Nation Poll

Trendwatch: Is Twitter the new...

  1. I vote 'Betamax', not out of any insight in the future, but more as protest against our rush to a "Virtual World" where everybody's 'fifteen minutes' last forever (never mind their thoughts and talents probably aren't worth fifteen seconds) and the cyber residue of our existence is more valued than our actual lives.

    Posted by blueCedars at 06/2/2009

  2. I could go with any of them, but choose "solitaire", as Twit presents us procrastinators with one more excuse to linger in our easy chairs and let the world go by.

    Posted by Tomasina at 06/5/2009

Past Polls

  1. 11/23/2009 Which political topic will be most ardently debated around the dinner table during Thanksgiving weekend?
  2. 11/17/2009 What was your first reaction upon hearing that Oprah will end her show and move to cable?
  3. 11/ 1/2009 What is the significance of this week's regional elections?
  4. 10/29/2009 In honor of Halloween, we're calling out the scariest Democrats. Who scares you the most?
  5. 10/12/2009 How should the Obama administration handle Fox News?
  6. 10/ 8/2009 What do you think about President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize?
  7. 10/ 7/2009 What impact do you think Sarah Palin's upcoming memoir Going Rogue will have when it comes out this November?
  8. 10/ 4/2009 President Obama is reportedly 'angry' at Gen. McChrystal for publicly second guessing him on Afghanistan strategy. What do you think about their clash?
  9. 10/ 1/2009 What do you think about Roman Polanski’s arrest and its aftermath?
  10. 9/27/2009 US-Iran talks will take place in Geneva this week. What should President Obama focus on during the negotiations?
  11. 9/22/2009 Which story do you hope will get the most attention at the G-20 conference this year?
  12. 9/20/2009 What do you think of President Obama's five back-to-back Sunday morning major-network interviews and his Letterman appearance?
  13. 9/16/2009 How do you feel about President Carter's remarks about racism directed at Obama?
  14. 9/13/2009 The ongoing media attention on Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst is...
  15. 9/ 9/2009 What did you think of President Obama's healthcare speech to Congress?
  16. 9/ 7/2009 Why did so many parents across America not want President Obama to address the nation's schoolchildren?
  17. 9/ 1/2009 What should President Obama emphasize in his speech to Congress on healthcare?
  18. 8/27/2009 How will the loss of Sen. Ted Kennedy affect healthcare reform?
  19. 8/23/2009 On which issue has the mainstream media done the worst job?
  20. 8/17/2009 Should progressives support a healthcare bill without a public option?
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