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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
OK that settles it heresay wins. /S
"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. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS Intersearch of Horsham, Pa."
Here's a blog concerning this polling co.:
So there's been a lot of stink lately about a recent poll that indicated that nearly 70% of Americans think Iraq was behind 9/11.
But what did that poll really say?
I looked it up. The poll was paid for by the Washington Post. It was conducted by an outfit called TNS Intersearch of Horsham, PA, between August 7 and August 11, 2003. The poll was conducted by phone, and the total number of people sampled was 1,003. The margin of error is declared to be 3%.
What was the question? The question was this: "How likely is it that Saddam Hussein was personally involved in the September 11 terrorist attacks?"
It was a multiple-choice poll. The interviewer gave the respondents a number of choices to select from, and they were instructed to choose the one that best fit their opinion.
Now, before I get to the choices, think about the question. What's your answer? Was Saddam Hussein personally involved in 9/11? That could mean a lot of things. We know that Saddam Hussein was personally involved in the planning of an assassination attempt on the life of former president George H. W. Bush. We know that Saddam Hussein was personally involved in paying the families of Palestinian suicide bombers. We know that Saddam Hussein was, in short, personally involved in a lot of things.
So if I were asked that question, I'd have to say that I think it's possible, but that we don't know either way.
Turns out I couldn't have given that answer. Instead, I had to choose from one of these five answers: very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, not at all likely, or no opinion.
Sorry, Washington Post and Intersearch of Horsham, PA, but none of those answers accurately reflects my opinion. If I had to pick one of those, I probably would have settled on "somewhat likely." That's not accurate, but it's better than any of the others.
What about the results of the poll?
very likely somewhat likely not very likely not at all likely no opinion
32% 37% 15% 12% 3%
Notice anything interesting? More respondents answered "somewhat likely" than any of the other responses. In fact, more people said "somewhat likely" than said "not very likely," "not at all likely," and "no opinion" put together. Is it possible that people said "somewhat likely" when they meant "maybe?" I think it's fair to say that it's possible, yes.
In interpreting the results, though, either Intersearch or the Post added the numbers up and concluded that 69% of Americans think that Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11. The fallout from that proclamation is still settling.
Was it an accurate assessment? I don't think so. I don't think it accurately reflects opinions on the question. I certainly don't think that 1,000 respondents was a sufficient number to gain a good understanding of the diversity of opinions on the question. I also think the basic phrasing of the question yielded inaccurate results. How likely was it? That's an absurd way to phrase the question. A better way would have been to simply state it objectively: "Do you think Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11? Yes, probably, maybe, probably not, no."
I don't know much about statistics. I don't know much about polling. But I have what I consider to be a reasonably good nose for bullshit, and this poll stinks.
That is a BS poll.
1) People are generally ignorant of the facts, and I know for a fact that the vast majority would support federal intervention if Terri was a. not brain-dead, and b. apparently abused by her husband prior to her heart 'problem'.
2) These polls are notoriously inacurate as the past elections show.
3) Why would anyone trust ABC to get this right anyway?
I have a hunch this is quite accurate. The standard line I keep hearing is this: "If I were in that condition, I would want somebody to end my life, so I think somebody needs to end hers as well." I think this very well indicates how many seriously religious people there are in this country. Only a minority, really. And not a very big minority.
Where's the poll which asked should the court decide over the wishes of her family? It is only her jackass husband who wants her killed.
I find it astounding that so many people are willing to allow a judicial-assisted murder.