THE MEDIA IS LYING TO US.
It may be a peddling of soft lies, but the result is a fatally misinformed American public.
HERE'S SOME PROOF:
LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE IN THESE POLL RESULTS!
IN A RECENT NEWSWEEK POLL, 1,011 Americans were asked the same questions that are now being posed to the INTERNET public-at-large.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU ASK MORE PEOPLE------**PEOPLE WHO MAY VERY WELL BE MORE INFORMED.
LOOK AT THE VARIANCE IN RESULTS....ESPECIALLY QUESTIONS 4 and 5!
Re: US TROOPS: MOST PEOPLE SAY "BRING THEM HOME NOW!"
ON THE INTERNET:
There are already 16,563 web site responses represented here..this is 16 times that of the NEWSWEEK telephone poll.
* Percentages may not total to 100% for each question due to non-responses
The percentages on the left represent the results of the national poll (1,011 people),
not including the INTERNET response (16,563 people).
The percentages shown on the left are the INTERNET responses.
The poll was taken August 22-23, 2003 and had a +/- 3 percent margin of error. 1. Do you approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Yes 17% / 53%
No 81% / 36%
Don't know 2% / 11%
2. How confident are you that the United States will successfully establish a stable, democratic form of government in Iraq over the long term?
Very confident 9%/ 54%
Somewhat confident 7% / 40%
Not too confident 13% / 6%
Not at all confident 69% / undefined%
Don't know 1% / undefined%
3. How well do you think U.S. efforts to establish security and rebuild Iraq have gone since major combat ended on May 1?
Very well 6% / 18%
Somewhat well 9% / 37%
Not too well 14% / 21%
Not at all well 71% / 19%
Don't know 0% / 5%
4. From what you know now, do think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq last March?
Yes, the United States did the right thing 19% / 61%
No, it did not do the right thing 78% / 33%
Don't know 2% / 6%
5. For how much longer would you support keeping large numbers of U.S. military personnel in Iraq to help establish security and rebuild the country?
Less than one year 23% / 28%
One to two years 13% / 28%
Three to five years 9% / 19%
Six to 10 years 4% / 3%
More than 10 years? 3% / 11.5%
No longer--bring them home now 44% / 7%
Don't know 4% / undefined%
6. Do you support this current level of U.S. spending (about $1 billion a week) to establish security in Iraq and rebuild the country?
Yes, I support current spending levels 20% / 34%
No, the U.S. should reduce spending and scale back its efforts 76% / 60%
Don't know 4% / 6%
REMEMBER THIS....THE MEDIA IS SPOUTING OUT THE TELEPHONE-NEWSWEEK POLL NUMBERS AS IF THEY ARE GOSPEL TRUTH AND RELIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC OPINION.
THAT'S PURE BULLSHIT!
LOOK at the replies by the INTERNET on question 2.
69% of those polled say they are NOT AT ALL CONFIDENT that the United States will successfully establish a stable, democratic form of government in Iraq over the long term.
NOW---look at Newsweek's statement in the title of their Sept 1 article which I have posted DIRECTLY BELOW.
( "The public posture is confident, but the jitters are real. Under fire in Iraq, Team Bush ponders its options" )
IT'S A LIE!
Over two thirds of us see it falling apart.
They've gotten it wrong before.
They're getting it wronger today.
Don't believe all you see.
Heck--don't believe THIS if you have the informed intuition not to. ;)
SEE:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/956458.asp
Also see
NY Times article about the Newsweek poll and an ABC Poll of 1,024 people. These results not be getting the weight that they wind up receiving in the media and the press. It seems not only frivilous and disingenuous, but nearly criminal when American lives are at stake. I highly disrespect today's American media for this reason.
If we had a leader who had an ounce of true humility, he would go to the United Nations immediately and implore them to fully contribute to what could be a very worthy effort. Our poor American leadership has caused an influx of terror in the entire Middle Eastern region and strong distaste for America by those who could have been our best allies. The Bush administration has engendered mistrust in the American people as well. It's a prideful, secretive, and defensive leadership that will SINK the mission in Iraq if things don't change very soon.
If we only want to hold onto Iraq like it's our little treasure, we will never..I repeat NEVER win the hearts and minds of anyone, Iraqi, Russian, German, or American.
The intent of the is administration is looking possessive and greedy. It doesn't seem like we're acting in good faith.
I really hope Bush doesn't think God is leading his soul....because I never saw God that way. If God is that way, I don't want to be a member of His club anymore.
The poll results would CHANGE if the Bush administration began to LEAD in a meaningful way.
