Comments on: Fox poll on marriage equality http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/08/14/25423 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sun, 19 May 2013 14:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: justsearching http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/08/14/25423/comment-page-1#comment-75909 justsearching Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:14:02 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=25423#comment-75909 Who was it that said, after seeing that 4 states had legalized gay marriage, that the "trend", based on the other 46, was still to allow only heterosexual marriages? I wonder if he/she has figured out the meaning of the word trend yet. Who was it that said, after seeing that 4 states had legalized gay marriage, that the “trend”, based on the other 46, was still to allow only heterosexual marriages? I wonder if he/she has figured out the meaning of the word trend yet.

]]> By: TampaZeke http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/08/14/25423/comment-page-1#comment-75891 TampaZeke Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:09:12 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=25423#comment-75891 Why do I get the sickening feeling that Fox News viewers are going to embrace marriage equality for gays before our "fierce advocate" does? Why do I get the sickening feeling that Fox News viewers are going to embrace marriage equality for gays before our “fierce advocate” does?

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/08/14/25423/comment-page-1#comment-75857 Timothy Kincaid Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:02:50 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=25423#comment-75857 Rev Steve, This was a real poll conducted by a professional polling organization. You are thinking of the online "survey" that Fox posted just for fun. Rev Steve,

This was a real poll conducted by a professional polling organization. You are thinking of the online “survey” that Fox posted just for fun.

]]> By: Rob San Diego http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/08/14/25423/comment-page-1#comment-75855 Rob San Diego Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:17:36 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=25423#comment-75855 There is NO way that FOX's poll is accurate. And if it were accurate they wouldn't televise it. No this is a hidden conspiracy by someone. However, they should of done a poll on why there is no backlash from the prop 8 ruling. There is NO way that FOX’s poll is accurate. And if it were accurate they wouldn’t televise it. No this is a hidden conspiracy by someone. However, they should of done a poll on why there is no backlash from the prop 8 ruling.

]]> By: AdrianT http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/08/14/25423/comment-page-1#comment-75847 AdrianT Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:34:21 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=25423#comment-75847 there'll always be a way of focusing the spotlight of fear and prejudice alsewhere - if you look at the second question on that survey, about whether illegal immigrants are a cost or a benefit, you can see what all the hate rhetoric will be about in years to come. there’ll always be a way of focusing the spotlight of fear and prejudice alsewhere – if you look at the second question on that survey, about whether illegal immigrants are a cost or a benefit, you can see what all the hate rhetoric will be about in years to come.

]]> By: Lynn David http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/08/14/25423/comment-page-1#comment-75837 Lynn David Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:35:29 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=25423#comment-75837 Yeah, even Fox's Glen Beck isn't too worried over it. And that has LaBarbera <a href="http://americansfortruth.com/news/glenn-beck-is-wrong-on-the-importance-of-homosexual-marriage.html" rel="nofollow">up in arms</a>. He even suggested that "<i>Glenn Beck could have benefited from attending the AFTAH Truth Academy</i>." Yeah, even Fox’s Glen Beck isn’t too worried over it. And that has LaBarbera up in arms. He even suggested that “Glenn Beck could have benefited from attending the AFTAH Truth Academy.”

]]> By: Varburg http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/08/14/25423/comment-page-1#comment-75835 Varburg Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:02:07 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=25423#comment-75835 This was a phone poll of randomly sampled registered voters. This was a phone poll of randomly sampled registered voters.

]]> By: Rev. Steve http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/08/14/25423/comment-page-1#comment-75834 Rev. Steve Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:53:33 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=25423#comment-75834 The link to this poll was posted on FaceBook by LGBT bloggers and shared for a couple of days. We urged the LGBT community to participate in the poll, which no doubt skewed the results. That was our intent. The link to this poll was posted on FaceBook by LGBT bloggers and shared for a couple of days. We urged the LGBT community to participate in the poll, which no doubt skewed the results. That was our intent.

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