Originally posted by opuslola The "nonpartisan" Pew report also said; http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-434961?ref=feeds%2Flatest I.e., 80% of Americans do not trust the Obama administration! Take this any way you want? Reports like this are both cheap and not real!

Nice try, but does the poll say that 80% of American's dont trust the Obama administration or dont trust the government?

The title is actually "80% of Americans do not trust the GOVERNMENT"

Hell, I dont even trust the government, no one should ever put their full trust in the government. However, I do trust Obama as a person.

Maybe you made the mistake with the title because you watch Fox News and you're too uninformed? Here is the actual report:

http://people-press.org/report/606/trust-in-government



Edited by TheGreatSimba - 22-Apr-2010 at 16:15

Yea, no where does it say they dont trust Obama, it says they dont trust the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH INCLUDES MANY INSTITUTIONS.

Public confidence in government is at one of the lowest points in a half century, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say they don't trust the federal government and have little faith it can solve America's ills, the survey found.

AND ON TOP OF YOUR OWN SOURCE SAYING THAT, I POSTED THE ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE BY PEW WHICH IS ON THEIR WEBSITE, AND AGAIN, ITS ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT AS A WHOLE, NOT OBAMA IN SPECIFIC.

Go watch some Fox News, maybe that'll clear things up a bit...o wait, no it wont.

Originally posted by opuslola Wait a second, as far as I know the Democrats under Obama, control all sides of our government, other than a thin line in the Supreme Court! Maybe that is the reason that the 80% or so sure just which government they do not trust? Or maybe you can prove otherwise?

First of all, the PARTY OF NO, aka the Grand Old Party, aka the Republican Party, is doing everything in its power to stop the government from function.

Second of all, the GOVERNMENT IS NOT JUST CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE... its everything, ITS ALL EXPLAINED IN THE ORIGINAL REPORT FROM THEIR WEBSITE, READ IT.

I'm not going to explain things to you, you dont seem to want to know the reality of things. I posted the link, read it whenever you want to.

Palin defends Minister who said Islam is an evil religion:

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/religious-right/sarah-palin-defends-claim-that-islam-is-evil-and-wicked-religion/

Red Clay, thats not even the whole story, I THEN POSTED HIM THE ORIGINAL PEW REPORT PUBLISHED ON THEIR WEBSITE SHOWING HIM THAT HE WAS WRONG AND THAT THE PERSON FROM THE BLOG HAD ATTACHED HIS OWN TITLE TO THE ORIGINAL REPORT, AND HE PROCEEDED TO QUESTION THE RELIABILITY OF THE WEBSITE AND THE PEW REPORTS AUTHORS WHEN IT TURNS OUT THAT HE WAS WRONG.

Opuslola, once he realized his source did not support his claim, proceeded to pretend as if he never posted it!

What else can you expect from the conservatives and the Know Nothings? Hell, look at their news channel Fox "News".


Edited by TheGreatSimba - 26-Apr-2010 at 10:50

Originally posted by Cryptic It is disturbing to see partisan reporting passed off as objective news. This is a relatively recent phenomena in the United States and shows an increasingly divided society where each groups seeks its own "news".

I agree with you. The problem is that Fox News is out to make as much money as it can in any way possible, and how can it attract the most viewers? By targeting the White Conservative population and catering to them.

Originally posted by Cryptic Of course, this is hardly restricted to conservatives.  Just look at News Week and public television's empty slogan of uhmmm.... "fair and balanced reporting".

True, but major liberal websites slash newspapers are different in one way, THEY DO NOT LIE. Every claim they make or every criticism they make is based on facts which they cite. The same cannot be said about conservative media, which mostly lies.

Great example is the Huffington Post, they post sources and facts to support every claim or criticism they make.

Liberals differentiate themselves from conservatives in this manner and it has to do with the very roots of their beliefs. Conservatives rely on "faith" rather than truth, which is why they dont question Fox News ever, they take everything it says as truth because they have "faith" in them.

Isnt it funny how there is a conservative backlash against education and the "educated elite"! How low has our country gone that being smart is considered a bad thing?! Its ABSURD!

Originally posted by Cryptic Adding insult to injury, PBS is funded by the tax dollars which forces conservatives to fund biased reporting.

PBS is supposed to be government funded, as is NPR (they also take viewer donations), that is the way they were set up. PBS and NPR are considered highly neutral and have nothing to do with the government in power.

In fact, I think they are great examples of why non-profit media is always better and more reliable.

When money is thrown into the mix, its about how many viewers you can get, not the quality of your reporting (i.e Fox News).

Pundit Rush Limbaugh, who has a home on Florida's Palm Beach, suggested that the explosion could have resulted from Earth Day eco-sabotage by one of the rig workers. Limbaugh also said a cleanup was unnecessary. "The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there," Limbaugh said. "It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is."

http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/oil-hits-louisiana-coast-could-reach-florida-by-sunday/1091532

Really Rush? People actually take this guy seriously?

RC, you amazingly wrote a while ago, these words;

"So tell me Opuslola, what happened, aside from a black man being elected president, that has caused you to become so bitter toward life in general?"

I am apalled that you as a moderator could or would write such words! The use of the term "aside from a black man being elected president,.."

I would like you to know that I find your words most insulting! You are insinuating that I am prejudiced towards "Blacks!", so I would also insinuate that it is you that shows prejudice towards others, and not me!

And, to assume that I am "bitter?", how totally outrageous are your words! You do not know me, you know only words seen on a computer screen!

I deleted some words that I should not have written in the first place! Sorry about that!

I am really incensed! (not so much now! Laugh!)

But, I also guess that for some reason, I just took your statement to heart!

So, "back to the fray!"

Edited by opuslola - 03-May-2010 at 06:54

BP accepts full responsibility for the oil rig disaster:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126468782&ft=1&f=1001

Rush and all the conservatives who have been trying to spread the lie about "leftist sabotage" this past week have been exposed once again for the liars and propagandists that they are...


Edited by TheGreatSimba - 03-May-2010 at 10:23

The 7 Stupidest Statements Made About the BP Gulf Oil Spill

7. Rush Limbaugh: Environmentalists probably blew up the oil rig

6. Rep. Taylor Compares Oil Slick to Chocolate Milk

5. Sarah Palin Promotes Offshore Drilling As Massive Oil Leak Continues

4. Bill Kristol Says Offshore Drilling Should be Brought Closer to Land

3. T. Boone Pickens: "All of that will get cleaned up and we'll be back"

2. Tony Hayward, CEO of BP: "What the hell did we do to deserve this?"

1. Rush Limbaugh: Oil Spill is as "Natural as the Ocean Water is."

All the video, audio, and sources are provided within the article:

http://www.alternet.org/water/146709/the_7_stupidest_statements_made_about_the_bp_gulf_oil_spill?page=1

Also, here is a picture that will really show you the extent of this disaster: