Re: Election Implications For NASA
- From: Craig Fink <WeBeGood@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:07:55 GMT
On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:15:18 +0000, Craig Fink wrote:
Here in Texas
we did quite well, even better after the Democrats and Republicans got
really nasty with each other. Our percentages climbed quite nicely from
the Early Voting to Election day.
You have to go here to get the Libertarian Election news.
http://207.200.23.22/enrnovgen06.htm
Sorry, no talking heads here. You have to figure it out yourself.
From your perspective, quite a few "new" Congressmen arrived there due
to margins less than the Libertarian candidate got. There might be some
stories about that later, after all the crying and back slapping is
done.
Speaking of crying, did you see the President on TV yesterday. Man, was
he mad. He looked downright angry to me, like he was blindsided by
something? He must be so well insulated in the Whitehouse, surrounded by
"Yes" men, that he never saw it coming to be so angry.
Well, that's not quite right, it's not the "Yes" men that have surrounded
him. But what was the something? The election result sure, angry about
that, but that wasn't it. The anger seemed to be directed at those who
were in the room, the Media.
For those who didn't actually watch the Presidents speech/question and
answer session. It went something like this,
Speech:
President, here is my concession. A change.
I lied a week ago. I didn't want to insert this particular
question/answer/change/issue into the off term election one week before, I
lied. So, therefore, I didn't lie, technically that is.
Win, win, win, Iraq, Iraq, long term precedence, Iraq, precedence, win,
Iraq, precedence, win win win. Paint, paint, paint. Paint yourself into a
corner that even the next President can't get out of.
Question/Answer session:
Lied?
No, I didn't, excuse, excuse, excuse.
Answered incorrectly?
No, I didn't lie, technical excuse, technical excuse, technical excuse.
Iraq, precedence, win, win, must win.
Other questions?
Iraq, Iraq, paint, paint, win, win, watch me paint some more. Look at me,
I'm standing in the corner, with paint all around me and my supporters.
The anger really did seem to be directed at the media in the room.
Blindsided by the media in the last week of the election, that's probably
it. But, it was too late, the Senate votes had already been cast. All that
was left was to recount them a last time. He had just paid the price for
not making concessions to the media a week earlier.
Blindsided, Libertarians who get zero media attention every election cycle
have huge percentage gains in the last week of the election. 100% or more,
on Election day when compared to Early voting. What changed? The media
blitz of emotion. An angry media having been lied to a week earlier,
blitzes the President with the best tools in their arsenal, stirring up
the emotions of the Voters. A multi-Billion dollar unregulated campaign
contribution in the last week, far outspending all Parties combined.
Texas, Election day "only" results would have to be backed out of the
numbers
http://207.200.23.22/enrnovgen06.htm
Easier to see in Galveston County, both Early and Election day are present
in the numbers.
http://www.galvestonvotes.org/NOV-2006-election/html/cumulative.html
Special District 22, Smithers 22.92% -> 29.33% Gain 28%
Straight Libertarian Party 1.14% -> 1.71% Gain 50%
Senate, Jameson 1.98% -> 3.43% Gain 73%
District 22, Smithers 6.15% -> 9.44% Gain 53%
Extending right down to the local level the media blitz had an effect
Rail Comm, Serrano 3.30% -> 5.28% Gain 63%
Chief Just, Sup Court, Oxford 23.13% -> 29.26% Gain 26%
State Sen Dist 17, Kurtz 25.94% -> 33.19% Gain 28%
State Rep Dist 23, Lloyd 10.92% -> 16.84% Gain 54%
Many of these campaigns were not negative at all. In fact the Libertarian
candidates were totally ignored in the Media Blitz, we were just the
beneficiaries. Receiving huge percentage gains in the last week of the
election. With not one comment, good or bad, about us in the media. In an
experiment, we would be called the control group. While, the
Democrats/Republican vote ratio would be the experimental group. Democrats
also benefited from this Media Blitz, but not as much, or more depending
on your perspective.
In driving votes from the Republicans to the Democrats, many were driven
to the Libertarians. Almost every elected official in this election was
affected by the Media Blitz, Federal, State, but not quite Local. Logic
and Issues secondary to just pure Emotion, Nationwide, one issue and the
Media. A blitzing campaign contribution disguised as the News. The age of
the 24 hour News channel has arrived, repeating and repeating, making sure
everyone hears the same exact thing.
True or Not? Logic or Emotion? What drives the voter on election day?
The December 2006 issue Scientific American has a very good article on
this subject. Hasn't hit the web yet, but it's called Psychology,
“Voting with the Heart”, emotion trumps reason at the ballot box, By
Charles Q. Choi
Essentially, Charles Taber of Stony Brook University has developed an
Emotion simulator for Elections. Using virtual voters and simplified
election phrases from the 2000 election campaign, his simulation was able
to duplicate polling data trends for that election. At the end of the
article,
<begin quote>
....Taber could imagine "how our findings could be used for a greater
understanding of how to manipulate people. I hope that wouldn't be how
it's used."..."Aristotle talked about it. Real politicians have always
know people are less thoughtful than emotional," Taber adds, noting that
the best way to counteract such manipulation is be aware of it.
<end quote>
Looks like the Media knows about it also, and actually uses it. Playing on
emotion to effect their own limited singular goal in our 2006 Elections.
Effecting all Federal and State governments because the President lied, or
technically didn't.
Kind of makes me want to ban all Media Election News a month or so before
the Election, so that only regulated paid election campaign commericals
are broadcast. Broadcast only if they are paid for by someone else, other
than the Media.
A Libertarian perspective on the 2006 Election,
--
Craig Fink
Courtesy E-Mail Welcome @ WeBeGood@xxxxxxxxx
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