Comments on: The Late Great Democratic Congress–Rasmussen Poll Results http://www.shootingfromtheright.com/the-late-great-democratic-congress-rasmussen-poll-results/ Conservative blogging with real sense Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: vegas art guy http://www.shootingfromtheright.com/the-late-great-democratic-congress-rasmussen-poll-results/comment-page-1/#comment-236 vegas art guy Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:14:38 +0000 http://www.shootingfromtheright.com/?p=38#comment-236 Gee which party has said no to expanding our energy production here at home for 3 decades? Hint, it's not the party with the elephant, it's the one with the donkey. Gee which party has said no to expanding our energy production here at home for 3 decades? Hint, it’s not the party with the elephant, it’s the one with the donkey.

]]> By: the fearless blog http://www.shootingfromtheright.com/the-late-great-democratic-congress-rasmussen-poll-results/comment-page-1/#comment-230 the fearless blog Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:00:33 +0000 http://www.shootingfromtheright.com/?p=38#comment-230 Due to a lack of information (self imposed of course) many people judge, react and make assumptions based on what someone else says usually the media, the drive by media. Whether the media reports all the facts, explains the intricacies of economics or international law and so forth does not matter. Most folks can't absorb such complicated information much less truly understand it. Heck, I am an educator; I read a lot, stay informed and ask tons of questions and conduct extensive research on matters that interest me, and I "still" get so confused sometimes, especially when I listen to politicians on all sides start to use vague jargon and cliches. Can anyone "speak in plain English?" Politicians have studied more psychology than business, economics or foreign affairs and they know how to grab our attention through our emotions. Forget logic, concrete details and facts; that "stuff" is way too serious and complicated. So as we withdraw from the "action" in hopes of allowing someone else to "take care of the matter" we lose any power or control we may have been able to use in our own benefit. So it does not surprise me that Mr. Leno would overlook the low ratings in Congress! He beats his drum for a specific crowd, and yep "they come a running." We supply what we think people demand. I'd like to see people start to demand truth no matter how difficult or complex, regardless of which party it helps or destroys. In the end, I am not a Republican or a Democrat; I am a "United Statesman" (no attempt here at being sensitive to sexist language even though I am very woman). Great post! Due to a lack of information (self imposed of course) many people judge, react and make assumptions based on what someone else says usually the media, the drive by media. Whether the media reports all the facts, explains the intricacies of economics or international law and so forth does not matter. Most folks can’t absorb such complicated information much less truly understand it. Heck, I am an educator; I read a lot, stay informed and ask tons of questions and conduct extensive research on matters that interest me, and I “still” get so confused sometimes, especially when I listen to politicians on all sides start to use vague jargon and cliches. Can anyone “speak in plain English?”

Politicians have studied more psychology than business, economics or foreign affairs and they know how to grab our attention through our emotions. Forget logic, concrete details and facts; that “stuff” is way too serious and complicated. So as we withdraw from the “action” in hopes of allowing someone else to “take care of the matter” we lose any power or control we may have been able to use in our own benefit.

So it does not surprise me that Mr. Leno would overlook the low ratings in Congress! He beats his drum for a specific crowd, and yep “they come a running.” We supply what we think people demand. I’d like to see people start to demand truth no matter how difficult or complex, regardless of which party it helps or destroys. In the end, I am not a Republican or a Democrat; I am a “United Statesman” (no attempt here at being sensitive to sexist language even though I am very woman).

Great post!

]]> By: Aaron http://www.shootingfromtheright.com/the-late-great-democratic-congress-rasmussen-poll-results/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Aaron Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:35:26 +0000 http://www.shootingfromtheright.com/?p=38#comment-229 This post doesn't sit well with liberals. I've tried. Their response is: But the Democrats in Congress still get better ratings than the Republicans in Congress, so its STILL the Republicans fault! Yep. As the old saying goes, you can make statistics say anything if you try hard enough. This post doesn’t sit well with liberals. I’ve tried. Their response is: But the Democrats in Congress still get better ratings than the Republicans in Congress, so its STILL the Republicans fault!

Yep. As the old saying goes, you can make statistics say anything if you try hard enough.

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