Alaska Darin Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Man I'm glad you're posting here again. I'm looking forward to ridiculing you, you make it so darn easy Leave him alone, he thinks he's being witty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RI Bills Fan Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 You know AD I'm sure that can protect himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSF...ll_republic.asp Under a section called "Partisan Knowledge Gap," we find Republicans were more knowledgeable by a double-digit factor on four issues. Although the Glenn Beck question is naturally easier for Republicans, the other three issues are basic political knowledge— what "cap-and-trade" means, who's in control of the House, and who the new Supreme Court Justice is (a question that should perhaps be easier for Democrats). Republicans also led Democrats on identifying the unemployment rate, Fed chairman, Dow level, Max Baucus' position. Republicans correctly answered an Iran/Israel question and an Afghanistan question more often than Dems. Republicans and Democrats were even on identifying the "public option" as a health-care plan. What's it say about toothless rednecks again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 What's it say about toothless rednecks again? Don't know, try asking your cousin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 Just a little something to add to this thread: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...id=aqFzOEXh53Po Republican Smarts Trump Obama’s Scorn Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Whether in the halls of academia or broad swaths of America’s news media, a watchword of liberal faith is that Democrats have the corner on smarts. Barack Obama signaled his adherence to this belief way back during last year’s presidential campaign, when he characterized small-town Americans as follows: “And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti- trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” Presidents historically have refrained from such juvenile name-calling. Incredibly, a more recent comment indicates that Obama has become more certain of the intellectual superiority of his party now that he’s won the presidency. Maybe something happens to you when you win a Nobel Prize. At an Oct. 20 fundraiser in New York, Obama decided to reveal his inner scorn for Republicans. “Democrats are an opinionated bunch,” he said, to much laughter and applause. “You know, the other side, they just kind of sometimes do what they’re told. Democrats, you all are thinking for yourselves.” Never mind, for a moment, what brilliant and deeply held Democratic insights have brought us since Obama took office, such as the ludicrous green-jobs fantasy or letting unions cut to the front of the line in the bankruptcies of General Motors Co. and Chrysler LLC. Contempt for Dissent And ignore for now that this party of supposed superior intellect displays only contempt for the thoughts of political opponents, be they reporters at Fox News or lobbyists for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with the gall to espouse the benefits of free enterprise. Maybe Obama is right. So let’s dig into the data a little. Fortunately, the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press last month reported the results of a poll that quizzed Americans on their knowledge of current events. Republicans significantly outperformed Democrats on the test. OK, it’s understandable that more Republicans than Democrats would be able to identify Glenn Beck as a television and radio talk-show host. Yet by double-digit margins, more Republicans than Democrats knew that the cap-and-trade bill is about energy and the environment, that Democrats are the majority party in the House of Representatives, and even that Sonia Sotomayor -- a Democrat, appointed by a Democratic president, confirmed by a Senate with a Democratic majority -- is the new Supreme Court justice. More Republicans knew the unemployment rate, the level of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the chairmen of the Federal Reserve and the Senate Finance Committee, and approximately how many U.S. troops are in Afghanistan. The only question on which Democrats outperformed Republicans concerned the fact that when it comes to health care, the U.S. outspends Europe. Michael Moore must have been in the sample. On average, Republicans and political independents correctly answered 5.7 of the 12 questions in the test. Democrats trailed, with an average of 5 correct answers. Another way to determine which party is smarter is to look at results of the General Social Survey, administered by the National Opinion Research Center. It includes a vocabulary test, known as Wordsum, that correlates strongly with IQ scores. In the 2008 survey, the average score of Republicans was about 10 percent higher than that of Democrats. That’s consistent with the results in previous years. Obama’s statement to his cheering supporters in New York reveals the fundamental political philosophy of the Obamaites: The problem with America is that there are too many stupid people who make bad choices. They need a government made up of brilliant Democrats to take over their lives for them. The facts are at odds with the view that Republicans are the party of the stupid. Obama is as wrong about this as he appears to be about everything else. The results are not really all that surprising. You must be pretty stupid if you think you are smarter than everybody else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Don't know, try asking your cousin. I will when I'm done with your sister. How many people were polled? 100? 500? 100,000? 500,000? A million? A poll based on less than 500 people is wrong in so may ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 I will when I'm done with your sister. How many people were polled? 100? 500? 100,000? 500,000? A million? A poll based on less than 500 people is wrong in so may ways. No need to shoot the messenger, If you're sore about the subject, write a letter to Pew Research. oh and btw, This is a Pew Political IQ test conducted over the phone with 1,002 adults from Oct. 1-4. oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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