Fair and Balanced? Not with pointed polls like this one

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conjur

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FOX News poll on their main page:

What best describes your view of President Bush's decision to permit Condoleezza Rice to testify before the 9/11 Commission?

He got bullied by his opponents and caved in for political reasons
He is very wise to change his mind. Her testimony is important.
I worry that presidents will not be able to get candid advice in the future
I think this issue is "much ado about nothing"
None of the above


Where's the option for "Rice is a tool"?
 
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BaliBabyDoc

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Curiously,

20% say he caved.
22% say he's wise . . . HAHAHAHAHAHA.
40% say it's much ado about nothing.
 
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tnitsuj

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Originally posted by: conjur
FOX News poll on their main page:

What best describes your view of President Bush's decision to permit Condoleezza Rice to testify before the 9/11 Commission?

He got bullied by his opponents and caved in for political reasons
He is very wise to change his mind. Her testimony is important.
I worry that presidents will not be able to get candid advice in the future
I think this issue is "much ado about nothing"
None of the above


Where's the option for "Rice is a tool"?
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wow...just wow...
 
Perknose

Perknose

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Wow. There are better worded polls, more professsional and with less built in bias, in ATOT. :disgust:
 
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Loralon

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Originally posted by: conjur
FOX News poll on their main page:

What best describes your view of President Bush's decision to permit Condoleezza Rice to testify before the 9/11 Commission?

He got bullied by his opponents and caved in for political reasons
He is very wise to change his mind. Her testimony is important.
I worry that presidents will not be able to get candid advice in the future
I think this issue is "much ado about nothing"
None of the above


Where's the option for "Rice is a tool"?
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It's just an entertainment poll. It doesn't claim to be scientific. What's your point? :confused:
 
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Moonbeam

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All most people care about is not feeling odd. As long as a lot of other nuts think like them they feel fine. As long as something like a fox news supports their point of view and seems to defend it they can stay asleep in the center of the fold chewing their cud. The TV was always a danger to the insular hillbilly rupublican backbone because it brought them damn city folk and their holistic thinking into the home shaking every body up. Them damn edumacated folk are a menace to sleep.
 
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bozack

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personally I don't see anything wrong per say with the questions, at least when compared to other net polls, especially those on CNN...

Conjur I think you are just biased against Fox News and are looking for anything to slam them on..overall, while the options are "dumbed down" in their wording, from a substance standpoint I see nothing *wrong* with the poll...you may be referring to the partisan bias, but again CNN, ABC, NBC and all of the other news networks generally word their polls so that they favor leftist opinions, check out a few and you will see.
 
lozina

lozina

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Originally posted by: bozack
personally I don't see anything wrong per say with the questions, at least when compared to other net polls, especially those on CNN...

Conjur I think you are just biased against Fox News and are looking for anything to slam them on..overall, while the options are "dumbed down" in their wording, from a substance standpoint I see nothing *wrong* with the poll...you may be referring to the partisan bias, but again CNN, ABC, NBC and all of the other news networks generally word their polls so that they favor leftist opinions, check out a few and you will see.
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I'd rather you provide an example of a leftist bias poll from CNN to support your claim, so we can accurately evaluate your allegation.

 
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conjur

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Originally posted by: bozack
personally I don't see anything wrong per say with the questions, at least when compared to other net polls, especially those on CNN...

Conjur I think you are just biased against Fox News and are looking for anything to slam them on..overall, while the options are "dumbed down" in their wording, from a substance standpoint I see nothing *wrong* with the poll...you may be referring to the partisan bias, but again CNN, ABC, NBC and all of the other news networks generally word their polls so that they favor leftist opinions, check out a few and you will see.
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I am not biased against FOX News. I call them as I see them. Back in the election fiasco of 2000, FOX News fit in with my views at the time. They were rather pro-Bush then and I supported Bush then.

Now that mounds of evidence have surfaced Bush and his administration have fouled up BIG time in deceiving us into going to war in Iraq, FOX News still finds ways to bash any anti-Bush viewpoint. Esp. FOX and Friends. That's one big GOP circle-jerk in the morning.
 
HomerJS

HomerJS

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Originally posted by: conjur
FOX News poll on their main page:

What best describes your view of President Bush's decision to permit Condoleezza Rice to testify before the 9/11 Commission?

He got bullied by his opponents and caved in for political reasons
He is very wise to change his mind. Her testimony is important.
I worry that presidents will not be able to get candid advice in the future
I think this issue is "much ado about nothing"
None of the above


Where's the option for "Rice is a tool"?
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These are the same bunch of nutbags that chastized the Simpsons for making fun of them. When are they going to admit having their heads so far up Bush's butt we can get a report on his colon 24x7.
 
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smashp

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Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: bozack
personally I don't see anything wrong per say with the questions, at least when compared to other net polls, especially those on CNN...

Conjur I think you are just biased against Fox News and are looking for anything to slam them on..overall, while the options are "dumbed down" in their wording, from a substance standpoint I see nothing *wrong* with the poll...you may be referring to the partisan bias, but again CNN, ABC, NBC and all of the other news networks generally word their polls so that they favor leftist opinions, check out a few and you will see.
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I am not biased against FOX News. I call them as I see them. Back in the election fiasco of 2000, FOX News fit in with my views at the time. They were rather pro-Bush then and I supported Bush then.

Now that mounds of evidence have surfaced Bush and his administration have fouled up BIG time in deceiving us into going to war in Iraq, FOX News still finds ways to bash any anti-Bush viewpoint. Esp. FOX and Friends. That's one big GOP circle-jerk in the morning.
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Of course They Love Kissing the Repub A$$ over at Fox, If they didnt, They wouldnt have a Job.

Fox Is Biased, No Doubt. Look to Further than Hannity and Colmes. On The Left of The Far Reich Propagator Hannity they put that wuss Colmes ,a self Described MODERATE, to Represent The Left and Challenge Sean. Errrr, I mean Get Bullied by Sean.
 
Bulk Beef

Bulk Beef

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I don't understand why some of you guys keep posting this Fox crap - are you expecting a cookie for spotting their rightward bias?
 
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conjur

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Originally posted by: sward666
I don't understand why some of you guys keep posting this Fox crap - are you expecting a cookie for spotting their rightward bias?
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Nope...just tired of the ever-present spewing that the media is liberally biased.

Also tired of hearing the term liberal used as a derogatory term (as in the title of Sean Hannity's newest ego-booster...er....book.)
 
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xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx

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Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: sward666
I don't understand why some of you guys keep posting this Fox crap - are you expecting a cookie for spotting their rightward bias?
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Nope...just tired of the ever-present spewing that the media is liberally biased.

Also tired of hearing the term liberal used as a derogatory term (as in the title of Sean Hannity's newest ego-booster...er....book.)
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Much like you flaming liberals use the word "wealthy" as a derogatory word?
 
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DealMonkey

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Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx
Much like you flaming liberals use the word "wealthy" as a derogatory word?
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I don't know, I always use "conservative" -- rather than "Just how far up your arse is that big stick?" I know the mods appreciate that. :)
 
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conjur

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Jun 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx
Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: sward666
I don't understand why some of you guys keep posting this Fox crap - are you expecting a cookie for spotting their rightward bias?
Click to expand...

Nope...just tired of the ever-present spewing that the media is liberally biased.

Also tired of hearing the term liberal used as a derogatory term (as in the title of Sean Hannity's newest ego-booster...er....book.)
Click to expand...

Much like you flaming liberals use the word "wealthy" as a derogatory word?
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Hunh?
 
ElFenix

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: sward666
I don't understand why some of you guys keep posting this Fox crap - are you expecting a cookie for spotting their rightward bias?
Click to expand...

Nope...just tired of the ever-present spewing that the media is liberally biased.

Also tired of hearing the term liberal used as a derogatory term (as in the title of Sean Hannity's newest ego-booster...er....book.)
Click to expand...

i'm tired of hearing the word partisan used as a derogatory term

i'm tired of hearing the word liberal used to describe the left in the united states
 
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nutxo

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Originally posted by: conjur
Just proves my point that FOX News is entertainment, not news.
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LOL, there are actually morons out there that think the daily show is news

:beer:
 
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