MSNBC appears to speak with a forked tongue regarding polls.

[harlinchi]

I was reading this article on its website where they discuss Bush's recent poll numbers.

Bush ratings continue to drop to new lows

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11843383/

Out of fourteen paragraphs, several of them one-sentence ones, two large ones were of the obligatory 'gotta mention how the democrats can't take advantage' sort. The first was paragraph 3 and the second was paragraph 12:

...Despite this grim outlook for the Republican Party, it still holds advantages over Democrats — albeit by narrower margins — when it comes to Iraq and homeland security. And that could benefit Republicans in November, especially if national security issues dominate the landscape, as they did in 2002 and 2004.

...But Republicans still have some advantages — beyond their campaign cash and the small number of competitive races this fall —that could benefit them in November. In the poll, they hold the advantage over Democrats on Iraq and homeland security. (However, Democrats have the edge on health care, the economy, taxes and ethics in government.)

While the poll may actually make the case for the article's assertion, nowhere in the article or its link to the poll summary does it provide numbers to support the idea that the GOP holds advantages over the Democratic party on Iraq and Homeland Security. On the contrary, in paragraph eight of their own article the author does provide numbers to assert that Iraq will not help Bush:

Indeed, it’s the situation in Iraq that appears to be at the heart of Bush’s problems. According to the poll — which was taken of 1,005 adults from March 10-13, and which has a margin of error of plus-minus 3.1 percentage points — 61 percent disapprove of Bush’s handling of the situation. Moreover, 57 percent are less confident that the war in Iraq will come to a successful conclusion, which is a seven-point increase since December. And 61 percent say the United States should reduce the number of troops there, while just 31 percent want to maintain the current troop level.

My point is that someone out there has spun stories to the point where they've gotten dizzy and unable to recognize the degree to which they're just being silly. The further point is that if Iraq and Homeland Security are two of the GOP's strongest areas then, in reality, they have none.

[sam sarrha]

1. here is how it works, 4 Fascist Corporations own over 90% of the media,

it isnt that the Democrats dont have anything to say, the Fascists will not allow their views to be heard.. then spin that into a golden turd to prove their own propaganda..

it ISN'T NEWs.. it is Corporate Media Theater

media refered to is TV..

[Totally Committed]

2. Take a look at this thread, too.....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2516964

Much along the same lines, and exposing NBC/MSNBC ethics problems. They are shameless!

Before de-regulation, the sirwaves belonged to the American people, and we were far better served and informed then.

TC

[harlinchi]

4. Thanks for referring me to that post.

It is astonishing how manipulative these folks are.

[gratuitous]

3. Yeah

And with the Democrats dominating the Republicans in every imaginable political category, what do the media whores focus on? National security, where the GOP has at least a fighting chance of looking better than the Democrats (mostly thanks to the media whores' obsessive focus on who can blow up more shit). Yet the national media can't seem to find anything to talk about in terms of Democrats and their ideas. Where do they not look? And who does the public trust to do the right thing on:

Spending? Democrats.
The economy? Democrats.
Health care? Democrats.
Taxes? Democrats.
Ethics? Democrats.
Ability to govern? Democrats.

[WCGreen]

5. I hate to say this....

But what they write about the dems has a ring of truth to it...

RF resultion was ill timed... It showed the dems weren't together on this... It was RF's fault... Not the dem's... He wanted to make a stand whether he had support or not....