Reality Check

Michael Moore's got a new message up on his website and it's an important one. In essence, all of us naysayers, doubting-Thomases and, yes, whiners need to shut the "f" up now. Bush is going down. Do not believe the polls. Do not get distracted by memos. Why? How? Take it away Michael:

"The polls are wrong. They are all over the map like diarrhea. On Friday, one poll had Bush 13 points ahead -- and another poll had them both tied. There are three reasons why the polls are b.s.: One, they are polling "likely voters." "Likely" means those who have consistently voted in the past few elections. So that cuts out young people who are voting for the first time and a ton of non-voters who are definitely going to vote in THIS election. Second, they are not polling people who use their cell phone as their primary phone. Again, that means they are not talking to young people. Finally, most of the polls are weighted with too many Republicans, as pollster John Zogby revealed last week. You are being snookered if you believe any of these polls.

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WAKE UP! The majority are with us! More than half of all Americans are pro-choice, want stronger environmental laws, are appalled that assault weapons are back on the street -- and 54% now believe the war is wrong. YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO CONVINCE THEM OF ANY OF THIS -- YOU JUST HAVE TO GIVE THEM A RAY OF HOPE AND A RIDE TO THE POLLS. CAN YOU DO THAT? WILL YOU DO THAT?

Just for me, please? Buck up. The country is almost back in our hands. Not another negative word until Nov. 3rd! Then you can bitch all you want about how you wish Kerry was still that long-haired kid who once had the courage to stand up for something. Personally, I think that kid is still inside him. Instead of the wailing and gnashing of your teeth, why not hold out a hand to him and help the inner soldier/protester come out and defeat the forces of evil we now so desperately face. Do we have any other choice?"

And one more note on polls: Did you know that the polls had Gore trailing Bush in the popular vote by 5% on the day before the election? I'm sure I don't need to remind anyone who won the popular vote.

So, stay focused and positive. And make sure you spread this around to every single person you know: Democrats, Republicans, Independents. But skip the "Undecideds". If you are still undecided at this point in the process, you are obviously a fucking idiot.