Rallying the troops

The Globe and Mail in Canada rallying the troops. They report a new poll that purports to show the Liberals barely in the lead, with -- get this 30 percent of Canadians, compared with 28 percent for Conservatives and 18 percent for the New Democrats. The 3.1 per cent margin of error for the poll (last paragraph) means the Liberals could be 27 and the Conservatives could be 31 percent. Naturally, the Globe wouldn't see it that way. Or they could view it as a statistical tie as does the CBC, but that wouldn't serve the purpose.

WAY at the bottom is the fact that 3% (or with the eror margin 0%) of Canadians say the government is doing an "excellent job" while some 24% say it is doing a 'very poor job". No mention what the vast majority think. And no link to the poll either to see the questions or the demographics.

These are the methods that the MSM use to influence voters. The headline from the first page of the Globe and Mail shouts Poll puts Liberals in front. No mention of the crowds who booed PM Martin at the U2 concert for his empty promises to give more foreign aid. Bono had a stirring endorsement though as he urged the crowd not to give up on blackmailing Martin.

“I think we’re going to figure this thing out. I think he’s a great leader for Canada and that he can do what we want him to do, to lead the world out of despair and poverty, this year.”

Only the star-struck Toronto (publisher of Harlequin romance books) Star ("She panted, her breasts heaving, as he tore her chemise.") would think the Bono story worth covering. But it does illustrate the give-away mentality of the desperate Martin, his weakness perceived even by an aging rocker.