Dear CNN,

[mediaman007]

This is the second time that I have written about your online polls.

Who does these things: interns? I'd hate to think that you spend a lot of money creating these polls.

Today's poll is impossible: Do you know whether the new overtime rules will affect your paycheck?

What is that referring to? Whether people know (yes, I do know) or will it affect your paycheck (no, it won't)

How about having a team (more than one person) create these things..better yet, just do away with them.

By the way, I am still waiting for a response to my previous comments about your polls. Don't you people respond to anything?

[RobertSeattle]

1. Dear mediaman007,

i am the sevun year old who comes up with the CNN poles. I like simple yes/no type things because I'm not two smart. I'll try to answer your other comment at recess.

Yours,

Mindy Blitzer

[AmerDem]

2. Fuck CNN, start watching C-Span and MSNBC

Everyone is aware of what CNN is up to. Give it a bit more time and it will really start showing in their ratings. Not that their rating are good at all to begin with.

[sui generis]

3. don't hold your breath

CNN polls aren't written to provide a rigorous proof of any social concept. They are purely marketing -- they are written to get visitors to the webpage to "participate". Sometimes, CNN even makes them controversial to get people to comment on them.

And of course, CNN is manipulative -- they actually quote their own polls, which is really masturbatory when you consider they ask questions like: Do you know what John Kerry stands for? *YES *NO

Here's one for CNN -- do you know what your grandmother stands for? Do you know what anyone "stands" for? Explain what you mean by "stands for". Does that mean capturing the totality of a complex political philosophy and person in a two word soundbite?

Of course, CNN then turned around later that day and said, "According to a CNN poll, most Americans don't know what Kerry stands for.", without any further elaboration. I wish you could blame it on interns, unfortunately, it's probably very senior people doing this kind of bullshit.

[KurtNYC]

4. The worst are when they ask whether believe something that

is already proven true or false like:
"Do you belive the SBVB ads?"

It is as if they are trying to brainwash all of us and periodically ask:
"Have we brainwashed you enough or would you like some more?"

[BootinUp]

5. "Ok, plug me back into the matrix"

I don't want to remember nothing...