DID YOU WATCH THE REAGANS ON SHOWTIME? POLL ON SHOWTIME

SHOWTIME.COM ^ | Dec. 01, 2003 | SHOWTIME

[fight_truth_decay]

POLL

Did you watch The Reagans on Showtime?
Did the movie change your opinion about the Reagan Presidency?
How do you think the movie will influence other people's opinions of the Reagan years?
How would you characterize the point of view of the movie?
How warranted was the controversy over the movie "The Reagans?"
How much do you agree with CBS's decision not to run the movie?
Did you vote for Ronald Reagan in either 1980 or 1984?

To delve into the polarizing issues surrounding the hotly debated movie, SHOWTIME will present a special round-table forum, CONTROVERSY: "THE REAGANS." The forum brings together an eclectic and experienced panel comprised of journalists, historians, biographers and educators with wide-ranging knowledge of Reagan and the political issues related to his presidency.

Moderator: Frank Sesno Award-winning journalist, Professor of Public Policy and Communication at George Mason University, former CNN Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent.

Panelists:

Marvin Kalb Senior Fellow at the Joan Shorenstein Center for the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University

Martin Anderson Fellow at the Hoover Institute at Stanford University, former Chief Domestic and Economic Policy Advisor during the Reagan years, and co-author of several books culled from Reagan letters and writings

Carl Sferrazza Anthony Author of First Ladies, First Ladies Volume II, producer of THE REAGANS and former speechwriter for Nancy Reagan and contributing editor of George Magazine

Lou Cannon Ronald Reagan biographer and author of five Reagan books, including GOVERNOR REAGAN: His Rise to Power and PRESIDENT REAGAN: The Role of a Lifetime

Linda Chavez President of the Center for Equal Opportunity, syndicated writer, and former Reagan White House Director of the Office of Public Liaison.

Hilary Rosen Board Member of The Creative Coalition and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and current commentator on business and political issues for CNBC.

12/01 09:00 PM Showtime CONTROVERSY: "The Reagans"

12/04 11:00 PM Showtime CONTROVERSY: "The Reagans"

12/10 11:00 PM Showtime CONTROVERSY: "The Reagans"

CONTROVERSY: "The Reagans" will be available online beginning December 1 at 9:00 PM ET.

In order to watch online, you will need to register on SHO.com.

What are your thoughts?

Post your thoughts or questions for moderator Frank Sesno here...click here for our message boards.http://showtime.infopop.net/1/OpenTopic?a=cfrm&s=5131954363&f=5611923386

[fight_truth_decay]

Here's a chance to be read/heard...Tell showtime what you think!!

[lilylangtree]

Haven't watched and won't watch it.

[joesnuffy]

Did not will not...will never watch Showtime again...

[fight_truth_decay]

Let 'em know!!

[The_Victor]

FReeped and bumped!

[ladtx]

I don't watch fantasy or sci-fi.

[maeng]

Would not waste my time watching Showtime! Don't subscribe, won't subscribe.

[Cyber Liberty]

If a "big three" broadcast network collapses in the forest, and nobody hears it, does it make a sound?

[M1Tanker]

I didn't see any "email people who might care" section. I'm sure they don't want to hear from me.

But in case any Showtime Reps monitor FR: I do not subscribe to Showtime nor will I EVER subscribe to Showtime.

And for CBS: My last cable system allowed me to delete your socialist mouthpiece of an "entertainment" channel, but my current one does not. Though rest assured that I will not EVER turn your filthy little station on.

On the good side, I find that the less TV I watch, the less stress I have and the healthier I feel.

[The_Victor]

Vote like a democRAT

Did you watch The Reagans on Showtime?

		Yes  97% No  3%

Did the movie change your opinion about the Reagan Presidency?

		It changed my opinion favorably  11% It changed my opinion negatively  8% It did not change my opinion  82%

How do you think the movie will influence other people's opinions of the Reagan years?

		It will positively influence people's opinions  14% It will negatively influence people's opinions  47% It will not influence people's opinions  39%

How would you characterize the point of view of the movie?

		Conservative  10% Liberal  45% Balanced  45%

How warranted was the controversy over the movie "The Reagans?"

		Very warranted  32% Somewhat warranted  13% Not very warranted  14% Not at all warranted  38% I don't know  3%

How much do you agree with CBS's decision not to run the movie?

		Agree completely  32% Agree somewhat  5% Neither agree or disagree  6% Disagree somewhat  7% Disagree completely  50%

Did you vote for Ronald Reagan in either 1980 or 1984?

		Yes  44% No  56%

[jimt]

Freeped and bumped.

[Question_Assumptions]

If 56% of the people who responded didn't vote for President Reagan in either 1980 or 1984, that would put them in the minority and to the left.

[weegee]

They needed a couple of other poll questions:

Did you not watch The Fake Reagans on Viacom-Showtime because you cancelled your Showtime subscription because you didn't want to fund such tripe?

Did you boycott Viacom(mie) and their properties (eMpTyV, VH-1, SeeBS, Nick, Spike, TV Land, Simon & Schuester, Viacom radio...) since you don't pay for Showtime?

Do you wonder when SeeBS will be producing a telefilm drama that depicts X42 receiving oral sex on Easter Sunday while heads of state are made to wait in the Rose Garden? One that depicts Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and actress Marky Post behaving like spoiled rotten schoolchildren jumping up and down on the bed in the Lincoln bedroom? One that shows X42 receiving oral sex while he is deploying troops overseas? One that shows X42 having a conversation with his advisors authorizing a bombing run in Iraq on the verge of his impeachment voting saying "This ought to get that Monica story off the front pages!"?

[exile]

"If 56% of the people who responded didn't vote for President Reagan in either 1980 or 1984, that would put them in the minority and to the left."

That's not necessarily true. I freeped Showtimes stupid poll, but didn't vote for Reagan in 80 or 84. I would have, but I was 5 years old in 80 and 9 in 84. However, as soon as I was able, I voted for Dole in 96.

[FormerLib]

I pulled the plug on Showtime and HBO long ago for their leftist agenda.

[weegee]

Did you vote for Ronald Reagan in either 1980 or 1984?

A very large portion of the current population that is elligible to vote will have to answer NO to this question:

Consider that anyone who was 17 in 1984 is 37 today (and that today's 18 year old voter wasn't even born yet).

Consider too all of the people who have immigrated or become citizens since 1984.

Push polling at its best (See, no one actually voted for Reagan...)

[Helms]

I cancelled HBO and Showtime yesterday am. No more of my dollars funding left wingnuts.

[weegee]

It's a push poll, Viacom is getting the result that they want for that statistic.

[lonevoice]

I was stumped by question #1...
Did you watch The Reagans on Showtime?
Yes
or
No

There wasn't a response for, "Sort of...I watched Lazamataz's live thread on Free Republic"

[weegee]

Good answer.

Some people may respond that they read the PDF of the original script.

I went to read their message board and there is no lurking allowed, you have to sign up. I refuse to join up with Viacommie based on principle.