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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News Poll: Americans Evenly Divided Over Bergdahl/Taliban Exchange
"Do you approve or disapprove of the United States releasing five Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for the release of a U.S. soldier who was being held as a prisoner of war in Afghanistan?"
Approve 45%, Disapprove, 48%, (Don't Know), 8%
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Uh, oh, seems Americans are not nearly as outraged as the RW Media....
And two other points, if I may. First, the question admits Bergdahl was a POW and a prisoner, not a hostage.
Second, if the question added that the prisoner was held captive for five years, I think the numbers would change.
Fox and McCain and the rest of the cult have jumped the shark, walking this back is going to be almost as disastrous as doubling down on the crazy hypocrisy.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/interactive/2014/06/04/fox-news-polls-bergdahl-release-obama-leadership-and-veterans-health-care/
Edit: Fox is burying this little tidbit and screaming about push poll questions on other issues.....the shark of public opinion is biting back. The righteous outrage of the left wing at the faux outrage of the right wing is like nothing I have seen, and fully justified.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)Here is how it generally goes down:
1. Something contentious happens involving Obama.
2. Media pounces, suggesting Obama did this or that and should be investigated.
3. Media continues to attack, questioning Obama's leadership and suggesting he did wrong.
4. Poll is released that shows country gives a collective 'meh' to the news story.
5. Media ignores poll, keeps hitting the President over and over and over and over again.
6. Another poll is released showing that Americans now question Obama's leadership on something.
7. Media, who ignored first poll, jumps all over this one to attack the President with the faulty narrative that 'Americans don't trust him."
Repeat as needed.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)on the hate fest launched by GOP operatives and media operative Fox News.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)I just don't trust our media.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)We have seen it play out time and time again now.
wandy
(3,539 posts)That old Benghazi magic if you will.
Heck it's only a few days old and already the memes and attacks read like a finely crafted Hollywood script.
And do you know what I'd bet?
If Obama had done nothing there was a script written for that too.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,437 posts)N/T
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)would skyrocket to 80%.
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)wandy
(3,539 posts)Someone in the GOP department of Bull Shit ain't doing their job.
Hay GOP :middlefingersalute:
We really need that smilie.
otohara
(24,135 posts)already formed an opinion