A Picture, A Thousand Words

by: phillip anderson

Fri Nov 18, 2011 at 17:14:19 PM EST

#N17 Reax Roundup: A Truly Awful Haul From The NYC Media

by: phillip anderson

Fri Nov 18, 2011 at 11:00:03 AM EST

And I have a question for the NYC media this morning. After week when Mike Bloomberg basically spat directly in your collective face, after he blocked you from actually doing your jobs by trying to hide the work he was doing in the public's name from you and after he arrested a good number of your members in the line of duty...how do Bloomberg's boots taste this morning?

As someone who consumes an unhealthy amount of NY/NYC media everyday, even I'm kind of blown away by the tone of this morning's coverage. I mean, I expect semi literate, semi coherent hippie bashing from the New York Post. That's what they do. They've never made a dime doing it, but the Post isn't a business so much as a mouthpiece. The Daily News isn't all that much better in that context, but it's usually a damn sight better than this.

The legacy media of NYC should really hang their head in shame this morning.

Looks like the takeaways from the morning papers are essentially:

1. Blood
2. Hippies vs Harhats
3. OWS is a menace to the entire city, is sad, inconsequential
4. OWS is over, Bloomberg victorious

While the Post goes with celebrity breakups on their FP, the Daily News goes the "bleeds/leads" route.

NYDN's coverage is all over the place, but let's start with Hippies vs Hardhats; Also, pointless:

Occupy Wall Street holds Day of Disruption, but only for the 99%
New York snarled by pointless temper tantrum

Occupy Wall Street protesters and police scuffle in Zuccotti Park on Thursday.
Here's what the Occupy Wall Street bunch accomplished Thursday by having a conniption in lower Manhattan:

They showed just how pointlessly obnoxious they could be.

The occasion was a Day of Disruption, in which the self-anointed representatives of the 99% flocked downtown en masse, presumably to throw wrenches into the gears of the financial sector, thereby damaging an economy that has left many jobless.

Whatever. No one expects clear thinking from tots throwing tantrums.

Two months after the birth of the movement, days after they lost the Zuccotti Park encampment, some in the revealingly small band declared: "Resist austerity. Rebuild the economy. Reclaim our democracy."

But the takeaway was:

"Aggravate workers. Snarl streets. Injure cops. Hammer taxpayers."

Up next: Hippies go home ( with the bonus of opinions from "experts!")

With expulsion from Zuccotti Park and numbers dwindling, Occupy Wall Street movement looks old

Experts think protesters should take their show on the road

Mitchell Moss, NYU professor of urban policy and planning, said it's time for the protesters to take their show on the road.

"At this point, I think they should quickly migrate to the Washington Monument," he said. "There's ample space, and close proximity to the decision makers.

"That should be the next stop on their magical mystery tour."

....

"New Yorkers are a work-oriented people, and there is only a limited amount of patience with people who want to disrupt the city," he said.

....

"This isn't a movement. It's a fad."

Also check out "Scary Bloody Guy Is Scary, Bloody"

Protester Brandon Watts, who was first to pitch a tent at Zuccotti Park, is now the bloody face of 'Day of Action'

as well as "Bloomberg Wins."

Mayor Bloomberg declares victory against Occupy Wall Street as thousands swarm lower Manhattan in all-day rallies

The Post goes full on "Hippies vas Hardhats: Nightmare Commute Edition."

OWS protests disrupt New Yorkers' daily routines

"These guys should be arrested!" yelled Jeff Davis, as he tried to elbow his way through the crowd at East Fifth Street and Broadway on his way home from work to Staten Island.

"This is unbelievable!" he said when he realized his M5 bus - which connects him to the ferry - wouldn't arrive any time soon.

Working stiffs at quitting time were confronted with walls of people that rivaled Times Square on New Year's Eve - disrupting commuters on foot, headed for commuter rail and riding in cars.

Lower Manhattan took the brunt of the protest pain, with massive demonstrations in the morning and evening making even a simple trip across the street completely hellish.

One of the worst streets was Broadway, a protest route that stretched from the bottom of Manhattan all the way north to Union Square.

"I'm trying to get to class!" fumed Gillian Enteman as she headed uptown to school.

She felt it necessary to add: "Class that I pay for!"

Also, OWS is fucking lame, lamers:

Loud, but lame

As apocalyptic acts of public protest go, yesterday's Occupy Wall Street act-out was a bit of a piffle.

There was the promise to shut down Wall Street. Didn't happen.

There was an effort to disrupt subway service. Didn't happen.

And there were to be acts of "massive" civil disobedience at Foley Square and the Brooklyn Bridge. Didn't happen, either.

To be sure, Foley Square was full to overflowing by 5 p.m. - hardly surprising, when it's surrounded by government office buildings and the public-employee unions have been an Occupy mainstay from the outset two months ago.

Which is ironic, given that government employees in New York enjoy health-care and pension benefits that even millionaires might envy - and that surely elude the reach of the vast majority of 99-percenters.

But, in the end, Occupy Wall Street's Day of Action turned out to be all talk.

The rhetoric was rabid, sure.

But there were nowhere near the "tens of thousands" of demonstrators who were supposed to fan out across the five boroughs and convulse New York.

"Some of the demonstrators deliberately pursued violence," Mayor Bloomberg said. "That's behavior that has nothing to do with the First Amendment."

Thus there were arrests - 177 by sunset, including five for assault.

But the "real story," Bloomberg asserted, "is that not that many people are here."

Except, at the end, for the union members.

As rush hour approached, contingents from a number of unions - including the SEIU health-care union, the UFT and DC37 - participated in a largely peaceful march across the Brooklyn Bridge.

But not before a gaggle of the usual suspects went through the ritual-arrest process, and an embarrassing number of elected officials prostrated themselves before their union masters.

So what happened to the "revolution"?

Well, it was wet and very chilly yesterday; bad weather always puts a damper on uninformed outrage.

Monday night's cleansing of Zuccotti Park has clearly diminished the movement's critical mass.

But maybe that "movement" was more illusion than reality all along.

At the end, there were more vagrants, criminals and nut-jobs than protesters at Zuccotti Park.

Apart from self-aggrandizing union poobahs pushing their own agendas, there has been little coherence in any of the protesters' "demands" - just resentment, envy and entitlement.

Yesterday doubtless could have ended differently, of course. Credit the professionalism and patience of the NYPD for seeing to it that it didn't.

Bottom line, though: It seems that Occupy Wall Street has passed its sell-by date - and even the Occupiers know it.

And they saved some column space for Podhoretz to call OWS a bunch of fucking babies. No, really. It's right there in the hed:

Rally is really a tantrum by decry babies

Also, don't miss "Class Traitor Is Horrible Mom"

Runaway mom dreadlocked up

and "Scary Bloody Guy Redux"

Ready riot cops whack back at OWS hooligans

And the Times put their coverage front and center...on page A24. So, ya know, fuck them.

And don't think the dead trees were the only ones marching in this bootlicking Fail Parade. Check out this shot from CBS 2:

"Hundreds!"

Good morning, everybody.

On Fixing The World, Or, Help George Carlin Stick It To God

by: fake consultant

Thu Sep 15, 2011 at 10:29:14 AM EDT

It's got everything you need for serious irony: an irascible comedian who mocked religion at every opportunity, a city that loved him, and the rich coincidence of his having been born at the crossroads of New York City's communities of religious education.

And that's why, today, we'll be talking about the effort to name the street right next to Manhattan's Seminary Row...Carlin Street.

(And before we go further, a language warning: we'll be quoting George Carlin liberally, and that means there may be present today certain of the seven words with which he created one of his best known routines. You are now officially warned.)

On Being Bumped, Or, Let's Have Another Roundup

by: fake consultant

Mon Jul 04, 2011 at 13:16:19 PM EDT

But that's OK, because the world's been busy doing a lot of other things - and while many of them get media coverage, some don't get a lot of notice at all.

And of course, there are also those stories that look one way at first glance...but look a lot different when you dig a bit deeper.

We'll hit a few of those today, have a bit of fun doing it, and get ready for what promises to be another busy week of strategically not doing things in Washington.

To make things even better, some of the stories will be real, and some won't.

We'll see if you can tell the difference.

On Fighting To Win, Or, A Tale Of Two Kinds Of Democrats

by: fake consultant

Sun Apr 17, 2011 at 17:34:54 PM EDT

Over and over and over people like me have written stories wondering why Democrats, starting with this President, don't get out in a very public way and slam Republican policies, over and over and over-especially when most Americans hate the things Republicans seem to love to support.

Turning over Government to the highest bidder?
Not so popular.

Going back to a heathcare system run by, for, and of the insurance industry?
Again, not so much.

Jacking up taxes and healthcare costs for you and me in order to provide another trillion in tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires?
So unpopular pollsters hardly believe it.

But there is another way, and today's story is in two parts: we're going to talk about how hard it is to get Democrats, as a group, to get loud and get aggressive-and then we're going to talk about Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, who is out there showing any reluctant Democrat just exactly how you can "grow the brand".

On Murdoch And Google, Or, Hey, Rupert, Where's My Check?

by: fake consultant

Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 01:44:09 AM EST

In a November 6th interview, Sky News Australia's David Speers spent about 35 minutes with the CEO of NewsCorp, Rupert Murdoch; the conversation covering topics as diverse as software piracy, world economics, the role of Fox News (and Fox NewsPinion©) in American politics, a strange defense of Glenn Beck, and, not very long afterwards, an even stranger defense of immigration.

We have heard a lot about the...how can I put this politely...challenges Murdoch seems to face associating factual reality with his reality, and we could have lots of fun going through his factual misstatements-but instead, I want to take on one specific issue today:

Rupert Murdoch says he hates it when people steal his content from the Internet to draw readers to their sites...which is funny, if you think about it, because he has no problem at all stealing my content (and lots of yours, as well) for his sites.

NY-Sen: New York City Media's Bias Against Senator Gillibrand Must End

by: robert.harding

Wed Aug 05, 2009 at 14:18:06 PM EDT

In the six-plus months since her appointment, very little has changed from that aspect. In recent days, Jason Horowitz of the New York Observer has authored two columns (here and here) that paint Gillibrand as a political opportunist and as a puppet for the all-powerful Sen. Chuck Schumer. Liz Benjamin also played along today, using a post about Rep. Jerrold Nadler's endorsement of Manhattan DA candidate Richard Aborn to point out that Nadler has yet to endorse Gillibrand. Of course, he hasn't endorsed Rep. Carolyn Maloney either, but that's not how the point was framed.

This approach by members of the New York City media is becoming so blatant that it is really hard to take them serious, especially if this ends up being a legitimate primary with no possible candidates but an actual candidate in Rep. Maloney running against Sen. Gillibrand. They have treated Gillibrand as an outsider and even though we are all New Yorkers (as in the state), Gillibrand is not a "New Yorker" (as in the city).

I am a supporter of Gillibrand's. That I will disclose. Those who write for some of the above publications have read here in the past and will continue to read in the future. My message to them isn't that they kiss Gillibrand's feet and paint some fake picture of her. All I am asking for is balance. There needs to be a level of equality in their reporting. The continued "criticize Gillibrand" approach is getting tired. It is one thing to criticize an elected official where criticism is necessary. But it's another to pile on just because you don't know too much about them other than they aren't from your city.

Again, I'm not looking for special treatment. All I am looking for is a level of fairness and balance. There have been certain opinions of Gillibrand that aren't necessarily written, but are shown in the writing approach of these reporters. Sen. Schumer has been the beneficiary of plenty of positive media coverage from New York City publications in the past, but they have also critiqued him just the same. That same principle can be applied to Gillibrand, but we have yet to reach that point.

Is it the New York City media being disappointed that it was Gillibrand and not media darling Caroline Kennedy that was appointed to the seat? Possibly. And since Kennedy received just as much (if not more) media coverage than Gillibrand when Gillibrand's appointment was announced, it's hard to debate that point.

But that was a long time ago, at least in political terms. Caroline Kennedy is an afterthought at this point. We have a possible U.S. Senate primary and we have a senator that New Yorkers are trying to get to know. It is the media's responsibility to fairly distribute the news to show New Yorkers (whether in upstate or downstate) what their senator is doing or isn't doing. So far, that isn't being done.

We deserve better from our journalists. It's time we got the full story instead of the story they want to tell us about Sen. Gillibrand.

Say Goodbye To The New York Sun

by: phillip anderson

Mon Sep 29, 2008 at 21:21:09 PM EDT

"I told the staff," said Seth Lipsky, editor of The New York Sun, "that I tend to be an optimist. And I held out hope for a favorable outcome as late as mid-afternoon today."

By 4 P.M., Mr. Lipsky was informing his staff that the Sun would fold, and tomorrow's edition would be their last.

I often disagreed with the editorial bent of the Sun. Their cheerleading of the Iraq war was particularly odious. But, I also often greatly appreciated their coverage of Albany. In an era when both newspapers as well as electronic media have slashed their reporting assets in the state capitol, any competent coverage has value. Jacob Gershman was more than competent in that regard.

There was plenty to hate about the Sun. That said and being a firm believer in having more voices and viewpoints, not fewer, I'm less than thrilled to see them go.

The letter from publisher Seth Lipsky that will appear on tomorrow's front page is below the fold.

SD-46: A Conversation on Fair Coverage

by: Soundpolitic

Tue Aug 12, 2008 at 15:21:02 PM EDT

But every now and then, I've been surprised to find myself magically appearing on television in support of Barack Obama and even highlighted anonymously at one of the recent forums for the primary in the 21st Congressional District.  And I was the last to find out that I'd crept into the public eye.  This was the case when I picked up my copy of the Times Union yesterday to find my correspondence with that paper's recently assigned independent political coverage monitor, a Professor Charlotte Grimes of Syracuse University, taking up my calls for more equity in coverage in the Democratic Primary going on in the 46th State Senate District:

"Where is the equal coverage?" asks reader Aaron Cirelli.

In the presidential race, he hasn't seen much coverage of consumer activist and independent candidate Ralph Nader and of Ron Paul, a Texas congressman who had run as a Libertarian and a Republican.

Colin Abele, a blogger supporting Democrat David Weiss in the 46th Senate District primary, is upset that his candidate hasn't been covered much. "All I'm asking for is an acknowledgment of who's on the ballot," he e-mailed.

Both see the lack of coverage as "bias."

For the record, that's who I am, that's what I think, and below the fold I will continue this conversation on equal coverage, or rather the lack of it, in this very important, very real and very newsworthy primary in Albany County.  And not just because I don't mind other folks knowing what I think - chiefly, it's because I think folks should know the whole story so they can be fully informed to make their own choice on Primary Day.  Read on...

Murdoch Drops Bid To Buy Newsday

by: phillip anderson

Sat May 10, 2008 at 17:23:45 PM EDT

News Corp. withdraws bid to buy NY newspaper Newsday

News Corp., the media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, has withdrawn its bid to purchase the Long Island daily paper Newsday, a News Corp. spokeswoman said Saturday.

The decision to revoke the offer came just days after Murdoch confidently predicted he would clinch a deal to buy the newspaper within a week.

News Corp. had offered about $580 million for the paper, one of the country's biggest, but it was competing against rival bids from Cablevision Systems Corp. and New York Daily News owner Mortimer Zuckerman. Cablevision had reportedly made an offer of $650 million for the paper, now owned by the Tribune Co.

News Corp. spokeswoman Teri Everett didn't immediately elaborate on why the company revoked its earlier offer, but she hinted at the potentially higher price tag, saying, "It became uneconomical for us to continue." Murdoch had indicated earlier that he wouldn't raise his bid.

A deal would have made News Corp. an even bigger giant in New York media. The company already owns the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, plus two area television stations.

This is good news for New York and the general cause of combating media consolidation, but it's even better news for Newsday. I think we can all imagine what the paper would have looked like after a News Corp makeover.

Reactions To Paterson Becoming Governor

by: robert.harding

Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 14:22:39 PM EDT

New York Daily News: David Paterson Sworn In Governor of New York.

David Paterson was officially sworn in as New York's 55th governor yesterday, the first black to hold the office, in a low-key ceremony that reflected his own style.

Paterson walked in to the jammed chamber to a standing ovation, with his wife Michelle at his side. Their son Alex, 14, and his stepdaughter, Ashley, 19, stood by their sides.

Chief Judge Judith Kaye delivered the oath of office at exactlyl 1:13 p.m.

In a tone as jovial and conciliatory as Spitzer's was aggressive and demanding, Paterson referred to GOP Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno - Spitzer's main nemesis - as "my good friend" and joked about their upcoming dinner plans.

"I'll go, but I'm going to take my taster with me," Paterson said.

Buffalo News: Paterson is Sworn In As 55th Governor of New York.

David Paterson was sworn in as New York's first black governor this afternoon, promising to get Albany back to the business of governing following the sex scandal that brought down Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer.

"In so many ways, we woke this morning to a not-so-ordinary day," Paterson said in his speech before a joint session of the Legislature. But, "today, like we always do, in spite of the obstacles, regardless of the circumstances, we move forward."

"This transition today is an historic message to the world: That we live by the same values that we profess, and we are a government of laws, not individuals," Paterson said.

Albany Times-Union: David Paterson Sworn In As 55th Governor.

Surrounded by his wife, Michelle Paige Paterson, and his family, three sitting governors of other states and presidential aspirant U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, Paterson seemed to be immediately embraced by many lawmakers who chanted his name and laughed at his jests.

Paterson used almost half of his 25 minutes on the podium to acknoweldge people who had come, including Govs. Jon Corzine of New Jersey, Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, and M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut. Former New York Govs. Hugh Carey and George Pataki were on hand; Mario Cuomo was not.

Paterson assumed the helm of New York's government following Spitzer's resignation amid a prostitution scandal. The exit of Spitzer, a once-rising Democrat star who gained nation attention as state attorney general, ends a tenure marked by bitter infighting with the Republican Senate Majority. Paterson called for leaderrs to put politics behind and get back to doing public service.

"It's Monday morning, and there's work to be done," he said twice in his speech.

More articles over the fold.  

In other news...

by: robert.harding

Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 20:10:49 PM EDT

- Independents in Erie County charging for judicial nominations? It appears that way.

- The AP profiles Eric Dinallo, New York's Insurance Department superintendent.

- Tibetans in New York marched today in New York to call for a boycott of the Olympic Games in China.

- Danny Hakin at the New York Times covered a few stories today, including:

   - UFC seeking to bring mixed martial arts to New York.

   - Darrel Aubertine joins the Senate Morality Caucus, a small group of Democratic senators who make a pledge to their wives to be in their hotel rooms at a decent hour and they also dine together at Albany-area restaurants.  

Governor Eliot Spitzer: Meet Stephen Colbert

by: robert.harding

Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 19:44:26 PM EST

I'm sure Colbert will nail him on the "driver's licenses for illegals" affair as well as other issues that the people Colbert imitates on a nightly basis have hit Spitzer on.  

Buffalo News editorial on possible Legislature pay raises

by: robert.harding

Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 23:13:45 PM EST

The Buffalo News Editorial Board authored a very interesting editorial regarding the possible pay hikes for our state legislators.

Here's an excerpt of the piece - Don't hike pay in Albany:

In what looks suspiciously like an attempt to pacify a rambunctious Legislature, Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer is reportedly ready to agree to pay raises for its members, even though they are already among the country's most highly paid state lawmakers and they have done virtually nothing to merit an increase.

It's a bad move for Spitzer. He may win a little love from the Legislature, but he risks further distancing himself from the source of his power: New York voters, who are already suspicious of the governor's priorities and who overwhelmingly oppose giving lawmakers a raise.

Lawmakers can make two claims for increased pay, neither of them persuasive. First is that they haven't had a raise since 1999, but that's the argument that takes no account of performance. They already earn a base pay of $79,500 a year, third highest in the country, trailing only Michigan and California. What is more, many lawmakers earn about $100,000 or more when stipends for leadership positions or committee posts are added. This is for a part-time job.

The key words: part-time job. Plus, they are the third highest paid state legislators in the country. $79,500 is quite a sum of money to pay for part-time legislators and the raise they could receive might be huge - possibly putting their salary near $100,000.

Here's more from the editorial:

As to the internal changes, both legislative leaders still control what gets voted on and, therefore, what will pass. Both limit the power of committees and rank-andfile members to introduce new ideas into the Legislature. Both remain committed to gerrymandering political districts to diminish the prospects of serious electoral opposition.

Spitzer has only just begun to recoup the public standing he squandered last year. Support of a raise for lawmakers could quickly undermine that recovery. The Siena New York Poll for December showed that voters oppose a pay raise for legislators by a margin of 67 percent to 28 percent. That's because voters, the victims of the Legislature's dysfunctions, know where the bodies are buried. The governor should try not to be one of them.

With odds like that, the governor should not be on board with this. Keep in mind that this is not a formality, but it won't be easy for Spitzer to say yes or no to pay raises. If he says yes, he has the voters (and taxpayers) of New York to answer to, and the polls suggest that most of them would oppose such a pay raise. If he says no, all he has to do is put up with a bunch of overpaid, part-time state legislators.

Decisions, decisions...

SD-48: New Aubertine TV spot

by: robert.harding

Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 20:39:39 PM EST

Earth to media: A lot less Britney, please?

by: robert.harding

Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 12:12:12 PM EST

Obviously, this isn't scientific, but I can remember when Paris Hilton was all the craze. In response, MSNBC went one week without covering her or mentioning her, and surprise! People loved it.

The excuse around media circles is that Britney is part of the ratings game. I think that's the opposite now. When Britney is on, TVs go off. Or at least, people change the channel.  

Why I Love Rochester Turning and Why the Media Should Too

by: phillip anderson

Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 17:12:40 PM EDT

That's why I was flabbergasted when I read yesterday at the Albany Times Union's blog, Capitol Confidential, that they had never heard of RT.

Those blogs just keep coming. Maybe its Trooper/Spitzergate or 08 but the blogosphere is hosting more and more political sites, it seems each day.

Here are two new ones that I was previously unaware of until some helpful readers e-mailed me.

...

On the left is the Rochester-based Rochesterturning blog where blogger Jvriper criticizes Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno’s fundraising tactics, noting that the Senator has collected $25,000 in interest alone since January, according to the July filing.

(Also note that the folks at Cap Con didn't even provide a link.)

That the writers of what is likely the most widely read political site in New York were completely unaware of one the state's best written and most effective blogs is completely astounding. It's even worse when you consider that RT front pager Jrviper is making the rest of the statewide media look silly by completely owning them on a potentially significant story. This is citizen journalism at its finest and it should shame those in the media who have so far been completely unaware of such a great site and the great work that they do.

Jrviper is smacking the hell out of this story. He's doing the media's job because they apparently won't. They should start paying attention because this story ain't no joke. Here's a taste:

Allegations Swirling Around Bruno

As a defense to our previous post on Joe Bruno’s apparently illegal corporate campaign contributions, an unnamed republican staffer made the following claim:

In fact I recognized at least one company listed where I know that the donation was returned because they hit their limit.

Unfortunately for the unnamed staffer, this claim compelled RT to rebut his claims and to further examine Bruno’s campaign finance records. As you will see, it appears this returned contribution may be much more than a simple mistake.

Much more on the flip...

Sellout Alert

by: phillip anderson

Fri Aug 03, 2007 at 14:17:01 PM EDT

Interviewing a local TV station manager -- suggestions?

by: bythepeople

Sat Jun 30, 2007 at 16:26:14 PM EDT

I just scored an off-the-record, hang out on the deck drinking a brew, interview with a local TV station manager who just retired last year.

I'm interested in any questions you folks can suggest, especially from those who have done this kind of thing already.

1) One key question I have is: how do you decide to run something?  Case in point-- when something like last year's right wing sloppy hit piece "The Path to 9/11" came out, what would convince you to not run it?  RochesterTurning had an email exchange with this guy's successor, asking him not to run it, and his response: "What's wrong with showing both sides of the story?"

My understanding is that my interviewee and the current manager are not right-wingers in any way, quite the opposite.  So I'm trying to figure out what would best open their eyes to the massive factual errors in that hit piece, and others that are bound to follow?

2) Talk about the kind of "input" you got from people with strong beliefs.  What types influence you the most? What ratio of left-leaning to right-leaning feedback?  Particular events/feedback that stand out?

Thanks for any/all suggestions!

-btp
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RochesterTurning.com -- turning the tide upstate

Voting "None of the Above" in Newsday's skewed immigration push-poll

by: ElanaDMIBlog

Fri Jun 29, 2007 at 11:25:57 AM EDT

That does not excuse a legitimate newspaper from creating an online push-poll using skewed language which asks respondents to make a choice between unfeasible, destructive options and a coded language slur constructed to bias the public against comprehensive immigration reform. According to Newsday here are the only opinions one can have on immigration policy (and the percentage they poll right now).

What kind of immigration reform should Congress pass?

14.7%
Tougher border and visa control (57 responses)
70.2%
Tougher control, deportation of undocumented (273 responses)
8.7%
Tougher control, some kind of amnesty (34 responses)
3.1%
Tougher control, amnesty (12 responses)
1.5%
Amnesty (6 responses)
1.8%
None, it's fine as it is (7 responses)