Associated Press and USA Today Focus on the Negatives in New Poll From Iraq

NewsBusters ^ | 12/12/05 | Noel Sheppard

[Only Waxing]

As reported yesterday by NewsBusters, a brand new ABC News/TIME poll depicted Iraqis as being very optimistic about themselves and the future of their country. The Associated Press via USA Today is sharing this information with its readers by focusing attention on the negatives first. The article, entitled “Most Iraqis Oppose U.S. Troops, Poll Says,” began:

“Most Iraqis disapprove of the presence of U.S. forces in their country, yet they are optimistic about Iraq's future and their own personal lives, according to a new poll."

Then the article addressed the positives:

[armydawg1]

The real news would be if they focused on the positive....which they did report, but in a halting and miserly fashion.

[new yorker 77]

Alan Colmes looks like the Disney World animatronic Abe Lincoln when FNC is on mute.

[Zacs Mom]

[armydawg1]

No wonder your son is a Marine, he has a hell of a Mom!

Great work on that Iwo tribute. Very well done.

Merry Christmas to you and your Marine and the rest of the family.

[devildognc]

Thanks I really enjoyed this.

[God luvs America]

"Most Iraqis disapprove of the presence of U.S. forces in their country"

I just heard Murtha on TV say this exact quote....of course he never mentioned the second part....

[Zacs Mom]

Sen. Murtha and his ilk don't want to acknowledge the
evidence of progress in the war

~ they have the info from this report and KNOW :


(Click on the title to download a copy)

The following was also in the above Progress Report which
further demonstrates the great strides being made there:

Pretty amazing, huh!?

[shiva]

Just WOW!!

[Valin]

Associated Press and USA Today Focus on the Negatives in New Poll From Iraq

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[Valin]

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[Zacs Mom]

[Valin]

I sent that out out my e-mail list.
Great stuff!

Still trying to figure out who Cutie Cudley is. :-) I get the feeling she's real perky.

[Zacs Mom]

"Still trying to figure out who Cutie Cudley is. :-) I get the feeling she's real perky."

LOLO ~ I played around a bit with the idea of selecting a 'Cutie Cudley' image to go with the posts ~ I still may at some point. Maybe I should ask Linda Eddy if she'd like to illustrate Ms. Cudley for page!