[woofer]

It does seem like the media wants to rethink the Exit Poll strategy of making news so they have something to talk about until nine PM on election night. I can't help but wonder if we would have been hearing crickets chirping on all the news channels and shows on election night until 90% of all precincts were reported had the Exit Polls indicated that Dubya was whipping sKerry like a rented mule.

Not since the Marines blasted through the defensive berms on their way to Kuwait City in '91 to the tune of "the Marine Hymn", the '94 congressional election Republican take-over and the 2002 election surprise repudiation of the Dummocrat obstructionist policy have I enjoyed watching a program as much as I enjoyed watching that chimp Rather's face sag as the actual votes started mounting in Dubya's favor.

God, that felt so good.

[Senator Goldwater]

"watching that chimp Rather's face sag as the actual votes started mounting in Dubya's favor"

That was fun.

[prairiebreeze]

I can't help but wonder if we would have been hearing crickets chirping on all the news channels and shows on election night until 90% of all precincts were reported had the Exit Polls indicated that Dubya was whipping sKerry like a rented mule.

LOL. It's not just the exit polls. The media helped build John Kerry's campaign by giving him a total pass on his VietNam service issues, anti-war activities and his Senate voter record. Without that propping Bush would have slaughtered him. Kerry should never have gotten close to running for President and yet look where he ended up.

Just goes to show how much the media NEEDS a horse-race election and if one isn't there, then by God, they'll create one. More theatrical manipulation injected into our lives and destinies....

Prairie