"To heck" with Barry's scandals. I want my freebies and handouts!
Posted on 05/31/2013 12:46:54 AM PDT by grundle
CNN exaggerated poll numbers on Thursday's Newsroom to claim that Americans are writing off the scandals of the Obama administration.
CNN's Suzanne Malveaux and Alison Kosik reported that voters were "a lot more concerned about the economy" and were saying "to heck with the scandals." Yet poll numbers showed voters did not say "to heck with" the IRS scandal, as a vast majority still wanted an investigation of the IRS probe of Tea Party groups.
While a Quinnipiac poll showed 73 percent of voters deeming the economy a "higher priority" than "investigating" the scandals, 76 percent of voters still supported the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS. However, CNN reported the news as if voters didn't even care about the IRS scandal.
Correspondent Alison Kosik noted:
"But right now with the economy kind of muddling along and high unemployment sitting on us at seven and-a-half percent, people say to heck with the scandals, to heck with the controversies, no matter who's in the White House, no matter which party is there, we care more about the economy than these scandals."
Anchor Suzanne Malveaux backed up Kosik's take at the end of the segment. "Alison, well put. To heck with all the other stuff. A lot of people still really focused on how they're doing in their own lives," Malveaux concluded.
And it should be noted that despite guns being way down on the list of top public concerns, CNN still hammered the gun issue for months with figures like Piers Morgan actively pushing more gun control.
Below is a transcript of the segment, which aired on May 30 on CNN Newsroom at 1:06 p.m. EDT:
[1:06]
SUZANNE MALVEAUX: And we see that there's a poll, there's a new poll that actually shows a lot of folks a lot more concerned about the economy than the political controversies that folks have been talking about in Washington. This is a Quinnipiac University poll. 73 percent say dealing with the economy is the higher priority than all those other controversies out there. Specifically, what should we be focusing on? What are Americans focusing on when they look at that number?
ALISON KOSIK: So when you look at these numbers, you see what's important. So these scandals that we talk about that President Obama's in, whether it's the IRS scandal or Benghazi, they tend to gain more attention, this survey basically says, these scandals tend to gain more attention when there's less concern about the economy. But right now with the economy kind of muddling along and high unemployment sitting on us at seven and-a-half percent, people say to heck with the scandals, to heck with the controversies, no matter who's in the White House, no matter which party is there, we care more about the economy than these scandals. It's all about, you know, what matters in Americans' lives.
For many of us average people the scandals don't touch us as much as, let's say, difficulty getting a job or paying the bills. So the bottom line with this is that the economy is still issue number one, especially when it's not doing well. And although we are seeing improvement in the U.S. economy, it's not going gang busters. There are still a lot of people out of work and a lot of people having trouble paying the bills. Suzanne?
MALVEAUX: Alison, well put. To heck with all the other stuff. A lot of people still really focused on how they're doing in their own lives.
"To heck" with Barry's scandals. I want my freebies and handouts!
> I could be wrong, but I think more Americans are saying the heck with CNN.
Personally I think that people are so used to Barry lying now they’ve become numb to all the coverage until it becomes personal for them like say an IRS audit, inability to find work (because of Barry’s economic policies), or if they had soldiers that were killed as a result of his actions or inactions. People are overwhelmed by all the bad things BHO has done to us. If you sit back and think about it or compiled a list, the reality would make any patriot sick.
I think there is something to this.
"Scandals" are political, crimes are not. There is no evidence that the GOP, or any member of the House or Senate, is willing to risk everything to start in motion events that will lead to Obama's removal.
When the Democrats went after Nixon, they were methodical and they were relentless. They were not primarily after "scandal", they were after evidence of a crime or crimes. They hired real professional investigators, and they knew from the start that removing a man who, more or less yesterday got 61% of the vote and 520 electoral votes would require changing people's minds.
In the end, of course, not only did they get rid of Nixon but they managed to elect the most radical Congress of the century in 1974.
The Republicans are struggling to even find a theme. Half the people here think this is about Reggie Love or some other stupid thing.
As Napoleon said, "If you are going to take Vienna - TAKE VIENNA".
Translation - CNN telling sheeple what to think about the Obama scandals.
The economy, you mean the one he’s trying to destroy?
All the cool kids are ignoring Obama’s scandals and crimes, so you should too. < /CNN>
......Look for the “new media” to take up the slack.
....And it will come back to bitt them.
Were that true, you could've shut the lights, because the country would be over.
But, but, but . . . . the economy’s all fixed. That’s what all the empty commercial space means - or so I’ve been told.
Headline: Americans believe Ben Ghazi is a racist for causing PRESIDENT! Obama so much trouble.
The Dem party exists and relies on useful idiots. Thus, the two CNN dummies who put out this tripe.
Latest White House spin
———denial-——
Wiki....
when a person is faced with the reality of impending death or other extreme, awful fate, he or she will experience a series of emotional stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
As long as the freebies keep coming, 50% of this country doesn’t care what he does.
He could slaughter a million babies on the white house lawn and most of his voters wouldn’t even know or care about it.
Of course. When unemployment increases by 5%, and then drops by 1%, that’s called a “recovery”.
I can guarantee most of my coworkers know nothing about AP,the IRS, the Bengazi travesty, Fast and Furious, nor that the CIA chief is muslim......they don’t want to know...
The MSM doesnt really report it and then they say nobody cares. Typical.
It doesn’t matter if people don’t care, it is still news.
They don’t know Bengazi from Ben-Gay;don’t pay taxes and think the AP is a grocery store!
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