Zogby example

[vraiblonde]

<TABLE id=TABLE_Q10 style="WIDTH: 470px; HEIGHT: 213px" width=470 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=r4tn-question-text align=left colSpan=2>What role should the United States play in facilitating United Nations reform?
(Choose all that apply.)

</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text align=middle width="5%"> </TD><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text width="100%">Pay outstanding dues </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-even-response-text align=middle width="5%"> </TD><TD class=r4tn-even-response-text width="100%">Increase funding </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text align=middle width="5%"> </TD><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text width="100%">Take a proactive leadership role to annually review UN reform progress by the US Congress and the Administration </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-even-response-text align=middle width="5%"> </TD><TD class=r4tn-even-response-text width="100%">Allocate funding for UN education in the United States </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text align=middle width="5%"> </TD><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text width="100%">Form a Political Action Committee for education, reform, and management of the United Nations </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-even-response-text align=middle width="5%"> </TD><TD class=r4tn-even-response-text width="100%">Other/not sure

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They give you no space to say that the US should tell the UN to pack sand. I'm totally against giving one more dime to the UN, after the way they pissed around with Iraq and acted toward the US. And we can try to be proactive all we want, but those crooks are going to do what they please, so we might as well not bother.

The UN is completely irrelevant in the world scope.

 

[vraiblonde]

Another example

<TABLE id=TABLE_Q9 width="95%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=r4tn-question-text align=left colSpan=2>How are United States national interests served by the United Nations?

(Choose all that apply.)


</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text align=middle width="5%"></TD><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text width="100%">Preventing the spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-even-response-text align=middle width="5%"></TD><TD class=r4tn-even-response-text width="100%">Combating Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text align=middle width="5%"></TD><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text width="100%">Utilizing Public Diplomacy to spread goodwill around the world </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-even-response-text align=middle width="5%"></TD><TD class=r4tn-even-response-text width="100%">Spreading Democracy </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text align=middle width="5%"></TD><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text width="100%">Upholding Human Rights </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-even-response-text align=middle width="5%"></TD><TD class=r4tn-even-response-text width="100%">Contributing to Global Stability </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text align=middle width="5%"></TD><TD class=r4tn-odd-response-text width="100%">Other/Not sure



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They give you no space to say that the UN does absolutely nothing for the US but leave us open to terrorist attack because they won't enforce their own sanctions and they put terrorist nations in charge of the Security Council.

 

[ylexot]

Allocate funding for UN education in the United States

WTF does that mean? Brainwash the people in the US into thinking that the UN is doing something good? You do not agree...you need UN education (re-education).

 

[tomchamp]

Flight 11 hit the wrong building in NY!

 

[vraiblonde]

Brainwash the people in the US into thinking that the UN is doing something good?

That's how I interpreted that, too.

 

[SamSpade]

WTF does that mean? Brainwash the people in the US into thinking that the UN is doing something good? You do not agree...you need UN education (re-education).

Or even more precisely - UNeducation.

 

[hvp05]

You do not agree...you need UN education (re-education).

With the sub-text: This is a special international learning experience where you will spend a fabulous year in France as we UNeducate you!

 

[Fred Hoeck]

And Zogby is considered the fairest survey firm? Would hate to see what Gallup et al are asking.

 

[2ndAmendment]

I contacted Zogby and told them that their poll selections were inadequate. Suggest that others do the same. Maybe they will wise up.

 

[vraiblonde]

I contacted Zogby and told them that their poll selections were inadequate. Suggest that others do the same. Maybe they will wise up.

I send him emails after every poll, critiquing the questions and suggesting how they could be reworded or expanded upon to get a better opinion sampling. I don't think he cares.

The good news is that as long as there are people who take these polls to the bank as a true indicator of public opinion, there will be little election night surprises for the Democrats.