues interest on the balance at a fixed rate and only pays out funds available at a fixed retirement age of 62. 3. Persons in the new program can increase contribution % in good years and also may deposit pretax additional funds up to $1000 per year. Additionally all tax refunds may be deposited if desired. 4. Funds will not be adjusted for inflation,...

It was amazing how many people in this country wanted to blame Republicans for everything when Democrats were, in fact, in control of Congress for so many years. This should serve as a red flag for all of us jubilant conservatives today. Yes, today, we celebrate a great victory... but will this be like the landing at Normandy, or more like a Pyrrhic victory that costs us everything in 2012? Yes, the latter is a real possibility if those fickle independent voters who are so easily confused (Bill Clinton loves them) are persuaded that the Republicans have not made things...

My Pre-election Congratulations to the American Tea Party [Note: This is an open message to any Tea Party members who may happen to read it here in our forum. Some of it may seem like preaching to the choir to those of us who have been active a long time here, but lets remember a lot of people got involved in Tea Party events that are new to the scene. This is written especially for them.] No matter what happens today, and according to all the prognosticators it certainly looks good, congratulations are in order. You who were scorned, and...

Facing the first real rough patch of his presidency, President Obama and his supporters are once again resorting to a tried-and-true tactic: attacking George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. In his White House press conference last week, Mr. Obama referred to the Bush era at least nine times, three times lamenting that he "inherited" a $1.3 trillion debt that has set back his administration's efforts to fix the economy. With the former president lying low in Dallas, largely focused on crafting his memoirs, Mr. Obama has increasingly attempted to exploit Mr. Bush when discussing the weak economy, the wars in...