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[However, Kennedy adjusted the numbers to account for undecided black voters, who overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, and said the runoff election currently stands in Blanco's favor. With that adjustment, Blanco would get 53 percent of the vote, compared to Jindal's 47 percent]
Republican Primary Trial Heat (among Republican voters): Cecil Underwood 30% Robin Capehart 8% Sarah Minear 8% Dan Moore 3% Monty Warner 3% Doug McKinney 2% Other 3% Undecided 43%
Democratic Primary Trial Heat (among Democratic voters): Joe Manchin 46% Darrell McGraw 11% John Perdue 5% Jim Humphreys 4% Lloyd Jackson 3% Jim Lees 3% Spike Maynard 2% Robin Davis 2% Other 1% Undecided 25%
"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?"
Right Track: 38% (42%) Wrong Track: 50% (44%)
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Ipsos-Reid 9/16 - 18
"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?"
Right Track: 37% (39%) Wrong Track: 57% (56%)
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Fox News 9/23 - 24
Who should control congress?
Democrats 41% Republicans 36% Neither/Unsure 23%
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Democracy Corps 9/14
Who should control congress?
Democrats 47% Republicans 42% Neither 1% (unch) Not sure 11%
Wednesday, April 09, 2003
Backlash for Moore and the Dixie Chicks
No doubt everyone is now familiar with the grossly unpatriotic display by Michael Moore at the Oscars and the despicable statement by the lead singer of the Dixie Chicks. How dare Moore cite opposition to Bush's foreign policy. How dare the Dixie Chicks be embarrassed that Bush is from their home state (Even though he's really from New England).
Such insolence is unacceptable here in America. No one agrees with them and they will pay the price for their lack of respect for Bush.
Indeed, retribution for these despicable acts will be swift and unambiguous. The American people support our president and will therefore boycott the Dixie Chicks albums and Michael Moore's books and documentary.
Soooooo, let's take a look at this fierce backlash….
1) As of April 6, Moore's book, "Stupid White Men" shot back to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. This is the book's 50th week on the list, 8 of them at number one, and this marks its fourth return to the top position, something that virtually never happens.
2) In the two days following the Oscars, more people pre-ordered the video for "Bowling for Columbine" on Amazon.com than the video for the Oscar winner for Best Picture, "Chicago."
3) On the day after Moore criticized Bush at the Academy Awards, attendance at his documentary, "Bowling for Columbine" went up 110% across the country (source: Daily Variety/BoxOfficeMojo.com). The following weekend, the box office gross was up a whopping 73% (Variety). The documentary is now the longest-running consecutive commercial release in America, 26 weeks in a row and still thriving. The number of theaters showing the film since the Oscars has INCREASED, and it has now bested the previous box office record for a documentary by nearly 300%.
4) In the weeks after the Oscars, Moore obtained funding for his next documentary, and was offered a slot back on television to do an updated version of "TV Nation"/ "The Awful Truth."
Poor Michael Moore. It's obvious that the people really rallied to the President's side.
And as for the Dixie Chicks…
1) I'm sure you've all heard by now that, because their lead singer mentioned how she was ashamed that Bush was from her home state of Texas, their record sales have "plummeted" and country stations are boycotting their music. The truth is that their sales are NOT down. This past week, after all the attacks, their album is still at #1 on the Billboard country charts.
2) And, according to Entertainment Weekly, on the pop charts, they ROSE from #6 to #4.
3) In the New York Times, Frank Rich reports that he tried to find a ticket to ANY of the Dixie Chicks' upcoming concerts but he couldn't because they were all sold out. (NY Times April 6) In the words of Michael Moore:
"[The Dixie Chicks] have not been hurt at all -- but that is not what the media would have you believe. Why is that? Because there is nothing more important now than to keep the voices of dissent -- and those who would dare to ask a question -- SILENT. And what better way than to try and take a few well-known entertainers down with a pack of lies so that the average Joe or Jane gets the message loud and clear: "Wow, if they would do that to the Dixie Chicks or Michael Moore, what would they do to little ol' me?" In other words, shut the f--- up."
It's true. A message has been sent and the retribution was certainly unambiguous. The kicker is that the message seems to be anti-Bush, not anti-Moore/Dixie Chicks. Be sure to read the entire letter written by Michael Moore.
1038 GMT - The headquarters of the Iraqi Olympic Committee - which is run by President Saddam's son Uday - have been set on fire, a BBC journalists says.
1019 GMT - "The command and control in Baghdad appears to have disintegrated," UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman says. But he warns the coalition could still face "fierce" resistance.
1004 GMT - US troops entering Baghdad from the northwest meet resistance from Iraqi forces.
0940 GMT - Red Cross spokeswoman in Geneva the BBC that the agency's staff can't work in Baghdad on Wednesday, because it's too dangerous to move around.
0930 GMT - US military spokesman at Central Command Captain Frank Thorpe says the coalition is still cautious and warns of tough days ahead.
0850 GMT - Senior British military spokesman Group Captain Al Lockwood says it is too early to say that the Iraqi regime has crumbled.
0820 GMT - Looting breaks out in Baghdad as there are no signs of uniformed Iraqi soldiers and police on the streets of the city. BBC journalists say hundreds of cheering Iraqi civilians - chanting pro-American and anti-Saddam slogans welcome US Marines advancing into Baghdad from the east.
0702 GMT - US and British forces say they are planning to hold a regional conference soon to find a political leadership for the whole of southern Iraq.
0652 GMT - BBC journalists in Baghdad say their activities are no longer being watched by Iraqi minders and they can freely move around the city for the first time since the start of the war.
0650 GMT - US marines in eastern Iraq say they have taken control of the headquarters of the Iraqi 10th Armoured Division near the town of Amarah without a fight.
0630 GMT - US and Kurdish forces have captured control of an important mountain from which Iraqis have been defending the northern city of Mosul, a senior Kurdish official says.
0440 GMT - Abu Dhabi TV says 27 of its employees in Baghdad spent the "night under siege", and are waiting to be moved from what it called "the besieged area" in which US and Iraqi forces were firing at each other.
0425 GMT - US marines are strengthening positions in eastern Iraq taken without resistance on Tuesday, and are close to being able to link up with British troops coming from Basra in the south, opening an eastern supply corridor to Baghdad.
0040 GMT - US military spokesman warns of swift and serious consequences if Iraqi forces don't obey Geneva conventions, as two airmen are missing after their F-15E plane went down on Sunday.
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