Laughably dumb and desperate

This is almost too pathetic to bring up, but since that's what the right has become--pathetic--and since I write obsessively about the right, I'm afraid I have little choice. I'm a victim of my own, gruesome interests.

Here we go:

Townhall.com is giddy ("with euphoria," as the National Journal would add) that "The number of people who have taken the CNBC poll has doubled, bringing those who agree with Romney's [recent] comments to 76 percent."

Pretty astounding, right? But that's a straw poll which Townhall is so giddily citing, and straw polls have about as much validity as one of Baghdad Bob's news conferences.

Still, from CNBC's "finding," Townhall pronounces the universal outrage expressed at Romney's comments to be "faux outrage," because, well, to rephrase and repeat, the "CNBC poll shows 75 percent of voters believe Mitt Romney was right."

Now that's a factual statement, even though Tonwhall then concedes, "No, the poll isn't scientific"--but, wait for it, "it is an indication of the media running with a narrative opposite of what the country actually believes" [italics mine].

This comes from Townhall's "News Editor," who, I assume, is paid. Why?

Comments

[caribbeanobserver]

Hey PM, I'm getting back on track now after travelling out since first week in July, although I must admit I followed you whenwver I could.
Your words never fail to stimulate, amuse, admire and uplift at the same time. I look forward to you immensely, daily.
Keep 'em coming!

[Peter G]

Sharing, as I do, your interest in political proctology, I cannot take your self description as victim as anything but a subtle dig at the whole political theme of victimization which so pervades current politics. And recent politics. And ancient politics.

[SueMe]

Lets see, is this one of those on-line polls that one can vote as many times as one wishes? Perhaps this is what the Romney campaign staff is doing with their time.