“I'm in agreement with just about everything the president said”

[sabra]

http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1189755656/1

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An informal, random poll by The Pueblo Chieftain showed that those who didn't watch the president's speech outnumbered those who did by a margin of more than 6 to 1.

Of the 30 people who were asked, only four said they had seen the speech. Three of those four were in agreement with Bush that American troops should remain in Iraq as long as needed to stabilize the region.

“I was a little more impressed by (Bush) than I thought I would be,” said Betty Jones of Pueblo West. “He gave us a little encouragement that it's coming along better than most of the bad reports we're getting.”

Jones said her support of the American occupation isn't unconditional.

“I think it's going to depend on what happens in the near future,” she said.

Eugene Trujillo of Pueblo also agreed with Bush.

“I'm in agreement with just about everything the president said,” Trujillo said. “I'd like to see it through. We get negative reporting on the national news on just about any subject, including this war. You never get the real skinny, but I feel like (Bush) gave it to us tonight.”

Arnold Jestadt of Pueblo West supports troops staying in Iraq for global reasons. “I'm in agreement with the president,” Jestadt said. “I don't think we should pull out. It will look to the world like we're scared.”

[ewoden]

1. When asked about the Easter bunny the 3 unanimouly said he

brings them great candies.

[sabra]

5. pretty much sums up Bush's "backwash"

[coco77]

2. Will they ever interview anyone who disagrees with asshole?

[Greyskye]

6. No, because then the terrorists win.

:sarcasm:

[spanone]

3. ain't that america

[liberal N proud]

4. Only his faithful few watched

The rest of us would be sick following that performance

[Ganja Ninja]

7. Some people are so gullible that if you put a Republican Party

seal of approval on a carton of shit they would call it ice cream.

[sibelian]

8. THIRTY PEOPLE?

That's not much of a sample space.

[MiniMe]

9. Ppssssttt, he lied about just about everythingf

Pass it on

[BanzaiBonnie]

10. "Bush gave it to us"

about says it all.

[redqueen]

11. Is this absolute crap, or is it just me?

The frickin TITLE of the piece is "Few who watched president's speech tend to agree". So of that only 1 out of 6 that even watched it, "few" of those agreed... but they then go on to quote two people who DO agree, and then call the last interviewee the LONE DISSENTING VOICE.

:wtf:

[sinkingfeeling]

12. I can now name 3 people who should stop drinking the kool-ade and learn to think

for themselves. "You never get the real skinny, but I feel like (Bush) gave it to us tonight.” Why would anybody believe that based on Bush's history?

[redqueen]

13. Because they're a thundering moron. n/t

[Marr]

14. Oh, c'mon-- thirty people?

That's a ridiculous thing to base an article on.

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. Just damn!

:banghead: :argh: :shrug:

[SunDrop23]

16. Yea that old bad media...Iraq is kinda like Disney.

Again, since it is such a paradise over there why not take your family for a vacation? You know, go get the real skinny. I mean those media reports are so negative.

[scorpiogirl]

17. Those people are idiots!

Doesn't it look 'more scared' to attack someone you think might attack you rather than who actually has attacked you? Yes, we should spend all future generations money just so the world doesn't think we 'look scared.' I love how the other two people say they believe Bush over all the bad reports. Damn people, grow a freaking brain!

[0rganism]

18. what this "informal poll" really shows is the bubble-boy effect

* relatively few of those polled gave enough of a damn to observe the resident's speech, and I hypothesize it's because most of the population has figured out that almost everything he says falls into the categories of fear-mongering or saber-rattling or bumbling or all of the above.

* of those few who are dull or brave enough to give his speech a shot, half or more are already firmly on his side and regard existing press coverage of the Iraqupation as negatively biased.

[Javaman]

19. You never get the real skinny, but I feel like (Bush) gave it to us tonight.”

mr. Eugene Trujillo he* certainly did, he* certainly did.

[npincus]

20. you can fool some of the people all of the time