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"We can't allow things that are inaccurate to stand." — The Word of Our Dan, February 19, 2008.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Reading comprehension (II)

Today's Telegram story reporting Angus Reid's robo-poll of each premier's standing in his own province concludes with this paragraph:
The poll found that Williams and Wall continue to be the only provincial heads of government who get a positive review from a majority of their constituents.
Just so the really, really, really stupid — or the deliberately intransigent — get the point:

Today's Telegram story reported Angus Reid's robo-poll of each premier's standing in his own province.

In other words, Angus Reid didn't ask people in Ontario or Saskatchewan their opinions of Danny Williams. But don't let that stop the Blue Kool-Aid Brigade:

Canadian Chris from Alberta writes: This is a disingenuous title on this article. Danny Williams has the highest approval rating in his province compared to the rest of Canada's premiers, but he certainly has very little popularity outside of his province. The majority approval he carries, literally equates to the approval of a small city...
Posted 15/03/2010 at 2:42 PM

Member of the 93% from NL writes: Hey Canadian Chris, this was a national poll, people were asked in cities and towns across Canada. Wake up dolt.
Posted 15/03/2010 at 4:18 PM
"Wake up dolt", indeed.

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