Thank You to a service man or woman in any branch.
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Posted on 06/03/2005 4:12:39 PM PDT by SandRat
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2005 – The American public has more confidence in the military than in any other institution, according to a Gallup poll released this week. Seventy-four percent of those surveyed in Gallup's 2005 confidence poll said they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the military - more than in a full range of other government, religious, economic, medical, business and news organizations.
The poll, conducted between May 23 and 26, involved telephone interviews with a randomly selected sample of 1,004 people 18 and older, Gallup officials said. Those surveyed expressed strong confidence in the military, with 42 percent expressing "a great deal" of confidence in the military and 32 percent, "quite a lot" of confidence. Eighteen percent said they have "some" confidence, 7 percent, "very little," and 1 percent, "none."
Public confidence in the military jumped following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and has remained consistently high, Gallup officials noted. The 2002 survey reflected a 13 percent increase in confidence in the military over the previous year's poll. The public expressed a 79 percent high-confidence rate in the military in 2002, an 82 percent rate in 2003, and a 75 percent rate in 2004.
This year's 74 percent confidence level exceeded that of all 15 institutions included in the 2005 survey. Police ranked second, with 63 percent of responders expressing "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in them. Organized religion rated third, with 53 percent of responders expressing high confidence, and banks rated a 49 percent high-confidence rate.
Health maintenance organizations bottomed out the list, with just 17 percent of responders expressing high confidence in them. Big business and Congress tied for the second- and third-lowest rankings, with 22 percent of responders expressing "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in them.
The Gallup organization noted that public trust in television news and newspapers reached an all-time low this year, with 28 percent of responders expressing high confidence in them.
Something you won't hear the MSM report.
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Well, DUH! Ping! :)
Ooops.....ya beat me to it. :)
This isn't good news for the democrats or the media. They both loathe the military.
This is great news! I guess that millions of lines of propaganda by the MSM doesn't have the same effect it once did.
YeeeHawww! a year ago the American people in a poll told the MSM that they were wrong about the military and the hazing they are trying to say is torture. Perhaps now they will believe it. It may sell to the arabs by the American people aren't buying it.
Oh well.....!!
Amazing, considering the constant drone from the MSM on the Iraq 'failure', military not meeting recruitment levels, Abu Greb, etc, etc, ad nauseum.
Even with all the MSM whining....take that media!
Thanks for the ping. That is really wonderful to hear. Very very good.
We get it, even if the MSM never will.
The MSM will just try even harder to bring down our military
Some in the MSM have declared war on our Military and President Bush and will do everything that can to bring both to their knees
bunp
The news just gets worse and worse for the Left.
Still it's hard to believe that 28% has confidence in The Propaganda Machine. Even if they're hoping the propaganda will be successful, the so-called "journalists" et al. can get a high grade only in determination. Their effectiveness has slipped dramatically as the public has wised up to them.
We know this is good news, but most in the MSM read it and think "Damn, we're not getting through to the idiot public, what can we try next?"
Ya reckon Rummy's too old to do a couple of backflips? Maybe a cartwheel or two?
The Gallup organization noted that public trust in television news and newspapers reached an all-time low this year, with 28 percent of responders expressing high confidence in them.
Can you see my VERY BIG GRIN?!
Explain to me with these kinds of numbers why the media continues to kick the military.
WHY....it isn't working.
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