One year later, nation divided on gay...

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One year later, nation divided on gay...
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Sun, 05-15-2005 - 12:09pm
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Tue, 05-17-2005 - 2:18pm

You know what I hate about polls, you don't know how they get their subjects, who are they interviewing, what level of education did they get, what's their income, are they being interview alone or around friends and/or family, did these interviewees had a good day or bad day at work, did their mommie made them eat brussels sprouts,a veggie they hate, and they're sprouting their nonsense to the interviewer? You know???!

I saw on our midday local news (Channel 5 in Boston) about a poll 69% oppose to gay marriage nationally and the poll was taken in March. This same poll taking org states the opposition went down by 16 points in May, so did the posters asked the same question to the same people that spike up the opposition to 69% or did they asked new people to get a lower opposition rate? IF they asked the same people that oppose gay marriage, why did some of these people changed their mind to bring the opposition rate down to 53%??? Personally, I think the US is still split 50/50 in regards to gay marriage. I do believe the younger generation is more blase about it than the older, cement in their own beliefs, generation; like the girl in the interview stated. Now if you talked about outside the US of A, I think the opposition is in the 90% range. How's that for an oppinion? *GRIN*

Anyone else have any input to this interesting finding/topic/issue? *Smile*

OH, Happy anniversary to those that got married after May 17th in MA!
Oh, why not, Happy Anniversary to the passing of the law in MA on gay marriage! *SMILE*