FOXNews Poll: Who Does Bin Laden Want To Win White House?
By Logan Murphy Friday Feb 22, 2008 8:30am
FOXNews: (yes, it goes there)
Who is Usama Rooting For?
Who does Usama bin Laden want to be the next president? More people think the terrorist leader wants Obama to win (30 percent) than think he wants Clinton (22 percent) or McCain (10 percent). Another 18 percent says it doesn’t matter to bin Laden and 20 percent are unsure
Of course, it makes perfect sense that bin Laden would want a Muslim to be the next President of the United States of America. Of course the results of this poll are suspect because al Qaeda already called Obama to congratulate him earlier this week! /snark off It's going to be a long year...
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What a shameful excuse for a network.
I'm disgusted. Can we all gather at Fox News' headquarters with a vat of ipecac and simultaneously vomit on the building and anyone who comes out of it?
The lunatic fringe right wingers are still using these "terrorists will be happy Democrats win" garbage. Its the same tactic they have been using even though it only worked in 2004. Its pathetic. Completely pathetic.
Of course, no one is really surprised by GOP TV's BS Push polls, are they?
Going forward, Bet they do an Ann Coulter and use his Middle name....
Usama will be sad to see George W go... he's been Al Queda's top recruiter. But not to worry Bin laden, John McCain will be up to the task!
Some people will believe this stuff. Those are the people who read the National Enquirer, think professional wrestling is real and believe that the Clintons stole the silverware and trashed the WH causing Laura to have to fumigate it before they could move in. Fortunately, the rest of us are reasonably sane.
Why, I would think Osama would want his bestest pal and bidniss associate The Boy Blunder to continue as America's illiterate Preznit.
slippytoad @ 2:
I don't think the ibecac will be necessary.
I'm no fan of Fox News, but there was no mention of Obama being Muslim in the link.
"Who does Usama bin Laden want to be the next president? More people think the terrorist leader wants Obama to win (30 percent) than think he wants Clinton (22 percent) or McCain (10 percent). Another 18 percent says it doesn’t matter to bin Laden and 20 percent are unsure."
Unbelievable
Obama's name is going to be the swift-boating target this time around. The right will be emphasizing his middle name, and Fox news and Glenn Beck will be "accidentally" calling him Osama at every opportunity. I just overheard a guy at work say "Obama"? you mean Osama, right? yuck, yuck, yuck". The right will be working overtime to getting morons like him to the voting booth in November.
Obama should nip this in the bud as soon as he gets the nomination. Make a major speech, anticipate the coming onslaught of idiotic innuendo and take the wind out of their sails.
Canuknotusa @ 9:
Are you trying to be funny or are you just an idiot? The point of the Faux story is to imply the Obama is Muslim...the same reason Republicans mention his middle name with such gusto. It's to confuse the stupid. it's not hard to confuse the Faux viewers, it's kind of like teasing a dog.
This is stupid. Of course different organizations, including terrorist orgs, have political preferences - that's to be expected. But to argue that the Dems are the party of Al Qaeda is just dumb and dangerous.
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No kidding. Dubya is Bin Laden's biggest fan.
we all know that murdock and coulter support hillary. where is the surprise?
I think this is another example of American hubris. We think that the world hangs on our every action. They don't give two shits for the most part. The only way they'd care is if a candidate was out stumping for the destruction of Israel and the full withdrawl of all Western troops from any Arab land. Otherwise they don't care.
It's kind of like asking me which Republican candidate I would prefer. The answer is, "I don't give a shit." Until they advocate the destruction of their own party, along with the propagandists who perpetuate their lies, I couldn't care less. In the meantime, I'll just continue to hate them.
Bin Laden is joining Karl Rove at FauxNews??
Bin Laden wants McCain to win WH. He needs his boogey man to keep rethugs scared into submission.
Of course, if Bush had actually focused on catching Osama, instead of repeatedly letting him get away, providing funding to those who hide him, proclaiming he's no longer interested in catching him, and instead wasting the blood of our troops in Iraq, then we could actually ask Osama ourselves. Or he would be dead and it wouldn't matter.
What massive dissonant cognizance is it for Faux Noise to drag the spector of Osama up at times like this and leave off the Bush misAdministrations repeated declarations that Osama no longer matters, that he has been marginalized? That killing thousands can be dismissed as if it is nothing?
Either Osama matters or he doesn't. Faux's Almighty Bush says he doesn't, so why does it matter who he likes?
Dahgrostab'ph-r-i @ 12:
No, I'm neither trying to be funny, nor am I stupid. The implication that Obama might be Muslim was drawn by Logan Murphy. It did not appear in the Fox poll question. You can argue that something sinister is implied by including the question itself in the poll, and I would agree with you. I would not however, suggest you were an idiot if you disagreed with me.
Did they actually poll Usama? Why is he not dead yet?
William Claude Fields @ 17:
Ha Ha. Bush's 2 key "enablers" side by side.
As insane as this is, Obama and team need to make issues out of things like this... we can't let this take root, w/o Fox and others being on teh defensive... no one would care who Bin Laden wanted to win IF Bin Laden were captured or killed!!! and the central failure of this administration to "hunt him down and kill him" allows them to use this trash for political gain!?
I suppose Bush got that information from bin Laden to pass on to Farce news after kissing and holding hands with the royal prince in Saudi Arabia.
Oh Yeah, my cat hopes Obama wins to. He speaks for the coalition of household pets. But I heard the Obama people slipped him a can of tuna.
Canuknotusa @ 20:
Never implied it becuase you disagreed with me, just that you missed the point of the Faux BS, which is like missing the ground when skydiving.
Well since the Bush admins foreign policy has been Bin Ladens indispensable ally for the last 7 years i would think he'll be rooting for McCainiac, a McCainiac win assures al qeada recruitment keeps increasing.
Typical tactics, and to be expected. Earlier this year, the Republican Party gave a set of talking points that could be used against Barack Obama in the general election. I heard them mention inexperience, being too liberal, but let's put our cards out on the table. These are the real Republican talking points against Barack Obama, totally devoid of policy debates, but high on the normal Republican childishness (I am going to be blunt):
He is black.
He is a Muslim.
His middle name is Hussein]
He is an "Affirmative Action" candidate.
He went to Harvard.
He is the "most liberal" Senator.
He is a crack addict.
He is a closet homosexual.
He is black.
He is the anti-christ (ending term in 2012, etc).
He is a sleeper Muslim agent.
He wants to steal your wife/daughter.
His wife is an "elitist b*tch who hates America".
His mother is a "whore".
He is black.
Some of these are blatantly made up, and rely only on the feeding of suspicion, but it's better to get them out in the open so that Barack Obama can deal with them effectively. This candidate has the support of independents, moderate Republicans, and Democrats, so these attempts to hint at this innuendo can end up backfiring in the right-wing echo chambers face so long as Obama keeps the high road and responds effectively to them. Fortunately for us, we know he will. Fortunately for us, he is supported by us. Fortunately for us, the desire for real change and progress will get past the tired and old fear-mongering.
But it's important to get it out there now so that these childish attacks will be neutralized. For some who rely on this, it will be past due to save their rational minds, but for the rest of America, we have popular support with us. Republicans will play hard ball, let's not fight fire with fire, but fire with well-placed and precision-scoped kill-shots.
Gee, if they can locate Osama Bin Laden long enough to find out who he wants to be the next President of the United States, maybe they should try to, like, arrest him or something? Just a suggestion.
My response, if asked that question would be "how the fuck should I know". But leave it to your average nose-picking, farting Fox viewer to actually answer a pathetically stupid question like that.
gene214 @ 28:
Hey, it was easy for faux news to find Osama. He's selling used cars in Florida.
more absurd hyperbole from the commentary channel. Same old BS to rile up the GOP base.The worst part is, some of them believe it.
Boorring @ 27:
We need to emphasize how infantile these attacks are. How immature. How unAmerican.
I've just made a similar point on DKos regarding an incredibly offensive Mike Lester cartoon. I'll adapt for Fox News:
This kind of racist, fear filled screed is meant to take purchase in the ignorant. You can classify three depths of ignorance. The first level is adult ignorance, or the simple lack of knowledge. You can correct an adult's ignorance by simply informing them of the location of the true facts of a matter. They will politely thank you, become informed, and go on their way.
The second level is adolescent ignorance. An adolescent level of ignorance takes some coaxing to overcome. You may have to appeal to ego. You may have to say, "I know you're a smart guy, but you're wrong about this." Eventually the adolescent ignorant can be made to understand. It's with great difficulty.
The final level, the Fox News level, is infantile ignorance. An infantile ignorant becomes a red-faced screaming maniac upon having his views of the world questioned. Any effort to come to consensus or agreement is fought viciously, spittle flying. An infantile ignorant is a knuckle-dragging throwback in most cases. And the most horrid thing about infantile ignorance is how proud they are of their ignorance. Like an infant, they make a gigantic sloppy, yellowish mess of shit in their pants and walk around showing it off to people. Even an infant has an excuse, though. An adult displaying infantile ignorance is literally like a grown man who has shit his pants and is bragging about the strength of the scent. Ordinary and decent people are hideously embarrassed and often at a loss as to what to do. You can't strap one of these people down and change their diaper. They'll start flinging their shit at you and cackling.
It's my contention that in the last few years the extreme hard right has by necessity become composed of these infantile ignorants, these people who turn crybaby red at the slightest hint of disagreement or sign that they might not have their way. They smear their poo everywhere they go and are incessant in their demands to be acknowledged as the most important people in the room.
That's Fox News. A gaping asshole pumping hideous, diseased adult shit into their pants, screaming with red-faced infantile rage, and making the entire human race look bad. What a fucking embarrassment. Fox News makes me wonder if America can make it. They make me cringe that they and I might be identified as members of the same species let alone the same nation.
gene214 @ 29:
L0L............too true.
So, popular vote majority doesn't matter, but we're supposed to take into consideration the opinion of a guy hiding on the other side of the world when choosing our next president?? Do they really think he cares?
I hate fox news.
he wants to see mccain take the big prize...the prospect for 100 years of blood and despair is intriguing to both men...with nuclear confrontation a lurking temptation.nevermind that you and i won't have time for it-with the TOP-DOWN philosophy, our priorities won't matter to either.
The New World Order loves Obama!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9P15YZrnv0
Boorring @ 27:
And Democrats will be all surprised when this occurs.
In fact, Democrats will begin to have doubts and join in on the smear.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid will bring a resolution to the floor of House and Senate to proclaim that Obama must withdraw from the Democratic Nomination because John McCain in the better candidate and one preferred by the American people.
Senator Durbin will come onto the Senate floor and give a blubbering apology as he crys explaining that he is sorry to the American people for the Democrats nominating Osama Obama.
Nancy and Harry will cite a Fox News Poll and a Republican Press Release as their reasoning for their decision.
Their decision will be finally and any further discussion "off the table".
Hey C&L
Dave Neiwert did a poll amongst his friends "Which network would Hitler watch?" Perhaps you can put up the poll here :)
The Weekly World News and the Bat Boy want
Osamaer, I mean Obama to win too![Deleted. Off topic-Sitemonitor]
kerplunk @ 37:
And the rioters, who now have no jobs, no savings, no houses, and no future, will arrive with torches, gasoline, and sharp sticks at the Capitol.
One of the things we REALLY need to make sure happens in this coming election is to unseat Capitulacrats like Durbin and Reid, and Pelosi, and make sure Dems understand who they are working for. Or we're going to wake up to rioting in the streets.
jubjub @ 38:
Yes, please post a new survey open to all C&L readers to participate in.
Bin Laden would LOVE another 8 years of Bush.
lol ANOTHER divisive Republican/FOX technique that is destroying the Republican party.
Dahgrostab'ph-r-i @ 12:
My vote is for id10t.
Fox news poll? You guys are still watching that shit?
The Fox News Network represents the worst source of news information this nation has to offer. How could any fair minded person stand this bullshit?
Gary @ 43:
Indeed, Bin Laden loves the current foreign policy of the Bush admin, he would love `mcCians too, .... the prospect of John MCain will see al qeadas numbers flood.
slippytoad @ 41:
Americans don't care and don't have the guts.
Look at America now. Harry and Nancy make these decision now and no one is in the streets.
The last two presidential elections were stolen and no one was in the streets.
Torture, elimination of habeus corpus, tapping phone and email conversations of every American are now the law of the land of America. No one is in the streets.
What would be any different?
Farce News needs the lunatic fringe cause that's their audience. Obama knew going into this that the shit would get thick out there, he's scared the bejesus out of knuckle draggers. It's only a matter of time before they find some white woman to accuse him of some impropriety. For now Bin Laden the boogey man will have to do. Hell, he's probably dead in a cave somewhere but if that were known the Bush cabal would have to pump up some other obscure "terrorist". Maybe Fox could have a new show, Americas Next Islamofacist Boogeyman.
Hey Nebraska, youwere doing ood until you mentioned that you think GW is partying with OBL. The rest was pretty good reiteration of some facts, but you lost me with GW and OBL in Africa.
ABC News reports this morning that Kevin Federline has allowed Britney Spears visitation with their children.
Glad you watch Fox News, so I don't have to.
Who cares what Faux news says?
Just a few more names for Obama's political opposition.
McCampaignRunByLobbyists
McCaughtWithHisHandInTheTillAgain
McFuckedByBushAgain
McLobbyistAreAlwaysInMyPants
McLyingAssLobbyistTool
McShitTalkExpress
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AND FUCK FUX!
I find it a little hard to believe anyone watches fox.
But to the point: OBL has got his very best friend in office right now.
ERW @ 53:
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and Hillary Clinton.
Here's a Poll:
Would you prefer Fox News...
A. to become bancrupt due to boycotts?
B. Found guilty of plotting to destroy democracy and dismantled?
C. Found drowned in that bathtub they have been trying to kill democracy in?
D. On rye with mustard.
I'm pretty sure Osama Bin Laden would want another Republican to win since they don't give a Fuck about actually catching him
xoites defends Constitution @ 57:
E. Be studied by the Mental Health Association as to why Americans watch and are influenced by the channel.
xoites defends Constitution @ 57:
I vote for all of the above, except D. I don't think mustard would make shit taste any better.
xoites defends Constitution @ 57:
E. All of the above....as for D...only if it's good mustard...not that yellow crap.
If Martin Luther King was still alive he would say "look we can't and don't have to take this shit it's time to get off our lazy asses and demand and end to the insanity".
When people sever themselves from the electronic media tether then maybe meaningful change will occur.
Good luck with that
kerplunk @ 49:
The Grand Recession that's about to hit us. So far none of these things have had a unifying, material impact on Americans. The Bushbots have been able to selectively peel off segments of the population from one another and keep us divided with insignificant differences. But they've set affairs into motion over which they have decreasing degrees of control. And the fact that Senator Obama has been able to unite so many people across so many of the Republican-defined divisions speaks to this. We share a peril. We recognize it.
There was a guy on Fox this morning, and as he was leaving asked the host if he could ask a question. On live TV he says something along the lines of "what kind of sorry network is this? Just a parade of propaganda. 1,000,000 people have died in Iraq" It was classic.
After our Scientifc and indepth Sampling we we found that 2/3s of those polled prefer the sandwich if the proper condiment is used.
slippytoad @ 32:
S.D. @ 4:
Fox News like all the networks is heavily influenced by out side money. Especially Fox News, Murdock, is influenced by Arab Petro-dollars.
This money connection with the Arabs is the problem. Along with Bush and Company tied to the American Treasury, banking system, health-care industry, stock market, pension plans, real-estate, energy, and a huge military industrial complex, the war not just in Iraq, but others, trillions of dollars funneled to the well connected accounts now teetering on this election.
Ladies and Gentlemen of America Mainstream Media is doing what it has to maintain power for the few. Sheesh across the board they all are complicit to the corruption that has been confusing America. Please those entire first line journalists are tied together. My God when I found out Andrea Mitchell is married to Allen Greenspan knowing and privy to huge trillion dollar money deals yet is a political commentator, Sheesh. Its likely Chris Matthews or Joe “Scarborg” could tell you where Sean Hannity’s or Limbaugh’s car is parked right now. LOL.
As far as election results, take a hard look America. How in the world can a news medium get those exact statistics, so immediate, for white, black, blue collar working class, age groups, demographics to detail and precise in a “secret ballot system”. Without being corrupt and well connected. Or, I have a box of rocks to sell you very cheap.
Left&Left @ 47:
There are way more fux viewers than you'd be comfortable knowing about. I asked one id10t to turn down a television in the lounge at work because it was too loud and he thought I was mad because it was fux. I shrugged my shoulders and told him it was too loud, that's all. These guys are prehistoric, viscerally, point-and-shoot pissed at anything fux tell them to be pissed off about.
L.A. Confidential @ 62:
Talk is cheap
xoites defends Constitution @ 57:
D. On wry with retard.
L.A. Confidential @ 67:
And you know he walked the walk better than he talked the talk.
No original thought here..Fox did same crap last go round...
slippytoad @ 63:
I sincerely hope your words are prophetic.
CoIntelPro @ 69:
Got kids?
Put them in a room with toys and let them play. After they are totally involved put on a video of Martin Luther King Jr. and watch what happens. Most children stop and watch. He had a very commanding presence.
Indeed, Faux continues to be a shameless pile of crap.
CoIntelPro @ 66:
"These guys are prehistoric, viscerally, point-and-shoot pissed at anything fux tell them to be pissed off about."
This describes a typical American now.
This is the American majority.
The tipping point was reached several years ago, a turn around if attempted would take at least a half century to do. During that time we will have President John McCain, President Mitt Romney, President Mike Huckabee, President Lynne Cheney.
All we can do now is adapt to it.
kerplunk @ 74:
I used to be cynical but i can't keep up.
Yeah yeah, Faux News shows its hate for the Dems once again... I just hope the NYT takes a sh!t on McCain next week.
Let me get this straight. The wingnuts just asked themselves who Osama wants to be president? And they answered?
Man what tools.
/ = end
"/snark off" = end "snark off"
After six and a half years of the Bush administration NOT getting Bin Laden, I can't believe the right wing has the gall to bring him up at all. What shameless pricks! No one even asks Bush "Where is Bin Laden?". After all the promises after 9/11 and all the lives and money wasted in Iraq; where is Bin Laden? This is a very serious question that deserves some real attention. This should be a question posed to Bush (and those who still think he is a great president) every day and it should be an issue in the upcoming elections. Republicans are so shameless in their use of terror against us. Using the fear of attacks for political gain knowing that normally citizens wouldn't support their polices. Again, I just can't believe that Bush and his cronies have the nerve to bring up Bin Laden at all and that they never get called out on it. I bet though that if a Democrat becomes the next president, the Republicans will erect a giant "Days without finding Bin Laden" clock starting on the first day of the new administration. These people are that shitty.
-B
kerplunk @ 74:
Whats the most pathetic is non republicans allow these people, 20%er's to just run right over them every time. It's been almost 8 FREAKING YEARS NOW.
And do NOTHING but keep making the same mistakes over and over.
They don't get it. Polls, letters, calls to reps, blah blah blah. Lot of good e-mailing your Rep does huh?
Right, okay L.A. will take the lead and lead the charge. Do everything for us, so we can put out the least effort.