CNBC Poll. 76% agree with Romney's statement, re: dependent, needy victims who want free stuff

[siligut]

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a fundraising event earlier this year that “there are 47 percent who are with him (Obama), who are dependent upon the government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to take care of them.”
Do you agree with Romney's statement?
Yes
76%
No
22%
Not Sure
3%
Total Votes: 15820

Is it worth it to DU it? They are gloating and maligning MSNBC, so I thought maybe we should add some balance.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/49071984

[Tansy_Gold]

1. I believe that's what's called

an unscientific poll.

'nuff said.

[nanabugg]

30. Let's give it some DU 'love'.

[siligut]

35. We made a 1% difference

Now, 23% don't agree with Money Boo Boo, with 23184 total votes.

[Coexist]

34. an 'internet snapshot' poll.

as it were.

[spanone]

2. a microcosm of just how fucked up america truly is.....

[Lucy Goosey]

8. Really, though, it's about how fucked up CNBC fans are

Definitely not a scientific poll.

[nc4bo]

9. Can not stand CNBC. There's some guy that comes on and screams....or used to.

Like Fox, it's a channel that gets almost no play at our house.

[siligut]

23. Cramer or Kudlow?

Cramer screams more, but Kudlow is a fucking loudmouth, sell-out GOPer.

[nc4bo]

25. Definitely that Cramer guy. What an obnoxious piece of junk he is. blech. nt

[Jack Rabbit]

3. This is an online poll

It is not to be taken seriously.

[backscatter712]

33. It's self-selecting, instead of having proper random sampling - it means nothing.

For one thing, it can be DU'd, or Freeped, so the "poll" tells us absolutely nothing about the true state of public opinion on this question.

[nc4bo]

4. Poll has been freeped to high heavens.

Got some work to do.

[denverbill]

5. That's amazing. Apparently, over half of the 47% agree with Romney that they are greedy loafers.

[BeyondGeography]

6. It's CNBC

Ignore.

[onecent]

7. People CANNOT be reading this poll correctly. There cannot be that many

stupid people taking this poll....can there???

[siligut]

19. CNBC pushes the GOP slop

And as has been pointed out, it is not a scientific poll. Kind of like polling Freepers really. I just wanted to wipe the stupid grins off of the faces of the staff of The Closing Bell.

[SomethingFishy]

10. A poll of people who watch the financial network..

and even 22% of them think Romney is a moron.

[ipfilter]

11. The libertarian bent stock traders who tune in to CNBC all have a name for Mitt's 47%.

To them Mitt's mythical freeloaders are called "leechfucks" and they use that term broadly. It's no surprise to see a CNBC poll that way. I've spent a lot of time on their forums and they are all despicable.

[HughBeaumont]

12. CNBC = "Crap, Nothing But Conservatives".

Like Faux, it's a Repub safe haven and nothing but one big anti-Obama ad. Their fanbase is wealth, wealth apologists and "temporarily embarrassed millionaires".

[truebrit71]

31. ...or "Constant Noise, Bullshit and Chatter"...

...I have to watch it as it's on at my work...better than Faux, but only marginally so...

[sufrommich]

13. Why on Earth would you take an online poll

seriously? They're designed to get page clicks, that's it.

[siligut]

20. They were gloating about it on The Closing Bell

Sorry, I was weak.

[sinkingfeeling]

14. The brainwashed and just plain stupid are taking that poll.

[karynnj]

15. These are as serious as Ed Shultz's polls.

It might be fun to DU it.

[Dawson Leery]

16. It would be to our benefit if the "financial class" went off to live on their own.

Many new opportunities would open up for entrepreneurs who provide goods and services that are useful (as opposed to the banksters who manipulate tax laws and government to steal their fortunes).

[Spider Jerusalem]

17. Online polls are worthless

Not a random sample, largely self-selecting, and people with an interest in having it appear that one side of the debate is more represented than it really is have incentives to skew the results.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. A non scientific online poll?

[global1]

21. Most People Won't Admit To The Fact That They Are In The 47% .....

they don't think that they are dependent on government, they don't believe they are victims and don't believe the government has the responsibility to take care of them. They think it's the others that are like that. Actually Rmoney was using code here - in a subliminal kind of way - he was talking about minorities - and it was a racially charged statement. That's why many people would agree with Rmoney's statement because they are white and not on welfare or food stamps and they don't see themselves as victims.

Am I making any sense with this? I think you'll get what I'm trying to say.

[siligut]

28. I agree with you, most people don't seem to understand what the Gov does for them

Romney believes in welfare queens and he was talking to his donors, so yes, you are correct.

[budkin]

22. CNBC is the corporate channel... not surprised

Who really gives a shit, Romney is toast.

[pinboy3niner]

24. Fuck CNBC

Whaddya think--too much? I think not.

[siligut]

26. Not enough

More fucks and a few bombs maybe. It is FOX with financial data. I like to keep my enemies close.

[ProSense]

27. A freeped online poll. Pew:

<...>

In July, Pew asked Americans what they think about the amount lower income people pay in taxes. Only 20 percent think they pay too little, versus 34 percent who say they pay a fair amount and 37 percent who say they pay too much — a total of 71 percent.

Pew also tells me that only 23 percent of independents, and 18 percent of moderates, say low income people pay too little in taxes, while big majorities of both say they pay a fair amount or too much.

Are these numbers are skewed by the large number of respondents who pay low federal income taxes or none at all? Guess what: Only 22 percent of self-described middle class people think lower income folks pay too little, versus 69 percent who say they pay their fair share or too much.

Meanwhile, the reverse is true about rich people. A majority, 58 percent, say the wealthy pay too little in taxes, while only 26 percent say they pay their fair share. Fifty six percent of independents, and 69 percent of moderates, say the rich pay too little.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/leaked-47-percent-video-is-awful-politics-for-romney/2012/09/18/16f9e02a-01aa-11e2-b260-32f4a8db9b7e_blog.html

[nanabugg]

29. A better poll would ask if "Are you part of the 47%?" nt

[kimbutgar]

32. CNBC is watched by wall street types; of course they will agree with what he said

Those people on wall street agree with Mitt. They bash President Obama all day on CNBC do you expect anything different?

[Raine]

36. Bwahaha, Ironic that THEY admit to being moocher victims

and are too dumb to realize they admitted that that's what THEY are.