Occupy Wall Street: More popular than you think (CBS)

[struggle4progress]

October 13, 2011 3:35 PM
Occupy Wall Street: More popular than you think
By Brian Montopoli

The conservative criticism of the Occupy Wall Street movement is that it is a "growing mob" (House majority leader Eric Cantor) of "shiftless protestors" (The Tea Party Express) engaged in "class warfare" (GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain) whose grievances - whatever they are - are far outside the political mainstream.

The polls don't back that up.

A new survey out from Time Magazine found that 54 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of the protests, while just 23 percent have a negative impression. An NBC/Wall Street Journal survey, meanwhile, found that 37 percent of respondents "tend to support" the movement, while only 18 percent "tend to oppose" it.

The findings suggest that the right's portrait of the movement as a collection of lazy hippies who need to stop whining - to "take a shower and get a job" (Bill O'Reilly) - isn't resonating with most Americans ...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20120052-503544.html

[wryter2000]

1. No, they're more popular than you think

We've known all along what you bozos are just discovering. "News," indeed.

[Hissyspit]

6. Yeah, really.

christ almighty, the obliviousness and bias is amazing.

[txlibdem]

9. What country are you living in right now? Hopefully one with a free press and actual journalism

Unlike the USA where the Main Stream Media tell us only what their corporate masters want them to say.

If they do mention anything about the protests it gets about 15 to 30 seconds mention and that's it. The next story was about the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor -- that got about 7 minutes of coverage.

We DO NOT have a free press here in America. Don't expect to get even a shred of the truth from the M$M.

[tblue]

2. "stop whining"

NEVER!
That
won't
shut
me
up!

[shraby]

3. I don't understand how the NBC/Wall Street survey

came up with 37 percent for/18 percent opposed..that only adds up to a total of 55 percent..what about the other 45 percent? Didn't they answer?
I would think it should total 100%.

[Hissyspit]

8. 45 percent said "don't know/no opinion"

[shraby]

11. That's part of the survey and should have been included.

I figured that was the case but all results should be reported.

[Ricochet21]

4. O'Reilley

it's over for you
and Limbaugh
and Hannity
and Lon Cheney
and Bush
and Beck

thank God
the light of day is shining upon you and the roaches run underground

[Butch350]

7. Wait a minute...

How dare you associate ***Lon Cheney*** with those a**holes?!

[Ricochet21]

10. It's a nickname for Dick

[Uncle Joe]

5. This graph should be self-explanatory as to a if not the major motivation feeding the protests,

even for the conservative corporate media; not able to connect A to B, but we already know their "ignorance" is rooted in deliberate intent as opposed to actual incompetence.



Thanks for the thread, struggle4progress.