tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post9059120658198154422..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Who Knew?Steve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-86329986342669448652009-04-13T19:55:00.000-04:002009-04-13T19:55:00.000-04:00"Hmmm, no horse race numbers."
Ottlib, you will r..."Hmmm, no horse race numbers."<br /><br />Ottlib, you will recall almost weekly horse race numbers prior to the last election. Strangely, now that the race has changed, they seem quite sporatic. Maybe it has something to do with the client ;)Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-27253728317918374502009-04-13T19:50:00.000-04:002009-04-13T19:50:00.000-04:00"The only reason it would make sense to do so woul..."The only reason it would make sense to do so would be to "pad" the results in one fashion or another."<br /><br />Because, if you put the C as a neutral rating, then more see failure than success. This is a government gravy poll, and the sad part, the talking heads were picking up on it today and using it as indicative of something.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-43975018629673985652009-04-13T18:59:00.000-04:002009-04-13T18:59:00.000-04:00Hmmm, no horse race numbers.
If Canadians are so ...Hmmm, no horse race numbers.<br /><br />If Canadians are so satisfied with the performance of the Conservatives on the economy they must have scored well in the horse race question.<br /><br />So where are those estimates?ottlibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695135535019042279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-15345072676716893952009-04-13T18:53:00.000-04:002009-04-13T18:53:00.000-04:00I have to wonder if they only asked people who are...I have to wonder if they only asked people who are pretty secure in their jobs.<BR/><BR/>I haven't spoken to a soul who isn't worried - from all walks of life.<BR/><BR/>I just had my roof shingled and the guy was worried because requests for quotes was really down this year. He says people who need repairs, etc., are afraid to spend and the independent guys like him (he does tiles, roofing and is a finish carpenter) are really suffering.RuralSandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552973218865121867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-68902116456072500282009-04-13T18:08:00.000-04:002009-04-13T18:08:00.000-04:00It really is just a sad, sad exercise. By what gr...It really is just a sad, sad exercise. By what grounds would any logical person group the "C" ratings with the "B" ratings? If you are asking people for a grade rating, and they offer "C" it is practically the same as saying they have no opinion (particularly if "no opinion" was not given as a choice).<BR/><BR/>The only reason it would make sense to do so would be to "pad" the results in one fashion or another.<BR/><BR/>Utterly sloppy and clearly an exercise in bias, and bordering on insultingly dumb to their audience.<BR/><BR/>I give them a "F" for the poll, which does not mean they "almost made the mark" as they might interpret it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-65263816571859338772009-04-13T16:38:00.000-04:002009-04-13T16:38:00.000-04:00Greg, excellent first comment. Steve, fabulous pos...Greg, excellent first comment. Steve, fabulous post!<BR/><BR/>The two C's I got in university were embarrassing to say the least. A 'C' is barely an average grade, let alone a good one. A 'B' is is an acceptable grade, I suppose. <BR/><BR/>I'd consider a B+/A- to be good grades. A and A+ is, of course, exceptional. <BR/><BR/>Getting a 'C' is doing the very minimum a course requires you to do. In the case of this poll, Canadians probably feel that Harper has done the bare minimum to help the economy out in the recession. And Greg is right, that's all Harper really needs to do to keep his base and some soft-support from the last two elections - simply keep the ship floating, putting his fingers in the holes where they spring up.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984468805919067190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-37698213148907739322009-04-13T15:37:00.000-04:002009-04-13T15:37:00.000-04:00Oh, I am not saying I agree, Jeff, I am just sayin...Oh, I am not saying I agree, Jeff, I am just saying that is how the "smart guys" in the CPC bunker view the world.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509182679650412982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-89502483418701015632009-04-13T14:13:00.000-04:002009-04-13T14:13:00.000-04:00I don't know Greg, I've always thought someone tha...I don't know Greg, I've always thought someone that would pay that much for coffee must be lacking on the intelligence quotient.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-81818140691416280622009-04-13T13:29:00.000-04:002009-04-13T13:29:00.000-04:00Did you know a C grade is now considered "good"?As...<I>Did you know a C grade is now considered "good"?</I><BR/><BR/>As you say Steve, it worked for Bush. It is all part of the Conservative message that they are the party of the "Tim Horton's" crowd. The thinking is, a C is what the folks at Tim's got, unlike those A and B students who hang out at Starbucks. Lousy elitists.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509182679650412982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-5919556034175715252009-04-13T13:04:00.000-04:002009-04-13T13:04:00.000-04:00WinnieYou could be President of the United States....Winnie<BR/><BR/>You could be President of the United States.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-50194166543340794772009-04-13T13:01:00.000-04:002009-04-13T13:01:00.000-04:00Take it outside, brainiac.Take it outside, brainiac.Érichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849352443716808247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-71427021346442248092009-04-13T12:48:00.000-04:002009-04-13T12:48:00.000-04:00With a C+ grade average, does that mean I'd be ove...With a C+ grade average, does that mean I'd be overqualified?Big Winniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396077232214728401noreply@blogger.com