Apparently, asking race-baiting poll questions is no impediment to getting promoted on the ConWeb.
Newsmax and the Washington Examiner both published separate columns by Brad O’Leary citing a poll that, in a question curiously omitted from mention in either column, falsely asserted that Obama appointee Mark Lloyd “wants the FCC to force good white people in positions of power in the broadcast industry to step down to make room for more African-Americans and gays to fill those positions” (as we noted).
Not to worry, though — O’Leary presented lots more biased questions in his poll (as he’s prone to do). His Examiner column repeated a question that misleadingly portrayed the conflict between the Obama White House and Fox News, stating only that “The Obama administration recently declared that the White House would treat the Fox News Channel as an ‘opponent,’ and declared that Fox News is not a ‘legitimate news organization,'” failing to mention that Fox News provoked the conflict by declaring itself to be the “voice of the opposition” to Obama’s presidency.
O’Leary’s Newsmax column repeats the misleading wording of a poll question about the recently signed hate-crimes bill. The question asserts that “Some experts believe this could lead to serious infringements on free speech, as well as the prosecution of religious preachers, talk show hosts or political activists who speak against homosexuality or transsexuals.” without also explaining that the bill provides for protecting freedom of speech. The question also complains that the bill would “allow the prosecution of people whose speech allegedly influences others to commit hate crimes,” seemingly suggesting that people shouldn’t be prosecuted for inciting violence.