Comments on: Terri Shiavo Another Shot in the Culture War

By: Wizbang

Wizbang — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:39:37 +0000

Polling Complex Questions in America
In a story about Terri Shiavo case, James Joyner touches upon an interesting point: While we can quibble with the wording of the questions, the polling seems to indicate an overwhelming consensus that the courts have done the right thing...

By: Jim Henley

Jim Henley — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:53:12 +0000

Let me be clear: I think Ott can be a funny writer and an effective satirist. But his conservative religious views are not obscure.

By: Jim Henley

Jim Henley — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:52:23 +0000

Creationist Scott Ott is not a Bible-banging evangelist?

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:15:07 +0000

(And thanks for being the bad guy so I don't have to, Jim Henley. LOL) ;-D

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:12:59 +0000

I'm a die-hard Republican, but I'm certainly not Religious Right, and neither are a lot of others who support the Schindlers. There are even Libertarians and liberals who do--and now even Ralph Nader, of all people, has voiced his support.
Just sayin' is all.

See also: Ace, Emperor Misha, Rusty Shackelford, Scott Ott, etc. etc...not exactly Bible-banging evangelists...

By: Scott Dillard

Scott Dillard — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:18:25 +0000

Most people won't abandon the GOP over this. But as a Republican, I am getting really tired of the religious right's attempt to own the party. I am a Republican because I believe in LIMITED government. I don't want the government personal life or in my bedroom. It's getting pretty strange when the Democratic Party is dominated by the extremists of MoveOn, and the GOP is dominated by religous extremists. Most of us are in the middle and NO ONE is speaking for us.

By: Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:10:33 +0000

Why is it that whenever there is a poll that one doesn't agree with, we get the ol' "I don't believe it because it conflicts with what I want it to say"? Polls are flawed and are imperfect ways to measure opinion. However, you get several polls with huge margin and even with flawed questions they are telling you something, whether one likes it or not. And: I gurantee that while it seems like this story will linger on--it won't. It won't be 100% forgotten, but it will be a footnote by the time we get to the 06 election cycle.

By: Jim Henley

Jim Henley — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:58:01 +0000

But will the country's regrettable tendency to use "flaunt" for "flout" so quickly disappear?

By: Just Me

Just Me — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:49:26 +0000

HOnestly, but the time the next election cycle runs around, nobody is going to care about this much anymore.

Also, I don't know that this action is going to cause some kind of massive bolt from the GOP on this issue, since the DNC isn't exactly the perfect alternative on this issue, since in general they want the government to be involved in almost anything other than this case, and they have also been known to celebrate the flaunting of the law (think Gavin Newsome in San Fransisco).

But I figure in about 3 or 4 months, you won't hardly see the name Schiavo in the papers, and I think both sides are going to want to avoid this one, come the next election cycle, it isn't really a winner for either side to use.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:42:12 +0000

We've been thinking this will make the midterms quite interesting next year.

By: davod

davod — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:18:42 +0000

I do not for one minute believe the polls. It's all in the way you present the questions. The quote 'lies, damn lies and statistics' should be changed to include polls.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:02:02 +0000

your passions may cool but the passions of the prolife movement will not which will be a win for the Repubs. Unfortunately it is death for Ms. Schiavo