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Luntz: "The Unabomber has a higher favorability rating than some members of Congress"

March 18, 2010 10:00 pm ET

From the March 18 edition of Fox News' Hannity:

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    • Author by christopher howard (March 18, 2010 10:04 pm ET)
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      Aw, Luntz, you witless propagandistic hack. Trying out more "words that work?"
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    • Author by MiniTru (March 18, 2010 10:09 pm ET)
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      For once, Luntz is correct. The Unabomber has a higher favorability rating than almost every Republican in Congress.
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      • Author by Bobby Jindal fan (March 18, 2010 11:46 pm ET)
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        Nancy Pelosi's rating is 3%. Wow! Personally I would prefer the Unabomber to Pelosi - he would cause less harm. The Unabomber murdered five of six people. Obamacare will cause thousands to die when healthcare is rationed (this is what we mean by death panels). The GOP is leading the generic ballot by ten points. I estimate that is a 95% chance Boehner is Speaker in nine months.

        That is the one silver lining should this monstrosity pass.
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        • Author by raddave43 (March 19, 2010 12:18 am ET)
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          Care to cite your claim on Pelosi's rating? The GOP is leading what generic ballot by 10 points?
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          • Author by mescal (March 19, 2010 1:17 am ET)
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            BJ boy can't cite the source for his dishonest claim, because he hasn't yet figured out how to post his ass here.
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          • Author by Tbone Slickens (March 19, 2010 8:30 am ET)
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            I'll help Bobby out...

            Here is the Generic Congressional poll.

            Here is the tanking Congressional polls

            No matter where you look, the American people are still against health care reform. Yet the dems are plowing ahead. Not getting the message. Poll out that says any incumbent voting "yea" will have a hard time come November. Keep pushing dems. We're counting on you!
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            • Author by The_Cat (March 19, 2010 9:24 am ET)
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              Gonna have to fix that for you, Tbone Slickens:

              No matter where you look on Rasmussen, the American people are still against health care reform.


              There. All better now. Say, if you're going to quote Rasmussen polling, why not just come right out and say, "According to the health insurance industry, health coverage reform will make you go blind, lose the war for the Allies, and will turn America into ___________ (and then you can fill in this blank with whatever is the scariest thing you think dwells in the minds of the average American)." Oh, that's right. You don't do that because it would be too honest, and people would see right through your propagandizing. Guess what? We do anyway.
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        • Author by iowalib (March 19, 2010 1:47 am ET)
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          There you go again .. do you ever say anything that doesn't smell like Rush?
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        • Author by LittleFuzzy (March 19, 2010 2:17 am ET)
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          Shaka, when the walls fell.
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        • Author by jjamele2880 (March 19, 2010 6:45 am ET)
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          Man, your act is getting old.
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        • Author by New Frontier (March 19, 2010 8:03 am ET)
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          Troll.
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        • Author by MeanMrSpicyMustard (March 19, 2010 9:46 am ET)
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          That was a poll of which of three people the public trusts more: Obama, Pelosi, and Roberts. It's a loaded poll because I could count the number of people I know who would pick Pelosi in that poll on zero hands.
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    • Author by gg (March 18, 2010 10:11 pm ET)
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      How is Luntz going to spin this?
      The Unabomber killing one person at a time, Congress killing 1000's at a time?
      The Unabomber using the USPO to kill, the Congress using the US federal government to kill?
      The Unabomber a one man death panel, Congress a one man, Obama, death panel?
      Come on people you can come up with better then my meager efforts.

      Of course what he neglects to mention is the members of Congress who ranked so low are Republicans, the party of no.
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      • Author by ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© (March 18, 2010 10:14 pm ET)
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        I think he's going with the Wookie Defense:

        Luntz: "The Unabomber has a higher favorability rating than some members of Congress"

        Luntz: This makes no sense. Therefore, HCR must be defeated.
        ~
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        • Author by Bobby Jindal fan (March 18, 2010 11:48 pm ET)
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          Healthcare must be defeated because it is an unconstitutional seizure of power by the government. I lived in England for five years and have seen socialized medicine firsthand - it is not a pretty picture.

          We all know that this plan is a thinly veiled Trojan Horse. It is the first step down the road toward socialized medicine.

          This bill will raise costs, limit choice, and decrease the quality of care. It is a disaster and must be defeated.

          The bill is horrible on the merits, but as an added bonus, if we kill it Obama's presidency is down the tubes!
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          • Author by Invent a Scandal (March 19, 2010 12:19 am ET)
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            I just go ahead and give BJ a thumbs down before I read his posts...

            Sort of a preemptive strike.
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            • Author by mescal (March 19, 2010 1:20 am ET)
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              I tend to extend a different digit altogether in his direction.
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            • Author by New Frontier (March 19, 2010 8:05 am ET)
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              I just go ahead and give BJ a thumbs down before I read his posts...
              Honestly, it's not worth ten seconds of anyone's time to write a rebuttal to the troll.
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          • Author by The_Cat (March 19, 2010 1:48 am ET)
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            Healthcare must be defeated because it is an unconstitutional seizure of power by the government.


            It is not a seizure of power. Having a nonprofit public option to compete with the for profit insurers is not a seizure of power by any stretch of the imagination.

            We all know that this plan is a thinly veiled Trojan Horse. It is the first step down the road toward socialized medicine.

            Assuming that what you say is true, it actually began with Medicare/Medicaid. Guess what? The world did not end, and none of the crazy things Reagan claimed would happen did in fact happen. That they are the exact same things Beck, Limbaugh, and FOX Propaganda are now claiming would happen is humorous to watch, but adds no believability. By the way, it's not socialized medicine. Health care will remain unaffected. Health coverage will be reformed.

            This bill will raise costs, limit choice, and decrease the quality of care. It is a disaster and must be defeated.

            With premiums jumping by 20% a year, costs are already rising faster than people can afford. Choice is already limited by insurance companies more interested in profits than covering health costs. The quality of care and the impending disaster sound scary, but have no basis in fact.

            The bill is horrible on the merits, but as an added bonus, if we kill it Obama's presidency is down the tubes!

            Never can make up your mind. If it's a terrible bill, then no one will choose the public option and it will cost no money. If it works, which is what the insurance lobbyists are really afraid of, then the Republicans will find themselves in the minority for a long time, and a lot of really rich lazy people will have to get real jobs. Boo-hoo. Despite 24/7 lies from FOX Propaganda, Obama's approval rating continues to be around 50-55%, so passing it will likely guarantee him a second term. Just sayin'.
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          • Author by internet soldier (March 19, 2010 2:02 am ET)
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            Once again, torture fan gives us another lecture on the constitution. Considering the state of your party, what else could be expected?
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          • Author by LittleFuzzy (March 19, 2010 2:18 am ET)
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            Shaka, when the walls fell.
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          • Author by jjamele2880 (March 19, 2010 6:47 am ET)
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            And there's the insecure "we all know" preceding your opinion again.

            It's a terrible bill, but if it doesn't pass, Obama is finished. Sure, that makes sense, in the bizarro world you live in.
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      • Author by Quicksilver M.S (March 19, 2010 12:27 am ET)
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        "The Unabomber has a higher favorability rating than some members of Congress"

        John Boehner to name one!

        [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/John_Boehner_official_portrait.jpg/250px-John_Boehner_official_portrait.jpg]
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        • Author by nativeofsf (March 19, 2010 6:36 am ET)
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          How come Americans pronounce the name of this clown Bahner?

          --That's not how American's pronounce that diphthong in American english...
          not unless someone wants to use another country's pronunciation.

          The correct American pronunciation of that diphthong is...Boner.

          So, if that smarmy John-boy wants his diphthong pronounced another way...
          let him go back, across the pond, to a country which pronounces it,
          in the manner he wants it pronounced!

          And a good & hearty riddance to the schmuck as well.
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        • Author by nativeofsf (March 19, 2010 10:27 pm ET)
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          I'm sorry...but that portrait of John-boy reeks--it's just tooo gay!
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    • Author by Dradeeus (March 18, 2010 10:21 pm ET)
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      Oo! ANOTHER terrorist zinger from Fox! Stay classy.
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    • Author by tman418 (March 19, 2010 12:10 am ET)
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      If it was between Obama and the Unabomber, Hannity would vote for the latter.
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      • Author by Bobby Jindal fan (March 19, 2010 12:13 am ET)
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        He most probably would. So would I. So would millions. I would definitely vote for Ted Kaczynski over Barry Obama.
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        • Author by Invent a Scandal (March 19, 2010 12:22 am ET)
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          Bobby,
          Take a breather...You're just embarrassing yourself at this point.
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          • Author by Quicksilver M.S (March 19, 2010 12:29 am ET)
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            and asking for a FBI knock on your door!
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            • Author by Quicksilver M.S (March 19, 2010 12:30 am ET)
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              Bobby Jindal fan :
              you are asking for a FBI knock on your door!
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            • Author by Bongo Fury (March 19, 2010 12:43 am ET)
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              Knock,knock ,knocking on Bobby's door.
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              • Author by Blueneck (March 19, 2010 3:32 am ET)
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                Knock knock.
                BJ: Who's there?
                Guy at BJ's door: Fox security.
                BJ: What did I do? Don't we have freedom of speech anymore?
                Guy at BJ's door: Bill O'Reilly wants you.
                BJ: Why? I didn't say anything wrong.
                Guy at BJ's door: You misunderstand BJ. He agrees with everything you say. But he needs someone to clean spunk off his luffas and thinks you might be the guy.
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            • Author by Bobby Jindal fan (March 19, 2010 1:48 am ET)
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              How so? I was unaware that opposition to Obama was a criminal offense. It is my opinion that Ted Kaczynski would make a better president than Barry Obama. My opinion is protected by the 1st Amendment - what possible cause would the FBI have to knock on my door?
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              • Author by dirtylittlereligion (March 19, 2010 2:18 am ET)
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                You are delirious with unfounded rage. Get a grip. You would vote for a man who really did want to rip "the system" to shreds and send us back into a Luddite's wet dream? Wipe that foam from your mouth and step back into reality.
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                • Author by Bobby Jindal fan (March 19, 2010 2:58 am ET)
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                  Ted Kaczynski is more honest open and upfront about who he is. He is also more intelligent than Obama. Both have psychological problems (paranoid schitzophrenia for Teddy K and malignant narcissism mixed with meglomania for Barry O).

                  We can face any enemy who faces up upfront, but those who hide among us are more difficult to confront. Barry is basically a snake in the grass where as Teddy K tells us what his real agenda is. BHO disguises his.
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                  • Author by soze169880 (March 19, 2010 3:24 am ET)
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                    malignant narcissism mixed with meglomania for Barry O

                    Provide an example of President Obama's narcissism. It'll have to be a real doozy, given your worship of his predecessor, who claimed he was appointed by God.
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                    • Author by Bobby Jindal fan (March 19, 2010 1:49 pm ET)
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                      Take a look at the position of Barry's chin when he speaks.
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                      • Author by John Paradox (March 19, 2010 7:23 pm ET)
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                        So I guess we now add 'body language expert' to BJF's CV.
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                  • Author by jjamele2880 (March 19, 2010 6:55 am ET)
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                    Ted Kacynski was so open and upfront about who he is that he lived in an isolated shack and sent bombs through the mail with no return address stamped on them- is this just another one of the many, many things you simply didn't know?

                    Your posts used to be pretty good satire, but the act is really stale now. Move on.
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                    • Author by Bobby Jindal fan (March 19, 2010 1:50 pm ET)
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                      Thanks for correcting me. I had no idea that the Unabomber lived in a shack in Lincoln, Montana. I always thought he lived in a penthouse on the Upper East Side.

                      Thank you for correcting me.
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                      • Author by mjh (March 19, 2010 5:19 pm ET)
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                        "Thanks for correcting me. I had no idea that the Unabomber lived in a shack in Lincoln, Montana. I always thought he lived in a penthouse on the Upper East Side."



                        Right now, he's "living" in ADX Florence -- considerably downmarket from that shack . . .


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                  • Author by Ruby (March 19, 2010 6:57 am ET)
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                    Control your emotions, BJ.
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                    • Author by Bobby Jindal fan (March 19, 2010 1:52 pm ET)
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                      You do have a point that some of my antipathy for Obama is indeed rooted in emotionalism. 99% of the time, I am rational, but for whatever reason this guy simply pushes my buttons. I intensely despise the guy, and my emotions do get the better of me from time to time in discussing him.

                      It is difficult to seperate this because my revulsion to the guy is so great.
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                      • Author by mjh (March 19, 2010 5:23 pm ET)
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                        "You do have a point that some of my antipathy for Obama is indeed rooted in emotionalism. 99% of the time, I am rational, but for whatever reason this guy simply pushes my buttons. I intensely despise the guy, and my emotions do get the better of me from time to time in discussing him.

                        It is difficult to seperate this because my revulsion to the guy is so great." -- Piyush Jindal fan



                        It's OK, PJ fan.

                        It's perfectly understandable, how you wake up every day knowing that a black man with more intelligence in the crack of his ass than you'll ever muster is occupying the White House.

                        I understand why you're so revolted.

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                  • Author by worrierking (March 19, 2010 8:39 am ET)
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                    I hate to get all Clarice Starling on you, but, " But are you strong enough to point that high-powered perception at yourself?"
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              • Author by jjamele2880 (March 19, 2010 6:52 am ET)
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                Jesus BJ Fan, switch to decaf. And have that piece of timber surgically removed from your shoulder.

                What an angry, ignorant little boy you are.

                Here's a tip- if you don't want to be called an ignorant, angry little boy, stop posting BS only an angry, ignorant little boy would post. And if you want people to believe your ever-expanding resume, try to post something that resembles something a person with your alleged experience and education would post.

                Right now, all your rantings read like this- "I'm a highly-educated, well-traveled person who knows everything. So Nah Nah on you, you poopyheads!"
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                • Author by Bobby Jindal fan (March 19, 2010 1:56 pm ET)
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                  What an angry, ignorant little boy you are.


                  Dead on with the first part, dead wrong with the second. Because of this bill, I can name all 431 members of Congress off the time of my head - could ignorant people do this?

                  My resume does expand - so does everyone. Every day we gain new life experiences. If your resume does not expand it means you are sitting on your a$$. I learn new things everyday.
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                  • Author by mjh (March 19, 2010 5:26 pm ET)
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                    "Dead on with the first part, dead wrong with the second. Because of this bill, I can name all 431 members of Congress off the time of my head - could ignorant people do this?" -- Piyush Jindal fan


                    Probably not -- particularly since there are 435 members of Congress {535 counting the Senate}


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          • Author by mjh (March 19, 2010 5:11 pm ET)
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            "Bobby,
            Take a breather...You're just embarrassing yourself at this point."


            It's nearly impossible for the psychotic to be embarrassed . . .



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    • Author by mikelartist (March 19, 2010 9:30 am ET)
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      Here you go Luntz, Hannity and all you clueless right wing fools.

      It is black and white. The Dems rate higher than the GOP in nearly every single poll. Many of the polls show they rate 5 to 10 points higher.


      Approval numbers for the Republicans


      and approval numbers for Dems

      Do these idiots EVER get tired of being wrong and shamed by the facts?
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      • Author by Bobby Jindal fan (March 19, 2010 2:00 pm ET)
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        Pew was the LEAST accurate poll in the last election cycle. This is akin to quoting the NY TImes of MSNBC (not reputable sources). Why not post a DailyKooks pol that oversamples SF and NY by a factor of 8? It is well known that Pew has a strong liberal bias.

        Gallup shows the GOP +10 on the generic ballot and Quinnipac has the GOP +9 on the generic. Your lack of context is intellectually dishonest.
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        • Author by Johaely (March 19, 2010 8:18 pm ET)
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          Hey wanna know a little debating trick? accusing X of having Y Bias, does not make your point true, much less quote and statistics mining. Just Saying.
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        • Author by mikelartist (March 19, 2010 10:18 pm ET)
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          Try looking just a little tiny bit further than the first poll that opens at the top of the page. Are ALL you GOP folks dense? Not likely.

          The POLLING REPORT might give you a little clue. It has nearly every poll ever done on congress. Scroll down and you will see poll after poll after poll where the GOP poll far lower in approval than the dems.

          It's too easy pimpslapping you.
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