Poll-itics: Majority Approves Of “Angry Attacks,” But Disapproves Of “Shouting Down”

By GottaLaff

From the Dep't. of WTF:

This new USA Today/Gallup poll is the first reputable polling I’ve seen on how the town halls are playing. [...]

It finds that more view the protesters at town halls sympathetically than not:

34% say the sometimes heated protests at sessions held by members of Congress have made them more sympathetic to the protesters’ views; 21% say they are less sympathetic.

[...] [I]t’s unclear from this write up whether the town hall rowdies have changed minds either way. [...]

By 51%-41%, those surveyed say individuals making “angry attacks” on a health care bill reflected “democracy in action” rather than “abuse of democracy.”

…but then there’s also this, which suggests the opposite:

However, by 59%-33% they say “shouting down supporters” of a health care bill was an abuse of democracy.

Conflicted much? But that aside...

There should be some serious control measures taken at these town hall meetings. In addition to that, the Dems better get their act/message together immediately. The news cycles are all about the drama, not the substance of health care reform.

However, both topics affect our lives deeply. Health care reform for all the obvious reasons, and eliminating this mob mentality, because human lives and the fiber of our democracy are at stake.

Both need to be addressed, but not as reality shows.

It's long past due for the news media [sic] to grow up and do some real reporting.