Anyone have any info on Newsmax.com?

[bushmeister0]

I was just scanning Atimes.com and there was an Ad asking: "Had enough of Obama?"

And then there was a poll:

1) What is your opinion of Barack Obama?
Favorable
Unfavorable

2) What is your opinion of Hillary Clinton?
Favorable
Unfavorable

3) In an election between John McCain and Hillary Clinton, who would you vote for?
John McCain
Hillary Clinton
Other

4) In an election between John McCain and Barack Obama, who would you vote for?
John McCain
Barack Obama
Other

5) Who did you vote for in the 2004 election?
Bush
Kerry
other

http://news1.newsmax.com/democratic/?p=1&PROMO_CODE=63A5-1&gclid=CPf-k6y37JQCFQWVFQodzWifqQ

What's wrong with picture?
Semms a little creepy.

[droidamus2]

1. And what's this

Besides giving the repubicans the top position in each election question when I checked out the site they also require that you give an e-mail, zip code and country to submit your responses. I can see them wanting my zip code and country to do regional analysis of the 'polling' data but why should I have to give them an e-mail address? Maybe so they can send me a little propaganda if I'm am not selecting their preferred candidate? Nah they wouldn't do something like that would they.

[pnorman]

4. I got sucked into one of their"surveys" a while back.

The result being that I'm on their email list. Here's a list of recent articles I got from them:

***********************************************************************************************
Breaking from Newsmax.com

FBI Warns of Storm Worm Virus

FBI Director Warns of WMD Attacks on NY, DC

Dick Morris: Older Women Just Don't Like Obama

Rep. Wexler Finds a Home in His District

Health: Biblical Herb Relieves Arthritis Woes

Arthritis Symptoms Disappear In Patient, Doctor Says

Doctor: 4 Fish Are Absolutely Dangerous, 5 Are Good for You

More Links:

Stand with Our Troops This Summer, Wear Their Hat!

'Live Free or Die!' — Get One of These

John McCain's 'Faith of My Fathers' — Free Offer
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Interspersed among all the sleazy "political" crud, are blatant appeals to snake-oil suckers, as well as "get rich quick" pigeons. Out of morbid curiosity, I glance at them from time to time.

pnorman

[pnorman]

2. It's a RABIDLY right-wing outfit. Here's the lowdown:

http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/Newsmax
http://mediamatters.org/items/200506090002
http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/stories/primer.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Project

That a publication is 'right-wing" is NOT enough to discredit it (in my books). But when it's TOTALLY bereft of integrity, as NewsMax is, that's another matter.

pnorman

[Lex]

3. Yeah, it's like Faux News online. Utterly partisan and usually full of sh*t.

nt