A FEMALE 18-YEAR-OLD HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HAS BEEN EXPELLED FOR HAVING A SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIP WITH A 15-YEAR-OLD STUDENT. SHOULD SHE HAVE BEEN EXPELLED?
YES. IF IT IS ILLEGAL FOR AN 18-YEAR-OLD TO HAVE A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A MINOR OF THE DIFFERENT SEX, WHY SHOULD THIS BE ANY DIFFERENT? 74 59 %
YES. SHE IS NOW FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES AND I THINK IT IS PERFECTLY WITHIN THE RIGHTS OF THE SCHOOL TO EXPEL SOMEBODY IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE. 22 18 %
NO. I REALLY FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE A HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN 18-YEAR-OLD STUDENT AND A 15-YEAR-OLD STUDENT WOULD RESULT IN EXPULSION. THIS IS TARGETING HOMOSEXUALS. 9 7 %
NO. CAN WE GROW UP? A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HAVING SEX WITH A HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR IS DONE EVERYDAY OF THE YEAR IN 2013. IT MIGHT BE CONCERNING, BUT IT IS NOT A CRIME. 20 16 %
NO. A FEMALE CANNOT INTIMIDATE A YOUNGER FEMALE LIKE A MALE COULD INTIMIDATE A YOUNGER FEMALE. 0%
SHOULD GOVERNMENT WORKERS BE ALLOWED TO GET BONUSES?
YES. IT IS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER JOB. WHY SHOULD EXCELLENT GOVERNMENT WORKERS NOT BE REWARDED? 10 7 %
YES. AS LONG AS IT IS TIED TO THEIR PERFORMANCE. 16 11 %
NO. IT IS NOT JUST LIKE ANY OTHER JOB. GOVERNMENT WORKERS PRODUCE NOTHING AND THEIR BONUSES COME FROM OUR TAX DOLLARS. 67 48 %
NO. NOT EVEN PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES. WHO SETS THE BONUS CRITERIA AND WHAT IS IT? HOW MANY TEA PARTY PEOPLE WHO CAN GO AFTER? 48 34 %
ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH SAYS IT DOES NOT CARRY LARGER SIZES BECAUSE IT DOES NOT WANT OVERWEIGHT PEOPLE WEARING ITS CLOTHING. WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THAT POLICY?
I FIND IT PRETTY OFFENSIVE, BUT IT IS A FREE COUNTRY AND ABERCROMIE AND FITCH, OR ANY COMPANY, SHOULD BE ABLE TO RUN ITS BUSINESS AS IT SEES FIT. 98 77 %
ORGANIZATIONS CANNOT MAKE BUSINESS DECISIONS BASED ON CHRISTIAN BELIEFS, LIKE MAN-WOMAN MARRIAGE, SO WHY SHOULD ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH BE ALLOWED TO EXCLUDE CUSTOMERS BECAUSE OF WEIGHT? 29 23 %
DO YOU BELIEVE ONLY LOW-LEVEL I.R.S. WORKERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXTRA SCRUTINY GIVEN TO CONSERVATIVE GROUPS?
YES 3 2 %
NO 170 98 %
WILL THE BENGHAZI HEARINGS FORCE PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM OFFICE?
YES 37 13 %
NO 249 87 %
SHOULD A FLORIDA SCHOOL TEACHER HAVE BEEN FORCED TO RESIGN FOR MODELING PICTURES LIKE THE ONE SHOWN HERE?
YES 64 16 %
NO 341 84 %
COULD YOU SEE THE CURRENT DEBATE OVER GAY RIGHTS BEING VIEWED SOMEDAY IN A SIMILAR WAY BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS IS NOW VIEWED?
YES. BLACK-WHITE MARRIAGE 60 YEARS AGO WAS ALMOST UNHEARD OF AND SCANDALOUS. NOW, NOT SO MUCH. 60 YEARS FROM NOW SAME-SEX MARRIAGE WILL NOT BE A BIG DEAL EITHER. 25 14 %
YES. 60 YEARS AGO BLACK AMERICANS IN THE SOUTH COULD NOT EAT, DRINK OR SHOP WITH WHITE AMERICANS. THAT ALL CHANGED. GAYS IN THE SCOUTS, THE WHITE HOUSE AND PRO SPORTS WILL EVENTUALLY BE GREETED WITH A SHRUG OF THE SHOULDERS TOO. 11 6 %
YES. THERE ARE CLOSET RACISTS TODAY. THERE WILL BE CLOSET BIGOTS 60 YEARS FROM NOW. 7 4 %
NO. BLACK AMERICANS WERE PERSECUTED FOR THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN. THEY HAD NO CONTROL OVER THAT. GAY AMERICANS MAKE THE CHOICE TO LIVE AS A GAY AMERICAN. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE. 48 27 %
NO. UNTIL THE BIBLE IS REWRITTEN TO STATE THAT BEING GAY IS OK WITH GOD, NOTHING WILL EVER CHANGE. 30 17 %
NO. TOO MANY AMERICANS, REGARDLESS OF SKIN COLOR, AGREE ON THE ISSUE, WHICH IS ABOUT TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES AND MORALS. 58 32 %
THERE ARE REPORTS THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT AGREE TO DROP THE DEATH PENALTY AGAINST THE BOSTON BOMBER IN EXCHANGE FOR COMPLETE DISCLOSURE OF ALL ASSOCIATES INVOLVED IN THE BOMBING. WOULD YOU SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT DROPPING THE DEATH PENALTY TO GET THAT INFORMATION?
YES 33 21 %
NO 124 79 %
IS THE JASON COLLINS COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET STORY AS BIG A DEAL AS THE MEDIA IS MAKING IT OUT TO BE?
YES. I REALLY DO NOT CARE, BUT THIS IS A HISTORIC STORY ABOUT A BARRIER BEING TAKEN DOWN. 1 1 %
YES. WHAT JACKIE ROBINSON DID FOR BLACKS IN BASEBALL, COLLINS IS DOING FOR HOMOSEXUALS IN ALL OF SPORTS. 0
YES. WHEN YOU ARE THE FIRST TO DO SOMETHING OF ANY IMPORTANCE, A BIG DEAL WILL BE MADE OUT OF IT. 1 1 %
NO. I REALLY DO NOT BELIEVE MAINSTREAM AMERICA CARES WHO IS GAY AND WHO IS STRAIGHT. 48 38 %
NO. THE MEDIA HAS BEEN CRAVING THIS STORY FOR YEARS AND NOW IT HAS FINALLY GOTTEN IT AND THEY WILL NOT LET IT GO ANYTIME SOON. 47 37 %
NO. IS THERE REALLY ANY STORY AS BIG AS THE MEDIA MAKES IT OUT TO BE? 30 24 %
DO YOU BELIEVE THE CLAIMS OF THE SURVIVING BOSTON BOMBER THAT HE AND HIS BROTHER ACTED ALONE AND HAD NO BACKING FROM ANYBODY ELSE?
YES. IF THEY HAD BEEN PART OF A BIGGER CONSPIRACY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION THAN WE SAW. 6 4 %
YES. AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST, TRULY COMMITTED, FANATICAL MUSLIMS WOULD HAVE BEEN BRAINWASHED INTO BLOWING THEMSELVES UP WITH THEIR VICTIMS. 3 2 %
NO. I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS A LARGE CONSPIRACY, BUT THE CLAIM THEY DID NOT GET AT THE VERY LEAST SOME FINANCIAL BACKING FROM SOMEBODY ELSE IS HARD TO BELIEVE. 41 30 %
NO. KEEP POUNDING THE SURVIVING BOMBER AND I GUARANTEE YOU THAT YOU WILL FIND MANY MORE LAYERS AND A CONSPIRACY. 86 63 %
ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED ONE OF THE BOSTON BOMBING SUSPECTS WAS TAKEN ALIVE?
YES. I DO NOT CARE, NOR WANT TO HEAR, THE TWISTED REASONS WHY HE DID WHAT HE DID. 19 10 %
YES. I WANT THIS GUY DEAD. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. 43 22 %
YES. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT HIM NOT BEING READ HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS. WHY DO I HAVE A SINKING FEELING THAT COULD BE A LEGAL PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE? 14 7 %
NO. WE NEED TO GET ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FROM THIS GUY AND THEN LET HIM ROT IN PRISON FOR THE NEXT 60 YEARS OR SO. 48 24 %
NO. AFTER WE GET ANSWERS FROM THIS GUY, HE WILL BE EXECUTED. WE WIN BOTH WAYS. 56 28 %
NO. I HOPE HE IS SHIPPED TO JAIL AND HIS NEW NEIGHBORS GIVE HIM THE TREATMENT HE SO RICHLY DESERVES. 18 9 %
IF YOU HAD TO VOTE TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR PAT TOOMEY, RICK SANTORUM OR SOMEBODY ELSE?
RICK SANTORUM 124 44 %
PAT TOOMEY 90 32 %
SOMEBODY ELSE 65 23 %
ON A LEVEL OF 0 TO 10, WITH 0 THE LOWEST AND 10 THE HIGHEST, WHAT IS YOUR LEVEL OF CONCERN ABOUT NORTH KOREA AND ITS MISSILE THREATS?
0 20 6 %
1 22 7 %
2 24 7 %
3 35 11 %
4 14 4 %
5 56 17 %
6 21 6 %
7 36 11 %
8 43 13 %
9 18 6 %
10 38 12 %
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE PAT TOOMEY PROPOSAL TO EXPAND BACKGROUND CHECKS ON GUN PURCHASES?
IT IS NOT AS BAD AS I EXPECTED, BUT IT WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. 17 7 %
IT IS NOT AS BAD AS I EXPECTED, BUT I REALLY WORRY THIS IS JUST ANOTHER STEP DOWN A PATH THAT WILL ERODE THE SECOND AMENDMENT. 55 22 %
I DO NOT SEE HOW THIS WILL AFFECT MY ABILITY TO BUY A GUN. THIS IS REALLY NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL. 15 6 %
THIS IS WORSE THAN I THOUGHT. THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS AND I HAVE TO WONDER HOW THEY WILL DEFINE MENTAL ILLNESS. 114 46 %
THIS IS WORSE THAN I THOUGHT. I AM AN ANTI-GUN LIBERAL AND I DO NOT LIKE PARTS OF THE PROPOSAL THAT ACTUALLY EXPAND GUN RIGHTS. 2 1 %
IT IS BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS PROPOSAL PROTECTS AND DOES NOT PUNISH LAWFUL GUN OWNERS. 9 4 %
IT IS BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. I LOVE THE IDEA OF ALLOWING LEGAL GUN OWNERS TO HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS WHEN THEY CROSS STATE LINES. 17 7 %
I REALLY THINK THIS IS MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. I DO NOT SEE IT PASSING THROUGH CONGRESS. 17 7 %
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF SENATOR PAT TOOMEY WORKING WITH A DEMOCRATIC SENATOR ON EXPANDING FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN BUYERS?
I APPLAUD TOOMEY. ADDING ANOTHER LEVEL OF BACKGROUND CHECKS IS NOT A BIG DEAL AND WILL NOT INFRINGE ON THE RIGHTS OF GUN OWNERS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON SENSE MOVE. 8 4 %
I APPLAUD TOOMEY. THIS MOVE TAKES GUTS. 1 1 %
I APPLAUD TOOMEY. THIS SHOWS HIM TO BE A RATIONAL THINKER WHO IS NOT BEHOLDEN TO THE PARTY, BUT RATHER TO THE PEOPLE WHO WANT THESE TYPES OF BACKGROUND CHECKS. 10 5 %
I AM DISAPPOINTED. TOOMEY RAN AS A SOLID CONSERVATIVE. TOOMEY WAS ELECTED TO BE A SOLID CONSERVATIVE. WEAKENING THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS NOT CONSERVATIVE. 39 20 %
I AM DISAPPOINTED. TOOMEY IS CAVING TO A LITTLE POLITICAL HEAT. DOES HE NOT SEE COMPROMISES LIKE THIS ARE NOTHING BUT STEPS TO NIXING THE SECOND AMENDMENT? 49 25 %
I AM DISAPPOINTED. IF TOOMEY GOES ALONG WITH EXPANDED BACKGROUND CHECKS, I WILL HAVE A REALLY, REALLY HARD TIME VOTING FOR HIM A SECOND TIME. 91 46 %
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ATTENDING THE OPENING OF THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY LATER THIS MONTH. WHAT IS YOUR REACTION?
YOU HAVE GOTTA BE FREAKING KIDDING ME. AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OF BLAMING BUSH FOR DAMN NEAR EVERYTHING, OBAMA PLANS TO SMILE AND SAY NICE THINGS NOW? UNBELIEVABLE. 142 60 %
BARACK OBAMA HAS STONES THE SIZE OF MOUNT RUSHMORE. WHAT GALL! 14 6 %
DO NOT MAKE TOO MUCH OUT OF THIS. IT IS THE RIGHT, PROPER AND PRESIDENTIAL THING TO DO. 33 14 %
THIS JUST SHOWS ME, YET AGAIN, THAT ALL THIS ARGUING AND APPARENT DISLIKE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A SHAM. DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE ALL IN IT TOGETHER! 47 20 %
SENATOR BOB CASEY HAS COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE. WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU ABOUT CASEY?
IT TELLS ME HE DID NOT HAVE THE STONES TO COME OUT IN FAVOR OF IT BEFORE THE 2012 ELECTION. 106 50 %
IT TELLS ME HE WILL PROBABLY EVENTUALLY WAVER IN HIS PRO-LIFE BELIEFS TOO. 57 27 %
IT TELLS ME HE NO LONGER WORRIES ABOUT HIS FATHER ROLLING OVER IN HIS GRAVE. 18 8 %
IT TELLS ME HE IS COMING AROUND TO THE EVENTUALITY OF GAY MARRIAGE BEING LEGALIZED EVERYWHERE. 14 7 %
IT TELLS ME HE IS A CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER AND NOT AFRAID OF STICKING HIS NECK OUT IN THE PROCESS. 2 1 %
IT TELLS ME HE MIGHT HAVE DREAMS OF RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN THREE YEARS. 15 7 %
WHAT IS THE MOSTLY LIKELY RESULT OF THE SUPREME COURT HEARINGS ON THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT?
THE COURT WIPES OUT THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT. 38 17 %
THE COURT SAYS IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO DENY FEDERAL MARRIAGE BENEFITS TO SAME-SEX COUPLES IN STATES THAT HAVE LEGALIZED SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. 60 26 %
THE COURT UPHOLDS THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT AND SAYS CONGRESS CAN DEFINE MARRIAGE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF BENEFITS. 32 14 %
THE COURT DOES NOTHING, LEAVING US WITH THE STATUS QUO. 98 43 %
COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTER JAMES HOLMES WANTS TO PLEAD GUILTY IN EXCHANGE FOR AVOIDING A DEATH SENTENCE. SHOULD THE STATE ACCEPT THE DEAL?
YES, BUT ONLY IF IT IS AN IRON-CLAD LIFE SENTENCE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE FOR PAROLE. 17 10 %
YES, BECAUSE IT WOULD SPARE THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS THE PAIN OF A LONG TRIAL. 7 4 %
YES, BECAUSE EVEN IF HOLMES GETS A DEATH SENTENCE, IT WOULD NEVER BE CARRIED OUT. 8 5 %
NO. FRY HIM. 34 20 %
NO. EVEN IF THE CHANCES ARE SLIM HOLMES WOULD EVER BE EXECUTED, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE IT HANGING OVER HIS HEAD. 8 5 %
NO. IF KILLING 12 PEOPLE DOES NOT WARRANT A DEATH SENTENCE, WHY EXACTLY DO WE HAVE THE DEATH PENALTY? 94 56 %
WHICH POLITICAL FIGURE NOT NAMED BARACK OBAMA IS ANNOYING YOU THE MOST THESE DAYS?
MICHAEL BLOOMBERG 136 44 %
CHRIS CHRISTIE 7 2 %
TOM CORBETT 4 1 %
HILLARY CLINTON 15 5 %
CHARLIE DENT 5 2 %
JOHN McCAIN 16 5 %
RAND PAUL 4 1 %
ED PAWLOWSKI 15 5 %
NANCY PELOSI 25 8 %
HARRY REID 65 21 %
KARL ROVE 6 2 %
PAT TOOMEY 7 2 %
OTHER 2 1 %
DID THE PARKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ACT APPROPRIATELY BY TAKING SIX DAYS TO NOTIFY PARENTS THAT A TASER WAS FOUND ON A STUDENT IN SCHOOL?
YES. NOBODY WAS HURT. NOBODY WAS THREATENED. THE KID WAS CAUGHT AND IS BEING DISCIPLINED. THIS REALLY IS NOT THAT BIG OF A STORY. 46 43 %
NO. IN LIGHT OF ALL THE RECENT INCIDENTS OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE, PARENTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. 62 57 %
IN LIGHT OF THE MURDER-SUICIDE AT LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL, SHOULD ALL HOSPITALS INSTALL METAL DETECTORS AT ENTRANCES?
YES. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SAY IT, BUT IT IS TIME TO RAMP UP SECURITY AT HOSPITALS. 15 8 %
YES. I REALLY CANNOT BELIEVE THEY ALREADY HAVE NOT DONE SO. 6 3 %
YES. ANY PUBLIC PLACE LIKE A HOSPITAL SHOULD DO SO. 10 6 %
NO. THIS WAS ONE SAD, ISOLATED INCIDENT. DO NOT OVERREACT. 126 71 %
NO. STOP TRYING TO TAKE AWAY OUR FREEDOMS AND ABILITY TO DEFEND OURSELVES. 15 8 %
NO. SAVE MONEY ON METAL DETECTORS, MAKE IT A GUN-FREE ZONE AND THAT SOLVES THE ISSUE INEXPENSIVELY. 5 3 %
DO YOU SUPPORT THE IDEA OF INCREASING BOTH THE SALES TAX AND THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX WHILE ELIMINATING SCHOOL PROPERTY TAXES?
YES 182 72 %
NO 70 28 %
WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN LEADING THE AMERICAN DELEGATION TO THE INSTALLATION OF POPE FRANCIS?
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT. JOE BIDEN IS A SINNER. YOU ARE A SINNER. I AM A SINNER. WE ARE ALL SINNERS. 4 2 %
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT. IT IS A CEREMONY TO INSTALL THE NEW POPE AND IN THE BIG SCHEME OF THINGS REALLY NOT THAT HUGE OF A DEAL. 11 6 %
IT IS A DISGRACE. HOW CAN A PRO-ABORTION, DEFENDER OF THE INFRINGEMENT OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BE THE BEST CHOICE? 63 32 %
IT IS YET ANOTHER THUMB IN THE EYE OF FAITHFUL, PRACTICING CATHOLICS. HE WILL BE AT THE VATICAN, ALL SMILES, THEY COME HOME AND PROMOTE LEGISLATION THAT IS ANTI-CATHOLIC. 79 40 %
I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE IF BIDEN TAKES COMMUNION, OR BETTER YET, IS REFUSED COMMUNION. 20 10 %
THEY COULD NOT SEND THE MUSLIM, SO WHY NOT BIDEN? 22 11 %
A JUDGE HAS OVERTURNED A NEW YORK LAW THAT WOULD HAVE BANNED LARGE SUGARY DRINKS THERE. WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THE RULING?
I LOVE IT. IT IS A WIN FOR SANITY AND PERSONAL FREEDOM! 93 82 %
I LOVE IT, BUT I HAVE SERIOUS QUESTIONS WHETHER IT WILL SURVIVE AN APPEAL. 15 13 %
IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY REPRIEVE. I GUARANTEE YOU MAYOR BLOOMBERG WILL WIN ON APPEAL. 4 4 %
MAYOR BLOOMBERG IS RIGHT TO APPEAL. HE IS TRYING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF NEW YORKERS. WAY TO GO! 1 1 %
DO YOUR REALLY, HONESTLY, TRULY BELIEVE PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL TRY TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION SO HE CAN SEEK A THIRD TERM?
YES 161 77 %
NO 49 23 %
WILL GOVERNOR CORBETT GO ALONG WITH THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION AND EXPAND THE PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAID PROGRAM AS CALLED FOR UNDER OBAMACARE?
YES 135 63 %
NO 79 37 %
RUSH LIMBAUGH SAYS THE LEFT HAS WON. IS HE RIGHT?
YES. THE LEFT CONTROLS SCHOOLS, ENTERTAINMENT, THE COURTS, THE WHITE HOUSE AND OUR LIVES. 84 30 %
YES. GOVERNMENT HAS EVERYBODY DEPENDENT ON PROGRAMS AND HANDOUTS. EVEN PEOPLE ON THE RIGHT EXPECT GOVERNMENT FREEBIES. 65 23 %
NOT YET. THE LEFT IS WINNING RIGHT NOW, BUT THE FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER. 102 36 %
NO. POLITICS IS CYCLICAL. CONSERVATIVES WILL HAVE THEIR DAY AGAIN! 31 11 %
IF AN ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY AND YOU HAD TO VOTE FOR EITHER TOM CORBETT OR CHRIS CHRISTIE, WHO WOULD GET YOUR VOTE?
CHRIS CHRISTIE 149 43 %
TOM CORBETT 201 57 %
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL HAPPEN FIRST?
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USE IS LEGALIZED IN PENNSYLVANIA. 53 20 %
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS LEGALIZED IN PENNSYLVANIA. 113 42 %
A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CARRIES PENNSYLVANIA. 69 26 %
THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES WIN THE SUPER BOWL. 33 12 %
MAYFAIR IS MOVING FROM CEDAR BEACH TO THE ALLENTOWN FAIRGROUNDS. DOES THAT AFFECT YOUR PLANS TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL EVENT?
IT MAKES ME MORE LIKELY TO ATTEND. 22 13 %
IT MAKES ME LESS LIKELY TO ATTEND. 15 9 %
IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. I GO EVERY YEAR AND WILL CONTINUE TO GO EVERY YEAR. 3 2 %
IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. I NEVER GO AND WILL NOT START NOW. 131 77 %
WHICH STATE OF THE UNION LINE WAS MOST DUBIOUS?
WE HAVE CLEARED AWAY THE RUBBLE OF CRISIS AND CAN SAY WITH RENEWED CONFIDENCE THAT THE STATE OF OUR UNION IS STRONGER. 28 14 %
OUR GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT MAKE PROMISES WE CANNOT KEEP, BUT WE MUST KEEP THE PROMISES WE HAVE ALREADY MADE. 4 2 %
NOTHING I AM PROPOSING TONIGHT SHOULD INCREASE OUR DEFICIT BY A SINGLE DIME. 90 43 %
NEARLY ALL ENERGY BILLS ARE LOWER. 36 17 %
FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FUTURE, WE MUST DO MORE TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE. 3 1 %
IN THE WEALTHIEST NATION ON EARTH, NO ONE WHO WORKS FULL-TIME SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE IN POVERTY, SO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE TO 9 DOLLARS AN HOUR. 4 2 %
AS LONG AS I AM COMMANDER IN CHIEF, WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE MUST TO PROTECT THOSE WHO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY ABROAD. 13 6 %
IN THE TWO MONTHS SINCE NEWTOWN, MORE THAN A THOUSAND BIRTHDAYS, GRAUDATIONS AND ANNIVERSARIES HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM OUR LIVES BY A BULLET FROM A GUN. 9 4 %
OTHER. 8 4 %
NONE. THE PRESIDENT WAS ON POINT WITH EVERYTHING. 12 6 %
THE POST OFFICE IS DISCONTINUING SATURDAY DELIVERY OF FIRST-CLASS MAIL. DO YOU CARE?
YES. I AM USED TO GETTING MAIL SIX DAYS A WEEK AND I DO NOT WANT THAT TO CHANGE. 32 12 %
YES. THEY JUST RAISED POSTAGE RATES AND ARE NOW REDUCING SERVICE. THAT IS JUST WRONG. 30 11 %
YES. TELL CONGRESS TO FORCE THE POST OFFICE TO KEEP DELIVERING SIX DAYS A WEEK. 6 2 %
NO. IT MEANS ONE FEWER DAY I HAVE TO SEE A BILL IN MY MAILBOX. HURRAY! 48 18 %
NO. I GET VIRTUALLY NO IMPORTANT MAIL ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. WHAT DO I CARE? 36 13 %
NO. TELL CONGRESS TO BUTT OUT AND ALLOW THE POST OFFICE TO RUN ITSELF AS IT SEES FIT. 118 44 %
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS DETERIORATED THE MOST?
COMMON COURTESY 27 9 %
CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 1 %
FAMILY 38 13 %
MEDIA 25 9 %
MORALITY 111 38 %
MOVIES 1 0 %
POLITICS 29 10 %
RELIGIOUS CONVICTION 29 10 %
SCHOOLS 14 5 %
TELEVISION 6 2 %
OTHER 3 1 %
NONE OF THE ABOVE. STOP SOUNDING LIKE A GRUMPY OLD MAN! 5 2 %
WHAT IS YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION ABOUT THE BOY SCOUTS CONSIDERING TO ALLOW OPENLY GAY SCOUTS AND LEADERS?
GREAT NEWS. THE BOY SCOUTS HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN WITH IT. 9 3 %
GREAT NEWS. YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A GAY SCOUT OR LEADER BEFORE? THE ONLY CHANGE IS THEY CAN BE OPEN ABOUT IT. 21 6 %
GREAT NEWS. IT MAKES ME MORE LIKELY TO SUPPORT SCOUTING. 5 1 %
BAD NEWS. MORALS SHOULD NOT CHANGE WITH THE TIMES. NEITHER SHOULD THE BOY SCOUTS. 107 32 %
BAD NEWS. ANOTHER INSTITUTION CAVES INTO FRINGE GROUPS AND ALLEGED PUBLIC OPINION. 150 45 %
BAD NEWS. IT MAKES ME LESS LIKELY TO SUPPORT SCOUTING. 45 13 %
THE PENTAGON IS LIFTING ITS BAN ON WOMEN IN COMBAT. GOOD IDEA OR BAD IDEA?
GOOD IDEA. ARE WE REALLY STILL HAVING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER WOMEN CAN DO THE SAME JOB AS MEN? 13 3 %
GOOD IDEA. IF A WOMAN PASSES ALL TESTING REQUIREMENTS THAT MEN DO, WHY NOT? 73 18 %
GOOD IDEA. WE NEED EVERY CAPABLE SOLDIER WE CAN GET, GENDER BE DAMNED! 3 1 %
BAD IDEA. WHETHER YOU WANT TO ADMIT IT OR NOT, MEN WILL INSTINCTIVELY GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO PROTECT WOMEN AND PUT THEMSELVES IN UNNECESSARY DANGER. 71 17 %
BAD IDEA. WOMEN SIMPLY CANNOT HANDLE THE PHYSICAL RIGORS OF COMBAT AS WELL AS MEN CAN. 63 16 %
BAD IDEA. THIS JUST SEEMS TO OPEN UP A SEXUAL CAN OF WORMS THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE OPENED. 30 7 %
BAD IDEA. THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAT POLITICAL CORRECT B.S.. 153 38 %
PAT TOOMEY HAS BEEN IN THE SENATE FOR TWO YEARS. GRADE HIS BODY OF WORK IN THOSE TWO YEARS.
A 51 18 %
B 118 41 %
C 77 27 %
D 22 8 %
F 17 6 %
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DO YOU HOPE PENNSYLVANIA SELLS IN 2013? THE STATE LOTTERY OR STATE LIQUOR STORES?
STATE LIQUOR STORES 155 43 %
STATE LOTTERY 8 2 %
BOTH 116 32 %
NEITHER 78 22 %
IS GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE CORRECT WHEN HE SAYS THE NRA USED THE CHILDREN OF PRESIDENT OBAMA IN ITS MOST RECENT AD?
YES. THE N.R.A. IS CLEARLY USING THE OBAMA GIRLS TO CRASSLY MAKE ITS POINT. 5 3 %
YES. THE N.R.A. USED THE OBAMA GIRLS BUT ONLY IN THE STRICTEST SENSE OF THE WORD. 3 2 %
MAYBE. TO PARAPHRASE BILL CLINTON, IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR DEFINITION OF THE WORD USE IS. 9 6 %
NO. THE N.R.A. AD STATES FACTS. NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS. 37 26 %
NO. THE N.R.A. AD USES THE OBAMA GIRLS NO MORE THAN THE PRESIDENT DID BY HAVING FOUR KIDS ON STAGE WITH HIM WHEN HE SIGNED ALL THOSE EXECUTIVE ORDERS. 91 63 %
WILL REPUBLICANS HAVE THE GUTS TO TAKE A STAND ON THE DEBT CEILING ISSUE AND FORCE A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN?
YES 38 11 %
NO 303 89 %
DID BRENT MUSBERGER CROSS THE LINE WITH HIS COMMENTS ABOUT THE GIRLFRIEND AND MOTHER OF ALABAMA QUARTERBACK AJ McCARRON?
YES. IT WAS UNPROFESSIONAL AND EMBARRASSING. 20 11 %
YES. IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE TO SALIVATE OVER THESE TWO WOMEN AND A BIT CREEPY TO BOOT. 15 8 %
YES. HIS COMMENTS SHOULD GET HIM FIRED. 10 5 %
NO. HE REALLY DID NOTHING MORE THAN COMMENT HOW ATTRACTIVE TWO WOMEN ARE. IS THAT WRONG NOW? 36 20 %
NO. IF THE GIRLFRIEND IS NOT BOTHERED BY THE COMMENTS, WHY SHOULD I BE? 18 10 %
NO. THE ONLY THING ACROSS THE LINE ABOUT THIS IS THE MEDIA ATTENTION BEING PLACED ON IT. 83 46 %
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE FISCAL CLIFF DEAL?
YES. WAS THE DEAL PERFECT? NO. DOES IT PREVENT ALL AMERICANS FROM GETTING SOCKED WITH A TAX HIKE? YES AND THAT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. 17 6 %
YES. THE ONLY PEOPLE GETTING A TAX HIKE FROM THE DEAL ARE THE WEALTHY AMERICANS AND THEY CAN AFFORD IT. 7 3 %
NO. THIS SHOWS FOR ABOUT THE MILLIONTH TIME THAT REPUBLICANS, EVEN SO-CALLED CONSERVATIVE ONES, HAVE NO SPINE. 72 27 %
NO. THE DEAL WILL BUMP UP THE DEFICIT, INCLUDES SMALLER TAX HIKES FOR ALL AND REALLY DOES NOTHING TO SOLVE THE REAL PROBLEM OF CRAZY GOVERNMENT SPENDING. 169 64 %
DO YOU AGREE WITH GOVERNOR CORBETT AND HIS DECISION TO SUE THE NCAA OVER THE PUNISHMENT LEVIED AGAINST PENN STATE?
YES. THE PENALTIES BOTH AND OFF THE FIELD WERE WAY TOO HARSH. GOOD JOB GOVERNOR! 95 42 %
YES. AFTER BUNGLING THE SANDUSKY INVESTIGATION AND APPLAUDING THE FIRING OF JOE PATERNO, THIS IS THE LEAST, AND I MEAN THE VERY LEAST, CORBETT CAN DO. 59 26 %
NO. I SHUDDER TO THINK HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST PENNSYLVANIA TAXPAYERS. 28 12 %
NO. I HAVE TO BELIEVE THE GOVERNOR HAS SOMETHING MORE PRESSING THAT THIS ISSUE. 44 19 %
WHAT WAS THE TOP NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL STORY OF 2012?
PRESIDENT OBAMA WINS RE-ELECTION 28 14 %
THE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS OBAMA-CARE 48 24 %
TERRORISTS ATTACK AMERICAN EMBASSY IN LIBYA, KILLING FOUR AMERICANS 26 13 %
GUNMAN KILLS 26 PEOPLE INSIDE A CONNECTICUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 45 23 %
AMERICA TEETERS ON THE VERGE OF THE FISCAL CLIFF 8 4 %
NORTH KOREA AND IRAN FLEX THEIR NUCLEAR MUSCLES 1 1 %
HURRICANE SANDY DEVESTATES THE MID-ATLANTIC 37 19 %
C.I.A. DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS RESIGNS IN SEX SCANDAL 2 1 %
TURMOIL AND CHAOS IN EGYPT, SYRIA AND ELSEWHERE IN MIDDLE EAST 3 2 %
PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE 0
WHAT WAS THE TOP LOCAL OR STATE STORY OF 2012?
THE ALLENTOWN ARENA SAGA 13 7 %
PENN STATE FOOTBALL BEGINS A NEW ERA UNDER SEVERE PENALTIES 7 4 %
JOE PATERNO DIES 14 7 %
PENN STATE ADMINISTRATORS HAMMERED IN THE FREEH REPORT 5 3 %
JERRY SANDUSKY CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN 37 19 %
IMPLEMENTATION OF VOTER ID LAW IN PENNSYLVANIA IS DELAYED 18 9 %
SEVERAL HEAT WAVES PROVE DEADLY IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY 0
ARLEN SPECTER DIES 2 1 %
HURRICANE SANDY KNOCKS OUT POWER TO TENS OF THOUSANDS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY 69 35 %
ELECTION 2012 WINNERS INCLUDE OBAMA, CASEY, DENT AND CARTWRIGHT 32 16 %
