Unbelievable CNN Poll: "Is it time to end protests against the Iraq War?"

[steve2470]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3302962&mesg_id=3302962


The exact poll question is: "Two years on, is it time to end protests against the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq?"
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http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/19/europe.iraq.protests.ap/

[Technowitch]

1. My answer: NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!

[JVS]

65. I disagree

I think that it would be fine to end them after the war (including occupation) is over

[Borgnine]

2. Yeesh.

How about "two years on, is it time to end the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq?"

I fucking hate the media.

[steve2470]

3. latest poll results

Two years on, is it time to end protests against the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq?
Yes


42%

29675 votes
No


58%

41267 votes
Total: 70942 votes

[Hatalles]

4. I can't believe the nerve...

What a biased poll question.

[huellewig]

5. Holy shit...

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1.html?35

[steve2470]

6. ok they got my negative feedback nt

[GalleryGod]

21. You got to give them Props: They're going RIGHT AT Free Speech!

No pussy-footin' around..Bam!:nuke:

"The Let's Move-on to Terry,and Jacko, and Steroids Network"
:puke: :argh: Scumbag, M#ther#ckers!:nopity:

[Mr_Spock]

26. I gave them EXTRA NEGATIVE feeback

fascist motherfuckers

[Wilms]

14. Thanks for that. n/t

:thumbsup:

[Broadslidin]

27. Just Sent cnn, A Sweet Little 'One Liner'.....!

And why I have dumped cnn for BBC World News.

Also clicked my response as "Positive".....!

[tavalon]

64. I like that little touch n/t

[pamela]

7. Kicked...

and nominated. More people need to see this. Unfuckingbelievable.

[pinniped]

8. They got some sick ghouls over at cnn to post some shit like that.

.

[MADem]

70. Those are not sick ghouls, necessarily, what they are is

...other government operatives, see aye eh! and whatnot.

CNN has been "infiltrated" since the first Gulf War. It's as obvious as Air America (the AIRLINE, not the radio outlet) during Nam. So many folks on the books, so few doing any demonstrable work....

How do you move people around in less than friendly or overtly hostile countries with cover and plausible deniability? What jobs do the trick? Think about it.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. The "support the troops" guy was still standing in the middle of downtown

When I drove home on Friday. I never honk my horn and wave, nor do I run him over. I just wonder where the protesters that met two blocks away from him have gone. I joined them once, and would support them, if I knew what happened to them. Of course, I live in a red district.:shrug:

[ConcernedCanuk]

10. Asking the question sort of indicates a bit of insanity to me . . .

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The fact that the Whole WORLD is demonstrating is the obvious answer to a thinking person

ah

that pesky "thinking" thing

not a sheeple's strong point

This type of poll is called a "push-poll", and sort of meaningless in a way

except the sheeples will vindicate themselves somehow





Clik on the image

It will take you to the voting page!


Disappointing to see how many think that the US slaughtering machine does not deserve to be protested


Sad times


(sigh)

[acmejack]

11. This is very possibly the stupidest poll

question of all time! there is apparently no depth to which they will not stoop. Even after a half century these people still amaze me...

[jonnyblitz]

12. at least "no" is in the lead (as I type this at 7:05am sunday)nt

[muchacho]

13. stupid question

So time has somehow legitimized this travesty and we should all go home and be quite?

Stupid Liberal media.

[Hissyspit]

15. Um, last time I checked just as many people were dying. Let's poll those

dead people, see what they think.

[Neoma]

16. Wether they like it or not.

it won't stop.

[Dawgs]

17. Well, according to the latest polls...

The Iraq war is becoming less popular.

[lpbk2713]

18. They never cease to amaze.

They seem to have their wackiest polls on the weekends. Must be that they leave the topic of the poll question up to interns or something.

[gizmo1979]

19. What kind of cockamamie question is that?

You may as well ask is it time to give up your 1st amendment rights?

[underpants]

20. Did you catch the "Remembering the Victims" part?

The story of a Captain who died in Iraq.

Victim? I feel for each one but they aren't victims-9/11, the tsunami those were victims not someone who signed up for military service.

[Deja Q]

22. Yes:

We need to start new polls: About Syria, Iran, N Korea, China, and countries they're dealing with.

Indeed, by going with *'s own statements of being for or against us, Russia selling WMDs to Syria a few weeks back makes THEM as bad as Syria. (or, rather, that would be the mindset of * in action. It's his own words.)

Let's face it, they're obviously shying away from * popularity votes. All sell-outs.

[Mr_Spock]

23. WHY THE FUCK DID THEY ASK THE QUESTION IN THE NEGATIVE????????????????????

MotherFUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They should all be rounded up and ____________.

[Broadslidin]

24. With BBC World News Available, I Never Waste My Time With cnn....!

Just as 'some' Germans secretly did while under the fascists.

[mistertrickster]

25. So the longer it goes on, the more we're just supposed to accept it.

It's true, the last million Jews the Nazis killed were probably much less objectionable to their collective conscience than the first million.

[Califooyah Operative]

28. did the poll, left negative feedback too. nt

[salin]

29. er... isn't that asking folks to give up their first amendment right?

ick.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

30. "There are none so blind as those who will not see"

Let's just dance all the way around the question. The question is NOT whether we should end protests. The question (and answer) is that we should END THE WAR!!! How obtuse are these bought-off slimeballs anyway?

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

31. When our troops stop dying, I'll stop protesting

"Shut the hell up, America. Take you tax cuts and praise our glorious leader!"

[derby378]

32. No 58%, Yes 42%

A good start, but I don't think that NO column is high enough. Keep voting!

33. I saw this earlier and posted on a protes thread

but cannot start new threads. Thanks for bringing this to the attention of DU.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

54. Good start for you, KathmanduKid,

WELCOME TO DU!

:toast:

:hi:

[Jack Rabbit]

34. You can participate in my poll:

Two years on, is it time to boycott CNN and the rest of corporate media?

[ElectroPrincess]

36. Thanks Much Jack Rabbit! That's a poll I can answer with complete honesty

[steve2470]

42. kick nt

[tavalon]

66. Already am, already am

I only know about things like this stupid little poll because folks here give me a heads up.

[wildflower]

35. How do they propose the protests be ended? By an outside force?

That is how the question reads to me.

-wildflower

[T Bone]

72. Right, would they be happy if the protests were just OUTSOURCED ?

Corporate Media Whores that they are, they probably would.

[Laurab]

73. Exactly what I was thinking

should they be outlawed? Protestors be called terrorists? I think it is THE most ridiculous poll I've ever seen.

They left out "is it time to protest even more, now that we are in a quagmire, the lies have been exposed, and the death toll rises daily?".

On the bright side, it is now 59% to 41% against ending the protests. I still shudder to think of how they are thinking of ending them...

[bobthedrummer]

37. It's 59% NO now.

[progressoid]

38. 59% No

and fuck you very much for asking CNN

[dxstone]

39. God, these news-goofs SUCK!!!

Here's the feedback I gave:

The question you ask in today's poll is so obviously biased and leading that I'm sitting here stunned...
You people really ought to get out of the news business; you're not up to it. You lack the necessary objectivity, and you don't seem capable of doing even the most basic research on matters of real social and political importance, such as the Jeff Gannon story, or any number of other such which, were they covered as they ought to be, should surely have drummed the little phony dictator now claiming squatting rights in the once-Oval, now simply Awful Office right out on his ass years ago...
In other words, you suck; indeed, you triple-decker-suck, on rye.
Thank you!
D X S

Anyone wanting to use that as a template for your own response, you're very welcome!

Hey, whatever the hell happened to this dude, anyway?


Deep in the darkness of his secret
undisclosed lair, the hideous
Octocheney watches, and waits...
http://www.presidentevilonline.com/cheneypage.html
"I LOVE horror movies, man... I just don't want to LIVE in one.

[burythehatchet]

40. I shared some comments with CNN

Thanks for the poll question regarding whether the war protests have gone on too long. I feel very strongly that they sure have gone on too long. Do you realize that the Scott Peterson trial began and ended and we're still talking about this war!!

I barely even found out about the "not guilty" verdict of that guy that plays Baretta. Where the heck is the coverage of that?

The Michael Jackson trial is going to be getting very intense in the coming months. Our energy really needs to be focused on those proceedings. There's also word that the Martha Stewart sentense could be overturned on appeal. Has CNN made adequate accomodations to be able to cover both Jackson and Stewart if some significant events occur on the same day, or at the same hour? I hope CNN has contingency plans in place.

The war protest stuff is really starting to suck up valuable reporting resources that CNN really could devote to some real news, as opposed to the same old tired refrains of the protesters...no blood for oil..yadda yadda..fascism...blah...blah...civil rights...ho..hum...same old same old.

My suggestion to the CNN management and staff is to simply ignore the protesters. They'll quit, go home, and not look for a job tomorrow.

[steve2470]

41. kick nt

[tavalon]

67. Very good but,

the media whores aren't, um, very smart. This might be totally lost on them.

[DS1]

43. someone alert matcom, I'm aleady alerted

:D

[matcom]

52. we HAVE to do lunch this week

:argh:

[EstimatedProphet]

44. How are we not supposed to be infuriated about things like this?

Here we have more and more sources (CNN, newspaper editorials, etc.) coming out and saying in effect: "Just shut up and accept that your opinion doesn't count, and hope that the big boys don't take an interest in you"-and THIS they call a liberal media!

[steve2470]

45. kick nt

[Maraya1969]

46. WHO EXACTLY HAS THE RIGHT TO END THEM????????

What a stupid poll question!!!!!!!

[Left Is Write]

47. Um, no. And what a loaded question.

[Maraya1969]

49. Repost of the "CONTACT CNN" link for anyone who missed the first one

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1.html?35

[Dukkha]

48. Damn Liberal Biased CNN

Leave it to the Communist News Network to always side with the left :eyes:

[steve2470]

50. kick nt

[steve2470]

51. kick nt

[fluffernutter]

53. unfreakingbelievable.

NO, it's time to end the war, not the protests.

[4_Legs_Good]

68. My thoughts exactly!

that's the stupidest damned poll I've ever read.

david

[Senior citizen]

55. My email to CNN said:

Your quick poll, "Is it time to end protests against the Iraq war," would be better phrased as:

"Is it time to end freedom of speech and totally suppress all dissent?"

I'm am sorry you disrespect our Constitution, our freedoms and our country, and even more sorry that you have financially benefitted from them.

[steve2470]

56. kick nt

[steve2470]

57. kick nt

[tavalon]

58. Media Whores, media whores

Why do you love your job so much? Aren't you tired of being on your knees all the time?

[elperromagico]

59. I voted yes, of course. End Free Speech Now!

I hope you can all smell the sarcasm.

[tavalon]

60. I sent them a little letter. Here it is:

"Two years on, is it time to end protests against the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq?" is your poll question.

Answer: Are we out of the Iraq war yet, a war of aggression against a people who had nothing to do with 9/11 and had no WMDs but do have oil that we want? Um, no. So, no, it isn't time to stop protesting, not by a longshot.

I have a poll question for you:

CNN has been one of the top media whores since 9/11. As we approach the fourth anniversary of 9/11, is it time for CNN to take it's media whore lips off of the presidents penis?

[fortyfeetunder]

61. Do I hear a slam dunk?

You sure didn't pull back any punches!

[Maestro]

62. My Gawd they are getting

extremely stupid with their polls. Wait, they were already stupid. Nevermind. :eyes:

[GreenPartyVoter]

63. my bro-in-law apparently rolled down his window and said something rude to

the protestors who have been meeting on the bridge faithfully for the last 2 years+. And this just after leaving church.

:eyes: I just can't get through to that boy.

[steve2470]

69. kick nt

[steve2470]

71. kick nt

[steve2470]

74. kick nt