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Peace at any cost is a prelude to war!
And as far as Starr is concerned, his erratic behavior and poor
communication skills provided ammunition for his demonization process.
In Starr’s unfortunate quest to salvage his reputation by attempting to
convict Clinton in the same manner the "Feds" used to convict Capone,
Starr lost any remaining credibility and destroyed countless reputations
in the process . . . including his own.
This report suggests the media’s role included consciously deceiving and
dividing America. Their techniques included saturation coverage to numb
the senses; use of the Opinion Triangle to build on a lie and convince
the public to accept it as fact; use of the Bandwagon Effect to convince
others to join in acceptance of the falsehood, and employment of the
Herd Mentality syndrome to promote unanimity in the falsehood.
This investigation also discovered that the cooperation rate is only 25%
for overnight polls and only 40-45% for 4-5 day polls. These low numbers
challenge the very validity of such polls. In addition, the report
provides evidence showing how polling organizations have manipulated
polls in the past and how they did it this time around.
And finally, the report provides some conclusions which seem to go
against current thoughts on the strength and resiliency of America.
In spite of the controversial nature surrounding the Clinton-Starr
fiasco, every attempt was made to present the findings in a balanced,
non-partisan manner.
The Report Itself
"Political demagoguery is, to some extent, a problem in our country. The
particular form this demagoguery takes is only a passing phase, and when
our current dragons and inner phantoms have been laid to rest, the
eternal demagogue will arise anew. He will accuse others of conspiracy
in order to prove his own importance. He will try to intimidate those
who are neither so iron-fisted nor so hotheaded as he, and temporarily
he will drag some people into the web of his delusions. Perhaps he will
even wear a mantle of martyrdom to arouse the tears of the weak-hearted.
With his emotionalism and suspicion, he will shatter the trust of
citizens in one another." Dr. Joost
A. M. Meerloo
America just went through a mind wrenching experience which pitted
neighbor against neighbor, race against race, and gender against gender.
And in spite of this obnoxious experience, in spite of Clinton’s
acknowledged sexual liaison with an employee half his age, and in spite
of his lies, deceptions, and stonewalling, his Job Approval numbers
remain sky high. The big question is: "Why?"
Is it really "The Economy Stupid?" Or is it something else? Do morals
mean anything anymore? Or is it true, as Clinton’s Locksteppers assert,
that "Everyone’s doing it" when it comes to marital infidelities? Has
America really gone to "hell in a handbasket" as the "Moral Majority"
has suggested?
Many claim Clinton has a "magnetic personality", and indeed, former
House Speaker Gingrich claimed he was mesmerized by it. Does that
explain why Clinton's "numbers" remain so high in spite of his repeated
"follies"?
Not according to information published by Ms. Denise Winn in her book
“The Manipulated Mind.” In that book, Ms. Winn documents a study by
noted psychologist Solomon Asch in which he found that nearly 75% of all
individuals will always rally around the same conclusion. These results
were repeated over, and over, and over again.
Some argue this is a coincidence. But is it . . . especially when the
public was manipulated into believing they would be out-of-step to think
otherwise? Information uncovered during the course of this study
suggests Americans were conditioned to think in a prescribed manner
through the use of techniques such as the Opinion Triangle, the
Bandwagon Effect, and the Herd Mentality syndrome.
The Opinion Triangle involves suggesting a given premise and then
using the media to spread the message. An opinion poll is then taken to
measure the statement's impact, and if positive, a new press release is
issued re-affirming the original premise. Investor’s Business Daily had
a good example of the Opinion Triangle creating a self fulfilling
prophecy: "Candidate A will lose the election because he’s trailing
badly in the polls - and he’s trailing badly in the polls because the
media keep reporting that he’s going to lose the election."
The Bandwagon Effect refers to the public's tendency to "say what
you want them to say", especially after suggesting they would be in the
minority to do otherwise. As mentioned previously, “The Manipulated
Mind” documents a series of interesting studies showing that nearly
three quarters, 75% of all subjects, showed a tendency to conform to the
views expressed by others in a given situation.
The Herd Mentality syndrome refers to a human trait in which we try to
stick together for mutual protection.
After 13 months of investigations, which included interviewing the
Managing Editor of the Gallup Organization as well as former pollsters
from competing organizations, reading countless articles and books on
psychology, mind control, polling procedures, and advertising, and
spending hundreds of hours analyzing data, more than enough information
was uncovered to suggest the Clinton White House, along with a more than
compromised media, used the above three psychological techniques to
manipulate our minds.
Over the years, Americans have come to view the media with a
jaundiced eye because of their half truths, outright lies, and deceitful
practices. And although the media claims they don’t influence public
opinion, then why do they take advertising dollars under the pretense
advertising will generate or improve sales? This paradox cannot be
explained away!
In spite of protestations to the contrary, the media will use every
trick in the book to manipulate an unsuspecting public. This comes as no
surprise to those who remember the 1950's when the media used subliminal
advertising to stimulate sales. This brazen attempt at thought control
went unannounced, and by many reports, was very successful.
Unfortunately for the media, an alert individual discovered the mental
manipulations and "blew the whistle".
But that all seems to be child’s play compared to what the media
just put us through! All indications suggest the media was highly
successful in the mass manipulation of America’s psyche during the
recent Clinton-Starr Odysseys.
In “Rape Of The Mind”, mind control specialist Dr. Joost A. M. Meerloo
discusses various ingredients for successful mind control. These
include: gaining rapport with the masses (a hallmark of the Clinton
mysticism) isolation of the enemy (labeling dissenters as part of the
"vast right wing conspiracy") being unpredictable (constantly shifting
on positions, etc.) creating and maintaining confusion (firing missiles
at alleged enemies) repetition of the lie while withholding the truth
("I did not have sexual relations with that woman") rewarding acceptance
and penalizing opposition (use of the media to pummel adversaries such
as Paula Jones while rewarding Susan McDougal) ostracizing those who
won’t go along (the male ego prevented most men from contesting the
claim "everyone was doing it" when referring to marital infidelities,
and those that did were ridiculed), creating boredom (saturation
coverage of the Lewinski affair numbed the senses of Americans over the
brink of boredom), damage the opponents morale (Everyone’s doing it",
etc.), diminishing the opportunity for dissent (with the exception of
one cable show, Chris Matthew’s "Hardball" on CNBC, the major media all
but trivialized opposition opinion), remain focused on the sameness
(constant repetition of the same mantra by the Clinton Locksteppers -
"He must get back to the people’s business, etc.") minimizing social
discourse (creating an atmosphere in which one felt they would be left
on the "outside" if they leveled criticism at Clinton).
In the latter part of the 19th century, Nobel Prize winner Ivan
Pavlov conducted his famous experiments with a bell and a dog. As Dr.
Joost Meerloo points out in “The Rape Of The Mind,” "... Pavlov’s
findings were that some animals learned more quickly if rewarded (by
affection, by food, by stroking) each time they showed the right
response, while others learned more quickly when the penalty for not
learning was a painful stimulus." It is the author’s opinion that this
is exactly what the media did to those who supported Clinton and to
those who opposed him.
Dobrogaev, one of Russia’s leading psychologists, stated: "Speech
manipulation represents conditioned-reflex functions of the human
brain." In a simpler way, Dr. Meerloo interprets this to say: "He who
dictates and formulates the words and phrases we use, he who is master
of the press and radio, is master of the mind." Meerloo continues:
"Repeat mechanically your assumptions and suggestions, diminish the
opportunity for communicating dissent and opposition. This is the
formula for political conditioning of the masses." And in reviewing the
media’s handling of the Clinton-Starr fiasco, either consciously or
unconsciously they used their "Bully Pulpit" and other psychological
ploys to downplay the Starr investigation and deceive America. For one
to argue the media was unaware of what they were doing would be a
stretch of the imagination!
The media claims they always delay a story in order to check out the
facts. They cite the Juanita Broaderick allegation that she was brutally
raped by Clinton as an example. However, if one is to accept that
assertion as truth, why didn’t they check out the story "Everyone’s
doing it"? Instead, the media chose to keep the truth about "Everyone’s
doing it" from the public as they relentlessly promoted the deception.
The truth of course, was to the contrary! According to carefully
conducted studies by the University of Chicago in 1994, over 75% of
married men in their 50's had never cheated on their wives while the
same held true for 85-90% of men under 50. And as far as Presidential
infidelity is concerned, only three sitting Presidents were definitely
known to have cheated on their wives: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jack
Kennedy, and Bill Clinton.
The public’s reaction to the "Everyone’s doing it" lie seems to
offer proof positive that both the Clinton Administration and an
accommodating media worked in cahoots to employ not only the Opinion
Triangle and the Bandwagon Effect in their quest to deceive the public.
Once the public became "somewhat" convinced the lie was a fact, the
Locksteppers used the Herd Mentality syndrome to create an atmosphere in
which the public believed it was to their advantage to "stick" together.
George Bush, either consciously or unconsciously, used the Opinion
Triangle to create support for his actions in the "original" Gulf War.
In describing an alleged nightmare in which a Kuwaiti woman was
repeatedly gang raped by the aggressors, Bush was able to create a
public outcry for action.
Although it was later shown to be a complete fabrication, the media
saturated the air waves with the lie until further public opinion polls
showed growing support for the defense of Kuwait and a repelling of the
Iraqi invasion.
In addition to the media and the Locksteppers, polling organizations
and individual pollsters played an important role in "The Hosing of
America".
This should come as no surprise since several polling organizations
already have a checkered past. It must be remembered that even if a
polling organization has strict procedures in place to minimize
manipulation, knowledgeable individuals can always circumvent the rules.
The old axiom, "Figures Lie and Liars Figure" is something to remember
when viewing polling results.
In Thomas E. Mahl’s book, “Desperate Deception”, a situation is
described in which World War II British agents successfully manufactured
public opinion polls to help generate enthusiasm for an American
peacetime draft. In unmasking this fraud, Mr. Mahl showed how these
manufactured surveys, conducted by the Gallup Organization and others,
were all done under the influence of dedicated interventionists and
British Intelligence agents.
Although one might argue this was "the patriotic thing to do" in that
time frame, it raises the question of polling integrity itself. And if
an organization or individual has a history of compromise, why would
anyone think they wouldn’t repeat it?
And repeat it they did! At least two, and possibly three serious
breaches of polling integrity have come to light so far in the
Zippergate fiasco.
In the first situation, a leading pollster has admitted to
manufacturing poll results to achieve a desired result. On the August
19, 1998, CNN Moneyline show with Lou Dobbs, CNN Polling Director
Keating Holland discussed how he manipulated Clinton’s numbers upward to
meet their expectations after plummeting from the Lewinsky affair.
Holland’s justification for this breach of polling integrity was that
the question had been worded wrong and if different wording had been
used, Clinton’s numbers would have been higher!
In the second situation and on the same Moneyline show, USA Today
Polling Editor Jim Norman acknowledged revising questions to achieve
"better" results. Norman defended his actions by stating "you try like
the devil to get it right but every once in awhile you find out there’s
a better way to ask questions."
The above two examples bring the "Wording" game to the front burner.
According to pollster Scott Rasmussen from Rasmussen Research
(www.portraitofamerica.com), "There are three parts to any good survey:
design, interviewing, and analysis. For some reason, people who dislike
polls often get concerned about the middle part which involves sample
selection, response rates, etc.
Ironically, this is the least problematic aspect of polling. Those who
are concerned about polling should focus their attention on question
wording and, especially, analysis. If a polling firm or a media outlet
won't let you see the question wording, you shouldn't trust the poll."
In David Moore’s 1995 book, The Superpollsters, pollster Louis Harris
was quoted as writing in an internal memo: "when designing a study, the
analyst must know what he or she is after. The real world is biased, and
you must present questions that way." In “Can You Trust Opinion Polls”,
author Claude R. Marx comments "Harris said he makes sure there are an
equal number of biased questions on both sides of an issue to ensure a
balanced result."
"But", Marx concluded, "there are sometimes different degrees of bias in
the questions", indicating of course, that you can easily make one side
more biased than the other. And as Herbert Asher describes in “Polling
And The Public”, "because the investigator has tremendous leeway in
deciding how to frame questions about a particular subject, it is
important to recognize that two ostensibly similar questions generated
highly divergent results."
Both CNN’s Keating Holland and USA Today’s Jim Norman seem to have
proven those remarks!
But all this should come as no surprise if history repeats itself.
Going back a few years, other serious challenges to polling integrity
have been unearthed. Consider the 1992 election cycle. In that campaign,
an initial CNN poll showed Perot ahead by a sizable margin. Suddenly,
and before Perot went schmuckypuck on everyone, his lead plummeted to
the low teens and then into the single digits. Later investigation
suggested this "drop" was the result of a change in the manner CNN
selected its sample. Instead of continuing to use all eligible voters
(all adults) in their sample, ground rules were changed to include only
registered voters. This effectively eliminated a large portion of the
population . . . the disenchanted who may have very well have registered
and voted for Perot.
In “A Journalist’s Guide to Public Opinion Polls”, another 1992
situation is described in which additional changes in eligibility
procedures dramatically altered the polls. In this example, the authors
document how CNN’s change from "eligible voter" to "most likely voter"
in the latter days of the ‘92 campaign, impacted the Bush-Clinton
numbers by a full six percentage points . . . overnight!
Still further manipulation of public opinion occurred in 1992 when
the Gallup organization altered a crucial poll by allocating the five or
six percentage points representing undecided voters to Clinton. This
resulted in Gallup’s final pre-election numbers as 49% Clinton, 37%
Bush, and 14% Perot. Unfortunately for Gallup (and Bush), the actual
percentages of 43-38-19 were closer to the unadjusted numbers. How many
Bush voters stayed home because they thought it was futile to vote?
We’ll never know for sure, but chances are it would have made a
difference!
In addition to outright hanky-panky, there are also challenges to
the methods used in selecting polling samples. When one considers the
cooperation rate (the number of individuals from a pool who agree to be
included in a survey) is only 25% for overnight polls and 40%-45% for
4-5 day polls, one has to question the validity of the sample itself.
Further problems are introduced by individual pollsters. According
to Herbert Asher, author of “Polling and The Public”, leading polling
organizations rely mainly on middle aged women to conduct their polls.
This is done because of a better response rate accorded female
pollsters.
In addition, pollsters are often pared with their own race in order to
minimize the "I’ll say what you want to hear" bias. However, by
admitting that pollsters get the "I’ll say what you want to hear" bias
at all, they must admit it can occur even when race isn’t a factor. This
is especially important if previously mentioned psychological techniques
such as the Opinion Triangle, the Bandwagon Effect and the Herd
Mentality syndrome have been put into play.
Many interviewed for this study argued the Clinton Juggernaut became
masters of these deceptions in the ‘92 elections, honed them to
perfection in the ‘96 elections, and raised them to a fine art during
the recent damage control efforts. Evidence seems to support those
conclusions.
The Clinton Administration was quick to learn from past mistakes
with remarkable speed. After the Health Care Task Force went down in
flames, it appears the Clinton Team began seeking better methods of
manipulating public opinion in their efforts of building support for
their agenda. Indications are that they focused on mind control
techniques to achieve their objectives. And if the reader has a problem
accepting this premise, they should bear in mind Dr. Joost Meerloo’s
thoughts on mass mind manipulation: "The continual intrusion into our
minds of the hammering noises of arguments and propaganda can lead to
two kinds of reactions. It may lead to apathy and indifference, the
I-don’t-care reaction, or to a more intensified desire to study and to
understand.
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