FR EXCLUSIVE - CNN hires Clinton-controlled Opinion Research Corp. for 2008 Presidential Polling

FreeRepublic.com Exclusive | January 12, 2007

[Howlin]

Today CNN announced that "The CNN Poll will become the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll" -

Press release - CNN and Opinion Research Announce Formal Polling Partnership

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Opinion Research Corporation, a leading provider of global market research and consulting services, today announced the establishment of a formal polling partnership with CNN, one of the world's most respected and trusted sources for news and information. The CNN Poll will become the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll.

"Opinion Research Corporation's reputation for independent, objective analysis and its excellent reputation in the industry make the firm the ideal polling partner for CNN," said Sam Feist, CNN's Political Director. "As the network gears up to offer the most in-depth and expansive coverage of the 2008 election, Opinion Research Corporation will be a key part of giving viewers the accurate and relevant information they demand to help them make decisions."

Opinion Research Corp. website - www.opinionresearch.com

Based on the history of the people who recently acquired Opinion Research Corp., we believe that the true purpose of the CNN/Opinion Research partnership is to rig the poll results to benefit Hillary Clinton in her 2008 presidential campaign.

Opinion Research was purchased last year by InfoUSA. InfoUSA is controlled by a hard-core Clintonista named Vinod Gupta.

Gupta is a major Clinton/DNC donor and fundraiser, and Lincoln Bedroom guest. He has recently spent large sums to establish these Clinton-worship centers in India -

The Bill Clinton Science and Technology Center

Gochar Intermediate College, Rampur Maniharan

The Center was founded to help Scientists, Engineers and Doctors better perform their duties in a professional manner and be a part of the process of technological advancement. The campus covers more than 10 acres and is home to Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Agricultural Labs and a Computer Science Center. It is Vinod's desire that some of those who study at the WJCST Center gain admission to medical and engineering colleges.

The Hillary Rodham Clinton Mass Communication Center

Having provided a basic curriculum at the Women's Polytechnic and Science Center, Vinod now has bigger plans to transform the lives of young men and women. This new center will include training in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Media Management, Television Presentation/Anchoring and Web Design.

Gupta manipulated InfoUSA's acquisition of Opinion Research to his personal benefit last year by purchasing shares in Opinion Research, then using his position as chairman of InfoUSA to orchestrate the acquisition of O.R.C. at a nearly 100% premium - thus driving up the value of his O.R.C. shares at the expense of his IUSA shareholders. This sleazy transaction was described last year in a New York Times article

Due to adverse publicity during an IUSA proxy battle last year, Gupta removed his personal web site (www.vingupta.com) which contained several photos of him getting cozy with the Clintons.

We have obtained several photos of Gupta getting hot and sweaty with the Clintons from his deleted web site -

Given the close personal and financial ties between the man who controls Opinion Research Corp. and the Clintons, we believe that the CNN/Opinion Research polling results are hopelessly tainted and intended to benefit Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. CNN either failed to perform due diligence on their partner, or they are complicit in this polling sham.

[frankenMonkey]

So I guess I shouldn't put much stock in this here "opinion poll" then?

Poll: Two-thirds of Americans oppose more troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two out of three Americans oppose President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq, a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Friday indicates.

[Dog Gone]

Nice job!!

[jmc813]

Alex Gupta has no lips. Creepy. Also, in that second to last picture, Clinton looks like a corpse made up for a wake.

[Txsleuth]

Okay....has CNN been confronted with this??

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping
the next couple of years will make history...

[STARWISE]

He's a real operator .. birds of a feather. Clinton must LOVE going on his yacht.

"In June 2005, the suit says, infoUSA paid $2.2 million for a long-term lease of his yacht. The yacht, named American Princess, is 80 feet long and has an all-female crew, according to a report in The Triton, a monthly publication for boat captains and crews."

SUPER FANTASTIC JOB, How!! HAS to get out to Rush, BOR, The Great One, etc.

Undated article:

Gupta once wore a leather jacket on a trip to the White House last year. With an American flag emblazoned on it, he thought it would be appropriately patriotic. It caught the eye of the President, who told Gupta just how much he liked it.

It would be the perfect gift, Gupta figured. He bought one just like his for $250.

But Gupta's small gift came at a time when anything was too big for Clinton and his wife Hillary, who were berated for taking $190,000 worth of china, flatware, rugs, televisions, sofas and other gifts with them when they left the White House.

Embarrassed, the Clintons announced that they would pay for $86,000 worth of gifts.

That's why Gupta found an apology note in his mailbox from the White House, along with a check for $450.

"Hillary and I appreciate your friendship and generosity during this past year," it read.

"However, to resolve all questions concerning this whole matter, we are sending you the enclosed check. We apologize for any inconvenience or difficulty this may cause.

"Thank you very much. Warm regards. Bill Clinton."

Gupta had a good chuckle. "They sent a check for $450," he said. "They appraised it at a higher value than what I paid for it."

But he was quite annoyed that the ex-president had caved in so quickly and in such fashion to the criticism.

"I think the President overreacted," he told rediff.com at the time. "I don't think anyone would have expected him to pay this money back. I think he overreacted to the criticism by the Republicans, the Clinton-haters."

"When Ronald Reagan retired, his friends bought him a house worth $2 million," Gupta said, "but that was okay. The amount of gifts you're talking about [with Clinton] is very small.

"Not only that, but when Reagan left, the country had become poorer. The wealth that Clinton has created in the last eight years is in trillions ... So if someone gives him a small gift, so what?"

Gupta has steadfastly believed that to get what you want done in America, you have to put your money where your mouth is.

He held a $1000-a-person fundraiser last March at his home in Omaha, Nebraska, for Hillary Clinton that raised $100,000 for her senate campaign.

He also raised $500,000 for a large party last May for Clinton and Al Gore. His political contributions put him in the company of entertainment moguls like Steven Spielberg and Haim Saban.

How generous will Gupta feel next time the politicos come knocking?

Gupta said he'd frame the check he got back from the White House, alongside the letter. No word on whether he'll take the treadmill for himself, though.

Oddly enough, the $1 million Gupta donated to Clinton's presidential library was never returned.

[EDINVA]

yeah, I got comments, but they would be banned

[Howlin]

Not that I know of.

[kcvl]

That is GREAT work!

I wonder how much Gupta had to pay to get that access?! You KNOW the Clintons don't do any of that for FREE!

[Howlin]

Read on. It's LOADED with information about the $$$.

[RightOnline]

You know, there's sometimes a rather fine line between "shrewd businessman" and "crook in a $1000 suit".

[right-wingin_It]

Bravo! Love it when we 'stop giving ourselves information, and start getting us some!'

[sissyjane]

Not at all what I was expecting...I thought it was the Nifong stuff. Did I wake up in the twilight zone?

No more afternoon naps for me!

[Howlin]

Look for Scooter pings now!

[greyfoxx39]

Look for Scooter pings now! Howlin, I don't think I am on your Scooter ping list...would you add me please?

[Howlin]

Glad to!

All my ping lists are VERY busy right now..........LOL.

[mrsmith]

Excellent work Howlin!

[McGavin999]

LOL, nobody, absolutely NOBODY believes polls anymore. They can spend all they want on them, but only leftists will believe them.

[sageb1]

Any info on this guy? Is he related at all?

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/gupta.sanjay.html

[windchime]

You know . . . um . . .

Awesome post, Howlin!