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CNN poll released today on what respondents think of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and other questions relating to what's going on over there right now.

among their findings:

Do you think the amount of military force that Israel has used in Gaza has been too much, too little, or about right?

51% of Democrats say Israel is using too much force in Gaza vs. only 38% Independents and 24% Republicans who think the same.

56% of Independents say Israel is using the appropriate amount of force or they believe Israel should be using more. 72% Republicans agree with this.
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57% polled say Israel’s actions on Gaza are justified, including 45% Democrats, 56% Independents and 73% Republicans.
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http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2014/images/07/21/rel7b.pdf
 
I've never understood why it matters which way a person leans politically in these polls. Maybe one of you smart people can 'splain it to me.
 
I hate it when people quote me on the internet, claiming I said things that I never actually said. — Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
worm said:
I hate it when people quote me on the internet, claiming I said things that I never actually said. — Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"Don't trust everything you read on the internet" - Abraham Lincoln


Always, always my favourite.
 
Here is one possible translation to English.


Mr. Batbie, in a much-celebrated letter, once quoted the Burke paradox in order to account for his bizarre political shifts: “He who is not a républicain at twenty compels one to doubt the generosity of his heart; but he who, after thirty, persists, compels one to doubt the soundness of his mind.”


http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/24/heart-head/
 
worm said:
Here is one possible translation to English.


Mr. Batbie, in a much-celebrated letter, once quoted the Burke paradox in order to account for his bizarre political shifts: “He who is not a républicain at twenty compels one to doubt the generosity of his heart; but he who, after thirty, persists, compels one to doubt the soundness of his mind.”


http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/24/heart-head/
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Seems as if he's referring to the "popular" opinion of the day as opposed to him personal opinion.
 
northernlou said:
CNN poll released today on what respondents think of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and other questions relating to what's going on over there right now.

among their findings:

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2014/images/07/21/rel7b.pdf
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In other news ...

Poll: 70% believe Saddam, 9-11 link
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly seven in 10 Americans believe it is likely that ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was personally involved in the Sept. 11 attacks, says a poll out almost two years after the terrorists' strike against this country. ...

A Time magazine/CNN poll released Saturday said most Americans — 71% — believe the United States has done a good job in Iraq since the end of major fighting, while 26% said it has done a poor job.

Sixty-three percent said the nation was right in going to war in Iraq and 32% said it was wrong. ...

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-09-06-poll-iraq_x.htm
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