|
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend Bookmark this thread |
This topic is archived. |
Home » Discuss » General Discussion |
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:49 AM Original message |
According to CBS News, 58% of those polled in overnight polling do not think shooter was political. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. People recognize mental illness when they see it, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
48. +1 nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
54. But that is not the whole story. Americans are simplifying it. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #54 |
64. But the point is, his behavior would have found a catalyst anywhere |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
59. Except, as Jon Stewart said, it would be helpful if what is being said |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #59 |
65. What is being said on television? Are you referring to the political rhetoric, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. I heard it on the clip that was being sent out. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. I agree with Stewart that it would be nice to tone the rhetoric down, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. Who asked them? nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. Uh . . . . a pollster? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
3. of course not cause media is "toning it down" to ensure that is the answer adn NOT |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Really? What media are you imbibing |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Nice attitude, fella. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
HillbillyBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Yes, I saw on CBS am show a few minutes ago that it was 57% |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
63. Don't worry...by tonite it will be 75% |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:06 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Why do you feel the need to attack the messenger? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Why do you feel that somebody who is questioning a poster is somehow attacking the messenger? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. "Anything else you want to seriously ask?" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. You wanted to "seriously ask" me a question previously, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:35 AM Original message |
We're done. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
35. Can't handle simple questions? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #17 |
53. You don't think that constant references to "both sides" isn't toning it down for the RW? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I'm not spreading the "both sides" meme |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
4. I would say 58% of those polled were watching |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
5. then they do not think.... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
7. Here's a link: |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Yup, that's essentially what I heard on the colortini. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Thank you! Interesting, opening paragraph, "....Nearly 60 percent..." |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #24 |
60. 700 respondents? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #60 |
76. 673 according to the article: |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. It's political to the point where his "target" was a duly elected legislator. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:00 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Hardly. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Champion Jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. or, at least that's the way they are spinning it. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
37. I would characterize the shooting as political, but not necessarily partisan |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
45. Many people here just don't want to hear that... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
disillusioned73 (963 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:59 AM Response to Reply #45 |
68. So it's the ... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #68 |
75. What aren't you buying exactly? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
disillusioned73 (963 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. I am not buying the .. this is a random act |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. She was absolutely the target... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
HillbillyBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
28. So he was anti government ...that can be laid out by the |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
47. So was John Hinkley's, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #47 |
56. ..and if this guy shot a movie star, or a bus driver, we wouldn't think it "political" either. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
10. So they called less than 700 people... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
58. Good one! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
15. So the damage control propaganda was partially effective. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. We have a winnah!! n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
18. Everyone I spoke about it at work with yesterday thought it was political |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
19. Question for those who are doubting the veracity of this poll, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Deleted message |
MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
20. I think the fact that the right was distancing themselves from it |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
HillbillyBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #20 |
34. I was out in the car on Sat about 2pm east coast |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
22. They kept polling until they got a "number" they liked |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
elias49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #22 |
39. You got it! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
23. Well, Loughner didn't shoot people in line for a Big Mac.....he |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
rbrnmw (789 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Well put We should scream it from the rooftops |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #30 |
77. Thank you! It's nice to hear something positive today....been one of those days! nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Sheri (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
31. yeah. right. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
32. That's probably because all the evidence of his Youtube, Myspace, and Facebook... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. But recognizing that he is mentally ill, and needs to be treated as such, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
rainlillie (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #36 |
61. Well said. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
33. 58% of the population needs to be educated on how stochastic terrorism works. n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
38. does anyone have a link that shows the exact wording of the question in the poll? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #38 |
66. Yes, here: |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:59 AM Response to Reply #66 |
69. (sorry didn't mean to repost as a reply to myself!!) |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. thanks. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ncteechur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
40. Probably 80% of the folks that don't think it was political can't find Arizona on a map. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
41. M$M now using rushed polls to validate their own whitewashing.. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. "You want to know the root of the problem in this country? It's the fucking media. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
42. CBS has news????? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
43. Mission Accomplished MSM |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
46. I bet they got the same numbers in Rwanda. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
49. don't think it's the point. The point is you the sane person should be reflective |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
50. Maybe they are not directly implicated... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
51. According to CBS News. . . What more do you need to know. . . . . |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
52. Mission accomplished, mainstream media!! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
57. His thoughts are not coherent, but they are indeed political. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
disillusioned73 (963 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
62. 58 % of people polled are IDIOTS.. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 03:34 PM Response to Reply #62 |
78. The poll was about |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
disillusioned73 (963 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-12-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #78 |
83. Soooo.. what is your definition of current?? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
72. LINK TO ACTUAL POLL document |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Still a Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
73. It was mental illness |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
74. I'm surprised it's not higher.. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mariawr (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
79. poll of less than 1000 people does not reflect the US |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
80. According to 100% of me, polls are full of shit. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) | Sun Jan 05th 2025, 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
Advertisements [?] |
Top |
Home » Discuss » General Discussion |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate
About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.
© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC