Mister Poll: Media Abuse of the Powerful

The media has established itself with the responsibility of uncovering every possible past experience of a politician, and every current mistake. What kind of an effect do you believe this type of coverage has on our political leaders.

What kind of effects do you believe are produced because of intense media coverage. SELECT ONE OR THE OTHER.

The media coverage of politicians forces them to be completely honest and moral (or at least that is the attempt).

Media coverage of politicians makes people incredibly fearful to enter into politics themselves, and, thus, we have less people running for office.

Please select which seems more true.

Media should not cover a politician's sexual activity from the past, before the individual was involved with politics.

Coverage of a persons sexual history truly reveals their moral character, discipline and maturity.

Please select which seems more true. As it is the media does not have to prove its news stories about politicians and their is no penalty if they print a false story, because politicians do not have rights to libel and slander like all Americans. In other words, our system allows anyone to say anything about any politician even if it is horrible and false.

This absolute freedom of speech granted to the media and the rights taken away from the politicians is extremely unjust and is politically disruptive

We the people need the freedom to say anything, even if it is only possibly, remotely true, and a genuine good leader could resist any falacious accusation because the public will still want proof

Please select one of the following. Imagine that their is a person that is a political and economic genius, a brillian leader, but, as well, he was very sexually promiscious in his youth, and involved with illict drugs. In his thirties, he has settled down and now has a family and stable life. His fear is so great that the truth of his past will come out and disrupt his marriage that he decides not to run Senator or Governor, even though many of his professional friends believe that he will be tremendously beneficial in politics.

In this situation we are unfortunately missing out on a very good politician, but his sexual past and his drug activity should still be fair game to public awareness if he runs for office

In this fashion the freedom of the media to expose ever aspect of a politicians life is injurious to the nation, and to prevent this from happening, possibly, the media should ease its investigation into a politicians past

Please select one.

The amount of time and energy politicians spend worrying about media scrutiny deprives their energy and time to be effective leaders

The media scrutiny ensures that our politicians abide by social standards and maintain their honesty

Please select one.

If the media eased its investigative tactics against politicians many good leaders in other areas such as business and education would step into the political arena

If the media eased its investigative tactics against politicians many devious, treacherous and corrupt powerplayers from other areas will slip through and gain power

Please select one.

I wish media was harder and more analytical of politicians lives

Current media professionals should maintain their level of attention given to politicians

Media should ease its grasp upon a politicians political past and current activities

Media should keep away from a politicians past but should keep up the attention given to current activities

Media should incredibly reduce its investigation of politicians

This poll was created on 2005-10-18 16:23:07 by politico_mind