Wednesday, October 22, 2008

For Whom the Poll Tolls

Watching hourly polling results is like watching one's weight: dieters should only weigh in once a week because there are too many hourly fluctuations to give a true weight picture more often than that. Thin before any meal, thinner after a morning dump, way thinnest after exercise; fat after any meal, no matter how small, or following the reading of a restaurant menu.

Hourly polling results dramatize an election run-up and so thoroughly maneuver the voter that it's fair to wonder why anyone shows up at the polls if it's a done deal? Polls predict trends, pundits present poll results as final election results, and the public flock like herds of sheep to jump onto the bandwagon before it rolls out of town. It doesn't matter who you think you should support; it's how fast I add my vote to the column "majority of those polled."

Finally, Carrie Ann Inaba is right: it's nice to see Cloris still on the floor, but why is she? It is a DANCING competition, and although Cloris is giving it her best, she's not keeping up with the competition. Toni Braxton leaves before Cloris? Ah, come on. Cloris is a character in an SLN weekly routine televised on the wrong channel.

So, now you know where I stand on the issues. Hurry, get in line behind me as I'm sure there are others who share my opinions, but may not be as willing to admit to them. After all, if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything, and it is Fall again, isn't it?

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