Tuesday, October 14, 2008
14% of Republicans are willing to say to a total stranger that they think Obama is a Muslim
According to the new CBS/NY Times poll.
Compared to 2% of Democrats and (sigh) 13% of independent voters.
This question could just have well been phrased, "Are you a fucking batshit-crazy racist hate-tard? If yes, say, 'Barack Obama is a Muslim.'"
I've already seen this result reported as "14% of Republicans think Obama is a Muslim" but "think" is absolutely the wrong word here. I'm willing to bet that the number of actual Americans who "think" Obama is a Muslim -- that is, the number of people who are simply erroneously and innocently under this impression and for whatever reason don't know better -- is very close to zero. Even the 2% of Democrats who make this claim are probably, somewhere in their heart of hearts, kidding themselves.
What the poll actually shows, as I have phrased it in the title here, is that 14% of Republicans know that Obama is a Christian but are actually willing to tell a total stranger who calls them on the phone that they think he is Muslim. That's extraordinary.
I'd be very interested to see the answers Democrats and independents give to an analogous question, such as: "Do you know who the father of Trig Palin is? If so, who is he?" Or possibly: "Do you know whether John McCain has an illegitimate love child? If so, is the love child black?"
Amazingly, this is a poll in which Obama is winning among likely voters by 53% to 39%.
Compared to 2% of Democrats and (sigh) 13% of independent voters.
This question could just have well been phrased, "Are you a fucking batshit-crazy racist hate-tard? If yes, say, 'Barack Obama is a Muslim.'"
I've already seen this result reported as "14% of Republicans think Obama is a Muslim" but "think" is absolutely the wrong word here. I'm willing to bet that the number of actual Americans who "think" Obama is a Muslim -- that is, the number of people who are simply erroneously and innocently under this impression and for whatever reason don't know better -- is very close to zero. Even the 2% of Democrats who make this claim are probably, somewhere in their heart of hearts, kidding themselves.
What the poll actually shows, as I have phrased it in the title here, is that 14% of Republicans know that Obama is a Christian but are actually willing to tell a total stranger who calls them on the phone that they think he is Muslim. That's extraordinary.
I'd be very interested to see the answers Democrats and independents give to an analogous question, such as: "Do you know who the father of Trig Palin is? If so, who is he?" Or possibly: "Do you know whether John McCain has an illegitimate love child? If so, is the love child black?"
Amazingly, this is a poll in which Obama is winning among likely voters by 53% to 39%.
posted by Anonymous : 10/14/2008 07:30:00 PM
