Newsweek Poll: "You're An Idiot Unless You Think We're Winning"

by hubbird, Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 04:29:58 PM EST

Newsweek published the results of another of their "Americans are all stupid and here's proof" polls on Saturday. All in all, it was a depressing reminder that most people are not as politically literate, well-informed, and critically nimble as the folks you and I know. Only 11 percent, for example, could name John Roberts as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (compared with 18 percent who could identify the most recent winner of American Idol).

But what really stuck in my craw was the following question:

CORRECT ANSWER IS IN BOLD
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5. From what you know about the situation, do you think the United States is losing the fight against al-Qaeda or radical Islamic terrorism?

52  Yes

37  No

11  Don't know/Refused

Excuse me? Beg your pardon? Wtf?

Where, exactly, does Newsweek get off in declaring that we're winning, especially while reminding us all that the Korean War is still . . . um . . . not really over. We've been "winning" that one (or at least not losing it) for 50+ years now! Go USA!




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interesting (none / 0)

the main street wall stree dichotomy is very true only a third of the people have a vague idea what the stockmarket is at


McCain - a serial Opportunist, from marriage to policy positions
by TarHeel on Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 04:38:09 PM EST

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don't forget there are atleast 10 states that have an avg iq that would qualify the state as retarded if it was a person


by orin76 on Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 04:44:03 PM EST

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Dare I ask which states are on the list?


by DPW on Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 05:38:36 PM EST
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From that same poll via Political Wire:
"Even today, more than four years into the war in Iraq, as many as four in ten Americans (41 percent) still believe Saddam Hussein's regime was directly involved in financing, planning or carrying out the terrorist attacks on 9/11, even though no evidence has surfaced to support a connection. A majority of Americans were similarly unable to pick Saudi Arabia in a multiple-choice question about the country where most of the 9/11 hijackers were born. Just 43 percent got it right -- and a full 20 percent thought most came from Iraq."

www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com
by LandStander on Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 05:20:17 PM EST

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Missippi
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
South Carolina
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Montana
Louisiana
Alabama
by orin76 on Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 11:16:02 PM EST


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