Demand the Media Tell the Truth of How the Public Views Debt Ceiling and Balanced Budget Amendment

Tell The Truth!

Submitted by Ashrak on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 2:12pm.

I say the same thing about GunWalker.

Here we have the largest scandal in this nation's history, complete with clear violations of international treaties constituting acts of war alongside the violations of enumerated liberties in an attempt to create even more abuses of them (also an act of war), and today's media is busy lying about about where the people stand on this nation's debt, even after a historic election answering that very question? Really?

It is a case of monkey see monkey do, if there ever was one. Lie Lie Lie, no matter what the facts demonstrate.

Government is the problem and mainstream media is its enabler.

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Polls are clear. The people don't favor raising the debt ceiling

Submitted by Gary Hall on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 2:43pm.

Polls are clear. The people don't favor raising the debt ceiling.

Where we started:

• Jan 12, 2011 Reuters/Ipsos poll: 71 percent of those surveyed oppose increasing the borrowing authority, the focus of a brewing political battle over federal spending. Only 18 percent support an increase.

• Feb. 7th, 2011 - The Hill: Only 27 percent of likely voters favor raising the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, while 62 percent oppose it, according to an exclusive poll for The Hill.

Then the MSM got to work, spinning for the President:

• July 20th Fox - Voters surveyed were asked to imagine being a lawmaker in Congress who had to cast an up-or-down vote on raising the debt ceiling. The poll found 35 percent would vote in favor of increasing the limit, while 60 percent would vote against it.

• July 14, 2011- Rasmussen polled with 55% opposed to any new taxes in a debt-ceiling increase deal

• May 1st - CNN: Would you favor or oppose a bill that would raise the debt ceiling? Ready? 60% said they oppose a bill raising the debt ceiling.

• April 21st CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit:  Just 27 percent of Americans support raising the debt limit, while 63 percent oppose raising it.

• July 7-10 Washington Post-Pew Research Center Poll: All things considered, which of these is your greater concern (that raising the debt limit would lead to higher government spending and make the national debt bigger) or (that not raising the debt limit would force the government into default and hurt the nation’s economy)?  47% - Raising debt limit a greater concern. 42% - Not raising debt limit a greater concern.

• June 7th Zogby:   Do you agree or disagree that the U.S. Congress should raise the debt ceiling? 50% disagree, 42% agree.

• May 13th - Gallup: Forty-seven percent say they don't want their member of Congress to vote to raise the limit, compared to 19 percent who do. That's 2 1/2 : 1.

• July - Gallup polls again on the May 13th Question, this time it's 42% opposed to 22% in favor of raising the debt ceiling -- the national media is winning. . but just barely.  What the MSM is winning on is simply keeping it out of the news, making many question their convictions. Perhaps they don't realize that they are with the majority - that they are the populist movement, not some radical minority that the national MSM is working on 24/7, in their effort to sway public opinion.

The people have spoken. Only the President and the National MSM are not listening.

(;~> gary

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Of course, the numbers don't

Submitted by Satchmo on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 3:38pm.

Of course, the numbers don't match up.

"CBS’s poll showed that 49% of the public opposes raising the debt ceiling, and NBC’s poll showed 43%."

"Incredibly [CNN hosts] adamantly refused to report their own polling which finds 66% of Americans support the House GOP's 'Cut, Cap and Balance' plan"

The CC&B plan includes raising the debt ceiling. 43-49% of the public can't be opposed to raising the debt ceiling if 66% favor the CC&B plan that the House passed.

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A text-book example of the pot calling the kettle black.

Submitted by hayate1 on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 1:16am.

CNN left out the key facts that when such a large majority of Americans support what the president wants to do it must be that the msm has lied so much that the gullible masses foolishly support reasonable and responsible policies which the right wing loons call crazy. policies that will actually start the long term process of setting our financial house in order.

Stop the lies! Don't let democrats or Obama do the right things, things that most of us support. Join our cause for truth in media so that we can better force stalemate and gain more support for illogical, stupid and destructive policies that we support.

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