Polls Accuracy are Always Suspect 2024

 By CE Marshall 

2020 Revisited ! 

     I wrote the below blog back after the election of 2020 but it certainly bares repeating after 4 years.  Nothing has changed and the polls have only a very slippery hold on the truth.   All Americans should look at them with scrutiny.  I have also heard other comments regarding polls;  1)  Conservatives tend not to answer them.  2) People are hesitant to admit they're voting for Donald Trump to the pollster asking the questions, in other words-  "Orange Man Bad" syndrome.  3) Polls are more manipulated by the media - both sides- to keep readers engaged and coming back.  They are click- bate.  So, for example, If the media wants the Democrats to look more likely to win  (for whatever reason) they ask a larger than normal base of Democrats "Who are you voting for?" and "voila"  they have the poll results for which they were searching!   Anyway, the more things change, the more they stay the same.  I re-read this blog and nodded in agreement with myself - LOL- "Right on Chuck".  It still confounds me that there is no longer an "Undecided voter"  in poll results.  That use to be one of the main categories, but today in 2024 it doesn't exist.  I think the undecided category of voters must somehow be less profitable to our wonderful "legacy" media- depicted below as Mr. Burns.  One brief comment regarding Mr. Burns- IMHO the Simpson's creators are the geniuses of humor content in the 21st century.  Mr. Burns is such a perfect representation of corporate executives of modern America and the world.  (This goes double for Pharmaceuticals, Big Food and Media giants)  They are so loathsome and despicable to the point of being laughable.  Human seepage.  

Originally posted on November 5, 2020.  

Polls Got it Wrong-- Again

 By Chuck Marshall 

Dear Wise Readers---

Hello fellow Americans-- a few thoughts on opinion polls.

1) Why are they so wrong AGAIN ? They had Biden up by 14% last month, and up by 8% over this past weekend. Statistics is a science, so is the science now wrong ?

2) Why is there no "undecided" category anymore in most polls ? We should believe everyone has made up their mind when called by pollsters?

3) Much like a court argument, survey questions can be very easily manipulated. That's why "leading the witness" is grounds for an argument to be overturned by a judge. If I'm to believe polls I'd like to hear exactly what questions are asked., not "the President's approval rating is down" with no explanation as to how the question was worded.

4) Who are they asking ? Some of these polls seem to have been asked at a the Democratic national convention. We hear "1500 likely voters across the US", but what's the mix ? How many R's, D's and I's ?

5) Most likely, surveys are being manipulated. Remember this isn't your local newspaper bloviating, these are massive, international conglomerates that want things to go a certain way. The truth is a quaint concept that they care about only as long as it's good for their profits and power. Scrutinize, scrutinize, scrutinize and don't be gullible to their narrative.

6) What can you do about it ? Ignore the opinion polls. They are a steaming pile of bullshit. Picture Mr. Burns from the Simpsons when you hear the talking heads blabbing on about what "the American people are thinking". Blah, blah, blah.

In my humble opinion.....

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Chuck Marshall's Humble Opinion on immigration published Orlando Sentinel

 CE Marshall

     Dear loyal readers-- I keep meaning to post this letter I sent to the Orlando Sentinel back in late September and that they published.   Normally I post a snippet of the letter but this letter was in an awkward arrangement so I was unable to "capture" it from the digital version of the paper.  I had mentioned a letter to the editor back earlier in September my blog titled "Government By Agency"- September 26, 2024- but they did not print that one.  I'm posting this one - it's rather short and is in reference to another letter writer claiming the talk of eating pets by the Trump campaign was "racist"- a very overused word that has lost any meaning through it's overuse regarding benign comments and thoughts from people who are simply expressing a difference of opinion.  

According to my google search - this was from September 29.  I'm not checking older versions of the Orlando Sentinel to confirm because that takes a lot of scanning and clicking.  I hate to seem lazy on this one but I'm in a hurry and I want to post this up for my minimum of one weekly blog posting here on Marshall in the Middle-  Wise Government brings Truth, Justice and Liberty ! 

Here it is- all comments are welcome by the way.  

Haitian rumor spoke to strong borders

Regarding the Sept. 27 letter surmising that the pet-eating rumors were all about race: I disagree. I think the rumors, whether true or false, are about having boundaries for a country where a lot of people are tired of porous borders seemingly being ignored by the “powers that be.” The habits of Haitians or whatever immigrant group are not the issue to the vast majority of people who oppose this “open border” policy of the Democrats. We have a government that is ignoring the will of the people and our country’s laws. The American people want a safe country with strong borders much like 99% of all countries on Earth have. I don’t think that’s asking so much, is it?

CE Marshall Clermont

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Silent Tyrants of the 21st Century: Big Food and Big Pharm

 By CE Marshall

  The manipulation of truth for the needs of the few to the detriment of us all.  

               

                               Big Food is as Conniving as Big Pharm 

     The more I live the more I see the lies.  I guess that's part of maturing, or of "getting old" as it were.  Many times in life I've watched and believed things because people of authority said them.  When people in authority "say" things we all need to be more scrutinizing of why they say them and "if" what they say is true or simply self serving.  Over the last century the use of positions of power and money have brought about topics that are decided according to who the topic behooves and what is the better direction for the public to "think" of these things.  The more we think the way the silent tyrants want us to think then the better for them, of course.  The truth is the least important issue in their mind.  But when you avoid the truth and send all topics in their universe to orbit around their "way of thinking" then we're all living in a lie of their making.  Let me mention that that does not make us all innocent.  We are told the lie but we allow ourselves to be lied to as well.  We're guilty of not asking questions.  We're guilty of being lazy.  What does the truth matter ?  Without truth then we're at the mercy of a warped truth that prevents real problems from being solved.  You can't solve a problem if no problem is evident.   But it's still a problem, it's just a silent problem ignored by the silent tyrants because it's better for them that it never be solved.  

     Let me give an example.  The food industry.  The Food Pyramid I have come to find out has been manipulated and twisted since its conception.   Big Food companies have decided for us what is good for us and therefor for years  carbohydrates got the "base" of the pyramid thus encouraging over consumption of grains and other white carbohydrates.  This encouraged the American people to eat more carbs and consequently they have gotten fatter and fatter to the point that today obesity is the rule not the exception. I know this is an oversimplification, but you understand my point, I hope.   The pyramid has nothing to do with eating healthier.  It's a conduit for the big and powerful to take advantage of the weak and naive.  It has absolutely nothing to do with what is actually  better for you.   These companies have the most money and stand to make a lot more money.  This is much like the pharmaceuticals deciding for medical colleges and students how they should view natural remedies or the importance of healthy eating and exercise.  They encourage no study of such things at all !  They teach the young future Doctors to trust the chemicals of Big Pharm.  "Trust the science".  This is why your Doctor no longer has advice for you when you go see him.  He has a pill for you.   I read an appalling account recently regarding some of America's most "respected" organizations that do "research" and come to conclusions that behoove the ones that supported the research. Often they literally are sponsored by the company or group that would benefit the most with the conclusions found in the "research".  If there's money to be made then question the answers you receive and use your own common sense.  If "research" is being done to make a point or to convince a group of people of something, then we all need to ask  "Who sponsored the research?" 

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Government by Agency

 By CE Marshall 

                                            A blog is Born 

            Hilarious memes regarding Trump's concern for the safety of our pets in the USA 

     This was the headline for an opinion piece in my local newspaper - "The Orlando Sentinel" this week:  "Spreading of Lies Can ignite Fatal Violence" - and this was regarding the apparent violence that occurred from the "eating of pets" that Donald Trump mentioned in the debate recently.  I read their opinion, and I understand where they are coming from- however I kept thinking- "Well, there is still truth there because I've read several accounts of this happening from Haitian immigrants that worship Voo Doo.  This is what they do - sacrifice animals and then eat the sacrifice."  But of course the media is not interested in the truth if they find the truth and they don't like what they find.   Anyway,  it's not as if they are very familiar with truth.   After all that pondering, of course, "a blog is born" in Chuck Marshall's head.  Here it is in the form of the letter I sent to them - not so much challenging the truth of the "eating of Fido" scandal going on, but really calling them out on the much bigger lie today- that the United States is a Democracy or truly a Republic.  

It reads: 

Dear Editor:  

     Regarding your article on "the spreading of lies can cause violence".  I must contend that withholding of truth can be just as damaging.  Unfortunately because the press leans overwhelmingly to the left and favors Democrats over Republicans by a significant margin (at least at the federal level), the more conservative readers and citizens of society do not trust you  much.  They are left to contend for themselves what is really the truth.  That is how Donald Trump was born.  He lies but he does point out truths that the media won't touch.  Some examples would be that the borders don't seem to be very secure, the government is spending money that does no exist,  big pharmaceuticals seem to be the "untouchables" of modern corporate America,  wars DO seem to be a desired situation for our government.  I could go on of course, but today America is run by a "government of agencies" as is evidenced by a President that is clearly not in charge.  There seems to be a group of puppeteers "in charge".  A group of people or institutions of which we know nothing.   In addition,  you and all corporate media hold a curious lack of interest regarding all of that.  The biggest lie of all is that the America is currently in a state of  Democracy or is a Republic,  much less that it might lose its Democracy.   That has already happened. 

CE Marshall

Clermont 

In My Humble Opinion...... 

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*This letter was not published as of today, 9/29 

 

Trump Causes Deep Fear in Some Important People - Why ?

 By CE Marshall 

                                                        The Scream- by Edvard Munch 

Fear is the kissing cousin to hate 

     I've been watching Trump for a while now and I can't help but come to a conclusion regarding the man, other than some of the obvious adjectives.  The man instills fear in a lot of powerful people.  I've written blogs "pro" and "con" regarding President Trump over the years,  but this is the first where I'm reflecting on how people react to him, the man,  as President, as former President,  and as possible future President.   People fear him.  I don't mean the ordinary Democratic voter, the screeching Karens and virtue signalling college students - those who hate him for his "name calling" and his "mean tweets".    No, there's something else going on here.   That's the only conclusion I can come to after a lot of  consideration.  A lot of important people fear Donald Trump to a significant degree. 

     Consider:   The corporate media created their monster.   Remember,  the media were not visibly opposed to Trump during the primaries.  Not until he actually won in 2016 did they react to this threat.  Why ?  Because he was NOT supposed to win!  When he won, you could see their shock on the screen.  "How could this be ?  We selected Hillary to be President"   They did not do the job of *Mad King George.  In fact, they failed miserably.   Today, they are determined that does not happen again as they pull out 99% of all criticism towards Trump here in 2024.   It could be their heads !  There is almost no effort to find out about Kamala Harris.  Is this because they like her ? No !  It's because they're afraid of Trump and the consequences of not holding up their part in the royal court.  People in power are afraid of him.  

    Consider:  Donald Trump spends a huge part of his 4 year term as President fighting off the "Russia Collusion" accusations that ended up causing his impeachments.  What Russian collusion ?  So we're to believe that the Russians along with Donald Trump fooled Americans into voting for him in 2016 ?  That is the logic of the entire accusation.  It doesn't even make sense.  How ?  The entire thing was a ruse and you never hear it spoken of anymore because it reads like a ridiculous accusation.  Only the true rank and file of the Democratic party actually believed there was anything going on with Trump and Russia.  They were stealing the headlines away from Donald Trump by accusing Donald Trump.  People in power are afraid of him.  

Consider:  The mysterious COVID virus that suddenly popped up just on time to deflate the economy that Trump had built up with pro-business policies.  Those in fear could not allow a re-election of Donald Trump and they're even willing to drag down the economy in order to sabotage his chances.  The significance of the COVID virus under a normal President (that powerful people did not fear), would have been to get the vulnerable people away from crowds to protect them.  It's that simple. The media and their corporate overlords decided to exploit the situation by stirring  up fears that ALL people need to hide in their houses as if they were also vulnerable to dying from COVID.   Then their candidate could blame Donald Trump for all the bad that is happening.  Kamila Harris even used that in this election during the debate when she mentioned the high unemployment and horrible economy back in 2020 -- counting on her dim-witted constituents not to consider that there was a pandemic going on at the time.  Powerful people are afraid of him. 

Consider:  The coup that occurred against Joe Biden to remove him from the possibility of losing to Donald Trump - which was looking more and more likely with each passing week.  I'm sincerely surprised he's still alive.  Powerful people are afraid of him. 

Consider:  Two attempts on Donald Trump's life as of this writing - both under very odd, mysterious circumstances.  I'm not going to get into the details of the questions behind each attempt, let's suffice it to say- Powerful people are afraid of him.  

     Donald Trump could step into the White House and conceivably turn on the lights of the nation's capital  to reveal the swarm of roaches scurrying away all over Washington, DC.  Heads of blubbery fat agencies.  Bureaucrats by the millions.  Lobbyists and Washington insiders.  All the little piggies suckling at the tit of the American tax payer.   In the past,  Presidents - from either political side- would just play along with the rape of the American people.  We already know Trump won't.  That's why ordinary middle class people like him.   Powerful people are afraid of Donald Trump.  Who are these powerful people exactly ?  I don't really know.   Likely they are very powerful and wealthy people - all over the world- that do not want to be revealed or discussed by you and me for some reason- I know not why.  Some may be famous.  A lot probably who have gained from this rigged system- names we all know.   Mad King George and his royal court.  The fear that he instills in them implies something significant- not just that they may lose some money, maybe some power.  I sense a lot of them fear incarceration.  Prison.  That would explain the hyper effort to block him at every turn.  

     Powerful people are afraid of Donald Trump because he was one of them and he knows their game and he's not afraid of them.  As President he may legitimately find out things that could lead them to lose everything, including their freedom.  In my humble opinion..... 

*Mad King George is my name for the morass of powerful groups that suckle at the tit of America to get richer and more powerful - the corporate media, the big pharmaceuticals, the medical field,  mutli-national banks, insurance conglomerates,  corporations,  Hollywood, lobbyists, academia (universities receive massive amounts of money from the government), etc...  These people have no regard for ordinary Americans, in fact they most likely hate us.  Howard Stern announced this week regarding "anyone" that supports Trump is someone he "hates".  We are what the French aristocrats would call the "bourgeois".  Basically an insult to ordinary middle class people.  You know, the ones that really do make the world function.  

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