[IP] Re: Change in Washington

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Ed Gerck <egerck@nma.com>
Date: January 15, 2009 12:39:23 PM EST
To: dave@farber.net
Cc: ip <ip@v2.listbox.com>
Subject: Re: [IP] Change in Washington

Dear  Ip'ers:

Obamas's team 'the Citizen's Briefing Book' is a good initiative with  
predictable bad results. It does not follow the usual procedures of  
scientific polling or even voting.

For example, one must prevent vote inducement by a misleading  
statement that may seem believable or claim authoritative sourcing.   
No one in the administration of  'the Citizen's Briefing Book'   
verified that the statement "The fact is that Marijuana is much less  
harmful to our bodies than other Legal Drugs such as Tobacco and  
Alcohol." is actually false according to medical facts well-known to  
many.

The worst problem,  however, and one that denies its usefulness, is  
basic  to polling security. 'The Citizen's Briefing Book' is open to  
activism, as the participants are not randomly chosen from a  
representative society ensemble, but  are drawn in by activism.  This  
is exemplified and proven by the  fact that among so many real  
opportunities facing our society, not to mention  problems, the top  
issue is not of  national interest by any serious measure.

Yes, we need change. But, as Mr. Obama said so often, change that we  
can believe in -- 'the Citizen's Briefing Book' is not believable and  
is amateurish.

Best regards,
Ed Gerck

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<www.gerck.com>





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