ABC Poll on NSA phone surveillance.

"Phone-Records Surveillance Is Broadly Acceptable to Public"


"May 12, 2006 — Americans by nearly a 2-1 ratio call the surveillance of telephone records an acceptable way for the federal government to investigate possible terrorist threats, expressing broad unconcern even if their own calling patterns are scrutinized.

Lending support to the administration's defense of its anti-terrorism intelligence efforts, 63 percent in this ABC News/Washington Post poll say the secret program, disclosed Thursday by USA Today, is justified, while far fewer, 35 percent, call it unjustified."


To top it off they have the story wrong, 1300 say "No" and 300 say "Yes":

http://abcnews.go.com/US/popup?id=1949414

nt

saying that government lawyers said that Americans gave their consent for wiretapping. Who the hell are they kidding. I did not give them my consent.

these people should be removed now.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Government_lawyers_say_Americans_consented_to_0512.html

I believe the poll they commissioned and the web poll are seperate pieces. The figures they quote on the air are from the more scientific of the polls.

Of, course, I may be wrong. It's been known to happen

DO YOU AGREE?
Is it okay for the government to track phone calls made by you and millions of other Americans?

No, it is not acceptable no matter what the government says.

1,330
Yes, if the government says it is necessary to fight terrorism.

305
Total Vote: 1,635

In the piece it is a 65% ratio saying yes. But in the one you're showing, it is 19% (rounded) yes. Even if it's switched, it is 81%. :shrug:

But I agree that the poll they're using was probably commissioned by the WH with pre-approved phone numbers.

... when you go to it, you see nothing:

Click the link titled "Complete Results of Phone Records Surveillance Poll" and you'll go to:
http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/abc_phone_surveillance_060512.pdf

But all I see is a white screen, even AFTER Acrobat opens.

This poll is dated today. Something tells me they're "re-assessing".

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/postpoll_nsa_051206.htm

Not that I buy it.

For one thing, it's awfully soon. The poll question is probably the first most respondents even heard of the issue.

And then there's the way it was asked:
"It's been reported that the National Security Agency has been collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans. It then analyzes calling patterns in an effort to identify possible terrorism suspects, without listening to or recording the conversations. Would you consider this an acceptable or unacceptable way for the federal government to investigate terrorism?"

What if they asked THIS question?:
"It's been reported that the National Security Agency has been following tens of millions of Americans. It then analyzes the places they go and who they see in an effort to identify possible terrorism suspects, without listening to or recording their conversations. Would you consider this an acceptable or unacceptable way for the federal government to investigate terrorism?"

How many people do you think would answer that this were acceptable?

The principle is the same. If it were feasible to follow tens of millions of Americans, they'd be doing it as we speak. No doubt they're already following thousands of Americans around, with no reasoable grounds to suspect anything.

Bush said they're not "trolling". This program is by DEFINITION trolling!

I was confused. Yes they are trolling. Yes, they are breaking the law and they don't intend to stop. They don't know how to quit lying.

People need to read about it, hear about it etc.

like your news reporting.

What schmucks.

the polls are markedly against his Dear Leader. :puke:

In the land of fearful, TV led, non-thinkers.

Now all the the Bush'ites have to do is pop off a dirty bomb somewhere and it will be Stalag 13 for all of us "dissenters".

you can feel the anger building in the people of this country like never before. Bye Bye Bush,
I truly hope it's Trent Lott who delivers the message to you, you lying piece of excrement.

...but it is dimming for me.

popups and turn on cookies for abcnews.
:hi:
lying POS's anyway

:eyes:

Everyone I spoke with yesterday was pissed off!

dg

that will agree with the wire tapping. Let's face it, there are still some that are so blind they can't see through the smoke and mirrors, and frankly, don't WANT to.

the backwash anymore. I want my country back and I want it back now.

... when you jump to it, nothing's there.

(See "Complete results of Phone Records Surveillance Poll" at left, jumps to an alleged PDF at http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/abc_phone_surveillance_060512.pdf)

I wonder if they're not already back-tracking due to a few thousand phone calls they may have gotten themselves.

... terrorism".

It's a simple YES or NO question. The qualifier influences the answer.

and no story.... :wtf:


Found the link to the story, what a lie!!!!

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=1953464

I wouldn't trust this poll, but I'll tell you what, if it is true then I think we are going to have to send America back to high school, because they must not have passed government.

Bushco has cracked the whip and put out fake polls. They know they're screwed.

2,152
Is it okay for the government to track phone calls made by you and millions of other Americans?

No, it is not acceptable no matter what the government says.
1,650
Yes, if the government says it is necessary to fight terrorism.502
Total Vote: 2,152

The only TNS I could find was a business research company. If that is who they are, hmmmmm, why would ABC/WP go to them instead of a more mainstream polling company?

mainstream.

They have been slowly leaking the spying information to the public and controlling what we know about it and what we don't.

They are incrementally trying to condition us to accept it.

They are wanting us to accept the predatory stalking of all areas of our lives as "mainstream".
This "mainstream" propaganda is called prison and enslavement.

wiretapping 2 to 1 while the poll shows they are against it 3 to 1... This is propaganda in it finest fashion right here and a letter or call to ABC is on my agenda today.....

Who do these bastards think they are trying to frame public opinion in this way to better suit their goals? The entire story presented on ABC was PROPAGANDA pure and simple!

I am SO sick of this kind of crap! :puke:

:argh:

Well, I stopped believing in polls during the election and
I stopped believing in the tooth fairy when I was 8.

SOUND THE BULLS**T KLAXONS!