Papercuts Poll Results: MSNBC Judged 'Most Unreliable MSM Organization

PAPERCUT POLL Results:
Which Mainstream Media Organization is Most Unreliable?

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The results of DBKP's poll, "Which Mainstream Media Organization is Most Unreliable?" are in and we have a winner.

35% of respondents chose MSNBC as the most unreliable, biased MSM organization. Fox News was second with 27%.

THE RESULTS:

1. MSNBC - 35%
   
   
2. Fox News - 27%
   
   
3. New York Times - 18%
   
   
4. CNN - 7%
   
   
5. Los Angeles Times - 4%
   
   
6. CBS News - 2%
   
   
7. Washinton Post - 2%
   
   
8. Newsweek - 1%
   
   
9. TIME - 1%

The ran from November 11-30 2008 and 741 people participated.

DBKP's current poll question, "POLL: Which NFL Team Will Win Super Bowl XLIII" runs until November 8 2008.

Currently, the NY Giants lead with 26%, followed by the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Tennesee Titans.


by Mondo Frazier
image: dbkp file

Barack Obama: New 44th President Will Face Real Challenges, Responsibilities

Barack Obama:
44th President of the United States

New President Will Find Responsibilities Replace Rhetoric




Electoral Win Solid, if Not Spectacular

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Barack Obama was elected in Election 2008 as the USA's 44th president and almost immediately will face hard choices in governing, both on the domestic and foreign fronts.

The media has called Obama's election "historic", and on that--unlike most other matters of fact--they are correct.

Obama becomes the country's first bi-racial candidate, and even those that opposed Obama on policy issues can find much good in the hope that his election will put issues of race into their proper perspective.

The raw statistics surrounding the election of Barack Hussein Obama as the nation's 44th president indicate that the country gave a Democrat presidential candidate a majority of the popular vote for the first time in 32 years.

Obama's 52.4% of the popular vote surpasses Jimmy Carter's 50.1% total in 1976 election. That total could finish up or down, but not by much. Obama's total was far short of predictions that he would approach Lyndon Johnson's 1964 total of 61.1%.

The electoral college total had Obama winning 364-174 over challenger John McCain.

Bill Clinton exceeded both totals in the electoral college--in spite of never winning a majority of the popular vote--in both 1992(370) and 1996 (379). Obama did surpass Carter's 297.

Obama will be tested immediately, it seems on foreign policy.

Russia reacted to the news of Obama's election within hours. From Russian missiles to counter U.S. defence plan: Medvedev.

Russia will deploy short-range missiles in the Baltic Sea region near the border with Poland in response to plans by the United States to build an anti-missile system in Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.

The proposed U.S. anti-missile system, which would include 10 missile silos in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic to help detect and shoot down any ballistic missiles, threatens Russia's national security, Medvedev said in his state-of-the-nation address on Wednesday.

"To neutralize — if necessary — the [U.S.] anti-missile system, an Iskander missile system will be deployed in the Kaliningrad region," Medvedev said. "Naturally, we are also considering using for the same purpose the resources of Russia's navy."

There will be the traditional 'honeymoon' between the new Obama administration and the press. DBKP is no different: we wish the new president well for the sake of the United States.

We'll reserve comment on the press' relationship with the Obama campaign before the election for another post.

Obama's campaign mantra of "hope" affects even us: we hope that what we don't know about the Senator from Illinois won't affect his good judgment for the good of the country. We also hope that the Obama we see in White House really the go-slow, tax-cutting Obama we saw in the last weeks of the campaign.

Obama's campaign mantra of "hope" affects even us: we hope that what we don't know about the Senator from Illinois won't affect his good judgment for the good of the country.

Republicans in Congress continued to pay a price for their free-spending, pork-barreling ways when they had control. We hope they learned a lesson, though we are a bit skeptical.

Barack Obama is a smart man. We hope he uses his intelligence to study the effects of what happens--to Democrats and Republicans alike--when they try to buy votes using the hard-earned money of their fellow citizens.

We Barack Obama a hearty "Good luck".

by Mondo Frazier

Election 2008: LIVE Blogging the Elections All Evening

DBKP Live Blogging:
LIVE! Coverage of the 2008 Election



DBKP will LIVE! Blog Election Day 2008 from 6 pm until the finish.

UPDATES throughout the evening at Election 2008: LIVE Blogging the Elections All Evening.

UPDATE #1 - 1815 EST - MORE Exit Poll Information
UPDATE #2 - working

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1800 EST - Exit poll information

70% Think there will be another Terrorist Attack on USA

5:45 pm

Fox News has some exit poll information. Remember that exit polls have been historically, dramatically wrong. They have been wrong. Most likely there are many items wrong in 2008.

Pick and choose time from the 2008 exit polls.

75% of exit voters were concerned about Supreme Court justice picks.
70% of exit polls thought that their taxes will go up under Obama.
61% of exit polls thought that their taxes will go up under McCain.

90% think their votes will be counted accuately.
9% don't.

24% think that Congreessis doing a good job.
74% don't.

60% think McCain has the right Experience.

Exit Polls:
In Indiana, Ohio and Virginia, white males favor McCain.
In Indiana, Ohio and Virginia, new voters favor Obama by 2-1.
In Ohio, late undecideds broke for Obama.
In Virginia and Indiana, they broke

56% opposed financial bailout.

62% think the economy is the top issue.
70% think there will be another terrorist attack on the USA.

42% think they are worse off than 4 years ago.
21% think they are better off.

23% will be scared if Obama wins.
30% will be scared if McCain wins.

That's what's happening shortly before 6 pm. Next Update at approximately 6:20 pm.

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UPDATE #1 - 1815 EST - MORE Exit Poll Information

BEWARE! Exit Poll info. Four years ago, Kerry was winning in a landslide, according to exit polls at that time. That, of course, was totally incorrect.

CHANGE! voters favor Obama 91-8%.
New voters favor Obama 67-29%.
New voters are not making up any larger percentage of of the electorate than in previous years.

Clinton Democrats are saying they are backing Obama 82-16% in Ohio.

Both sides are turning out voters in big numbers.

No information yet about how Obama's remarks about coal, which were publicized the last several days, are affecting the vote in coal states.

More Exit poll info:

40% think McCain is in touch.
42% think Obama is too liberal.

Some polls have Obama trailing by 5% in Indiana.

Sarah Palin was cleared of ethic charges yesterday. How much press coverage did that receive? We're looking right now.

It was covered by the Associated Press. There are a few stories on Google News--but not nearly as many as reported the earlier report that she was "guilty" of ethics violations.

Figures.

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UPDATE - working

by Mondo Frazier
image: dbkp file

Box Office: Beverly Hill Chihuahua Number One

Beverly Hills Chihuahua #1
Box Office Results:
Weekend of October 3-5 2008



It was a a movie weekend that Paris Hilton could love.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua finished in the top spot with $29.3 million in gross ticket sales. Eagle Eye ($17.7M) and Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist (11.3) finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.

The weekend was Hollywood's busiest opening weekend in years.

There are seven movies opening in wide-release this weekend. Let that sink in for a minute. Seven films! That's the most crowded opening weekend in years.
--Hilary Lewis, Seven Movies Battling It Out At The Box Office

American Carol finished the weekend in a respectable ninth, with $3.65 in ticket sales--about a quarter million dollars higher than predicted.




1 Beverly Hills Chihuahua - - - - - $29,300,465 - $29,300,465
2 Eagle Eye - - - - - $17,709,817 - $54,614,521
3 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist $11,311,751 - $11,311,751
4 Nights in Rodanthe - - - - - - - - $7,368,259 - -$25,088,183
5 Appaloosa - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$5,050,310 - - $5,605,167
6 Lakeview Terrace - - - - - - - - - - $4,561,227 - -$32,201,255
7 Burn After Reading - - - - - - - - - $4,120,129 - -$51,678,103
8 Fireproof - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$3,987,509 - -$12,410,216
9 An American Carol - - - - - - - - - -$3,656,000 - - $3,656,000
10 Religulous - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,409,643 - - $3,428,633
--WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: October 3–5, 2008

American Carol finished fourth among the debuting features.


by Mondo
image: dbkp file