Is he Gallup Organization for real? Jeff Koopersmith says "No!"

[johnfunk]

I may be off the beam, but a poll of Black Americans undertaken in July is at best disheartening in its lack of depth.

And the analysis of the numbers is truly appalling.

Ludiaa Saad, who wrote the analysis, did insert one saving grace: she used the word "simmers" to describe black America's dissatisfaction with race relations in the United States.

Yet the rest of her analysis reads almost like an apology to white America rather than a hard analysis of the facts -- at least as she presented them. ...


More here.

[madfloridian]

1. That is a good article. I have wondered about Gallup results.

Usually just before an election they come up with the most far out results, just not going with other polls or any before it.

This is an interesting part of the article:
SNIP...""Gallup actually asked whether Americans were for or against ASSASSINATING Saddam. I thought this was a nation of laws, and it is against international and US law to order the assassination of anyone let alone a head of state. Regardless of how you view Saddam Hussein, even asking about assassination is a display of total disregard for the law, not only of man, but of God for you Promise Keepers.

"A whopping 39% of Americans think we ought to bump off Hussein, with, thankfully, 55% saying no according to Gallup. CNN points out that during Desert Storm 60% thought we should murder him.

"Just the tone of the Gallup questions is outrageous. Should the US assassinate Saddam? Should the US assassinate Saddam only after he's been removed from power? Should the US have 'removed' Saddam from Power before ending the war?

"What are these nitwits talking about? I repeat Mr. Gallup, IT IS ILLEGAL TO ASSASSINATE SADDAM. We don't have the capability to 'remove' Saddam from power. It's that simple......"

[dfong63]

3. that argument sounds bogus to me

"Just the tone of the Gallup questions is outrageous. Should the US assassinate Saddam? Should the US assassinate Saddam only after he's been removed from power? Should the US have 'removed' Saddam from Power before ending the war?

"What are these nitwits talking about? I repeat Mr. Gallup, IT IS ILLEGAL TO ASSASSINATE SADDAM. We don't have the capability to 'remove' Saddam from power. It's that simple......"

just because something is illegal doesn't mean people aren't thinking about it, or want to do it. adultery is illegal, smoking pot is illegal, but it would be completely legitimate (IMHO) to ask people their opinions about them. it is NOT as simple as the editorialist is trying to make it.

[On the Road]

2. I'm Really Not Impressed with His Analysis

He seems to engage in double the amount of cherry-picking and framing that he accuses the Gallup people of.