Why isn't CBS/NYT 4/1/04 Bush Job Approval of 49% a media talking point?

[papau]

http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm

CBS News Poll. March 30-April 1, 2004. N=1,024 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample). Trend includes surveys conducted jointly by CBS News and The New York Times and independently by The New York Times.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"
Approve Disapprove Don't Know

% % %

3/30 - 4/1/04
ALL 49 44 7
Republicans 84 11 5
Democrats 19 75 6
Independents 47 44 9
3/10-14/04 51 42 7

12/21-22/03 60 33 7

[radfringe]

1. they are trying to figure out how to spin

the tail-spin numbers...

give them a another hour or so in make-up, takes time to put lipstick on a pig

[MoonRiver]

2. The whores want * to win. I think CBS has broken ranks.

Maybe we'll see Lou Dobbs there soon.

[TheFarseer]

3. I think it's hilarious

how repubs think the mainstream media is liberal and dems think it is conservative. It can't consistently be both ways. Did you ever think that they just report the news? Sometimes the news is bad for repubs and sometimes it is bad for dems and that's all there is too it. I admit some reporters have their own particular bias, for instance Katie Couric seems pretty liberal to me, I'm sure there are others on both sides, but I basically think the mainstream media just reports the news, and I know I'm going to get slammed if people bother to read this, but that's what I think.

[Beetwasher]

4. Oh? And What's the Liberal Equivalent of Fox?

Give me a break, you obviously haven't been paying attention.

[TheFarseer]

6. I took it for granted we were throwing Fox News

out of the mainstream. Maybe shouldn't have done that. Other than Fox News I think everyone just reports the news

[Beetwasher]

9. Why Would You Take That For Granted?

That's absurd! Fox unfortunately is a major part of the right-wing smear apparatus and a huge part of the problem. That's like saying "Well, a filled swimming pool is really dry, that is, if you take it for granted we're not counting the water".

And you think EVERYONE else just reports the news? Have you ever seen a copy of the Washington Times? Watched Wolfe Blitzer? Rush Limbaugh? Etc...The outlets that actually do report the news somewhat objectively are NOT liberal outlets, they're OBJECTIVE outlets. The right-wing has a well established echo-smear-apparatus set up. There's no such apparatus on the Left, at least not until fairly recently. You seem quite naive to me...

[girl gone mad]

7. You should read...

Paul Krugman's piece today. It might change your mind a bit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/02/opinion/02KRUG.html

[OKNancy]

5. I know! and isn't it common knowledge

that such a low number means....no re-elect?

[59millionmorons]

8. CBS just reported on this

HA