Pollsters, (Please) Stop Asking Stupid Questions

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Wednesday August 20, 2008 · 9:19 AM PDT

2008/08/20 · 09:19

We are in the process of selecting the next President of the United States, the "Leader of the Free World", a man who will guide this country through some very difficult times, not a drinking buddy. So stop asking who we'd rather have a beer with. That's an insultingly stupid question. It cheapens the discourse.

But that's not the stupid polling question that's been bothering me this election cycle. No. The stupid question that I wish the pollsters would stop asking is any version of the following:

Is America ready for a (fill in the blank) president?

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Are YOU ready for a black president?

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Are YOU ready for a black president?

Yes

16 votes

2 votes

Yes, but America isn't

5 votes

No, but America is

0 votes

Yes, and so is America

16 votes

No, and neither is America

3 votes

Please don't call me during dinner

8 votes

McCain, Bin Laden and the Gates of Hell

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Monday August 18, 2008 · 5:19 PM PDT

2008/08/18 · 17:19

Richard Nixon claimed to have a secret plan to end the war in Vietnam. Of course, once he was elected, his secret plan was to escalate the war. Senator McCain has taken a page from Nixon's playbook. Last Saturday, he hinted at a secret plan to capture Osama Bin Laden.

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