FREEP THIS POLL!!! (Tx. Ten Commandments Question)

Midland (Texas) Reporter-Telegram ^ | 03 March 2005 | Staff Writer

[txradioguy]

Poll is on the left about half way down the page. The anti-Commandments loonies have a big lead on the poll. Let's even things up.

Should the State of Texas be forced to remove the Ten Commandments display from the state Capitol grounds? Yes 67.0%

No 33.0%

votes: 929

[txradioguy]

Calling all Texas FReepers. This is a poll in W's hometown newspaper.

[facedown]

MYWESTTEXAS.COM - READER POLL

Should the State of Texas be forced to remove the Ten Commandments display from the state Capitol grounds?

Yes
	66.2%
No
	33.8%
votes: 940

[Texas_Jarhead]

can't believe the current results

[txradioguy]

Thanks face! I stink at HTML as you can plainly see.

[txradioguy]

"can't believe the current results"

I can't either. But then I've been debating some pretty serious Liberal Kool Aid drinkers on the local forum back there. They are 100% dyed in the wool DUmmies. Never thought I'd find people like THAT in my hometown.

[Vigilanteman]

We've closed the gap to 65% - 35%. Let's keep it up!

[Texas_Jarhead]

I've heard the Midland is the liberal twin and Odessa the conservative...

[txradioguy]

Nah Midland is pretty conservative. Real conservative. All the corporate execs live in Midland all the roughnecks in Odessa.

Both are not the places you'd expect to become the next hotbed of Liberalism.

Of the last three Dems who ran for govenor ONE came out to Midland/Odessa to campaign. Tony Gonzalez.

Ma Richards and Mark White both seemed to think West Texas ment Laredo.

[Dustbunny]

Needs more freeping.

[txradioguy]

I agree but I don't have the Texas ping lists. If you know anybody that does can you let them know?

[txradioguy]

The gap is closing.

Keep up the good work fellow Texans.

[Arrowhead1952]

Let's get this poll back on our side.

[txradioguy]

HOOAH! Arrowhead!

The gap has closed since I posted this thread.

It's now down to 57.8% yes and up to 42.2% no.

[HighlyOpinionated]

How many times can you vote? Either I voted 6 times or others were voting when I did. It's to 1100 votes now and the gap is closing.

Some people are so ignorant about the history of this Country. What did they do? FAIL 10th Grade US History?

[Pablo64]

FReeped and bumped.

[acelatek]

Some people are so ignorant about the history of this Country. What did they do? FAIL 10th Grade US History?

Statistical Fact: 50% of all H.S. seniors graduated in the bottom half of their class.....and then there are those who didn't get that far!

[sausageseller]

Should the State of Texas be forced to remove the Ten Commandments display from the state Capitol grounds? Yes
54.5%

No
45.5%

votes: 1167

[txradioguy]

WHOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO

thanks to everyone who FReeped the poll.

[BJClinton]

MYWESTTEXAS.COM - READER POLL

Should the State of Texas be forced to remove the Ten Commandments display from the state Capitol grounds?

Yes
	54.2%
No
	45.8%
votes: 1217

Thank you for voting!

[HarleyLady27]

MYWESTTEXAS.COM - READER POLL


Should the State of Texas be forced to remove the Ten Commandments display from the state Capitol grounds? Yes
53.1%

No
46.9%

votes: 1243


Thank you for voting!

[MeekOneGOP]

Any Texans up for Freeping this thang???

It's on the left, about one-third to one-half down.

MYWESTTEXAS.COM - READER POLL

Should the State of Texas be forced to remove the Ten Commandments display from the state Capitol grounds?

Yes
	53.1%
No
	46.9%
votes: 1262

Thank you for voting!

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Texas ping list!. . .don't be shy.
No, you don't HAVE to be a Texan to get on this list!

[SwinneySwitch]

Yes
58.0%

No
42.0%

votes: 1437

[MeekOneGOP]

Hmmmmm. Might this sum beech be rigged, huh???

MYWESTTEXAS.COM - READER POLL

Should the State of Texas be forced to remove the Ten Commandments display from the state Capitol grounds?

Yes
	59.4%
No
	40.6%
votes: 1553

Thank you for voting!

[Arrowhead1952]

I think it is rigged. Earlier, I viewed the results, and then voted - no change in the "NO" votes.

[CitizenM]

Hmmm, you may be right. I voted twice (LOL)and still no change.

Yes
59.4%

No
40.6
Come on Freepers. These are the current numbers. Freep this poll, and get the "No's" count up. (if we can!)

[CitizenM]

I called my husband and he just voted from computer at work. 1573 votes recorded (number of votes is going up) Results are: 59.3 on the "Yes," 40.7 on the "No". He is watching it....said "No's" are starting to climb. Come on everyone....get those "no's" up there.

[CitizenM]

Isn't this the paper that endorsed Kerry? I believe that was Bush's hometown paper. The editor is very anti-Bush I recall.

[daybreakcoming]

You are so right about the anti-Bush editor. I voted at 7:30 this am and the numbers have not changed as much as they should have. I even tried voting twice - it let me vote but upon show of results, the number of votes stayed the same as when I voted the first time.

[lonestar]

voted

[CitizenM]

Climbing unbelieveably slowly: Yes 59.2% -- No 40.8% -- votes: 1592

So maybe someone in TEXAS needs to look into this and make an expose of this poll?

[MeekOneGOP]

It figures. Thanks.

What the Liberal rags can't report truthfully, they make up!

[CitizenM]

The editor is probably spending his day voting in his own paper's poll. Pushing that "Yes" button continuously or something. Wish we had someone who could check this out there.

If the "Yes" votes win this, you know it will make news nationwide. Just like his comments against Bush. IMHO this seems like a "sleeper" to me that has to be watched and we have to get the numbers up on the "No" side.

[MeekOneGOP]

hahaha! He's probably an editor by day, and a DU poster by night. :^)

[CitizenM]

That would make him the "Day Editor" and "Night Stalker."

[YepYep]

Over 1600 voted, over 41% in the NO category.

We need more votes.

[MeekOneGOP]

hahahahaa! :^D

[OrioleFan]

Justice Kennedy must be polling American pubic opinion so he can write his opinion.

[dfwright]

done. No - 41.7%

[CitizenM]

I just received an email notice from Retaking America on this issue: It reads:

Dear Truth Seekers:

"If I was a betting person I would bet that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of this Ten Commandment monument since it represents the false god of the Secret Societies. The Eye of Horus is there in all its glory in the middle of the pyramid with sun rays behind it. Kinda looks like AOL's logo. What do you think? (unfortunately my computer is adjusted so that I cannot view and paste this photo)
> Kelly
This has to do with the Ten Commandments in Austin, Texas Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . COVER STORY . U.S. Supreme Court and the Ten Commandments . February 11, 2005 | PBS TIM O'BRIEN:

The Ten Commandments have been on display at the Texas state capitol for more than 40 years -- one of dozens of such monuments donated to states and cities by the Fraternal Order of Eagles, a national civic group. DONATED BY THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES!"

I have notified them of the poll in the Midland Texas website Link to mywesttexas.com that we are Freeping. I don't know if they are aware of it, but if not, perhaps it will get a mention on Kelly's show, and her listeners will vote "NO" as a result. She was also advised of our efforts in responding to this poll and the suspiciously slow change the poll results.

If you want to contact Retaking America you can email them at Retakingamerica@aol.com
RETAKING AMERICA RADIO SHOW ON INTERNET 24/7 at www.retakingamerica.com with host Kelly McGinley
2-3 central time Mon. - Fri. Call toll free at 866-2RETAKE-(866-273-8253) or in the Mobile area at 251-342-1360

[bobdsmith]

heh obviously there is a forum somewhere with people trying to rig it with a yes vote just as you guys are trying to rig it with no.

[CitizenM]

Yep, I considered that. People who had advance notice of this poll, perhaps? Which is just why I hope FReepers can overcome them. The results are changing slowly, currently at:
Yes -- 56.6%
No-- 43.4%
votes: 1680

[Donaeus]

I voted but we're still behind. :(

[MeekOneGOP]

Don't feel too bad. We decided this one is rigged.

[CitizenM]

Yes -- 55.4%
No-- 44.6%
votes: 1719 - At 5:00 pm EST

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Oh, for cryin' out loud! What'd they do, poll Austin???

[txradioguy]

There's some really weird people in Midland...thankfully a small group but still the kind of people that will sit there and vote 1000 times to keep the poll on their side.

And IMHO I suspect they have some sympathizers at the newspaper that run the website as well.

[March I up]

44.8% FReeped...

[Donaeus]

Looking at the headlines on the page before I voted I could see they are leaning left so I shouldn't be surprised.

I heard a bit of the Gregg Knapp show last night and he had on Texas Solicitor General who is hopeful we'll get to keep our monument because it is part of a larger display. I'll be on pins and needles until I hear the decision.

[MeekOneGOP]

I bet this idiot loses THIS case. Really! :^D