I’m sick of polls. I’ll make this short. The populous of the world is 90% Sheep, 5% wolves and 5% Media. The 5% of the media lead the 90% of the sheep to the 5% of wolves by using Poll data. Listen to the opinion polls on CNN, which I can’t stand because all I hear is their snide remarks instead of any facts, they discuss whether Obama or McCain are in the lead. WHY DOES THIS MATTER! I understand the value of polling the populous so that the leaders can look into the “hearts and minds” of their constituents. What we seem to be doing though, is trying to look into the future. We poll the damn world so much that NO ONE has a clue about their own opinion because they look at what other people believe.
I’m a big believer. I’ve spoken of the fact that I am Catholic. I go on record as saying I believe in heroes despite when the world believes. I believe in magic. The thing is, I know why I believe in these things. I am not sure right now who I’m going to vote for. I wouldn’t tell you if I did. I’m weighing what the candidates say versus what they have done. I’m weighing my emotional decision versus my intellectual decision. I’m trying to understand what difference it will make in the general scheme of the world who wins. I am not looking to “back the winner”. When I was young, a bunch of my friends were hardcore Ross Perot fans. I thought they were being idiots because there was no way that he could win. I’m older now and I think I’ve become MORE idealistic. I’m not saying Ross Perot would have been a good choice for President; I’m saying people backed what they believed to be the best candidate not because he was the front runner, but because they examined the evidence and believed he was the best person for the job.
These polls are my worst nightmare. To quote Mark Twain “there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics.” In the basement of the LTU Management Building, there was graffiti. I don’t recommend writing or reading graffiti, but I read it every time I walked the stairs down to the library. It said “REFUTE AND REFUSE”. Seek the facts, think for yourselves, and refuse to eat the opinions that are fed to you. Refute and refuse.
