Posted on 04/23/2010 8:46:32 AM PDT by RepublicnotaDemocracy
While Americans generally took a breather from their increasing worry about losing freedoms under President Obama, Democrats over the last month actually began to express growing alarm as details of his health-care plan started to emerge.
The WND Freedom Index poll from Wenzel Strategies revealed that the index was 47.2 for the month of April, up just a tick from the near-record low of 46.7 in March.
The poll was conducted by telephone April 16-18 using an automated technology calling a random sampling of listed telephone numbers nationwide. It carries a margin of error of 3.29 percentage points.
"On the core question of whether, under the Obama administration, Americans have seen an increase or a decrease in their personal freedoms, a majority of Americans still believe there has been a decrease of freedoms," Wenzel said in an analysis of the results.
"One in three respondents said they believe Americans are subject to substantial levels of scorn, ridicule, or even retribution for exercising their freedoms to gather with those who might not be acceptable to other elements of society. Not surprisingly, it is the conservative respondents who feel the most oppressed on this point – as 79 percent said Americans are subject to penalty of some sort based on who they associate with. Liberals were much less likely to see this as a problem – yet still 36 percent of liberals said they do think Americans in general come in for some penalty based on their circle of friends," Wenzel's analysis found.
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Why would liberals turn down that dollar-a-vote ACORN will offer them—72 times?!
I wonder how bad these poll numbers would be without self censorship?
Well, they had to pass the bill to see what was in it, didn’t they?
what....ya mean it really ISN’T free???....and Sarah Palin was RIGHT about those Death Panels??......
Part of that is due to feckless Republicans afraid to mud wrestle because they want to appear bipartisan. If Bush had spend anywhere near the effort exposing the ticking time bomb of FreddyMac and the jackass party's obstinate role in the housing bubble as he did pushing amnesty for illegal aliens, we might have a whole different ballgame now.
now add how it has come tom light that bozo knew about the sale of his seat and that he might have had an hand in it
which is not surprising , the surprise is that if anyone thought bozo never knew about his seat for sale and that he did not play a part in it
Once upon a time, weren’t items from World Net Daily zotted?
“The perpetually aggrieved liberal”
Aggrieved be changed to delusional since as a legal point it’s moot.
“40.3 percent of Americans believe they are not very or not at all free to speak their minds without fear of punishment.”
“More than 33 percent of Americans believe they cannot associate with whom they choose without worrying about being punished or investigated.”
“More than 21 percent self-censor their thoughts on a given subject because of fear of penalty.”
Political Correctness keeps not-Democrat-approved opions silent out of fear of retribution. This is how it was in GERMANY in the 30’s, too.
So true...the present set of liberals fully believe communism/socialism would have worked had only THEY been in control. THEY are the ones who can manage all of mankind to a true utopia. Of course in return, THEY will be worshipped and adored as only saviors would be. THEY alone have had the training and education to run the entire world. All other nations would marvel at their triumphs and follow their lead and peace would finally reign. (If this sounds like a comic book, it is the comic of the liberal mind)
Tsk, Tsk, tsk
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