Polls show broad skepticism among Americans of official 9/11 narrative
http://www.911blogger.com/node/20824 [original has links to poll details]
Below is a summary of opinion polls querying the American public on the viability of the official government narrative for 9/11. Polls have been conducted by such pollsters as Zogby, Scripps Howard, Reuters and Angus Reid and cable news channels such as CNN and MSNBC. Apparently, the official conspiracy theory isn't doing very well. In fact, the numbers are scaring the bejesus out of some of the pollsters, who are left looking for ways to trivialize such large numbers of their fellow citizens as "fringe elements". Tactics include suggesting the respondents are misguided because of ethnocentric bias, inability to cope with events of large magnitude, lack of intelligence, factual ignorance, one-sidedness, the internet or deeply embedded distrust of government. The last suggestion appears to have a chicken-or-egg problem.
Sometimes the guilt by association card is played and the respondent is also asked if he or she believes that "the federal government is withholding proof of the existence of intelligent life from other planets". Of course, it would be interesting to see the pollsters apply their tortured excuses to the 9/11 survivors and family members, or indeed, the 9/11 commission itself.
This summary is a repost of a comment by Jon Gold with some links modified to point directly to the original source. Thank you Jon, all credit and kudos go out to you.
In August 2004, 911Truth.org commissioned Zogby International for a poll that concluded "half (49.3%) of New York City residents and 41% of New York citizens overall say that some of our leaders "knew in advance that attacks were planned on or around September 11, 2001, and that they consciously failed to act."
In May 2006, 911Truth.org commissioned Zogby International for a poll that concluded 45% of voting Americans think "Congress or an International Tribunal should re-investigate the attacks, including whether any US government officials consciously allowed or helped facilitate their success."
In August 2006, Scripps Howard/Ohio University conducted a poll that concluded, "more than a third of the American public suspects that federal officials assisted in the 9/11 terrorist attacks or took no action to stop them so the United States could go to war in the Middle East."
In October 2006, a poll was conducted by CBSNews/New York Times that said, "only 16 per cent of respondents say the government headed by U.S. president George W. Bush is telling the truth on what it knew prior to the terrorist attacks."
In September 2007, 911Truth.org commissioned Zogby International for a poll that concluded "51% of Americans want Congress to probe Bush/Cheney regarding the 9/11 Attacks."
In November 2007, Scripps Howard/Ohio University conducted another poll that concluded, "nearly two-thirds of Americans think it is possible that some federal officials had specific warnings of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, but chose to ignore those warnings."
In December 2007, a poll was conducted in Hudson County that showed residents, "are more likely than not to believe that U.S. government officials chose to ignore warnings about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks."
In September 2008, a poll was conducted that showed, "there is no consensus outside the United States that Islamist militants from al Qaeda were responsible."
Then there's the first CNN poll, the second CNN poll, the MSNBC poll, and the Showbiz Tonight poll, all of which were very much in our favor.
The only time polls weren't in our favor is when an "anti-truther/debunker" would set them up deliberately to fail. By asking ridiculous questions... I don't have any of those collected.
a seriously sad comment on the state of education in the USA - the post, the poster and the contents.
Typical of the distorted version of the truth presented by the “ ‘truth’ movement”. Selective quotation and distorting statistics are among their favorite tricks. As Peter said links to the polls can be found in the article.
Only 16% said such theories were “very likely” 20% said they were “some what likely”. In the same poll only 10 and 6% respectively said they thought it “very likely” the Twin Towers were demolished and that the Pentagon was hit by a missile.
True but 53% said they “are mostly telling the truth but hiding something” only 28% said they are “Mostly lying” about “what they knew prior to September 11th, 2001, about possible terrorist attacks against the United States”. Even I would have said they were “hiding something” and not all who said they were "mostly lying" would believe the LIHOP or MIHOP theories.
I don’t know why full quotes were used, the wording does not appear anywhere in the cited poll. The response was given to a leading and misleading question. Instead of, as would have been proper, using a neutral question, participants were asked:
The question was leading in that it strongly suggested the answer favored by the poll’s sponsor. Worse than that is that it was triply misleading.
1] Since the poll asked about a new investigation and the 9/11 Commission report had been released years earlier it falsely suggested that “only 16 % of Americans” believe and that it “told the whole truth about this administration's foreknowledge of the September 11 attacks”. However they only referring to what the administration said.
2] It omitted that 69% believed that the administration told “the truth” or “mostly…the truth”
3] The CBS poll asked about foreknowledge of “about possible terrorist attacks against the United States” not the 9/11 attack specifically.
Despite these distortions only 51% gave the answer favored by truthers. As with all questions where it is measured there was an inverse relationship between educational level and giving the “truther” response. 62.9% of high school drop outs agreed but only 48.8% of college graduated did. (pg 9)
In the same poll 63.6% of respondents said they supported the “official story” but only 4.6% believed “that certain US government elements actively planned or assisted some aspects of the attacks” and 26.4 believe they “knew the attacks were coming but consciously let them proceed”
Once again the better educated you are the less likely you are to be a truther college graduates were almost twice (1.95x) more likely to believe the official story than HS droputs (pg 5)
From the rest of the cited article:
But that doesn't mean the 49 percent who expressed that belief -- versus 46 percent who did not-- are all conspiracy theorists, said NJCU political science professor Fran Moran, one of the poll's authors.
These were all internet polls
QUOTE
In August 2006, Scripps Howard/Ohio University conducted a poll that concluded, "more than a third of the American public suspects that federal officials assisted in the 9/11 terrorist attacks or took no action to stop them so the United States could go to war in the Middle East.”
Only 16% said such theories were “very likely” 20% said they were “some what likely”. In the same poll only 10 and 6% respectively said they thought it “very likely” the Twin Towers were demolished and that the Pentagon was hit by a missile.
QUOTE
In October 2006, a poll was conducted by CBSNews/New York Times that said, "only 16 per cent of respondents say the government headed by U.S. president George W. Bush is telling the truth on what it knew prior to the terrorist attacks."
True but 53% said they “are mostly telling the truth but hiding something” only 28% said they are “Mostly lying” about “what they knew prior to September 11th, 2001, about possible terrorist attacks against the United States”. Even I would have said they were “hiding something” and not all who said they were "mostly lying" would believe the LIHOP or MIHOP theories.
QUOTE
In September 2007, 911Truth.org commissioned Zogby International for a poll that concluded "51% of Americans want Congress to probe Bush/Cheney regarding the 9/11 Attacks.”
I don’t know why full quotes were used, the wording does not appear anywhere in the cited poll. The response was given to a leading and misleading question. Instead of, as would have been proper, using a neutral question, participants were asked:
“In October 2006, a New York Times/CBS poll found that only 16% of Americans believe they have been told the whole truth about this administration's foreknowledge of the September 11 attacks. Based upon your knowledge of 9/11 events, do you agree or disagree that the Congress should investigate the executive branch's conduct prior to, during and following the September 11 attacks?”
The question was leading in that it strongly suggested the answer favored by the poll’s sponsor. Worse than that is that it was triply misleading.
1] Since the poll asked about a new investigation and the 9/11 Commission report had been released years earlier it falsely suggested that “only 16 % of Americans” believe and that it “told the whole truth about this administration's foreknowledge of the September 11 attacks”. However they only referring to what the administration said.
2] It omitted that 69% believed that the administration told “the truth” or “mostly…the truth”
3] The CBS poll asked about foreknowledge of “about possible terrorist attacks against the United States” not the 9/11 attack specifically.
Despite these distortions only 51% gave the answer favored by truthers. As with all questions where it is measured there was an inverse relationship between educational level and giving the “truther” response. 62.9% of high school drop outs agreed but only 48.8% of college graduated did. (pg 9)
In the same poll 63.6% of respondents said they supported the “official story” but only 4.6% believed “that certain US government elements actively planned or assisted some aspects of the attacks” and 26.4 believe they “knew the attacks were coming but consciously let them proceed”
Once again the better educated you are the less likely you are to be a truther college graduates were almost twice (1.95x) more likely to believe the official story than HS droputs (pg 5)
QUOTE
In December 2007, a poll was conducted in Hudson County that showed residents, "are more likely than not to believe that U.S. government officials chose to ignore warnings about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.”
From the rest of the cited article:
But that doesn't mean the 49 percent who expressed that belief -- versus 46 percent who did not-- are all conspiracy theorists, said NJCU political science professor Fran Moran, one of the poll's authors.
QUOTE
Then there's the first CNN poll, the second CNN poll, the MSNBC poll, and the Showbiz Tonight poll, all of which were very much in our favor.
These were all internet polls
QUOTE (Len Colby @ Sep 12 2009, 10:44 AM) 
Typical of the distorted version of the truth presented by the “ ‘truth’ movement”. Selective quotation and distorting statistics are among their favorite tricks. As Peter said links to the polls can be found in the article.
Only 16% said such theories were “very likely” 20% said they were “some what likely”. In the same poll only 10 and 6% respectively said they thought it “very likely” the Twin Towers were demolished and that the Pentagon was hit by a missile.
True but 53% said they “are mostly telling the truth but hiding something” only 28% said they are “Mostly lying” about “what they knew prior to September 11th, 2001, about possible terrorist attacks against the United States”. Even I would have said they were “hiding something” and not all who said they were "mostly lying" would believe the LIHOP or MIHOP theories.
I don’t know why full quotes were used, the wording does not appear anywhere in the cited poll. The response was given to a leading and misleading question. Instead of, as would have been proper, using a neutral question, participants were asked:
The question was leading in that it strongly suggested the answer favored by the poll’s sponsor. Worse than that is that it was triply misleading.
1] Since the poll asked about a new investigation and the 9/11 Commission report had been released years earlier it falsely suggested that “only 16 % of Americans” believe and that it “told the whole truth about this administration's foreknowledge of the September 11 attacks”. However they only referring to what the administration said.
2] It omitted that 69% believed that the administration told “the truth” or “mostly…the truth”
3] The CBS poll asked about foreknowledge of “about possible terrorist attacks against the United States” not the 9/11 attack specifically.
Despite these distortions only 51% gave the answer favored by truthers. As with all questions where it is measured there was an inverse relationship between educational level and giving the “truther” response. 62.9% of high school drop outs agreed but only 48.8% of college graduated did. (pg 9)
In the same poll 63.6% of respondents said they supported the “official story” but only 4.6% believed “that certain US government elements actively planned or assisted some aspects of the attacks” and 26.4 believe they “knew the attacks were coming but consciously let them proceed”
Once again the better educated you are the less likely you are to be a truther college graduates were almost twice (1.95x) more likely to believe the official story than HS droputs (pg 5)
From the rest of the cited article:
But that doesn't mean the 49 percent who expressed that belief -- versus 46 percent who did not-- are all conspiracy theorists, said NJCU political science professor Fran Moran, one of the poll's authors.
These were all internet polls
QUOTE
In August 2006, Scripps Howard/Ohio University conducted a poll that concluded, "more than a third of the American public suspects that federal officials assisted in the 9/11 terrorist attacks or took no action to stop them so the United States could go to war in the Middle East.”
Only 16% said such theories were “very likely” 20% said they were “some what likely”. In the same poll only 10 and 6% respectively said they thought it “very likely” the Twin Towers were demolished and that the Pentagon was hit by a missile.
QUOTE
In October 2006, a poll was conducted by CBSNews/New York Times that said, "only 16 per cent of respondents say the government headed by U.S. president George W. Bush is telling the truth on what it knew prior to the terrorist attacks."
True but 53% said they “are mostly telling the truth but hiding something” only 28% said they are “Mostly lying” about “what they knew prior to September 11th, 2001, about possible terrorist attacks against the United States”. Even I would have said they were “hiding something” and not all who said they were "mostly lying" would believe the LIHOP or MIHOP theories.
QUOTE
In September 2007, 911Truth.org commissioned Zogby International for a poll that concluded "51% of Americans want Congress to probe Bush/Cheney regarding the 9/11 Attacks.”
I don’t know why full quotes were used, the wording does not appear anywhere in the cited poll. The response was given to a leading and misleading question. Instead of, as would have been proper, using a neutral question, participants were asked:
“In October 2006, a New York Times/CBS poll found that only 16% of Americans believe they have been told the whole truth about this administration's foreknowledge of the September 11 attacks. Based upon your knowledge of 9/11 events, do you agree or disagree that the Congress should investigate the executive branch's conduct prior to, during and following the September 11 attacks?”
The question was leading in that it strongly suggested the answer favored by the poll’s sponsor. Worse than that is that it was triply misleading.
1] Since the poll asked about a new investigation and the 9/11 Commission report had been released years earlier it falsely suggested that “only 16 % of Americans” believe and that it “told the whole truth about this administration's foreknowledge of the September 11 attacks”. However they only referring to what the administration said.
2] It omitted that 69% believed that the administration told “the truth” or “mostly…the truth”
3] The CBS poll asked about foreknowledge of “about possible terrorist attacks against the United States” not the 9/11 attack specifically.
Despite these distortions only 51% gave the answer favored by truthers. As with all questions where it is measured there was an inverse relationship between educational level and giving the “truther” response. 62.9% of high school drop outs agreed but only 48.8% of college graduated did. (pg 9)
In the same poll 63.6% of respondents said they supported the “official story” but only 4.6% believed “that certain US government elements actively planned or assisted some aspects of the attacks” and 26.4 believe they “knew the attacks were coming but consciously let them proceed”
Once again the better educated you are the less likely you are to be a truther college graduates were almost twice (1.95x) more likely to believe the official story than HS droputs (pg 5)
QUOTE
In December 2007, a poll was conducted in Hudson County that showed residents, "are more likely than not to believe that U.S. government officials chose to ignore warnings about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.”
From the rest of the cited article:
But that doesn't mean the 49 percent who expressed that belief -- versus 46 percent who did not-- are all conspiracy theorists, said NJCU political science professor Fran Moran, one of the poll's authors.
QUOTE
Then there's the first CNN poll, the second CNN poll, the MSNBC poll, and the Showbiz Tonight poll, all of which were very much in our favor.
These were all internet polls
What happened, did Home Depot run another "wall paper" sale? It appears to be their "Pointless Drivel" pattern so popular with Len Colby.
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