Most Americans Want Offshore Drilling to Continue...

[Avalux]

AND...

most Americans think the government cannot prevent another disaster.

Absent from the poll generating these results (reported by CNN) are these questions:

"Do you think Big Oil has the technology to drill offshore and ensure that another disaster will not happen?"

"Do you think BP lied to the government by falsely claiming they did indeed have the technology to ensure a disaster would not occur and if one did, they'd be readily able to handle the disaster?"

"Do you think the government has abdicated their authority over Big Oil (occurring primarily during the Bush Administration) and has no power to hold BP accountable?"

The complexity of this situation is vast and most Americans can't even begin to wrap their heads around it. The simplicity of the two poll questions and the way CNN reported the results make this fact abundantly clear.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. I simply do not believe that anyone, informed of the potential catastrophes, would want to

continue offshore drilling...

[Avalux]

5. Apparently 67% of us still want to do so.

According to this new poll.

[taterguy]

2. Most Americans like the product produced by offshore drilling

Maybe that mentality needs to change

[earth mom]

3. I don't believe that propaganda for one damn minute.

Puhleeze spare us. :eyes:

[Cleita]

4. If it's a CNN poll then it must be most Americans who still watch CNN

and believe everything they hear on it. Those Americans aren't very bright.

[Avalux]

6. Agreed.

But still, I find it sad and disturbing.

[BrklynLiberal]

7. Bwaa-haa-haa. no argument from me about that...

[marmar]

8. Perhaps H. L. Mencken was right.....

The United States is a Commonwealth of Morons.....

[Avalux]

12. and a Corporatocracy (Confessions of an Economic Hit Man) n/t

[jp11]

9. They don't make a point of deep sea drilling or just offshore drilling either.

This is a poll on drilling/bp/etc not sure if it is the one you are referring to.

Article/blog:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/24/cnn-poll-anger-at-bp-as-most-americans-say-spill-will-affect-them/?fbid=Gyti6lNeLME

Full poll results:
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/05/24/rel8a.pdf

[greencharlie]

10. if this is true... then there needs to be a better fast response clean up dept. nt

[HughMoran]

11. Apparently most Americans are dumb as rocks.

The risk/payback is just not there.

Oh, here's an idea - make the oil companies pay for the actual risk cost, then see if it's in their interest to drill. So, "here oilco's, drill all you want, it's going to cost you this much". "Uh, never mind."

[Paper Roses]

13. Not one person I know thinks this type of drilling should continue.

Sometimes I wonder where "they" (the pollsters) get their interviewees. Who did they poll?

I simply cannot believe this poll.

But then, I don't believe most of them anyway.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Most Amiercans don't have any scientific education

so this is not shocking.

And we see that even here.

[Xicano]

15. I Hate to say it, but, most Americans are idiots.

I bet this is one factor why a lot of us come here to the DU, because we seek to be with a crowd of non idiots.

[NeoGreen]

16. Yes they do, but only if it is NIMBY. n/t