NBC poll: Nearly two-thirds back decision not to release bin Laden photos

NBC News ^ | 05/08/2011 | Mark Murray

[Rational Thought]

The latest NBC News poll finds that nearly two-thirds of Americans back President Obama's decision not to release the photos taken after Osama bin Laden's death.

Fifty-two percent said they strongly believe the Obama administration should not release the photos, and an additional 12 percent agreed, although not as strongly.

By comparison, 24 percent said they strongly believe the photos should be released, and 5 percent more agreed not so strongly.

On Wednesday, the Obama administration announced it would not be releasing the photos, even though some politicians claimed they were needed to prove to the public and world that bin Laden was dead. However, on Friday, al Qaeda confirmed that bin Laden was killed.

The survey -- which will be released in full Monday night -- was conducted by Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart and Republican pollster Bill McInturff, and it was taken of 800 adults (100 reached by cell phone) from May 5 through May 7. It has an overall margin of error of plus-minus 3.5 percentage points. .

[Rational Thought]

From the "quick, lets conduct a poll to support our leader" file.

I have some news for the media. I don't care if you release, don't release, or eat the photos for breakfast.

It's a nice attempt at diversion. I care about the economy, fuel prices, the housing market, socialized medicine, illegal immigration, National defense and an expanding, controlling Government.

Why doesn't NBC "News" take a real poll on those issues?

[Doogle]

The latest NBC News poll finds....

for the next two years you can stop reading after seeing this.......

[ncalburt]

Have you noticed the National Barack Channel and all the other Soros - Daley Machine media are now polling “ Adults “ and not Voters so they need foreigners to help their PUSH POlls to work !
Its the new Trick since the bothersome US Voters polls don’
t look at the good !

[Jack Hammer]

To paraphrase, ‘There are lies, dxmned lies, and NBC polls.’

[Lysandru]

WORD!

[Diogenesis]

Would NBC [the evening fake-news-'weather channel'] lie again?

[missnry]

The whole purpose of not releasing the photos is that it would ruin the Osama bin Laden brand! A photo of a dead terrorist leader would look very bad for Jihadis.

[mmercier]

Plenty of photographs are out there. One of them may even be real. The manifestation of doubt is what mattes.

I would not trust two thirds of this counties population with a squirt gun (they would pee in it)... Or a steel fork (they might put out an eye).

There comes a point when beating a dead hose into a fine pulp becomes... boring and messy.

[Dixie Yooper]

I could care less if the photos are released or not. The only reason I would like to see them released is because Obama doesn't want to release them.

[rollo tomasi]

2/3 of Americans are content with being bullied by a government who thinks the citizen are the children and the bureaucracy, the responsible parent. Also, 2/3 content about living in fear of Islamic radicals.

A responsible government would release the photos and grant a tax holiday for all gun and ammunition purchases. The Feds would pressure States who do not pass CC laws by withholding Federal $$$. Also, drop copies of “On War” in Afghanistan and explain that nation building has ended. We won't reveal our strategy and tactics, but rest assured it will be bloody as well as painful unless you submit fully to our needs/wants. The sooner we finish our mission the sooner we leave and let you go back to your "sophisticated" ways of living.

We either impose our will and fight to "render the enemy helpless" or get out. The enemy will be defined as wearing civilian clothes since that is their uniform of choice. Neocons, State Department drones in comfortable A/C offices, and nation builders, ponder over that (Geneva/uniforms) while we keep wasting an exorbitant amount of resources of our nation already swimming in mountain of debt.

[BobP]

[trebb]

The whole purpose of not releasing the photos is that it would ruin the Osama bin Laden brand! A photo of a dead terrorist leader would look very bad for Jihadis.

Exactly why I would love to have them released - after seeing his smug face on the periodic videos, it would be great for the muzzies to get a good look at their "hero" in his debased condition.

[DeaconRed]

ZERO will milk this until the last drop of milk comes out.
The MSM will assist.
His Problem:
It will not help the low life AT ALL! ! ! ! ! !

[DeaconRed]

The only photos I want to see is of the Navy personnel on board the ship that buried him at sea. I want to see them peeing all over the dead body. . . . and stuffing pig parts into him from the kitchen. . . .

[Carley]

Wait till CBS polls, it will be 98% agree with the ‘won’.

[bmwcyle]

Another phony polls from the left.

[faucetman]

Even the example of flight 93 can't erase over a generation of appeasement toward terrorists & criminals. “Don't don't do anything to upset them, everything will turn out ok”.

[silverleaf]

the same 52% fully support releasing pictures of our guards at GITMO handling prisoners there, so as to inflame the muslim world

cut us a breaK MEdia, the jig is up on your pols, er, polls

[LibLieSlayer]

Propaganda... check rasmussen.

LLS

[Recovering_Democrat]

Hussein is not leading on this question, just following. You can be sure Axeldork did plenty of polling before the decisiom was made.