Poll: Americans Blame Partisan Commentators, Tea Party for Their Rhetoric

Politics Daily ^ | 17/1/11 | Bruce Drake

[Eleutheria5]

While most Americans do not believe that the state of political discourse in the country contributed to the shootings in Arizona, a majority say that liberal and conservative commentators have crossed the line in attacking opponents and a plurality feel that the tea party movement and its supporters have also done so, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll conducted Jan. 13-16.

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[ZULU]

Exactly - another bogus poll by the best run propaganda machine since Goebbels.

[ConservativeWarrior]

They want us to just shut up and go to the back of the bus.

You've got that right.

Yesterday my wife pointed out that one of our neighbors has a red and white striped flag with the words "Don't Tread on Me" written between the stripes. She said it might be a more subtle alternative to the traditional yellow Gadsden flag I display.

I told her I liked the yellow flag, that I want to be in people's faces, and that I don't want anyone to mistake it for the American flag, which I also fly.

People are still angry. It's our children's futures we're fighting for, and we most certainly will not take a seat in the back of the bus.

They aren't going to sit me down without the use of force.

[Jess79]

Several polls reported recently without internals released. This one has several poll questions marked as ‘hold for later release’. If they could use this info to back up their assertions, you can bet the questions would be released. I’m guessing 50% Dem sample.

[Jean2]

Actually, I think they want us off the bus period.

[pfflier]

That term "plurality" needs to go. It has become popular for cause-finders to use because it can mean anything they want it to mean.

If I asked 100 people "what is the best year?" and two answer 1972 while the other 98 answer a different year each, 1972 is the plurality.

Is that grounds for decision making or does it indicate a significant trend? Obviously not, but I could report "1972 was the most significant year for 100 people polled" and not be wrong, just meaningless in it's correctness.

[Niteranger68]

I bet less than 5% of those polled could even accurately quote a single Tea Party member.

[digger48]

Yup...just seething with hatred, arent they?

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Baloney!