MSNBC Poll: Do you believe Bush misled us into Iraq war?

[jtrockville]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24855894/

[electropop]

1. Done: 79% YES

Do you think that McClellan, as a former White House press secretary, should have written this book? * 46226 responses

Yes, former employees should be free to write about their time on the job.
81%

No, former employees should not write about their time on the job.
15%

Don't know.
4.3%

Why do you think Scott McClellan is speaking out now? * 45472 responses

He feels remorse and is trying to make amends.
47%

He sees an unpopular president's term winding down and wants to cash in.
31%

He is settling old scores.
21%

Do you believe his claims that the Bush White House misled the country before going to war with Iraq? * 46603 responses

Yes.
79%

No.
19%

Don't know.
2.7%

[Ferd Berfle]

2. deleted

[Christa]

3. I cannot vote:

Your response cannot be recorded. For assistance please contact MSNBC technical support.

[hokies4ever]

5. That's what happens when you live in Florida

:rofl:

[Mabus]

29. Try a different browser

Your current tube connection may be clogged with poker chips.

[Ferd Berfle]

4. I have Friends in their 50's that don't even know what the "Green Zone" is

[redqueen]

12. God Almighty.

*sigh*

[Ferd Berfle]

18. Tell me about it!

One a republican one a Dem

I told them both "DON'T VOTE - you're not qualified"

[redqueen]

21. They must be just completely disconnected

from that part of the world.

I can't understand it... we paid for the invasion... we are paying for the occupation.

[Irishonly]

20. Good Grief

They should be ashamed. I am in my fifties and thought my protesting days were over. Then along came Bush:puke: It's hard to phantom people knowing so little about the invasion.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Still 79%. I agree with the majority on #1 and #3, but think he wrote this book because he felt like

he was made a fool of, something the rest of us knew all along...:shrug:

Do you think that McClellan, as a former White House press secretary, should have written this book? * 46283 responses

Yes, former employees should be free to write about their time on the job.
81%

No, former employees should not write about their time on the job.
15%

Don't know.
4.3%

Why do you think Scott McClellan is speaking out now? * 45529 responses

He feels remorse and is trying to make amends.
47%

He sees an unpopular president's term winding down and wants to cash in.
31%

He is settling old scores.
21%

Do you believe his claims that the Bush White House misled the country before going to war with Iraq? * 46661 responses

Yes.
79%

No.
19%

Don't know.
2.7%

[jkshaw]

15. I felt the same way, Rhiannon.

I marked that he felt remorse, but I felt also that he'd like to settle old scores -- just for being a made a fool of, as you say.

[Rhiannon12866]

22. I missed his "Today" interview this morning, though have seen clips.

But he's going to be on Keith Olbermann, tonight, which should be very interesting. I think we'll find out that we're right about his motives. He became a media and national laughing stock, and who wouldn't resent that?:shrug:

[OnionPatch]

26. It was so obvious, wasn't it?

Scotty was a terrible, terrible liar. My five-year-old knew he was lying! He reeked of dishonesty with every phrase he uttered into the microphone. It must be a hard pill to swallow....the fact that he comes from such a clan of accomplished liars but can't live up to their legacy. I believe you're right, he's not so much remorseful as feeling like a fool.

[graywarrior]

7. .

He feels remorse and is trying to make amends.
47%

He sees an unpopular president's term winding down and wants to cash in.
31%

He is settling old scores.
21%


I doubt the reason is remorse. I'd say settling some scores.

[madokie]

8. Yes we were lied to 79% with 46328 total votes

[yellerpup]

9. 79% Say Yes.

K&R :kick:

[Ian David]

10. Done! 79%! n/t

[marmar]

11. Where was the "Duh?" option?

n/t

[lib2DaBone]

14. K&R A subtle "Duh"

Just take the Downing Street Memo, with yellow cake from Nigeria and whack me on the head! Who could've known?

[Mabus]

31. Not to mention

the insanity of saying that Saddam was hiding WMDs in his palaces - that's why he was refusing to let the inspectors in them - and then bombing them. I could never figure that one out. If there were WMDs or materials to make them in the palaces, why were we bombing them? Wouldn't bombing these materials cause them to be dispersed in the air and creating the same effect as if it was set off intentionally? And, if it was nuclear materials, wouldn't bombing these materials endanger our soldiers and others on the ground?

And, where was the press? Why weren't they connecting the dots and becoming skeptical themselves? One of the reasons that the press is liking what Scotty is saying is because it lets them off the hook too. Now they can whine that they were also mislead rather than to address their lack of actual reporting or investigating. They've, once again, proven that they are little more than shills. They don't report, they repeat. They repeat talking points that they think will increase their ratings. They want ratings so they can sell commercials slots and increase their profitability. The DC press likes to set the meta-narrative for public opinion and they do it at the expense of actually doing any investigation. They want to be the makers and breakers. If the media likes you, you get a break. Look at what they did for McCain in 2000.

Which reminds me of another problem I've had with the press and their "reporting" skills. After 9/11, how come the American public or the majority of the press didn't know who Osama bin Laden was? Because back in 1998, when the Clinton administration tried to kill Osama, the press didn't care who OBL was because they were too busy following their "Wag the Dog" meme for their amusement. They gave the GOP leaders time on television to repeat the "Wag the Dog" crapola instead of actively informing the public about the threat to national security (the reason Clinton gave them for approving the bombing). The press spent their time continuing their sex stories rather than asking the usual questions (who? what? where? why? and, "Are national security threats something that we should be telling the American public about?")

Finally, K&R because I like polls.

[tridim]

25. No shit, why even ask the question? The answer is yes and everyone knows it.

They should be asking "Why did MSNBC and all the other MSM outlets bang the drums of war knowing that the basis for that war was a lie?"

[Imagevision]

13. Done now @ 81%

[frickaline]

16. done ... 2.7% don't know, seriously?? xD (nt)

[Echo In Light]

17. Funny when these lying, war profiteering M$M shitsacks feign interest in transparent democracy

[Irishonly]

19. Done

Do you think that McClellan, as a former White House press secretary, should have written this book? * 46905 responses

Yes, former employees should be free to write about their time on the job.
81%

No, former employees should not write about their time on the job.
15%

Don't know.
4.2%

Why do you think Scott McClellan is speaking out now? * 46142 responses

He feels remorse and is trying to make amends.
47%

He sees an unpopular president's term winding down and wants to cash in.
31%

He is settling old scores.
21%

Do you believe his claims that the Bush White House misled the country before going to war with Iraq? * 47291 responses

Yes.
79%

No.
19%

Don't know.
2.7%

[Lorien]

23. Done n/t

[Mountainman]

24. There's that 19% idiot freeper contingent still hanging on to some hope

that their fearless leader will be recognized as some great and wonderful world leader.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

27. Even if responders don't trust Scottie's motives, most still think he is telling the truth.

Yeah!!!!!!

[Lerkfish]

28. wow, talk about a push poll.

2/3 answers that all excoriate McClellan's integrity.

[butterfly77]

30. They are still playing the game..

no I don't believe bush misled us into the Iraq war. Bush LIED about the Irag war and he knew what he was doing along with the media. They have been playing with the word lie for years when it comes to Bush but anyone else they discuss LIE...

[Pryderi]

32. DSM DSM DSM!

[bdamomma]

33. yes done.

[DS1]

34. I want to vote no, because I wasn't buying it for a second

dammit. badly worded question

[StarryNite]

35. Good point.

And the tens of thousands of us who took to the streets in protest before the invasion weren't fooled either.

[FlyingSquirrel]

36. 80% YES, 18% NO

[Wizard777]

37. 80% yes