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tan guera

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Sat Jan-03-09 04:38 AM
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60. Someone upthread was wondering if there's an opinion poll out.

Edited on Sat Jan-03-09 04:40 AM by tan guera

I found this and brought it over from another blog. I hope it's clickable or viewable as I don't yet have the hang of posting here.

More Oddities in The US "Debate" Over Israel/Gaza

by Glenn Greenwald

This Rasmussen Reports poll -- the first to survey American public opinion specifically regarding the Israeli attack on Gaza -- strongly bolsters the severe disconnect I documented the other day between (a) American public opinion on U.S. policy towards Israel and (b) the consensus views expressed by America's political leadership.

Not only does Rasmussen find that Americans generally "are closely divided over whether the Jewish state should be taking military action against militants in the Gaza Strip" (44-41%, with 15% undecided),

but Democratic voters overwhelmingly oppose the Israeli offensive -- by a 24-point margin (31-55%).

By stark constrast, Republicans, as one would expect (in light of their history of supporting virtually any proposed attack on Arabs and Muslims), overwhelmingly support the Israeli bombing campaign (62-27%).

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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/02-10

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-Will Barack call out the Israel BS on the Gaza campaign the way he did Bush's Iraq dissinfromation?	Sensitivity	Dec-30-08 04:37 PM	#0
- I do not think the majority of Americans support this slaughter in Gaza - by a wide margin	chimpymustgo	Dec-30-08 04:41 PM	#1
- Modern dissinformation campaigns usually work in the short run. Any opinion polls you can link?	Sensitivity	Dec-30-08 04:48 PM	#2
- Do YOU have any opinion polls to support your OP???	chimpymustgo	Dec-30-08 05:20 PM	#8
- No. You may be right. I assume that a slim majority goes along with the MSM meme	Sensitivity	Dec-30-08 05:49 PM	#10
- And another reality is, the people (in both the US and Israel) are often at odds with their	chimpymustgo	Dec-30-08 08:24 PM	#13
- Often true, but often people do have reasons for their beliefs and positions	Indenturedebtor	Jan-01-09 02:58 AM	#34
- Normally I only shoot the person who threw the fireworks into my yard,	Hannah Bell	Jan-03-09 03:05 AM	#59
- Um... it was called the Iraq War...	demdog78	Jan-01-09 05:25 PM	#46
- most americans don't care. it's that simple.	cali	Dec-31-08 04:39 AM	#17
- If he tells the truth he'll be labeled an anti-semite by the Israel lobby.	baldguy	Dec-30-08 04:52 PM	#3
- He wasn't afraid to stand against the Iraqui War, was he?	jesus_of_suburbia	Jan-01-09 03:57 PM	#43
- not this time	bstender	Dec-30-08 04:59 PM	#4
- Other: Obama's hands are tied until 1-20-09.	AtomicKitten	Dec-30-08 05:02 PM	#5
- Indeed	Juniperx	Dec-30-08 05:15 PM	#6
- Very true, but it underlines his inherent weakness	PurityOfEssence	Dec-31-08 06:13 PM	#24
- I agree: Time will tell.	AtomicKitten	Dec-31-08 09:06 PM	#28
- Obama will not now, nor will he in the future, be an advocate for the	acmavm	Dec-30-08 05:16 PM	#7
- Odds of a US President supporting Hamas, with its longtime and deep Terrorist ties, over Israel....	RollWithIt	Dec-30-08 05:39 PM	#9
- And never mind that wee fact that Israel broke the ceasefire truce	LynnTheDem	Dec-31-08 03:26 AM	#15
- Provide a link... nt	RollWithIt	Dec-31-08 05:24 PM	#23
- I don't respond to demands.	LynnTheDem	Jan-01-09 11:07 AM	#40
- Try Huffington Post	demdog78	Jan-01-09 05:27 PM	#48
- But we fully support Communist China and their terrorism against their own people.	ShortnFiery	Dec-31-08 06:16 PM	#25
- "fully support Communist China" ??????	robcon	Jan-01-09 08:11 AM	#38
- On planet walmart... kmart... target..... meijer...	demdog78	Jan-01-09 05:28 PM	#49
- So, do you mean "support" = "we don't invade China"???	robcon	Jan-02-09 08:18 AM	#54
- Your narrative misses an awful lot.	High Plains	Jan-01-09 05:26 PM	#47
- Agreed.	Statistical	Jan-03-09 10:54 AM	#70
- Can't believe that Barack will do what Zbig calls "repeating slogans" on this crisis	Sensitivity	Dec-30-08 06:08 PM	#11
- It depends on what you mean by slogans. It certainly is not a slogan to advocate that the...	totodeinhere	Dec-30-08 06:14 PM	#12
- When did he call out Bush's Iraq disinformation?	PurityOfEssence	Dec-31-08 02:15 AM	#14
- I don't buy the idea that one can support Israel and not be following a "moral compass"	CreekDog	Dec-31-08 04:20 AM	#16
- The issue is the blanket of LIES constructed by the Israeli Gov. Contradicted by on the ground	Sensitivity	Dec-31-08 07:16 AM	#18
- you need to provide some evidence of what these "lies" are	CreekDog	Dec-31-08 07:39 AM	#19
- EG: illustration of Israel denying a practice of blocking medical relief efforts while agressively	Sensitivity	Dec-31-08 09:10 AM	#22
- So wait...	Hippo_Tron	Dec-31-08 06:56 PM	#26
- I guess you view all the reporters on the boat as liars including the CNN correspondents	Sensitivity	Jan-01-09 01:25 AM	#30
- I believe neither side at face value nor do I think anyone is necessarily a liar	Hippo_Tron	Jan-01-09 02:29 AM	#31
- Yes because when the Hamas spokesman the other day said that Israelis were launching rockets	Indenturedebtor	Jan-01-09 02:55 AM	#33
- Why not try having a less one-sided view of what's going on?	High Plains	Jan-01-09 05:23 PM	#45
- The OP has only allowed for a one sided response	CreekDog	Jan-01-09 06:24 PM	#50
- I am thinking of OUR SIDE not the other. Bagdad Bob was a liar. But that was not the issue	Sensitivity	Jan-01-09 08:15 PM	#52
- Look you made a poll with two choices, one contained the words "moral compass" and the other didn't	CreekDog	Jan-02-09 07:24 AM	#53
- Yes. One choice involves truth despite the political consequences, the other is PC	Sensitivity	Jan-03-09 10:20 AM	#67
- Considering that their rockets have killed a grand total of 25 people since 2001,	Hannah Bell	Jan-03-09 04:51 AM	#61
- The right number of unprovoked rocket attacks is zero	GoesTo11	Jan-03-09 05:37 AM	#63
- yeah, ok, whatever.	Hannah Bell	Jan-03-09 05:56 AM	#64
- Other: Your push-poll is funny. n/t	Indenturedebtor	Dec-31-08 07:49 AM	#20
- How many U.S. presidents since the foundation of Israel have stood up to them exactly?	cstanleytech	Dec-31-08 07:52 AM	#21
- Depends on what you mean by standing up to them.	yourguide	Dec-31-08 07:09 PM	#27
- They also launched the offensive because they were being attacked	Indenturedebtor	Jan-01-09 03:00 AM	#35
- Israel's response is the eqivalent	yourguide	Jan-01-09 08:37 AM	#39
- You forgot to mention that Hamas also refused the ceasefire - link	Indenturedebtor	Jan-01-09 03:44 PM	#41
- Digging a tunnel does not compare to killing people.	yourguide	Jan-01-09 06:54 PM	#51
- Neither! Obama's silence speaks volumes.	IndianaGreen	Dec-31-08 09:28 PM	#29
- Acts of war are dealt with harshly. I remind people of our actions in the "good" war against the	CTyankee	Jan-01-09 04:24 PM	#44
- Deleted message	Name removed	Jan-03-09 01:52 AM	#57
- I wouldn't recommend anything from the Rys2Sense site	LeftishBrit	Jan-03-09 02:34 AM	#58
- By taking advantage of the power vaccuum, Israel's leaders have put Obama on the spot	depakid	Jan-01-09 02:44 AM	#32
- Is Hamas Totally Blameless Here?	Yavin4	Jan-01-09 03:25 AM	#36
- "Quite obvious"?	WinkyDink	Jan-01-09 08:06 AM	#37
- Haaretz, CNN "Disinformation, secrecy and lies: How the Gaza offensive came about"	Sensitivity	Jan-03-09 01:48 AM	#56
- Quite disingenuous!	Fozzledick	Jan-03-09 11:07 AM	#74
- I'm so sad that so many think Obama won't do what he did with the Iraq war.	jesus_of_suburbia	Jan-01-09 03:56 PM	#42
- No he won't . He'll issue statements of strong support for Israel	cali	Jan-02-09 08:23 AM	#55
- Someone upthread was wondering if there's an opinion poll out.	tan guera	Jan-03-09 04:38 AM	#60
- he won't do shit. nothing's going to change.	Hannah Bell	Jan-03-09 06:34 AM	#65
- If Obama screws Israel here, he will be a lame duck from day 1	GoesTo11	Jan-03-09 05:31 AM	#62
- They killed 435 people to "stop rocket attacks" that have killed 25 people in 7 years?	Hannah Bell	Jan-03-09 06:39 AM	#66
- He will be a lame duck from day1 LOL	azurnoir	Jan-03-09 10:28 AM	#68
- Not all diplomatic solutions are equal	GoesTo11	Jan-03-09 10:49 AM	#69
- Obama is not stupid	shira	Jan-03-09 11:05 AM	#72
- Obama can try every diplomatic solution in the book	Vegasaurus	Jan-03-09 10:59 AM	#71
- Obama isn't dumb enough to buy your pro-Hamas propaganda	Fozzledick	Jan-03-09 11:06 AM	#73
- Locking per I/P guidelines	Lithos	Jan-03-09 12:06 PM	#75

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