Posted on 05/09/2016 1:46:30 PM PDT by Kaslin
On Monday, CNN not only continued to misinform its viewers about the contents of the North Carolina bathroom law, but it also used a misleading CNN/ORC poll to dubiously claim that most Americans oppose the law.
New Day, CNN Newsroom, and Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield have so far cited the poll claiming that 57 percent of Americans oppose the bathroom law, but the wording of the poll gives the false impression that transgenders are required to use the public restroom of their gender at birth when, as clarified by the North Carolina governor's office, the law still allows transgenders to legally change their birth certificates with their updated gender and use the restroom of that gender.
CNN Uses Misleading Poll to Claim Most Oppose NC Bathroom Law
According to the website, the text of the question read: "Overall, would you say you favor or oppose laws that require transgender individuals to use facilities that correspond to their gender at birth rather than their gender identity?"
Other polling has shown different results. A TWC survey from last month found 51 percent majority support for the law in North Carolina, while Reuters has shown nationally a plurality opposed to mixed gender public restrooms.
SurveyUSA also conducted a poll last month for WRAL which found that 55 percent of North Carolinians were opposed to allowing transgenders to use restrooms of the gender that did not correspond with their birth certificates, although there was more disapproval for other provisions of the law.
No matter what the folks at CNN might wish, it is unlikely that most Americans believe men should be granted an open-ended right to go into women's public restrooms whenever they want to.
Accounts of the law on CNN have ranged from flat-out wrongly claiming that transgenders are restricted to using public restrooms of their "birth gender," to recounting that they must use the restroom of the gender corresponding to their birth certificate without clarifying for viewers that the birth certificate can be legally changed.
At 6:13 a.m. ET, New Day co-anchor Chris Cuomo asserted that "the law forbids people from using public bathrooms that don't match the gender listed on their birth certificates," and then cited the misleading poll: "So where is the country on this? A CNN/ORC poll released just minutes ago shows what you see: 38 percent favors such laws. That means about 57 percent are opposed."
At 7:41 a.m. ET, Cuomo incorrectly claimed transgenders would be required to use the restroom of their "birth gender" as he plugged the segment: "North Carolina's governor facing a looming deadline today. Will he follow through the Justice Department's demands to reverse the state's law forcing bathroom use based on someone's birth gender"
After a commercial break, while setting up the segment, the CNN host repeated the "birth gender" claim: "North Carolina's governor is facing a big deadline today -- 5 p.m. -- to comply with the Justice Department's demand to reverse the state's controversial new law requiring individuals to use bathrooms based on their birth gender."
During the 9:00 a.m. ET hour of CNN Newsroom with Carol Costello, substitute host Pamela Brown did not clarify that birth certificates can be changed as she related: "The law requires transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender listed on their birth certificate."
She then cited the flawed poll: "A new CNN/ORC poll shows that the majority of Americans disagree with laws like North Carolina's -- 57 percent say they oppose the legislation; 38 percent support it."
At 12:30 p.m., on Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield, host Banfield also touted the flawed poll:
North Carolina's position on this law, it does not necessarily reflect public opinion because we have a new CNN/ORC poll that says 57 percent of Americans oppose this law that requires bathroom use by gender at birth. So there you go. Almost 60 percent of the folks out there across the country said, "Not in our interests, thanks so much."
Below are transcripts of relevant portions of CNN's New Day, CNN Newsroom with Carol Costello, and Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield from Monday, May 9:
6:13 a.m. ET CHRIS CUOMO: The clock is kicking down to a 5:00 deadline. That's when North Carolina's governor, Pat McCrory, that's when he has to respond to the Justice Department about the state's controversial transgender bathroom law. You can get rid of it --that's up to them -- or you can get sued for discrimination and face the loss of billions in federal funding. As you know, the law forbids people from using public bathrooms that don't match the gender listed on their birth certificates.
So where is the country on this? A CNN/ORC poll released just minutes ago shows what you see: 38 percent favors such laws. That means about 57 percent are opposed.
7:41 a.m. ET CUOMO: Another big issue in the news, North Carolina's governor facing a looming deadline today. Will he follow through the Justice Department's demands to reverse the state's law forcing bathroom use based on someone's birth gender? Or will he refuse and face the consequences?
(commercial break)
CUOMO: North Carolina's governor is facing a big deadline today -- 5 p.m. -- to comply with the Justice Department's demand to reverse the state's controversial new law requiring individuals to use bathrooms based on their birth gender.
(...)
PAMELA BROWN: Well, it is deadline day in North Carolina. State leaders have until 5 p.m. to respond to the Justice Department's challenge to North Carolina's so-called "bathroom law." The DOJ says it violates the Civil Rights Act. The law requires transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender listed on their birth certificate. The governor is showing no signs of backing down.
(GOVERNOR PAT MCCRORY (R-NC))
A new CNN/ORC poll shows that the majority of Americans disagree with laws like North Carolina's -- 57 percent say they oppose the legislation; 38 percent support it.
(...)
12:30 p.m. ET ASHLEIGH BANFIELD:North Carolina's position on this law, it does not necessarily reflect public opinion because we have a new CNN/ORC poll that says 57 percent of Americans oppose this law that requires bathroom use by gender at birth. So there you go. Almost 60 percent of the folks out there across the country said, "Not in our interests, thanks so much."
The MSM is the Country’s greatest threat.
They will use whatever lies help them achieve the final agenda.
Only a total freak would be happy with going into a women’s bathroom and seeing some dude in a dress coming out of one of the stalls. So this means that a man who “Feels like a woman” can go into a woman’s bathroom, great just great..rapes are gonna skyrocket and you can blame it all on liberalism, America’s biggest threat
Penis here, vagina there. Forget birth certificates.
My gut told me that when I first saw that.
When are the states going to go all the way to financial independence from the feds in the absolutely necessary state revolt against unconstitutional, as well as noxious, federal acts like this?
Why not ask the question “Should women’s right to privacy be denied by allowing transgender males use of women’s restrooms and locker rooms?”
Why in the world would they include in these surveys shades of approval/disapproval? Allow only “yes” or “no” without any equivocating qualifier, and you’ll get the true answer.
about 0.2 to 0.3 percent of the population, are transgender
Making laws for 0.2% is how the left transforms this country .. and they get by with it... no guts to defy that stupidity.
This is basically a problem between women, as I’ve said before.
This is a problem involving women’s bathroom facilities, and who gets to use them. Within the group called “women,” it’s between the group as a whole and a very liberal subset of that group.
If men were trying to impose this from outside the group, they would be shut down instantly.
So this is a woman-to-woman problem, and therefore there’s absolutely nothing I can do about it, as I’ve said before.
If women want this, they will get it. If they want to stop it, it will be stopped. That’s all.
If it’s so unpopular, there will be politicians who will champion the “women’s safe space” concept, and they will do well in elections. The Democrat left is the source of this initiative, and their fingerprints are all over it.
What will probably happen is that some young women or girls will pay a horrific price for this nonsense, and we’ll have a new named law - “Keisha’s Law” or “Caitlyn’s Law,” that will put things back the way they were. There has to be a human face put on why penises shouldn’t be allowed in the ladies’ room. Once that happens, this will end. And all the stupid politicians who were for it will vanish into the woodwork.
May be factual, may be cruel. Everybody plays the fool. Sometimes.
What has always vexxed me is that the gay population makes up less than 10 percent of the general population. The Trans population must be less than 1/2% of the population.
Are there an influx of Trannies in NC?
I guess what I am getting at is, what prompted the State Legislation propose this bill in the first place?
I have daughters and my wife or I always went in with them when they were little. So, this wouldn’t have been an issue.
Why wouldn’t the rule be: You go in the room where it fits your “equipment.” So, you could identify as a girl, but still urinate through a penis—>mens room. And vice versa.
“Hold the Bible high, set it down and LIE, LIE, LIE” not only applies to certain people, but new organizations and talking heads also...
“Most dishonest group of people on earth, the media”....
Or they could ask the question “Do you produce eggs every month” or “Do you have a period” or “ Have you had your p.... removed” Then , with the right answers they could use the appropriate bathroom. Or better yet, only have private individual washrooms everywhere.
I saw that poll and figured it was asked in a way to get perceived mainstream support for men in women and girls locker rooms.
Rather strangely, it seems there are a great many Americans who want guys in the Ladies Room shaking their wicks at the girls.
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