GatewaySnayke wrote:There was a study that showed Fox News viewers are more likely to be misinformed than a viewer of PBS, CNN, MSNBC, etc. I can't remember the specifics, but it seemed like a good majority of Fox viewers still thought Iraq had WMD.
I imagine you're thinking of this study which in 2003 asked people about three common misperceptions about the Iraq War and compared that to primary news source.
Edit: They found that one third of people for which Fox News was their primary news source thought the United States had found WMD in Iraq. If you recall, Fox actually ran stories at the time claiming this.
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I knew a girl who voted for Gore because "Bush had already been President and didn't deserve another chance." remember, gore was 2000 before W had been president. I [expletive] you not. She was from Chaumburg.
GatewaySnayke wrote:There was a study that showed Fox News viewers are more likely to be misinformed than a viewer of PBS, CNN, MSNBC, etc. I can't remember the specifics, but it seemed like a good majority of Fox viewers still thought Iraq had WMD.
I imagine you're thinking of this study which in 2003 asked people about three common misperceptions about the Iraq War and compared that to primary news source.
Edit: They found that one third of people for which Fox News was their primary news source thought the United States had found WMD in Iraq. If you recall, Fox actually ran stories at the time claiming this.
I heard a story that WMDs were found but their discovery was covered up because they said "Made in USA" on them because we had sold the weapons there in the 80s.
Leroy wrote:Democrats basically cannot show pride in anyone serving in the military because they basically hate this country and what it stands for.
This just in: Joe Biden hates his son and everything he stands for.
I've also heard Democrats can't fight and are too wussy. So, they are only sent to war to toughen up and become mean and rough and rowdy and learn from the respectable Republican young adults that are over there.
GatewaySnayke wrote:You can go ahead and ask me that about Obama. And the answer is "no."
Her son gets deployed next week. So if she's up in Alaska and spending time with him, that means she'll have plenty of time to actually do an interview -- after he leaves -- for a magazine that doesn't fall under the "celebrity journalism" banner. Right?
Remember, she hasn't actually given an interview. The campaign put her in seclusion during the week. If Obama decided to shut the media out because he wanted to spend his time on the trail kicking it with his daughters instead of answering the same questions over and over -- would that be OK?
Didn't he pretty much do that when he spent a week on the beach in HI with his family???
Yes. Your point is?
My point is that it obviously WAS ok for Obama to hang out with his family (and none of them are leaving to go to a war zone for a year)...so it should be ok for Palin to have time with her son if she wants it. If the press has to wait--so be it.
Again, Obama took time off after being scrutinized and interrogated by the media for 15 months. Palin hasn't answered a single question. Not one. Nada.
Oh, and I think it's funny how everyone keeps talking about Palin's son going to Iraq, but nobody mentions that Biden's son is headed there, too. Biden didn't turn it into a propoganda stunt at the convention like Palin did. In fact, I don't think they even mentioned it. Biden's son isn't doing it for publicity. He's doing it for his country.
First of all, Obama chose the time of his vacation, as he chose the time he started running for President...believe me NOBODY wanted the presidential elections to start 16 months ago...
Secondly, Palin's son did not join the military last week. And he didn't get to schedule when he would leave for Iraq. When the Commander says your unit is going, you go. So the timing is bad--but she didn't know 2 weeks ago that she was going to be in a National Political race. I don't know when Biden's son is leaving, but if you think he won't take some time to spend with him before he leaves, I think you are wrong. And who are you to judge her son's reasons for joining and volunteering to fight and die for this country? Every person who volunteers to write the government a blank check up to and including their LIFE should be applauded and thanked--not accused of being a publicity stunt.
