In text-message poll on McCain's speech, MSNBC offered only four positive responses
SUMMARY: In a text-message poll asking what Sen. John McCain's acceptance speech "accomplished the most," MSNBC gave viewers only positive responses to choose from. By contrast, when MSNBC asked viewers the week before what Sen. Barack Obama's acceptance speech "accomplished the most," one of the options given was, "Attacked John McCain."
The day after Sen. John McCain's September 4 acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, MSNBC conducted a text-message poll asking, "What do you feel McCain's speech accomplished the most?" But MSNBC gave viewers only positive responses to choose from; it did not give them the option of responding that the speech was in any way negative.
Specifically, the options given to respond to the September 5 MSNBC text-message poll were:
A. Inspired the nation
B. Explained what motivated his presidential run
C. Outlined his policy priorities if elected
D. Positioned himself as the tough maverick for change
By contrast, an MSNBC text-message poll conducted the day after Sen. Barack Obama's August 28 speech at the Democratic National Convention, asking, "What do you feel Obama's speech accomplished the most?" provided only three options, one of which was, "Attacked John McCain":
A. Inspired the nation
B. Outlined his policy priorities if elected
C. Attacked John McCain
From the 9 a.m. ET hour of the September 5 edition of MSNBC Live:
From the August 29 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe:
Yes he did. Absolutely when he said he had scars and obama didn't. A direct insultive charge that Obama did not serve in the military.
I don't think so Wolf. As you can see by the text below, McCain was talking about working in a bipartisan way & how he'd done it, & got a few "scars" from crossing the aisle, whereas Obama doesn't have similar political scars.
Again and again, I've worked with members of both parties to fix problems that need to be fixed. That's how I will govern as President. I will reach out my hand to anyone to help me get this country moving again. I have that record and the scars to prove it. Senator Obama does not.
So McCain was lying, then? (Obama has worked and co-sponsored bills w/ Lugar, Coburn, Hagel)
Or was he just using figurative language to exaggerate his position?
Jeter-
I was simply attacking McCain for lying to the American people. You know how that works, right?
I don't believe he really has political scars when he holds the record for missed votes in Congress, including the recent GI bill.
My God, I leave the text. And it's there in black & white, & still you argue? McCain was not implying a damn thing about Obama's lack of military service. Wolf was wrong. McCain was speaking about having the battle "scars" he'd gotten because he'd crossed the aisle on certain issues.. I would never ordinarily suggest you guys have a reading comprehension problem, but it's either that or you're just being disingenuous.
Whatever.
Agreed. However McCain was trying to imply that somehow his work in the government was equivalent to his POW time.
Which is more disgusting- The cheapening of what happened to him in Vietnam by making such a comparison or the elevation of Congressional service to such a level?
“I’m not running for president because I think I’m blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save our country in its hour of need.”
Whatever you say.
Gov:
Don't disturb the narrative! You aren't supposed to disturb them with facts; facts have a well-known liberal bias!
Assuming a /sarcasm at the end of your post.
If McCain did not attack Obama, Obama did not attack McCain, period.
This article by MM is indeed an example of Conservative misinformation.
well its that "liberal" media bias showing, i guess.
You know the one where the libs get the unfair advantage??????
Well, the advantage really isn't all that 'unfair' if one were to apply some real-world thinking here. McSurge looked like he was gonna keel over during that speech and he looked a bit flustered and even irritated when the goon squad cranked up their 'USA! USA! USA!' garbage in response to the 'Ground Noise and Static' (Pat. Pend.). What a yawner that speech was. Sounded more like a farewell address.
As for Failin' Palin... well, she may have won the hearts and the you-know-whats of those idiots in the hall and the basement-dwellers out there in teevee land but aside from that... yawn as well. A Bushbot wrote that speech so definitely a no-go on the credibility chart for sure. She may wanna consider getting a voice-box transplant though... god, what a HORRIBLE voice she has!
Overall... a losing ticket nationally. So why should it be a surprise that the nets are rooting for Obama/Biden? After all... isn't America the sort of country that LIKES winners and roots for them?
Something to think about, ladies and gents...
apparently I forgot to add my sarcasm icon....
I'm with ya on the same page.
Amazing Tommy, the anchor on MSNBC openly mocks and spews hate toward Republicans , doesnt even appear in St Paul this week , yet MMFA has a problem because of a question on a text poll.
The Cable Rabbit channel had some great coverage of the national carrot crop as well as cabbages both green and red. On the McGregor factor, a controversy erupted about attacks on Peter Rabbit being a radical terrorist intent on destroying America.
the text results were interesting. 80% thought his activities were a result of genetics, 10% from his upbringing, and 10% thought he would not be raptured in Alaska but could be in Idaho.
Don't listen to him Mary. I thought it was great.
Sometimes, it's hard for good humor to penetrate the spinning gears and whirling machinery of a BobTheP brain.
I've noticed that rabbit substance looks like cocoa puffs. But doesn't taste as good.
Should have had one more option:
E. WORKED THE REFS INTO PROVIDING ONLY POSITIVE POLL QUSTIONS
I guess this is an attack
Finally, a word to Senator Obama and his supporters. We’ll go at it over the next two months. That’s the nature of these contests, and there are big differences between us. But you have my respect and admiration. Despite our differences, much more unites us than divides us. We are fellow Americans, an association that means more to me than any other. We’re dedicated to the proposition that all people are created equal and endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights. No country ever had a greater cause than that. And I wouldn’t be an American worthy of the name if I didn’t honor Senator Obama and his supporters for their achievement.
That is like people who preface with "I don't want to sound like a jerk... but" and "In all due respect..."
Directly from his speech here are some of the attacks on Obama that McCain made:
"Senator Obama passed another corporate welfare bill for oil companies"
"I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them. I will open new markets to our goods and services. My opponent will close them. I will cut government spending. He will increase it. "
"My tax cuts will create jobs. His tax increases will eliminate them. My health care plan will make it easier for more Americans to find and keep good health care insurance. His plan will force small businesses to cut jobs, reduce wages, and force families into a government run health care system where a bureaucrat stands between you and your doctor. "
"My opponent promises to bring back old jobs by wishing away the global economy. "
"Senator Obama wants our schools to answer to unions and entrenched bureaucracies. "
"I'm not running for president because I think I'm blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save our country in its hour of need."
Now, to be fair, Obama also made some of the same sort of attacks in his speech. But to say that McCain didn't is completely dishonest and factually wrong.
If the poll was designed for comparative purposes (which one would assume to be the case) then the poll should have been constructed from the intersection of the two conventions; that is, the set of communicative elements that is contained in both the RNC and DNC.
A good example of a questing that intersects both conventions would be: “Did the speech inspire confidence in X’s ability to lead?”
The poll as constructed by MSNBC has little if any value. I would love to have seen a correctly constructed poll.
"No, not really. I just think this it was a poorly crafted poll."
A poorly crafted poll from an allegedly pro-Obama network neglects to include ANY options for negative reactions to his opponent's speech.
Drat! You foiled our insidious plot to do away with McCain by fatal levels of optimism. We would have gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for you meddling kids. Which, by the way, wouldn't even be here if not for the failure of our insidious plot to force abortions by inducing stress caused miscarriages.
Now THAT's a good catch, shag.
and a funny one.
Come on Don, you have to admit, that was a good catch, lol.
And if you read any of my post you will know that I am no right winger.
Don't think he was directing teh post at you Lorelei.
We do have some new names popping up with a trollish miasma about them. There'll be an increase in the troll population of the MMfa comments section. Sounds like a good bet to me.
Thanks.
I know there will be an increase always is when they feel they are being "attacked".