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| Federal Liberal Party Named the Year's Biggest Fools in The Comedy Network's First Annual "Pity The Fool" Poll |
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on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 12:05 AM |
Canadians have a pretty good memory especially when it comes to political blunders, according to The Comedy Network's First Annual "Pity The Fool" Poll, released today in honour of April Fool's Day.
A Strategic Counsel survey conducted between March 9-12 for The Comedy Network indicates over one-third (34 per cent) of Canadians feel that Federal Liberal party are the top "Fools of the Year," labeling them most "foolish" for their involvement in the sponsorship scandal and ultimate election defeat. Adding insult to injury, the Liberals are joined at the top of the Fool's List by Britney Spears, who was named the Number One International Fool in the same survey. Also making the list of Canadian Fools: Celine Dion (#2), CBC (#3), The Canadian Electorate (#4) and Team Canada (#5). The remaining International Fools are Dick Cheney (#2), Tom Cruise (#3), Terrell Owens (#4) and Dave Chapelle (#5). In a separate, unscientific online poll, George Bush and Paul Martin took top honours for Fools of the Year.
"When it comes to pitying fools we are clearly at a watershed time in history," said Brent Haynes, Director of Programming for The Comedy Network.
"With the help of this poll, April Fool's Day is the perfect time for Canadians to stand up and take ownership of what has, in all truthiness, become the most important day of the year."
The Comedy Network's First Annual "Pity The Fool" Poll was conducted to celebrate the only day on the calendar year devoted exclusively to all things foolish. To kick-off the celebration, The Comedy Network fashioned a short list of the Top Five Canadian and Top Five International "Fools of the Year" from the world of sports, pop culture, news and current affairs (calendar year April Fool's Day 2005 to March 1, 2006). Then, through market-research specialists The Strategic Counsel, the network asked Canadians to select their top "fools" from both lists in The Comedy Network's First Annual "Pity The Fool" Poll.
"It's a fun indication of how Canadians rank foolishness," says Tim Woolstencroft, Managing Partner, The Strategic Counsel. "Clearly, Canadians are pretty good at separating fools from the pretenders."
Below are the findings of The Strategic Counsel/Comedy Network poll conducted between March 9 and March 12, 2006. Respondents were asked to select who they thought was the most "foolish" from each list. One thousand interviews were conducted. Results were based on nightly tracking among a proportionate national sample of Canadians 18 years of age or older. The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Note:
Proportions may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
TOP 5 CANADIAN "FOOLS"
1.The Federal Liberal Party (34%): for its involvement in the sponsorship scandal and ultimate election defeat.
2.Celine Dion (27%): for pleading that officials send kayaks to rescue New Orleanians after Hurricane Katrina.
3. CBC (13%): for locking out its employees and thus giving away viewers to other channels for reasons nobody really cared about.
4. The Canadian Electorate (12%): for electing a Stephen Harper government.
5. Team Canada (11%): for one of its worst performances ever at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games despite a star-studded line-up and a $100-million US NHL payroll.
TOP 5 INTERNATIONAL "FOOLS"
1.Britney Spears (35%): for putting up with her husband's antics and driving with her baby on her lap and no seatbelt!
2.Vice President Dick Cheney (32%): for shooting buck shot into his friend's face and not reporting it until days later.
3. Tom Cruise (9%): for managing to give the Church of Scientology an even worse reputation.
4. NFL star wide receiver Terrell Owens (tied at 7%): for bad mouthing his way off a team that could have won the Superbowl.
4. Comedian Dave Chappelle (tied at 7%): for backing out of a $50-million dollar deal with American cable network Comedy Central.
Additionally, in a separate online poll, Comedy Network fans have been weighing in on who they feel are the top "fools" of the year by entering "The Comedy Network Pity The Fool Contest" on www.thecomedynetwork.ca.
Twenty per cent of all online submissions felt former Prime Minister Paul Martin is the Top Canadian "Fool of the Year." Meanwhile, over one third (35 per cent) chose President George W. Bush as the Top International "Fool of the Year". All submissions will be entered into a random draw for a chance to win an Xbox 360 and five games or one of 10 limited edition Puppets Who Kill miniature sets.
For comment on The Comedy Network's April Fool's Day Poll, interviews are available with Brent Haynes, Director of Programming for The Comedy Network and Tim Woolstencroft, Managing Partner for The Strategic Counsel (www.thestrategiccounsel.com).
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