Comments on: Video: Biden’s “overwhelming” win in the CNN focus group

By: Either Soledad O’Brien can’t count or she’s a liar | Sequence Inc. Fraud Files Blog

Sun, 17 May 2009 16:04:43 +0000

[...] people shown on camera raised their hands. (See this post for a visual. Note there are 13 circles, but if you look carefully, the one of the far left is [...]

By: Michelle Malkin » Notorious Obamedia moments of 2008

Michelle Malkin » Notorious Obamedia moments of 2008 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:06:00 +0000

[...] a botched tally, CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien proclaimed an audience poll showed “overwhelming” preference for Joe Biden after the vice presidential debate. A freeze frame of the show of hands, [...]

By: Obama = Bill Ayers; Who Cares II? « Riggword Weblog

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By: Bias Media? – Nicholas Fitzgerald

Bias Media? – Nicholas Fitzgerald — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:09:41 +0000

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By: Soledad O’Brien Is Hilarious | Democrat=Socialist

Soledad O’Brien Is Hilarious | Democrat=Socialist — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:50:26 +0000

[...] Allah has the stills: Apparently there were 32 people in the group, meaning at least a few are out of frame. Maybe they all broke blue? [...]

By: Steve Z

Steve Z — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:20:21 +0000

Something is going on with Polling. I wish I knew what, but I know the numbers are no more correct than they were a few years ago for the last election, and for four years before that even.

Something is off with the method, but I don’t know what. Something never adds up at the end of the day.

There’s an interesting post on AJ Strata’s website strata-sphere.com/blog, which talks about internals of most of the major polls breaking for McCain (white women, independents), yet polling samples seem to be increasingly skewed toward Democrats.

He points to another website (can’t give a link here from work) which analyzes the poll internals and applies them to the ratios of Democrat, Republican, and independent voters who actually showed up at the polls in 2006, which gave Democrats control of Congress. This calculation showed McCain slightly ahead as of September 28 (before the debates).

It is possible that the polls showing Obama leading are based on skewed samples which do not represent the voters who will actually show up on Election Day. With the crowds that are attending Sarah Palin’s rallies, it is likely that the Republican base will turn out in greater numbers than in 2006, and if enough Independents are afraid of Obama, they could put McCain over the top.

By: Steve Z

Steve Z — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:03:14 +0000

“Overwhelming”–13 to 11 among those who raised thair hands = 54 to 46%. Frank Luntz’ focus group on Fox had a much bigger margin for Palin. On the Drudge site, which is read by both liberals and conservatives, they had Palin 73% Biden 25% with over 120,000 votes. FoxNews’ interactive poll had Palin 82% Biden 16% the night of the debate. CBS had about a 15% margin for Biden, with lots of undecided.

Ratings show that nearly 70 million people watched the VP debate, between the alphabet networks, FX, PBS, and the cable networks FoxNews, CNN, and MSNBC. How many of those viewers watched the debate, then turned off the TV without watching the post-debate spin, which was pro-Palin on Fox News and pro-Biden everywhere else? How many of those who watched the debate, and were probably impressed by Palin, never saw the Katie Couric interview? And we’re supposed to be “overwhelmed” by a two-vote margin for Biden on CNN? What is the silent majority in flyover country thinking?

By: Blatant Obama bias from CNN? You don’t say?! « The Right Daily

Blatant Obama bias from CNN? You don’t say?! « The Right Daily — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:42:16 +0000

[...] out the still-frames of the video over at HotAir and count for yourself. It really puts it into perspective, when you can take the time to really [...]

By: The Saloon dot net

The Saloon dot net — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:00:14 +0000

Hilarious Example of CNN’s PrObama Bias…

Watch as CNN’s Soledad O’Brien shamelessly rigs Biden/ Palin post debate poll right in front of your eyes. Watch the ……

By: MSGTAS

MSGTAS — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:32:26 +0000

Watching the video and the vote I observe that there were only two people who need to have their opinion changed and if they are really the force for change it should easy.

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By: Michelle Malkin » CNN’s “overwhelming” Obama bias

Michelle Malkin » CNN’s “overwhelming” Obama bias — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:10:46 +0000

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By: Texas Rainmaker » CNN’s “Overwhelming” Bias…

Texas Rainmaker » CNN’s “Overwhelming” Bias… — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:52:38 +0000

[...] check out the screen caps that Allah has taken of the [...]

By: Texas Rainmaker

Texas Rainmaker — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:51:32 +0000

You guys apparently didn't hear the entire audio portion of the tape:

"How many people think Joe Biden won? (Wow, our bias is completely) overwhelming. How many people think Sarah Palin won? So Joe Biden wins (and our credibility gap has increased) by a significant margin."

By: LibTired

LibTired — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:05:59 +0000

I saw this when it happened. It was hysterical. Remember when we all laughed at Baghdad Bob? “Oh, those funny countries……..”

Just the beginning, folks.

By: Jaibones

Jaibones — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:48:08 +0000

CNN has moved to challenge their only competitor for last place among cable news outfits – MSNBC. All of The Queer Channel’s success seems to come at the expense of CNN, so they have moved profoundly left on the election.

Duelling for the sewer! Good luck, girls!

By: eaglewingz08

eaglewingz08 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:07:07 +0000

The posters here don’t understand. CNN discounted the racist votes of the group, i.e. all the ones that didn’t vote for the Obamanation. Once those evildoers were obliterated down the memory hole, it became obvious that Joe Biden won overwhelmingly. You would have to be racist to think Biden or Obama could lose to Palin or McCain.

By: johnnyU

johnnyU — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:00:11 +0000

pfft, who else could it have been? Its CNN.

By: Squiggy

Squiggy — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:54:20 +0000

They feel blacks are their ~~children~~ slaves to be protected, so Dems can be entertained by their tapdancing, singing, and sports, and to occasionally deliver their drugs to their soirees. stonemeister on October 5, 2008 at 12:13 PM

Now it's best.

By: Squiggy

Squiggy — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:51:31 +0000

They feel blacks are their ~~children~~ pets to be protected, so Dems can be entertained by their tapdancing, singing, and sports, and to occasionally deliver their drugs to their soirees. stonemeister on October 5, 2008 at 12:13 PM

Good quote, now just a little bit better.

By: karenhasfreedom

karenhasfreedom — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:57:11 +0000

I was on a Holland America Cruise ship 9/21 to 9/28 up in Alaska and dayum, it ONLY had CNN. I thought I was in HELL for a week. Especially trying to discern the truth on the bailout, etc. Sigh.

By: MitchFlorida

MitchFlorida — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:09:04 +0000

You missed one more morePalin vote!!! The person on the right with a lime jacket on is also a Palin supporter . . she raises her hand for Palin if you look at the videotape carefully

By: Noelie

Noelie — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:49:22 +0000

Already, however, your problem is bias, and those that are not being counted.

I know that doing survey’s irritates everyone. I do this as a living, but everytime one of you is not doing a survey when asked, you become a voice not heard from, and they can only go with those that actually answer.

so you have this group that knows that they are there for the left leaning CNN. They can dance around it all they want, but even the most honest liberal will have to admit that is where the cookie is crumbling and perceived by the American public in general. You are asking for a show of hands. The average person, when faced with that already biased situation is going to want to “please” the questioning group. They will raise their hands, in far greater numbers, to where they perceive that bias to come from.

Biden LIED too many times during that debate to even begin to claim he “won” anything.

Something is going on with Polling. I wish I knew what, but I know the numbers are no more correct than they were a few years ago for the last election, and for four years before that even.

Something is off with the method, but I don’t know what. Something never adds up at the end of the day.

By: Griz

Griz — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:44:36 +0000

This is exactly why polls mean nothing to me.

By: JellyToast

JellyToast — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:32:16 +0000

Fraud!