Redskins Diehard Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Nearly one in five Americans mistakenly believes that President Obama is Muslim, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center -- and that was before he came out in support of the right to build a mosque near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan. What other opinions, habits, surmises, hopes and fears do 20 percent of us share? Recent surveys and studies show that one in five Americans also... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/19/AR2010081905061.html?hpid=topnews -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would love to see the Venn Diagram for where these beliefs intersect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tris Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Oh I definately pee in pools, as well as waterparks, and my own shower.:pfft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Oh I definately pee in pools, as well as waterparks, and my own shower.:pfft: I wonder why they don't ask the question of how many people think the President pees in the pool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Was it saying that ONLY 20% of people believe those things? some of those, 20% seems low. I would expect a higher number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Pretty funny if you look at it this way. 1 in 5 Americans believe the following about the President: . . . thinks socialism is superior to capitalism, according to a 2009 Rasmussen survey. . . . reports "excessive sleepiness," according to a recent study by Stanford University's Sleep Epidemiology Research Center. . . . believes that the harsh techniques used to interrogate terrorism suspects after Sept. 11, 2001, were torture but still legitimate, according to a 2009 CNN poll. . . . fears job loss in the next 12 months, according to a recent Gallup poll. . . . believes in the right of a state to secede, according to a 2008 Zogby poll. . . . thinks marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol, according to a recent Rasmussen poll. . . . believes that intelligent beings from other planets have made contact with humans on Earth, according to a 2006 CBS News poll. . . . skips medical care when sick or injured, according to a Deloitte survey released this month. . . . believes that the government "enjoys the consent of the governed," according to a February Rasmussen telephone survey. . . . admits to peeing in pools, according to a 2009 survey by the Water Quality and Health Council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassow Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Oh I definately pee in pools, as well as waterparks, and my own shower.:pfft: who DOESN'T pee in the shower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 "Skip medical care when sick or injured" is nice and vague. Does that mean like who I, as a 25 year old, don't go running to the doctor every time I get a cold or the flu, and simply wrap and ice a twisted/sprained ankle? Or is that talking about groups like Christian Scientists, Amish, Scientologists, etc refuse to see a doctor for anything? Either way I'm gonna with Buzz that "only 20%" seems a bit low for a couple of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANDWARF Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Ramada is a time of fasting and he ain't. If he is a muslim, he is not a practicing one. If he is christian, I don't perceed him being a practicing one. Bottomline I don't see him as a religious man. IMO. But its not my job to judge, it's Gods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Freaky that 20% of Americans think that Ronald Reagan was the first U.S. President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Freaky that 20% of Americans think that Ronald Reagan was the first U.S. President. I heard on the radio the other day that in a game of Family Feud, the #1 answer to "who is the most popular president?" was.......(drum roll) Ben Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I heard on the radio the other day that in a game of Family Feud, the #1 answer to "who is the most popular president?" was.......(drum roll)Ben Franklin yikes... just yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 I heard on the radio the other day that in a game of Family Feud, the #1 answer to "who is the most popular president?" was.......(drum roll)Ben Franklin Well that is obviously the fault of a vast right wing conspiracy to convince the country that that is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I heard on the radio the other day that in a game of Family Feud, the #1 answer to "who is the most popular president?" was.......(drum roll)Ben Franklin Well it's easy to see why. Sure, the Teapot Dome and Iran-Contra scandals hurt him a little, but between the Lousiana Purchase, freeing the slaves, and leading the US to victory in WWI it's really a no-brainer. No other president can hope to compete with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Well that is obviously the fault of a vast right wing conspiracy to convince the country that that is true. Nah, Ben was quite the liberal freak. Rush and Hannity would absolutely hate him. Plus, he liked the French! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINS@THEGOALLINE Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one. Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
December90 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Why do "news"papers feel the overarching NEED to tell everyone that Obama isn't Muslim? Why do those same "news"papers feel the need to tell us he is Christian? While he seems well versed in the practice of both. He does not publicly practice either. Funny Right Wing Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Nah, Ben was quite the liberal freak. Rush and Hannity would absolutely hate him. Plus, he liked the French! It was okay to like the French back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Why do "news"papers feel the overarching NEED to tell everyone that Obama isn't Muslim? Why do those same "news"papers feel the need to tell us he is Christian?While he seems well versed in the practice of both. He does not publicly practice either. Funny Right Wing Links I guess because one of the principle purposes of a newspaper is uncover and deseminate truth and act as a bulwark against lies and propaganda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Paint Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Why do "news"papers feel the overarching NEED to tell everyone that Obama isn't Muslim? Why do those same "news"papers feel the need to tell us he is Christian?While he seems well versed in the practice of both. He does not publicly practice either. Funny Right Wing Links Yeah, it's getting ridiculous. I guess they feel they need to pound it into our heads. Obama doesn't help when he says "my muslim faith" in an interview. Sounded like a freudian slip more than misspeaking. I don't blame people for wondering if Obama is a muslim or is from Kenya when he says "my muslim faith" and Michelle says Barack's "home country" is Kenya. I just fail to see how those who may question it are considered nut jobs. bMUgNg7aD8M proi6NFdKVs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 It's not a Freudian slip. It's called anticipating the question. They think they know where you're going and begin addressing it before the question is asked. It happens all the time esp. on questions that they've been asked 10 million times before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I wonder why they don't ask the question of how many people think the President pees in the pool? Im pretty sure his Muslim faith prohibits him from peeing in pools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generaltso Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Im pretty sure his Muslim faith prohibits him from peeing in pools. finally a rule that makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Paint Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 It's not a Freudian slip. It's called anticipating the question. They think they know where you're going and begin addressing it before the question is asked. It happens all the time esp. on questions that they've been asked 10 million times before. Excuses excuses. Just like Jason Campbell and Patrick Ramsey defenders. Constant excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Excuses excuses. Just like Jason Campbell and Patrick Ramsey defenders. Constant excuses. or practical experience. I've conducted a lot of interviews and seen people jump the question often in anticipation for a question they figure has to be coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drop Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 get four of your best friends together, and shoot the idiot who thinks pot is worse than alcohol. most likely he's/she's a heathenous, mouth breather who has a very limited ability to think for him/herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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