Oops! Americans Overwhelmingly Disagree With Obama On Civilian KSM Trial
Posted on November 17, 2009
I didn’t write it in my post on KSM, but, I did drop some comments around some sites wondering what the polls would say regarding Obama’s gaffetastic idea to prosecute KSM and the other folks involved with 9/11 in civilian courts in NYC, two blocks from the site where the World Trade Center stood. About that
Two-thirds of Americans disagree with the Obama administration’s decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a civilian court rather than a military court, according to a new national poll.
But, you know what? All you folks who oppose Obama and Holder’s idea are raaaaacists. And mean. And hate our Constitution. Or something like that.
But six in 10 people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday say that the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks should be tried in the United States, as the administration plans to do, rather than at a U.S. facility in another country.
I have to wonder how that would have changed had the question said Guantanamo Bay rather than at a U.S. facility in another country.
“The decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in front of a civilian court is universally unpopular – even a majority of Democrats and liberals say that he should be tried by military authorities,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Despite that, most Americans say that he will get a fair trial in the U.S.”
So, in private, where the Obamazombies do not have to push their talking points, a majority think the Obama/Holder idea is dumb as a bag of rocks. Figures.
“Nearly eight in 10 favor the death penalty if that happens – including one in five who say they normally oppose the death penalty, but would support it in this case,” adds Holland.
Notice how Democrats tend to drop their beliefs in a heartbeat, depending on which way the wind blows?
Shockingly, the only left leaning site that seems to be sort of kind of covering this is TPM. No, wait, they are only pointing out the NY Gov. Paterson is against the plan. I’m waiting with bated breath for some of the bigger supports, who went down the insult people road when the plan was announced Friday morning, such as The Moderate Voice (snicker) and Alan Colmes, to post the survey.
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Wow, if a pretty liberal poll with slanted questioning found this, imagine what an actual poll would find?
It is becoming truly astounding how this administration ignores polling. Unless ACORN is already getting to work on stealing the 2012 election, Obama doesn’t seem too interested in getting re-elected. Everything he is doing is unpopular, and gets more unpopular with every detail that is uncovered.
And, with regards to the KSM trial, imagine the negative opinion of this insane decision if KSM is found not-guilty?
It’s a shame, but the people will be ignored on this one.
This is not about giving these scum a fair trial. This is about getting as much info out into the light regarding the Bush administration and its treatment of detainees. This is Obama and Holder’s way of giving folks enough information to put Bush/Cheney on trial. That is all it is.
If Obama was so concerned with justice, he’d have let the tribunals finish up and KSM and his cronies be executed.
And we already know how much Holder believes in justice. Feh.
I don’t believe they will even go to trial. I believe this is going to end in charges being thrown out. NY Gov. Paterson said he was told this trial would happen six months ago. Obama had the families to the White House soon after his inauguration to soften the blow. He has been planning to let these guys go all along. It’s his ultimate “FU” to Bush.
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I fault President Bush for not holding a military tribunal for KSM within a year of his capture. His “secrets” had a short shelf life–he should have been hung at GITMO then.
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It only took President FDR 2 months from the capture of 8 Nazi saboteurs who landed on our shores during WW2 to die in the electric chair. Six died, 2 got long prison sentences.
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John Bibb
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John I agree Bush should have acted fasgter but thats not the issue now. In a civilian trial KSM will have the right to reject jurors. How many muslims will end up being on the jury? How many times will CIA refuse to expose their intel and sources? KSM will walk scott free.Obama is a moron.