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Wednesday, September 24, 2003

More Amazing Poll Results

Daily Kos talks about the poll results from the American Research Group. They show that Bush’s approval rating is not only under 50% but also that more people disapprove of Bush than approve- 48% to 47%. Daily Kos also lists the results of the same poll over the last few months, showing a steady decline in approval numbers, just like other polls. Amazing figures.

Bush Doesn't Hold a Candle to Bronco Blowout or New TV Shows

Nielson Media Research results reported by Reuters at CNN.com came out this morning and Bush’s interview with Brit Hume of Fox came in dead last in viewership Monday night, drawing an average of about 4.30 million viewers in the hour, which is only a 1.6 rating and a 5 share in the crucial audience of adults ages 18 to 49. "In Nielsen terms, 1 ratings point equals 1 percent of homes that own television sets, while each share point represents 1 percent of the TVs actually in use to watch programming at a given time."

For a president who has made a point to have theme based backdrops and big and expensive productions for most any speech he makes, this show of disinterest has to hurt just a tiny bit. 


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On Sending More Troops to Iraq

Danielle Pletka is vice president of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterpise Institute. In her article "Troops in Iraq: More Isn’t Better" in the op-ed section of The New York Times today, strongly believes that the call for more soldiers in Iraq will not help the situation but actually hurt it. She has valid thoughts to back up her conclussion:

Clearly, the job in Iraq is not done. But sending in more troops is not the answer. With the number of ground engagements down and the recruitment of Iraqi players up, the solution lies in thinking about the transition from postwar triumph over Saddam Hussein to the empowerment of Iraqis.

Kristol Turns Red in Interview in Britain

Atrios of Eschaton quotes a reader from Britain who watched the John Pilger interview with Bill Kristol. In the interview, Pilger’s questions regarding our pre-emptive war policy angered Kristol so much that he turned red and got a bit testy. This is a good read. The post you want to look for is September 23, 2003 at 5:01 PM, titled "Eschaton Assignment Desk."

Sorry I didn’t include the link to this particular post but the link was broken.


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