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09-26-2008, 07:11 AM
Bigfoot trumps campaign promises in national poll (http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/09/24/bigfoot-trumps-campaign-promises-in-national-poll.aspx)
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Bigfoot trumps campaign promises in national poll
Posted: September 24, 2008, 10:00 AM by Karen Hawthorne
Canadian Election
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today released results of a national public opinion poll showing that by a two-to-one margin, Canadians are more likely to accept the validity of Bigfoot than they are promises on the campaign trail.
Wait a minute. Bigfoot has been in the headlines at lot recently, rankling the science community, as two Bigfoot enthusiasts claimed to have discovered a a 7-foot-7, 500 pound man-ape they alleged to have stumbled upon while hiking in North Georgia. National Geographic has declared that these recent claims have turned out to be nothing more than a "bold hoax." In fact, president of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, Matthew Moneymaker, told National Geographic that the news conference was a "profiteering scam."
This makes the poll results that much more funny, don't you think? The survey of 1,000 Canadian adults was conducted by Praxicus, a pollster known to have close ties with senior Conservative Party officials. The results are considered accurate to within +/-3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. The question asked: "Which is more likely to happen ... Politicians will keep their election promises or scientists will prove the existence of Bigfoot?"
58% said Bigfoot, while 27% opted for promises. 15% were undecided.
"You know Canadians are cynical about politicians' promises when twice as many of them would bet on the existence of a mythical creature like Bigfoot," CTF Acting Federal Director Adam Taylor said. "But who can blame them? Politicians always promise the moon and the stars during an election. Some even promise they can cut taxes and dramatically increase spending, all while maintaining a balanced budget."
Now he brings in the CTF message: "As we know, the only thing that can cut through the promises and ensure a balanced budget is a law in Ottawa outlawing running deficits. In a time of economic uncertainty, it is long past due to make running balanced budgets the law of the land, and should be top priority for whoever forms the government after Oct. 14."
Photo: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, his wife Laureen, and his daughter Rachel visit a park with Conservative candidate Leona Aglukkaq and Nunavut Premier Paul Okalik, left. The Bigfoot sighting may or may not have happened. (David Akin/Canwest News Service)
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Bigfoot trumps campaign promises in national poll
Posted: September 24, 2008, 10:00 AM by Karen Hawthorne
Canadian Election
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today released results of a national public opinion poll showing that by a two-to-one margin, Canadians are more likely to accept the validity of Bigfoot than they are promises on the campaign trail.
Wait a minute. Bigfoot has been in the headlines at lot recently, rankling the science community, as two Bigfoot enthusiasts claimed to have discovered a a 7-foot-7, 500 pound man-ape they alleged to have stumbled upon while hiking in North Georgia. National Geographic has declared that these recent claims have turned out to be nothing more than a "bold hoax." In fact, president of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, Matthew Moneymaker, told National Geographic that the news conference was a "profiteering scam."
This makes the poll results that much more funny, don't you think? The survey of 1,000 Canadian adults was conducted by Praxicus, a pollster known to have close ties with senior Conservative Party officials. The results are considered accurate to within +/-3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. The question asked: "Which is more likely to happen ... Politicians will keep their election promises or scientists will prove the existence of Bigfoot?"
58% said Bigfoot, while 27% opted for promises. 15% were undecided.
"You know Canadians are cynical about politicians' promises when twice as many of them would bet on the existence of a mythical creature like Bigfoot," CTF Acting Federal Director Adam Taylor said. "But who can blame them? Politicians always promise the moon and the stars during an election. Some even promise they can cut taxes and dramatically increase spending, all while maintaining a balanced budget."
Now he brings in the CTF message: "As we know, the only thing that can cut through the promises and ensure a balanced budget is a law in Ottawa outlawing running deficits. In a time of economic uncertainty, it is long past due to make running balanced budgets the law of the land, and should be top priority for whoever forms the government after Oct. 14."
Photo: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, his wife Laureen, and his daughter Rachel visit a park with Conservative candidate Leona Aglukkaq and Nunavut Premier Paul Okalik, left. The Bigfoot sighting may or may not have happened. (David Akin/Canwest News Service)