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Poll: Majority Say Media are Dishonest
3 Comments | Printer Friendly Tags: Dishonest Media, Herman Cain, National Restaurant Association, Sexual Harassment
In a new Poll Position-TV Newser poll conducted on Saturday, a large majority of those surveyed said they agreed with Herman Cain that there are too many people in the media who are downright dishonest.
Cain, who is under siege from the media over allegations of sexual harassment going back to his days when he was the CEO and president of the National Restaurant Association, went on the offensive Saturday when he criticized the press for their focus on the allegations.
The poll asked respondents the following question: On Saturday, presidential candidate Herman Cain made this statement: “There are too many people in the media who are downright dishonest.” Do you agree or disagree with that statement?
Sixty-four percent said yes, they agree, 19% said no and 17% had no opinion.
The party-line breakdown was somewhat predictable with 83% of Republicans agreeing with the question followed by 61% of Independents and 45% of Democrats.
Along racial and gender lines, the results were as follows: 66% of whites agreed, as did 61% of Hispanics and 57% of blacks. Sixty-nine percent of males agreed and 59% of females did as well.
The results are in line with previous nationwide surveys that show that the public in general has a low opinion of the media, which may help explain why the media onslaught hasn’t been able to totally derail the Cain campaign.
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3 Comments for Poll: Majority Say Media are Dishonest
Jay Leno and Jimmy Falon made it clear they are part of the media hatchet job on Mr. Caine.
Jokes are one thing but they acted as there were innumerable accusations and no reasonable person questioned their truthfulness.
No reasonable person would believe a person who is known to be anti-conservative who made accusations with no evidence whatsoever of an alleged event they failed to report for 14 years and timed the announcement with the rise of Mr. Caine to number one in the polls.
I think the media has destroyed their own credibility so completely that these accusations are buying Mr. Caine priceless press that will have the exact opposite affect of the desired effect.
God help us if we need the media to support the country in time of war, I believe the liberal American press hates the country it is supposed to serve.
The media can’t take a challenge. They ask the questions, but should also answer them as well. They say that’s their role, but who defined it? Their self serving selves.
Secondly, they should identify anonymous sources that are blatantly biased and provocative. Put another way, they should stop being the super highway of gossip mongers. They should stick to facts, and eschew opinion.
Thirdly, their time and tenure on the air is not a right. They do not own it, nor were awards competed. A little humility would help. The public should welcome re-competing spectrums and licenses routinely. The fear of losing in the court of public service might discipline their excesses.
I think these numbers of media disenchantment is much higher. The larger the numbers polled, the more accurate the results. Polls should start with at least 10% of the populations to be worth note.