DU this Poll... AGAIN!!!

[OneAngryDemocrat]

For the third time in five days, the Sauk Valley Newspapers in northwestern Illinois have ditched polling results which they didn't like, and re-asked the same poll question with slight word changes.

First, the Sauk Valley Newspapers in North Western Illinois scrapped a poll which resoundingly showed that Americans wanted Gitmo Bay detainees to be brought to justice!

Then they ditched a poll which asked if Gitmo Bay detainees should be housed at the Thomson, Illinois prison.

And now they have ditched THAT poll, and re-asked the same question... again... with slight language changes: ''How do you feel about the possibility of military trials being held for terrorist suspects in Thomson prison, if the feds bring Gitmo detainees there?''

Yes - the question IS different - but, let's be honest, it really isn't.

Why does it all matter?

Why this paper?

Why these polls?

It matters because the Thomson prison is located in the very same area in which the Sauk Valley Newspapers draw their readers.

For several years, now, the Thomson Correctional Center, a super maximum security facility in North Western Illinois, has been sitting vacant.

The state of Illinois, additionally, has a budget deficit in the tens of billions of dollars - which is why the prison has been sitting empty.

The location where this prison is located has an unemployment rate of over 13%.

Bringing the Gitmo Bay detainees to Illinois would finally afford these prisoners their day in court, as well as bring needed jobs, and revenue to the area.

Support justice...

Support local jobs...

Support our President...

Scroll half-way down the page, and look for the poll on the right-hand side of your screen.

http://www.saukvalley.com /

[AndyA]

1. Done - and some advice for those who do vote...

You might open this site and leave it open for a couple of minutes, click a link or two and then leave those pages open for a bit, rather than just voting and leaving. I don't know how sophisticated that site is, but they may remove votes placed by visitors of a short duration, especially if they're on ISPs from out of the area.

Otherwise, they might think a local is out of town and checking in to see what's going on at home. Might be overkill, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.

[Oceansaway]

2. .

I support the trials 74%

I oppose them 21%

Not sure 2%

No opinion 3%

58 participants in total.

[timeforpeace]

5. 58 participants. Probably a circulation of twice that. Why exactly is this such an important deal?

[OneAngryDemocrat]

6. Politics...

Why does it all matter?

Why this paper?

Why these polls?

Do we want the national media reporting that this primarily conservative corner of Illinois doesn't want the detainees to get their day in court, let alone housed in their back-yard?

It matters because the Thomson prison is located in the very same area in which the Sauk Valley Newspapers draw their readers.

For several years, now, the Thomson Correctional Center, a super maximum security facility in North Western Illinois, has been sitting vacant.

The state of Illinois, additionally, has a budget deficit in the tens of billions of dollars - which is why the prison has been sitting empty.

The location where this prison is located has an unemployment rate of over 13%.

Bringing the Gitmo Bay detainees to Illinois would finally afford these prisoners their day in court, as well as bring needed jobs, and revenue to the area.

Support justice...

Support local jobs...

Support our President...

Scroll half-way down the page, and look for the poll on the right-hand side of your screen.

http://www.saukvalley.com /

[xxqqqzme]

3. OK

Agree, the question could have been worded better.

[OneAngryDemocrat]

4. Purple Congressional District

The area traditionally votes GOP, but a lot of democrats (Bill Foster, for one) got into office over the last two election cycles.

The goons are out writing negative letters to the local paper which are getting printed, and the paper isn't printing letters that want this to happen.

[OneAngryDemocrat]

7. 67% in Support @ 8:00 AM

I support the trials 67%

I oppose them 30%

Not sure 2%

No opinion 1%

216 participants in total.

[OneAngryDemocrat]

8. 66% in Support @ 8:00 PM - 11/20/09

I support the trials 66%

I oppose them 30%

Not sure 3%

No opinion 2%

305 participants in total.