Dick Cheney may soon overtake Cuba in popularity

[underpants]

Cheney’s Popularity in Context

The idea that Dick Cheney, who everyone hates, is going to go head-to-head with America’s popular new president in a “showdown” is a bit absurd. But just to help hype the matchup, CNN has a new poll out showing that Cheney is now more popular: “As Dick Cheney prepares to give a major speech on the battle against terrorism, a new national poll suggests that favorable opinions of the former vice president are on the rise.”

To help put this in context, though, compare the favorable rating CNN registered for Cheney to the favorable ratings CNN registered in April for select foreign countries:

http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/05/cheneys-popularity-in-context.php


http://www.pollingreport.com/nations.htm

"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of each of the following very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? . . ."

[leveymg]

1. Darth doesn't have anything close to a 37 percent approval rating. CNN is ridiculous.

Can't believe Dan Yglesias would repeat this tripe. :thumbsdown:

[madokie]

2. This is a perfect example of why I refuse to watch cnn

it's all tripe

[Vickers]

3. Who did they poll, a bunch of drunken draft-dodgers at a KKK rally?

:shrug:

[havocmom]

4. Chicken-hawks for cheney