Oh yes, I read the whole thing. I wanted to link directly to the Gallup site, but they require a paid subscription.
I agree that there were poll results that were a bit concerning to me. It was stated that 1/5 thought there were times when violence against US soldiers was justified. If 1/5 are avid supporters, 3/5 are on the fence, and 1/5 are sworn enemies, that is not a very stable situation. But, if the normal news reports indicate the status quo it seems to me that 75% of Iraqi's are cheering the 25% that are blowing us up.
How did Gallup conduct the poll in Bahgdad?
Ann Coulter, and Joe Sixpack! Wow, you sure can read alot into my original post.
Just to clarify, I wanted to make two points. 1) I found this gallup poll interesting and the only place I could find it mentioned was that one article. The poll revealed alot more about our situation in Iraq than 6 months of the "all the news you need to know" mentality of the myopic and pandering US media. 2) I dont think the coverage is balanced, because I learn everyday in detail of each ambush or road side detonation, but I never hear anything about how the average Iraqi is faring through all of this. I don't need sunshine blown up my procto, but I would like to learn the objective truth of the situation.
I'm not interested in stepping into a mud pit to defend the way that the Washington Times reported the poll results. We could discuss how accurate or inaccurate the poll is, as my impression is that Gallup has a pretty good reputation in conducting fair and accurate polls. You may now feel better about yourself for first putting words into my mouth, and then using them to denigrate me as some SOB conservative. I guess to counter I'd have to accuse you of being an afficionado of Al Franken, but then, you aren't that funny.
Poor deluded Joe Sixpack, first he got it wrong about the al Queda link and now that whole liberal media bias myth. It's a good thing 55% of Americans are as enlightened as you.
Gallup Poll -- Are the News Media Too Liberal?
I agree that there were poll results that were a bit concerning to me. It was stated that 1/5 thought there were times when violence against US soldiers was justified. If 1/5 are avid supporters, 3/5 are on the fence, and 1/5 are sworn enemies, that is not a very stable situation. But, if the normal news reports indicate the status quo it seems to me that 75% of Iraqi's are cheering the 25% that are blowing us up.
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I wonder how this poll was conducted. Getting a representative sample of Iraqis must be quite the challenge, what with the situation over there. I imagine it would be as difficult as getting a representative sample of Afghans in order to poll what they thought of the state of their country after US intervention.
A good question... why not read the article. The truth of this one, which seems to have eluded even the orignal poster, is in the details. I imagine the fellow who linked to this read the first paragraph, realized it supported his thought, and posted the link.
How did Gallup conduct the poll in Bahgdad?
Quote:Yes, the media is very misleading... good thing we have ann coulter and the original poster to protect us from the liberal dominated media. I'd have been happy if this trashy article had been buried rather than sully the truth so that joe sixpack could propagate the myth about liberal bias in the media in such esteemed halls as these.
Ann Coulter, and Joe Sixpack! Wow, you sure can read alot into my original post.
Just to clarify, I wanted to make two points. 1) I found this gallup poll interesting and the only place I could find it mentioned was that one article. The poll revealed alot more about our situation in Iraq than 6 months of the "all the news you need to know" mentality of the myopic and pandering US media. 2) I dont think the coverage is balanced, because I learn everyday in detail of each ambush or road side detonation, but I never hear anything about how the average Iraqi is faring through all of this. I don't need sunshine blown up my procto, but I would like to learn the objective truth of the situation.
I'm not interested in stepping into a mud pit to defend the way that the Washington Times reported the poll results. We could discuss how accurate or inaccurate the poll is, as my impression is that Gallup has a pretty good reputation in conducting fair and accurate polls. You may now feel better about yourself for first putting words into my mouth, and then using them to denigrate me as some SOB conservative. I guess to counter I'd have to accuse you of being an afficionado of Al Franken, but then, you aren't that funny.
Quote:Yes, the media is very misleading... good thing we have ann coulter and the original poster to protect us from the liberal dominated media. I'd have been happy if this trashy article had been buried rather than sully the truth so that joe sixpack could propagate the myth about liberal bias in the media in such esteemed halls as these.
Poor deluded Joe Sixpack, first he got it wrong about the al Queda link and now that whole liberal media bias myth. It's a good thing 55% of Americans are as enlightened as you.
Gallup Poll -- Are the News Media Too Liberal?
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