Public opinion polls can yield contradictory results, which may be revelatory of conflicted human nature.
In the ninth episode of The Simpsons’ sixth season (“Homer Badman”), Kent Brockman, the Emmy-winning newsman for Channel 6 TV, rounds out the latest news on Homer having been accused of sexually harassing Lisa’s (ardent feminist university student) babysitter—which, it later turns out, was an innocent misunderstanding due to his usual idiocy.
“Now, here are some results from our phone-in poll: ninety-five percent of people believe Homer Simpson is guilty. Of course this is just a television poll, which is not legally binding; unless Proposition 304 passes, and we all pray it will.”
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And in the fifth season’s eleventh episode, “Homer the Vigilante”, he’s personally interviewed by Kent Brockman: “Mr. Simpson, how do you respond to the charges that petty vandalism such as graffiti is down eighty percent, while heavy sack beatings are up a shocking nine hundred percent?”
To this Homer arrogantly replies, “Aw, you can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Forty percent of all people know that.”
... “I see,” says Brockman, unimpressed. “Well, what do you say to the accusation that your group has been causing more crimes than it’s been preventing?”
Homer again sounding ridiculous and overconfident: “Oh, Kent, I’d be lying if I said my men weren’t committing crimes.”
Brockman momentarily pauses before closing the interview with, “Well, touché.”
How are they doing these polls now? Do they call random cell numbers? Lots of people, myself included, have discontinued landline phones.
Been calling cellphones for a long time now.
I used to get polling calls on my landline, but I don't recall any on my cell.
I’ve gotten them on my cell.
I'm not sure if you're awake, but Israel has just attacked Iran.
So what! It is a piece of non-news.
Now now calm down, boy.
I dunno if Iran got all those documents recently, or the decided to release them all at once given the recent circumstances in Israel and USA.
Stay tuned, I'll be reporting all night.
I have some excellent intel on that from one of my sources. I'll be releasing it soon.
Good article Robert.
Thx!
Public opinion polls can yield contradictory results, which may be revelatory of conflicted human nature.
In the ninth episode of The Simpsons’ sixth season (“Homer Badman”), Kent Brockman, the Emmy-winning newsman for Channel 6 TV, rounds out the latest news on Homer having been accused of sexually harassing Lisa’s (ardent feminist university student) babysitter—which, it later turns out, was an innocent misunderstanding due to his usual idiocy.
“Now, here are some results from our phone-in poll: ninety-five percent of people believe Homer Simpson is guilty. Of course this is just a television poll, which is not legally binding; unless Proposition 304 passes, and we all pray it will.”
______
And in the fifth season’s eleventh episode, “Homer the Vigilante”, he’s personally interviewed by Kent Brockman: “Mr. Simpson, how do you respond to the charges that petty vandalism such as graffiti is down eighty percent, while heavy sack beatings are up a shocking nine hundred percent?”
To this Homer arrogantly replies, “Aw, you can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Forty percent of all people know that.”
... “I see,” says Brockman, unimpressed. “Well, what do you say to the accusation that your group has been causing more crimes than it’s been preventing?”
Homer again sounding ridiculous and overconfident: “Oh, Kent, I’d be lying if I said my men weren’t committing crimes.”
Brockman momentarily pauses before closing the interview with, “Well, touché.”