olyclimber Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Poll_41_of_Americans_believe_Saddam_0624.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoore Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 A new Newsweek poll out this weekend exposed "gaps" in America's knowledge of history and current events. Perhaps most alarmingly, 41% of Americans answered 'Yes' to the question "Do you think Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq was directly involved in planning, financing, or carrying out the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001?" That total is actually up 5 points since September 2004. Further, a majority of people couldn't identify Saudia Arabia as the country of origin of most of the 9/11 hijackers, even given the question in multiple choice format. 20% answered Iraq, while 14% believed the hijackers came from Iran. A majority (52%) believe the US is losing the war against al Qaeda, however Newsweek disagrees. In the magazine's reporting of the poll, they made judgment that the US is in fact not "losing the fight against al-Qaeda or radical Islamic terrorism." Closer to home, 89% of Americans are unable to name the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (John Roberts), though a majority of those polled were able to name Nancy Pelosi as the current Speaker of the House. That is all very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmuja Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 >>"...41% of Americans answered 'Yes' to the question "Do you think Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq was directly involved in planning, financing, or carrying out the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001?..."<< That poll is flawed. 41% of "Americans" are actually "Mexican". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Correlation with number who believe God directly created life on Earth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Also roughly = the number of people who think people used to ride a Brontosaurus to church on Sundays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 yabba dabba doo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Would also be interesting to see % who believe that Israel/The White House/CIA were directly behind 9/11. "Oh, the hole in the Pentagon wasn't plane shaped... and jet fuel doesn't burn hot enuff to melt steel..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoore Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 and jet fuel doesn't burn hot enuff to melt steel..." It doesn’t. At least not in that magnitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 um - steel doesn't have to melt to lose strength? but hey, maybe the Black Helicopters did it using alien technology powered by cattle rectums. Don't let materials science stop you from getting THE REAL TRUTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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