Conglomerates and Push Polls

Thom who’s twenty-eight and, after managing three campaigns for State legislature, has decided he’s ready to be a political consultant stopped in mid-sentence and pointed to the back of Albert’s newspaper,
 
Geez, look at that.’
 
The waitress poured coffee.
 
Albert, who’s a pollster, turned over the paper and stared at a full page of Carolina Blue ink – an ad by Rex Hospital saying how Rex loves ‘collaborating’ with WakeMed Hospital.
 
How much do you reckon that cost? Thom asked.
 
Albert frowned, What does it have to do with healthcare?
 
Nothing, Thom grunted. He explained WakeMed had launched a hostile takeover of Rex and the ad was Rex’s way to oppose the takeover.
 
Albert lifted an eyebrow, WakeMed ought to just run an ad and say, We agree. That’s why we want to take you over.
 
Thom started pushing buttons on his cell phone, slid the phone across the table. Albert looked at it distastefully.
 
Thom said, Read that. It’s Rex’s website.
 
Albert grudgingly leaned down and read: Why does Bill Atkinson – WakeMed’s CEO – blame others for his failed physician relationships?
 
Albert looked up. Where’s the answer?
 
There is no answer. It’s a push poll.
 
Albert grunted and Richard, the Intellectual, set his coffee cup on the table. So WakeMed wants to become a monopoly in Wake County and Rex Hospital’s doing Internet push polls. We ought to turn both of them over to Duke Medicine.
 
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Conglomerates and Push Polls

Thom who’s twenty-eight and, after managing three campaigns for State legislature, has decided he’s ready to be a political consultant stopped in mid-sentence and pointed to the back of Albert’s newspaper,
 
Geez, look at that.’
 
The waitress poured coffee.
 
Albert, who’s a pollster, turned over the paper and stared at a full page of Carolina Blue ink – an ad by Rex Hospital saying how Rex loves ‘collaborating’ with WakeMed Hospital.
 
How much do you reckon that cost? Thom asked.
 
Albert frowned, What does it have to do with healthcare?
 
Nothing, Thom grunted. He explained WakeMed had launched a hostile takeover of Rex and the ad was Rex’s way to oppose the takeover.
 
Albert lifted an eyebrow, WakeMed ought to just run an ad and say, We agree. That’s why we want to take you over.
 
Thom started pushing buttons on his cell phone, slid the phone across the table. Albert looked at it distastefully.
 
Thom said, Read that. It’s Rex’s website.
 
Albert grudgingly leaned down and read: Why does Bill Atkinson – WakeMed’s CEO – blame others for his failed physician relationships?
 
Albert looked up. Where’s the answer?
 
There is no answer. It’s a push poll.
 
Albert grunted and Richard, the Intellectual, set his coffee cup on the table. So WakeMed wants to become a monopoly in Wake County and Rex Hospital’s doing Internet push polls. We ought to turn both of them over to Duke Medicine.
 
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