Want to see how an agenda-driven MSM can create perceptions? Just view how two parties that jointly conducted a poll publish the results.

Zogby says: UPI/Zogby Poll: Most Americans Say Iraq War Not Lost

A majority of Americans - 54% - believe the United States has not lost the war in Iraq, but there is dramatic disagreement on the question between Democrats and Republicans, a new UPI/Zogby Interactive poll shows. While two in three Democrats (66%) said the war effort has already failed, just 9% of Republicans say the same.

Sounds like good news, right?

Apparently the MSM doesn’t think so. Newsbusters points out that MSM seems to lack interest in such news.

The good news is that one outlet has covered the poll results. Okay, so it’s the UPI - an outlet that conducted the poll with Zogby - but still, at least they’re covering it, right? But before you get too excited, look at how they’re covering the results…

UPI headline: UPI Poll: Opposition to Iraq war has grown

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) — Half of the respondents to a UPI-Zogby International poll said they now strongly oppose the U.S.-led war in Iraq.

Yes, you read that correctly.

Now look at those results (by the two organizations that conducted the poll) side by side:

Maybe we should be more specific when requesting the MSM cover good news about Iraq.

1. […] With a nuanced, mixed results poll that IMO shows America’s indecision about a path forward Texas Rainmaker notes that mainstream media tends to focus on the high number of those oppposing the war, and virtually ignores the rising numbers of those who think the war is winnable. We’ll see that from both sides in the debate in the days ahead. Arm yourself with the complete truth. […]

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2. Intelligent Americans do not believe polls or what most of the media reports. We’re smarter than that.

   Comment by sandy — 6:49 am
   

3. Iraq has never been a threat to us. Our invasion was not in self defense (oh, wait, the Iraqi Army, Navy, and Air Force are days from the east coast, time for war…..?). A poorly/non equipped nation of 25 million is going to cross the globe and defeat a nation of 300 million that is well equipped? Is the sky blue in your world? What of Osama bin Laden or Saudi Arabia (where 15 of the 19 terrorists called home)?

   It is clearly about oil ($21 trillion worth) and Israel (who would like the entire middle east subdued from reclaiming the land Israel stole in 1948).

   That Bush has sent 4,000 of our trusting young citizen troops to their deaths is criminal (along with tens of thousands of serious injuries, plus the deaths of Iraqi’s who are defending their homeland). It’s not our oil. The killing of invaders is not terrorism, it is self defense. Bush criminally created an unnecessary conflict of death.

   We must “win.” You know you are bigger and stronger. You slap someone in the face and instead of apologizing you say, “I must win” when the slapped fights back? How insecure are you? Even if you slap a weaker opponent it is possible to impart a united resolve to “get back.” This is not about honor, it’s about bullying.

   Comment by rhodes — 6:43 pm
   

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