MODERATELY BREAKING: THE WP POLL WAS TOTAL BS AND WAS CONDUCTED IMPROPERLY

http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/05/12/bush-league/

...DEVELOPING SOFTLY...

:wow:

n/t

on the peasantry (that's us). :hi:

No....

So predictable. Shades of Pravda.

For cryin out loud, even Scarborough and Tucker Carlson were ripping Bush on this yesterday. The Chicago Tribune wrote an editorial against it.

Morin is a tool of BushCo.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2622161&mesg_id=2622161

Damn them.

One, it was out less than 24 hours since the story broke.

Two, just read the actual question.

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

Here's one that spins in Repuglified nuance:
" 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? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?"

Here is how I would ask the question:

" It's been reported that the National Security Agency has been SECRETLY MONITORING the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans WITHOUT A WARRANT. Allegedly, the NSA says it ONLY analyzes calling patterns in an effort to identify possible terrorism suspects, without listening to or recording the conversations. DO YOU FEEL YOUR RIGHTS OF PRIVACY AS AN AMERICAN HAVE BEEN INVADED BY THIS SECRET PROGRAM?"

I doubt 20% would say "yes".

Additionally, the poll data says the margin of error (MOE) is over 4%. A decent poll has a MOE of 3% or less.

Anything in the Washingon Post or New York Times deserves to line the bottom of the birdcage. Both papers are full of it.

The guy who said several times that impeachment questions make him mad.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2005/12/19/DI2005121900972.html

I reported on this poll.

"The chattering class might be as clueless as ever, but the listening class is getting wise."

Jane Hamsher is terrific.

Thanks for posting this

But, aye, there's the rub.


They've gone beyond Terrorists...unless 225 million Americans now have al Queda links?!

:grr:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1174702
thread title (5-12-06 GD): Bogus WaPo/ABC poll on Americans' "support" of NSA spying-FIGHT THIS SCAM!

Note in reply #23, someone at Firedoglake discovered that the company running the bogus "poll" has as its primary clients "TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS."
Conflict of interest, much?

It should only be referred to as the "now discredited push poll conducted by a Bush supporter for the Washington Post." I think not just the listening class but people in general are becoming much more sophisticated with the phraseology of polls.