[Vision2020] Commentary by Michael Costello of theLewiston Tribune

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Sun Feb 11 12:11:52 PST 2007


It is my impression that the question was specifically worded in this
fashion by Fox News.  If 99.99% of all respondents polled answered "Yes", I
believe then that Fox News would have claimed that Bush has a 99.99%
favorable rating.  Anybody responding "No" to the question (as worded) would
be considered an unpatriotic troop hater.  Even with Mr. Rumelhart's
insertion of "personally" into the question, the anticipated results would
not change.  "Do you personally . . . " is redunatant 

 

The word "want" should never have been included in the question.  In many,
many instances what people "want" and what those same people "think" differs
drastically.

 

For instance:  A vast majority of people "want" peace, love, and harmony
throughout the world (in every nation).  Do these same people "think" it
will happen? I doubt it.  99.99% of the nation's people may want world
peace.  But, perhaps a mere 2% think it will happen.  

 

And, although Carl Westberg "wants" Angelina Jolie, whether or not he
"thinks" she will ever bear his love child is a question only Carl's
conscience and Paris Hilton's jealousy can answer.

 

Seeya round town, Moscow.

 

Tom Hansen

Moscow, Idaho 

 

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body thoroughly used
up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'"

 

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That makes very good sense.  In that case, they would have been much better
off wording it "Do you personaly want the Iraq plan President Bush announced
last week to pass?" instead.

Paul

Andreas Schou wrote: 

"19. Do you personally want the Iraq plan President Bush announced last week
to succeed?
 
Yes No (Don't know)
Democrats 51% 34 15
Republicans 79% 11 10
    

 
It's clear from the way this question was worded, and the time at
which it was asked, that the meaning is "do you want the Iraq plan
President Bush announced to succeed *in Congress*." The answer to that
question, for the vast majority of Democrats, is "no."
 
-- ACS
 
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