CNN Poll: By 59% to 35% Margin Americans Say Palins Crosshairs Map Had Nothing to do With Giffords Shooting

Yet Another Poll that States that Sarah Palins Cross-Hairs & Political Rhetoric Had Little to Do with Tucson Shooting
CNN has yet out another poll looking for blame in the Tucson, AZ shooting tragedy that left 6 dead and 14 wounded. However, once again those polled do not find Sarah Palin’s bulls-eye map or political Rhetoric to blame.  Previous polls from CBS and Quinnipiac University confirm the same, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Fox News had little to do with Jared Loughner’s evil acts. “But while a large majority predict that tragedy in Tucson will lead to more civility in...

CNN Poll: Blame game in Arizona shootings
Washington (CNN) - Americans feel sadness, anger and shock in the wake of the tragic events in Tucson, Arizona, according to a new National Poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday also indicates there's plenty of blame to go around over the shootings, but two-thirds of the public is pessimistic that the government or society can prevent something like this from happening again. A total of 19 people were shot January 8 at the "Congress on Your Corner" event at a Tucson sup...

CNN poll: Half favor repealing health care law
Washington (CNN) - Just hours before the House of Representatives is scheduled to begin debate on repealing the nation's new Health Care law, a new National Poll indicates that given the same choice lawmakers will face between repealing the whole measure or keeping it all in place, half of all Americans prefer Repeal. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey, released on Tuesday, also indicates wide partisan and generational divides over the issue. Tuesday's debate and a scheduled House vote on...

Polls: Favorable to Obama Arizona Response and Mixed on Palin Crosshairs Map
The poll numbers are coming out now on how Americans are perceiving the tragic shootings in Arizona and the response of some politicians to it. The verdict: Obama rising and Palin at the very best did not impress or unimpressed. ABC News reports: Americans divide on the risks posed by the tone of the country’s political discourse but approve overwhelmingly of President Obama’s attempt to redirect it. Most also hold some hopes of political conciliation in the aftermath of the Tucson ...

CNN Poll: Americans split on MLK vision
Washington (CNN) - Americans are divided over whether the vision Martin Luther King outlined in his "I Have a Dream" Speech has been fulfilled, according to a new National Poll. But a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday on the Martin Luther King federal holiday also indicates that most people are optimistic that King's vision will eventually become reality. Forty-eight percent of people questioned say that King's dream has been fulfilled, with 49 percent saying it has not bec...

Sarah Palin: They're not going to shut me up
Sarah Palin spoke out while appearing on Fox News' Hannity Monday night and defended herself yet again, saying those who blame her or her use of crosshair graphics will not silence her. Since the Shooting Spree in Tucson, many on the left have attempted to place blame on her and her use of crosshair graphics that targeted certain Congressional Districts. But Palin called the slanderous attacks and the never-ending criticism of her use of the term blood Libel "another diversion" intended to draw ...

Palin answers critics
Published: Jan. 18, 2011 at 11:14 AM Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says it's ridiculous to think the Tucson shooter was inspired by a political map her political action committee put up. UPI WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says it's ridiculous to think the Tucson shooter was inspired by a political map her political action committee put up. The map featured crosshairs over Congressional Districts including the one represented by Gabrielle Giffords who was shot i...

Sarah Palin's Ignorance.
Over the weekend, Sarah Palin defended her use of the term "blood Libel" last week in an online statement about the Arizona shooting. She spent several minutes arguing that she'd been unfairly accused by her favorite bogeyman, the media, of having had something to do with the shooting because she put out a map before the Elections with gunsights surveyor's marks over several Congressional Districts before the election, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot and wounded along ...

Poll: Americans want compromise
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Most people want to see Compromise among political leaders in Washington, a National Poll indicates. A McClatchy-Marist Poll said 71 percent of those asked want to see Compromise in Washington, but nearly 25 percent disagree, saying Congressional Republicans should maintain their position, even if it results in a stalemate with Democrats. "Voters have taken notice of recent legislative successes," said Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institut...

Palin Won't Shut Up, But Conservative Thinks She Should
Last night, former Alaska Governor and 2008 vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox News program (video, transcript) to address criticism she's gotten since the Tucson shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and since releasing her "blood Libel" video statement. And guess what—she's still upset at the lamestream media! Palin said, "They're not going to shut me up. They're not going to shut you up or Rush or Mark Levin or Tea Party patriots or those who, as I sa...

Palin on Hannity: My Crosshairs Weren't Original [VIDEO]
Sarah Palin appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox show yesterday responding to criticism over her use of a crosshairs map targeting different democratic districts including that of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The former Alaskan Governor said she was baffled that commentators made a connection between her and the shooting because of her political action committee's graphic. "I was puzzled at first as to why before facts were even gathered why it would be that the Mainstream Media would start accusing and...

A Kinder, Gentler Republican
Posted by Melissa Clouthier on Jan 18 2011 Filed under News & Opinion, Politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry Yesterday, I wrote about the silliness of the Democrats and Republicans Holding Hands and sitting together at the President’s State of the Union Address. Today, I’m reversing course, because it seems evident that the Republicans are intent on being public linguine noodles. They don&#...

Poll: Americans unchanged on gun control after Arizona shooting
Americans do not think any government action can stop future incidents like the recent shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) a CNN/Opinion Research found. The poll, released Monday, found that 66 percent of Americans think shootings like the Arizona shooting, which wounded thirteen and killed six, cannot be avoided by any kind of government policy. Thirty-three of those polled say that government can do something to reduce the possibility of a future shooting. The poll also found Ame...

US-Obama Approval: 53% Approve, 45% Disapprove (CNN 1/14-16)
krqe Obama's 53 % approval now. 6 pts better than Clinton's at the same time in his presidency. 16 pts better than Reagan's in January of 1983. HotlineJosh MT @SusanPage But [Obama approval at] 47% in USAT/Gallup. HotlineJosh RT @HotlineReid: No prez under 48% approval has ever won a 2nd term. None below 52% has ever lost. Obama at 54% in ABC/WaPo survey. alexpriest RT @HotlineReid: No prez under 48% approval has ever won a 2nd term. None below 52% has ever lost. Obama at 54% in ABC/WaPo surv...

US-Obama Approval: 54% Approve, 43% Disapprove (ABC/Post 1/13-16)
krqe Obama's 53 % approval now. 6 pts better than Clinton's at the same time in his presidency. 16 pts better than Reagan's in January of 1983. HotlineJosh MT @SusanPage But [Obama approval at] 47% in USAT/Gallup. HotlineJosh RT @HotlineReid: No prez under 48% approval has ever won a 2nd term. None below 52% has ever lost. Obama at 54% in ABC/WaPo survey. alexpriest RT @HotlineReid: No prez under 48% approval has ever won a 2nd term. None below 52% has ever lost. Obama at 54% in ABC/WaPo surv...

US-Obama Approval: 46% Approve, 50% Disapprove (PPP/DailyKos 1/14-16)
krqe Obama's 53 % approval now. 6 pts better than Clinton's at the same time in his presidency. 16 pts better than Reagan's in January of 1983. HotlineJosh MT @SusanPage But [Obama approval at] 47% in USAT/Gallup. HotlineJosh RT @HotlineReid: No prez under 48% approval has ever won a 2nd term. None below 52% has ever lost. Obama at 54% in ABC/WaPo survey. alexpriest RT @HotlineReid: No prez under 48% approval has ever won a 2nd term. None below 52% has ever lost. Obama at 54% in ABC/WaPo surv...

Polls Show Voters Still Want ObamaCare Repealed, Scaled Back
The day before the House of Representatives is slated to vote for Legislation to Repeal the Obamacare Health Care law, new polling data shows Americans continue to support repeal, or at least scaling back the measure. “Support for Repeal of the national Health Care law passed last year remains steady, as most voters continue to believe the law will increase the federal Budget Deficit,” pollster Scott Rasmussen said yesterday in talking about a new National Poll his firm released. The...

Palin lashes out against criticism following Arizona shooting
WASHINGTON — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says Democrats have used maps using targets to identify Congressional Districts they wanted to win. Palin appeared Monday on Fox's Sean Hannity show to defend herself from criticism following the shooting in Arizona that killed six people and wounded 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Critics have noted that Palin's political action committee used crosshairs to identify congressional districts, including that of Giffords. Palin said the gra...

Palin explains "blood libel" comment
WASHINGTON — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, defending herself against criticism after the Tucson shootings, said Monday that she used the term "blood Libel" to describe comments made by those who tried to link Conservatives to the Assassination attempt against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Speaking out for the first time since she used the term in a video, Palin said on Fox's Sean Hannity show that the term referred to those "falsely accused of having blood on their hands." Some Jewish groups ...

Sarah Palin: Crosshairs Used By Democrats, Critics Not Going To Shut Me Up
Source: Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, defending herself against criticism following the Tucson, Ariz., shootings, said Monday that she used the term "blood Libel" to describe comments made by those who falsely tried to link Conservatives to the Assassination attempt against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/17/sarah-palin-cr... Speaking out for the first time since she used the term in a video, Palin said on Fox's Sean Hanni...

CNN Poll: Obama's job approval rating on the rise
Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama's Approval Rating is up five points since December as a growing number of Americans consider him a strong leader who is tough enough to handle a crisis, according to a new National Poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Tuesday also indicates that a jump in support by independent voters is behind the overall rise in the president's approval rating. Fifty-three percent of people questioned in the poll approve of how Obama's handlin...

CNN Poll: No change on gun law opinions after Arizona shootings
Washington (CNN) - Americans' overall attitudes toward Gun Laws have not budged an inch in the wake of the shootings in Arizona, according to a new National Poll. But a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday also indicates that majority of the public favors restrictions on semi-automatic guns and high-capacity ammunition clips, as well as Background Checks and limits on the number of guns that can be purchased. The poll indicates that the two sides of the gun debate are evenly b...

Post-Tucson Poll: Little Support for Gun Control
CNN reports: Americans feel sadness, anger and shock in the wake of the tragic events in Tucson, Arizona, according to a new National Poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday also indicates there’s plenty of blame to go around over the shootings, but two-thirds of the public is pessimistic that the government or society can prevent something like this from happening again. View full results (pdf) A total of 19 people were shot January 8 at the “Congress on Yo...

CNN Develops New Retard Test
This new CNN poll on the Tucson Mass Shooting QUESTION: Overall, how much do you blame each of the following for the shooting in Arizona — a great deal, a moderate amount, not much, or not at all? The laws under which guns are bought and sold in this country Great deal 30% … Moderate amount 22% … Not much 14% … Not at all 33% The use of harsh Rhetoric and violent metaphors by politicians and commentators Great deal 25% … Moderate amount 23% … 

Palin hits new low in poll
Washington (CNN) - After a difficult and Controversial two-week stretch for Sarah Palin, the former Alaska Governor's favorable rating has dipped to its Lowest Level since she joined the 2008 Republican presidential ticket and became a household name. According to the new USA Today/Gallup survey, Palin's favorability rating has dipped to 38 percent while her unfavorable now stands at 53 percent. Gallup reports the 38 percent is a new low when it comes to the percentage of Americans who give the ...