Nate Silver Cursed Out By Right-Winger

Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight interviewed John Ziegler, who commissioned a Zogby poll purporting to prove that Obama voters are uninformed. Things started off testy:

NS: What was the right answer to that [Palin] question?

JZ: The technically accurate question [sic] is that none of the four people said that, but we counted it as correct if they said Sarah Palin.

NS: Why would you commission a survey question with no correct response?

JZ: The purpose of the question, you pinhead, was we wanted to determine the Tina Fey Effect.

And it only got worse, ending with Ziegler telling Silver to "go fuck yourself."

NS: Would you consider yourself well-informed?

JZ: I'd consider myself extremely well-informed.

NS: Who are the two senators from South Dakota

JZ: Thune and, uh, Johnson.

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NS: Very good. South Carolina?

JZ: Go fuck yourself. I'm done with this interview if you're going to ask me stupid questions like that. Obviously I know who Lindsay Graham is.

NS: Well, since you're running a website calling people misinformed, I'd like to see if -- there are certain things you've said that I would consider misinformed.

JZ: Misinformed? You're a piece of work! You are never going to have the guts to post a representative transcript on your website! I thought you actually ran a legitimate website!

NS: Thank you, have a good day.

JZ: Go fuck yourself.

Comments

[badtimes]

After reading the transcript, it appears Mr. Ziegler was extremely defensive. After reading the questions that were asked in the poll, I can see why.
And, presser to the contrary, I'd say it is a push poll.

[ScoobyDoo269]

Wait - Real Right Wingers don't curse - they're always in Church

[kiwi1]

Just goes to show when you hang out with liberals some of their evil ways gets on ya.

[doublels]

YES!!!

[dadw5boys]

The Tina Fye effect never bothered the Obama voters . Palin was never considered to be worthy of a voted after she opened her mouth.

[RonCanada]

Nate Da Man!!

[Ssebo]

Nate will provide me with many nights of sound sleep in the runoff to next elections!!

[Kevbo68]

This is freakin' hilarious. Thank you Nate Silver.

Ziegler is obviously his own worst enemy and the entire output of his firm must be drawn into question. Way to go there, genius!

Someone needs a timeout in the corner.

[Kevbo68]

D'oh. Getting my Z-named people mixed up. That should have read, Zogby should be a bit ashamed for doing such a slanted push poll for a jerk like Ziegler. I accidentally implied Ziegler worked for Zogby. Too many Zzzzzs. Now I need some zzzzz.

[Kevbo68]

538 FTW
Zogby ftl.

[SimonNZ]

What a surprise! Who'd have thought conservatives would prove to be such sore losers?

[chuckd]

And these same idiots stood by silently-- even proudly-- while Bush dragged this country through the mud. If the best they can do now is commission a bogus poll, they are sprinting full speed into complete and total irrelevancy. I sure hope they move forward with their grand plan of doubling down on their bankrupt ideology. The hard work is always easier when you have help.

[Morpheus Dreamer]

Silver predicted the outcome of this election by a margin of less than one percent literally months before it was all over. Although his figures seemed far fetched at the time, they turned out to be pure genius.

Hey! He is kinda cute! Looks like a mischievous Austin Powers...

[DrDemon]

Nate

Is

A

Genius !

[Morpheus Dreamer]

And one hella HOTTIE! ;)

[DrDemon]

Ok, a good looking genius... grr

[thaggas]

If you go to 538 and read this whole thing, you find out that Nate was cordial through the whole thing and Ziegler was nothing but insulting and combative the entire time.

He's such a tool. (And I mean that in every single definition of the word.)

[krisgarfield]

I LOVE 538 ....It kept me sane during the entire election process. The site was fresh air amongst all of the filth and insanity. I was given an opportunity to be educated and comprehend what all the stats, and variables meant. For that I am grateful.

Thank you Mr. Silver for your rational perspective. As far as Ziegler, hmmmmm...p­erhaps with some meds, anger management courses , and getting a B(*^!@b he'll manage to crawl out from under his rock and go F#%k himself.

[mentalslavery]

Go nate. Go 538! Loving the news these days folks. Loving it!!!!!!!!!!!!