Posted on 03/21/2005 7:30:53 AM PST by Dog Gone
ABC poll? Seems like they reached A LOT of Democrats.
I just wonder how much those polled actually know about this particular case? I would wager not much. I believe a poll among those who have followed this case closely for the last few months would be more telling.
The US House of Representatives, however, has clearly spoken on the side of life. Thank God for them and their integrity, well, most of them.
Same guys who projected that Gore beat Bush, and then that Kerry beat Bush.
How nice...even thought there's NO written, or video taped wish on Teri's part, so LET'S JUST ERR ON THE SIDE OF DEATH
I'd like to see a poll conducted just among those who knew what they were talking about. These results are meaningless.
No, what's really bad is that people don't understand that congress has the right and obligation to set the jurisdiction of our Federal courts.
I'm willing to bet 95% of the poeple polled here believe Terri is unconscious and in a coma, hooked up to breathing and heart apparatus, etc.
This poll is the Culture of Death on display for all. Disgusting. But not terribly surprising.
I bet the questions did not mention that:
1) the "husband" is living with his new common-law wife and kids and wants Terri out of his life for selfish reasons,
2) there is zero evidence that Terri ever said she would want her feeding tube removed, or
3) Terri is not a vegetable and in fact has been - at the express direction of her "husband" - denied therapy that would allow her to eat or progress in any way
ABC News: Yes, we can have it by Monday morning. What would you like the results to be?
"This ABC News poll was conducted by telephone March 20, 2005, among a random national sample of 501 adults. The results have a 4.5-point error margin"
Large margin and sounds like a rush job at a poll.
Call Gov Jeb Bush and demand that he take Terri into protective custody RIGHT NOW in order to investigate outstanding charges of abuse, neglect and exploitation by his very own Dept. of Children and Families.
Jeb Bush's # 1-850-488-4441 - Terri can't wait 'til 3 p.m. today.
Truth is always born in the minority of citizens, and only reaches majority status over time. In the future, a majority of citizens will look back on this as a heroic struggle. If a majority of this country truly feels this way now (that is, if the poll is accurate), I am disappointed and disgusted. But I am encouraged by the strength shown by the superior minorities.
You're probably right, but it is nevertheless telling that most people have a presumption of death before other options.
Yup. Even many conservatives who are ordinarily well-informed have passed on reading anything about this issue. Death makes people uncomfortable, particularly non-religious people, so they simply avoid the issue and will tend to side with what they perceive as the majority media opinion. Or with the courts.
I was very surprised by this poll. I would have predicted an even split or perhaps a majority in support of Terry and the congressional action.
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