Almost immediately after the U.S. and Israel launched their airstrikes against Iran early on February 28th, the networks rushed to do polls, which found more Americans disapproved and than approved of the military action that just started. Those results have been used as one of the many talking points repeated by the leftist media, as they continue to trash President Trump's decision, and the entire undertaking. However, something quite shocking took place on CNN on Saturday evening, the negative poll numbers were given context. During their special war coverage, Host John Berman threw it to their numbers expert, Harry Enten, who had the side by side results of four major polls up on the board, and had an attention grabbing statement right off the top. BERMAN: Want to take a closer look at what the American public is thinking about what's going on in Iran. With us now CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten. Harry what are you seeing? ENTEN: Yes, John, look, we've gotten a bunch of polling back since the U.S. Military started its most recent action against Iran and you know what? It's a bit of a confusing picture. It doesn't seem like one at first, but it's a bit of a confusing polling picture. Let's just take a look right now at the overall average of polls okay. View of U.S. military action in Iran. And you take an average of CNN, Fox, IPSOS and NBC polls. What you see here is you see that the clear majority of Americans disapprove of the action. We're talking about 51% of Americans disapprove, just 40% approve. [11 point split.] And I should note, all of these polls, all these polls came in between February 28th, they started on February 28th and then ended by March 3rd. Is this the way America should decide on going to war? Instant polls? Before anyone knows whether it will succeed or not?  So far the report seems pretty cut and dried. But that was about to change, as Enten switched to the net approval rating. ENTEN: You see this 11-point split, but this actually hides some major disagreements between the different polls. Why do I say that? Take a look here okay. This is the net approval rating. That's the approval rating minus the disapproval rating. And this is the net approval rating for U.S. Military action in Iran. Look at this. CNN, our own CNN poll shows that the net approval rating is -18 points, very similar to the IPSOS polling at -16 points. But then all of a sudden you see the NBC news polling and look at this, you see it at -11 points getting a little bit more popular. And then you look at the latest Fox News poll, and that's a split, a dead even split at zero points. Enten then pointed out that the differences in the numbers have him a bit troubled. ENTEN: So yes, on average, the polling is showing that the move is unpopular, but that actually hides major disagreements between the polling. And I should note the polling questions are pretty similar and all conducted at about the same time, so I'm not exactly sure what's going on. And then Enten did something the liberal media hardly ever does -- he put the story he was telling in perspective. ENTEN: But there's another reason why John, you should take these initial numbers with a grain of salt, because I want to go back to the June airstrikes, right. Net approval rating, U.S. military action in Iran after the June airstrikes. Initially in late June, look at this, underwater at minus eight points. But by July, look at that. After the military option was deemed successful, it became much more popular. [Plus 2 points.] Now we're just going to have to wait and see what this current military action in Iran how exactly the polling shifts. But right now I would really take the numbers with a grain of salt. Keeping in mind that there's big polling disagreement and the numbers may change down the road.  The Enten segment was apparently on tape, and the best Berman could come up with in response was, "Harry thank you very much for that. Yes, polling does often track what people think is a successful or non-successful operation." Gee, thanks John. 

When BlazeTV host Steve Deace was asked to be part of the America Reads the Bible initiative, his answer was an emphatic yes.For those who aren’t aware, America Reads the Bible is a week-long event where national leaders from every sphere of influence will read the entire Bible aloud continuously from Genesis to Revelation at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., from April 18-25, to reignite America’s spiritual foundation, foster national renewal and unity through God’s Word, and celebrate the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary of freedom.Americans across the nation are invited to attend in person or tune in via livestream as Candace Cameron Bure, Patricia Heaton, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R), evangelist Franklin Graham, Steve Deace, and many others read the sacred Word of God aloud over our nation.On a recent episode of the “Steve Deace Show,” Deace sat down with the fearless leader behind America Reads the Bible, Bunni Pounds, to explain the vision behind this historic event. Bunni tells Steve that the idea for America Reads the Bible sprouted after she had “an encounter with the Lord” when she was visiting the Museum of the Bible.“I had this thought after writing a book on Nehemiah that’s going to be coming out in May: We need an Ezra moment in this country because we have a leadership crisis.”In the book of Nehemiah, Ezra, a Jewish scribe and priest, publicly read God’s law aloud to the returned exiles, sparking revival, repentance, and renewed commitment to God, which then enabled Nehemiah to lead the people in rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls.America Reads the Bible aims to bring that same storyline here to America.“We need people to rise up, and if we don’t know Scripture, if we don’t go to God every day, depending on him for our wisdom and our life, Steve, we’re in trouble as a nation,” Bunni says.“And so I thought, wouldn’t it be awesome if our national leaders from all spheres of influence, all demographics and denominations, would humble themselves and say, ‘You know, we are high-performing leaders in this country, but we love Jesus, we know we need Scripture every day just to make it, and we’re going to call the American people back to daily Bible reading and discipleship for the well-being of our country.”’Two and a half years later, Bunni’s vision has become a reality. In just a few short weeks, America Reads the Bible will begin, and the Word of God will be broadcast all over the nation.“Come to D.C. Bring your kids, grandkids. Be a part of our opening celebration, and you can experience the whole museum. The Dead Sea Scrolls are there while we’re there as well,” Bunni says, noting that tickets can be purchased on the website.For those who are unable to attend in person, she encourages using the livestream option.“Livestream in your churches, in your communities, in your family room,” Bunni urges. “Some of you have never listened or read the Bible all the way through. Maybe you’re supposed to take off work and just sit under the reading of Scripture by our national leaders all week — but mobilize, mobilize, mobilize!”To hear more about the event, watch the interview above.Want more from Steve Deace?To enjoy more of Steve's take on national politics, Christian worldview, and principled conservatism with a snarky twist, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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