OT: the election (was Re: popup update question)

[Fairlight]

Yo, homey, in case you don' be listenin', Kenneth Brody done said:
> This morning's local paper had an article saying how the networks would
> be holding off on any predictions, prefering to be "right" rather than
> "first", due to the fiasco the last round.
> 
> Well, at 7:02, just 2 minutes after polls closed in 4 states, they're
> already predicting the winners of those states.
> 
> Some things never change.

I'm betting one is CNN.  Their online email alerts projected Kerry taking
Vermont, and Bush taking KY, IN, and GA.

I hate that "projected" stuff.  What they -really- mean to say is, "We
don't have facts, but we think we're qualified enough to say how things
will turn out despite having any evidence to back it up."

Pshaw.  It's the mass media--like we can expect better?  Heh.  Nice in
principle, but those -in- the media seem to think it's quaint, at best.

mark->
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