They had to take it political
Now that CBS has decided to politicize this show (tonights so-called "survey question" involved the U.S. presence in Iraq), I'm done.
It is now off the air in this house. I'm sure Dan Rather is so pleased.
I couldn't agree with you more. I don't care whether you are for or against the war, I watch this show to be entertained, not to hear some TV host or producer's views about the war. You can leave the politics out of it. The only reason they even asked that question was to show what a low percentage out there still supports the war. And look closely at how they asked the question. Not "are you in favor of the war" or "are you in favor of pulling out now," but "should the U.S. stay in Iraq and finish what they started." The way they worded it almost guaranteed that most people would disagree, and sure enough they got 11 percent agreeing. There are thousands of perfectly innocuous questions to ask, and other which are tangentially political but still entertaining. Even earlier tonight one question was what percentage of men wouldn't mind being Bush's son-in-law. That one didn't annoy me. The direct question on Iraq did. They can keep the politics out of it. I also won't watch any more. Too bad, as I found this show rather entertaining.
I was mad at how they worded it [there has to be more than 11% of Americans supporting the War]. But Drew was good at not going to either extreme in there.
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You are right. The question was worded in a biased way (the reference to "finish what they started") guaranteeing that fewer people would agree, including many who might be in support of the war efforts. But I was afraid Drew might go political on us, and indeed he did keep his comments pretty neutral. It seemed the crowd gasped when the question came out. Surprised perhaps that such a blatantly loaded question would find its way into prime-time entertainment.