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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (42347)	8/30/2005 1:27:27 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 93284

If you want freedom, get rid of Bush-Cheney. They have actually been trying to crack down on individual freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of information, fair voting, honest government and press freedom in this country. Also freedom to sue corporations they're trying to do away with. Saddam was not theatening our freedoms in any way. He was only threatening the Shia and Kurds freedoms. Now our whole military is stuck over there defending Kurdish and Shia freedom while New Orleans gets washed away due to lack of Army engineers and national guardsmen to build up the levees.

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (42347)	8/30/2005 5:12:05 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 93284

Poll: 'Peace Mom' Has Changed Few Minds(slight increase in war support since protest) ABC News ^ Poll: 'Peace Mom' Has Changed Few Minds Cindy Sheehan's Crawford, Texas, Vigil Wins Sympathizers, But Few Change War Stance Aug. 30, 2005 - Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan has won some sympathizers, but hasn't changed many minds: As many Americans say Sheehan has made them more likely to support the war as to oppose it, and the vast majority says she hasn't changed their views at all. One thing Sheehan has accomplished is broad exposure: Three-quarters of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll have heard or read about her highly publicized protest outside George W. Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas. She does receive support: Fifty-three percent support what Sheehan's doing and 52 percent think Bush should meet with her again, as she's requested. Sheehan supporters are very disproportionately those who oppose the war. (In an ABC/Post poll earlier this summer, 53 percent said it was not worth fighting.) Nevertheless, Sheehan has not changed the basic equation -- or many minds at all. About eight in 10 Americans say she hasn't changed their overall opinion of the war. Among the rest, as many say they're more likely to support the war because of Sheehan (10 percent) as say they're more likely to oppose it (9 percent). Public Attitudes About War The Sheehan Effect More likely to support war 10% More likely to oppose war 9 No effect on views 79 Intensity is about equally strong on either side: Twenty-nine percent of Americans strongly support Sheehan; 26 percent strongly oppose what she's doing. And three-quarters of her supporters come from the ranks of those who say the war was not worth fighting. Basic views of Sheehan are no different among people in military families than in non-military households -- a little more than half in both groups support her, and about half in both groups think Bush should meet with her. Still, Sheehan looks to have touched more of a nerve in military households; such people are more apt to say she's affected their opinions, about equally in both directions. Twenty-two percent say she's made them more apt to support the war, 17 percent say she's made them more apt to oppose it. That compares to 8 percent and 9 percent, respectively, in non-military households. Households Military Non-military More likely to support war 22% 8% More likely to oppose it 17 9 No effect on views 59 81 Given their views on the war, Democrats and Independents are more apt than Republicans to support Sheehan; this is particularly true among Democratic and Independent women. Republicans -- men and women alike -- broadly oppose her activities. Click here for more ABC News polls in our Poll Vault.