" The American public agrees with “concerns” raised by the Occupy Wall Street movement but strongly disapproves of tactics used by the protesters, according to a new national Pew Research poll. "

" Well, well, Tea-Party supporters. Looks like you don't actually like the Tea Party anymore.

" At least that's what the Pew Research Center suggested this week, when it found, surprisingly, that poll respondents are souring on both the Tea Party and the Republican Party in congressional districts represented by members of the House Tea Party Caucus. Pay close attention to the findings on the right: "

" In one poll of Americans, 62% said they believed that medical research involving stem cells obtained from human embryos was morally acceptable; 30% said it was not. In another poll, 55% said the government should fund research that would use newly created embryonic stem cells.

" But, the researchers added, when party affiliation was included in the analysis, Republicans were always less supportive of the research than Democrats. People who are religious were also much more likely to oppose embryonic stem cell studies. Republicans were more likely to attend religious services at least weekly than Democrats. Similarly, Americans who attend religous services at least weekly were more likely to vote for Republicans. "

" Only 33% now say that they are supportive of its goals, compared to 45% who say they oppose them. That represents an 11 point shift in the wrong direction for the movement's support compared to a month ago when 35% of voters said they supported it and 36% were opposed. Most notably independents have gone from supporting Occupy Wall Street's goals 39/34, to opposing them 34/42. "

The comments to this article about OpBART are full-on hate for Anonymous - not OpBART, not AntiSec.

" By sidling up to WikiLeaks, Anonymous may be confusing the public’s perception of the group with that of its own illegal antics. And it’s creating that association at a time when WikiLeaks most needs public support to survive. "

" It is not only on the right that the auction of demagogy is operating, and the bids are headed downward. "

"The catch for Americans with strong religious convictions, Scheufele believes, is that nanotechnology, biotechnology and stem cell research are lumped together as means to enhance human qualities. In short, researchers are viewed as "playing God""

"Since 2002, Americans have grown more accepting of medical research using stem cells obtained from human embryos. The percentage considering this morally acceptable has gradually increased from 52% to 64%."

"Increased funding for embryonic stem cell research brings the promise of finding cures and treatment for life-threatening diseases and conditions such as diabetes, Parkinson’s, spinal cord injury, and heart disease."

"Attitudes towards the issues has not changed much since 2001 or 2002, according to the Gallup report, but more Americans are finding medical research using stem cells obtained from human embryos ... morally acceptable."