Posted by
TommyO on Sunday, April 29, 2007 8:20:39 AM
The old guy speaks to the press. The 'hundreds' of demonstrators are never really seen in the report as it is filmed in narrow scope and up close interviews are the main event. I have to research the group Tom Andrews leads. I believe it is a Soros sponsored organization, but I don't know. I can't stand the duplicity of the media.
TommyO
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Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 7:51 PM
Subject: Mail From WCSH6.com
Dear Sir:
I just viewed your report on the "hundreds demonstrate in Bangor and Portland" featuring former Congressman Tom Andrews. I take issue with both the number of demonstrators and Mr. Andrews statistics.
The media consistently presents comments and statistics from anti-war advocates as infallible and unquestionable. I believe this to be true in your report. Mr. Andrews was not challenged by your reporter, nor was any doubt on his statistics given to the viewer by the news reader. Any comments from supporters of the President are usually framed by the media as 'doubtful veracity' either in the body of the report or the news reader.
Here are some poll reports that may be of interest to you:
From the NRO Corner: (4/27/06)
"Vox Populi [Cliff May]
Some interesting polling results in recent days. For example:
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According to a recent USA Today/Gallup poll, 61% of Americans oppose “denying the funding needed to send any additional U.S. troops to Iraq,” and opposition is up from 58% in February. (3/23-25, 2007).
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A recent Public Opinion Strategies (POS) poll found that 56% of registered voters favor fully funding the war in Iraq, with more voters strongly favoring funding (40%) than totally opposing it (38%); (3/25-27, 2007).
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A separate POS poll finds 57% of voters support staying in Iraq until the job is finished and “the Iraqi government can maintain control and provide security for its people.” And 59% of voters say pulling out of Iraq immediately would do more to harm America’s reputation in the world than staying until order is restored (35%); (2/5-7, 2007).
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A Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll show 69% of American voters trust military commanders more than members of Congress (18%) to decide when United States troops should leave Iraq. This includes 52% of Democrats, 69% of Independents and 88% of Republicans (3/27-28, 2007).
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According to a recent Pew Research survey, only 17% of Americans want an immediate withdrawal of troops (4/18-22, 2007). That same poll found a plurality of adults (45%) believe a terrorist attack against the United States is more likely if we withdraw our troops from Iraq while the “country remains unstable”
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Should a date for withdrawal be set, 70% of American believe it is likely that “insurgents will increase their attacks in Iraq” starting on that day. This is supported by 85% of Republicans, 71% of Independents and 60% of Democrats. (FOX News/Opinion Dynamics, 4/17-18, 2007).
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An LA Times/Bloomberg polls reveals that 50% of Americans say setting a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq “hurts” the troops, while only 27% believe it “helps” the troops (4/5-9, 2007)."
Why do more and more Americans find their news from sources other than TV/Newspapers/Magazines?
Because you are unable to present news as news and not commentary. Somewhere, somehow in some far off school of journalism, the idea of presenting the news as news was superceded by the thought of the 'journalist' instructing the reader/viewer in the 'truth' who, it is assumed is too damn dumb to understand what is going on around them.
Thomas A O'Reilly
South Portland, Maine