Why was this added to the yes staged choice?

It added to the Bush-McCain connection.

I wanted to vote for staged but refuse to vote for it if it says that at the end. What about a choice for people who just think it's staged but don't support that fluff at the end?

GS, we ought to be used to the bias by now. Of course it was staged. And no, I don't care. It's just more silliness.

how about "so staged, but who cares ...period"

yes the bias is apparent.

i thought it might be staged when I first saw it. But it was funny, so I don't care if it was staged or not.

How come we are accusing Citizen of being biased? She is the Republican sugar.

The options on the quiz were biased, whether or not Citizen says she is a Republican.

If you were there and couldn't tell if it was staged, how can we? I'm just not sure that he's that good an actor, but he would be that quick at recovering.

I'm confused as to why "it added to the Bush-McCain connection" is a problem. If it were staged, what else would the reason have been to do that if not to attempt to further that idea?

meh who cares.

It's a problem because when you click that option its implying you see a Bush-McCain connection, and that you're glad it was pointed out.

I don't mind it because it comes from my side.

michelin is accusing citizen of being a republican. this blog is NOT biased. maybe it's not as right wing as you'd like michelin, but its more balanced than 99% of what's out there. and i think insulting the editors is getting pretty old now.

I thought it was real. George and John would be easy to mix up if you are using both close together in a speech. It just seemed to match his usual speech pattern.

I'm accusing her of being a republican? I think she accused herself of that.

I feel that sniping at each other is acceptable, but going after Citizen and Liberty is tacky. They try to make things entertaining and thoughtful and can't measure every word to meet with everyone's approval.

I just feel like the wording on the options could be better. How about "Was it staged? Yes, no, maybe, or other." There's no need to interject any other opinions into it, that's what comments are for. I'd just like an option I can actually click. I'm not really trying to "go after" Citizen.

sorry that was supposed to say "michelin was accusing citizen of "SAYING" she was a republican"... hope that makes more sense now. you were implying that she only says she's conservative, but that in reality the blog is biased.

Ah come on, if we can't fight over the wording of poll questions, what can we fight over?

I honestly don't know whether Citizen is a republican or not. It doesn't really matter to me. I still feel that the material on the Sugar sites as a whole is rather left-biased. I don't "have a chip on my shoulder", I just call it like I see it. It doesn't even bother me that much, I'm used to a bias in the media. I can argue my points no matter how the original article is worded.

I'm not reading it that way at all, and I don't think it means you agree there is a Bush-McCain connection. I think it simply indicates that if staged, it added the idea they are pushing that the connection exists.

The good news for you if you insist on interpreting it in that manner is there is a fourth choice.

I have to agree with Michelin, i often look at the options on these questions and None apply to me.
I always have to choose the last one which sucks.

and more often than not its because they dont offer a balanced view.

there isnt a.b.c and d. its A, A-part 2, and A-part 3 and D for the people who dont like A.

Saying comments after with the yes, no or maybe options is a Sugar format. They do it on all the Sugar sites Pop, fab, fit, bella, buzz all do that.

YY is right. If you are looking for completely unbiased politics coverage your never going to find it but Citizensugar is more unbiased than most of what else there is out there in cyber land.

i dont know about the other sugar sites, i don't read them. but as far as this particular site goes... i don't see the bias. they go out of their way to show both sides -- and not in a stupid "Hannity & Colmes" type of way where one side is just there for show. i'm thankful that a site like this exists if for no other reason than to give me the chance to argue with conservatives like you.

But wouldn't you agree that adding a little comment after the yes or no is inherently biasing the response? Furthermore, these three options are 1- not staged, 2- staged, but I don't care because he's pointing out the bush connection, 3- give me more Obama! So its a little annoying that almost anybody not in favor of Obama would have to pick 'other'.

Well I'm personally offended that citizen is in red and sugar is in blue. What are they trying to do? Imply that all the substance is with the republicans and all the rhetoric is with the liberals. Also citizen has more letters in it which is CLEARLY a bias towards team red.

Guys, my original comment wasn't calling out team red or team blue or stating a huge conspiracy. I was stating I didn't like the option on THiS quiz. And mich is going to say whatever the heck she wants when she wants and trying to tell her not to is censorship. You may not like what she says, but she can say it.

well if the poll shows that most picked other then the poll shows that most did not agree with any of the options offered. it's a poll. you can't possibly address every single possible answer someone could have. also, the thing about obama appearing overhead was really really funny.

I'm offended that option 3 compared Obama to the Wizard of Oz.

Joe Biden is tearing this nation apart!

Harmony!

That's it. Make fun of us. Because it is always the conservatives who find fault in things and protest.

GS is right, it's not really a big deal. I was just agreeing with her that the choices were bad. Everybody doesn't need to get so pissy.

Rac, long time, no see.

How would you know Raci, you haven't been around to see what he's been doing to us.

I'm offended that I keep seeing Obama wearing a red tie and not a blue tie.

Also why is the check mark red and the box blue? Are you guys implying that republicans get things done and democrats are full of a lot of empty space? I'm outraged! hmmmmm...I have a lot of thinking to do.

I thought the Wizard of Oz thing was funny, too.

And as far as the results, that doesn't prove anything other than the representation of those posting. I chose oz, because I thought it was poking fun of Obama. Others may choose not to vote because they aren't represented with an answer.

I have seen this man, in only two days since his speech, nearly threaten the CS community with violence. I have seen the world Joe Biden offers us and it is a world of naked brutality and horror.

I thought the answers were hilarious

Ok, our finding fault in one question in one poll is the same as the off the wall things you are offering? Harmony?

HF, lay off. If you don't think those options were biased, that's fine. But there's really no reason to go on like that.

I actually do see your point GS, but there have been other threads when I didn't fit into any of the options they gave us. Actually about 90% I mark other. So I guess I don't think it's that big of a deal. I'm sure she didn't mean the bias....I mean you guys are on the same team after all. Citizen just likes to get her jokes in.

oooh naked.

whew. i'm glad we can all agree that we are crazy for getting angry over a poll on a website. please join me in a shame-filled moment of silence.

harmony is being funny. LIGHTEN UP

I don't think anyone got angry. A question was asked of Citizen, then the calvary rolled in and fired.

And I do too. I'm just kidding. I didn't mean to offend anyone. I'm just entertaining myself.

And since the Wizard of Oz option really is poking fun of Obama, then isn't that an option that doesn't support Obama?

I don't like this "team" business in general. I am not on "team red". I argue for my own opinions, and if they happen to align with somebody who considers themselves 'red', that's great. But it's not always the case.