Gallup: 78% Of Americans Ignorant

Sorry, folks.  I can't think of a more tactful way to say it.

In a recent Gallup poll, 1,012 people were asked about their views about the origin and development of the human species.  46% said that man was created by god, in their present form, less than 10,000 years ago.  Another 32% believe that we have evolved over the course of many millennia, but with god guiding the process.  Only 15% of those interviewed believed in evolution, in it's scientific meaning.

I don't get it...

Bullshit Christianist Propaganda Poll Of The Day

I have spoken about World Net Daily's website a number of times in the past.  They are a vile, hate filled mouthpiece for the Christian Right.  They're anti-gay, xenophobic and not afraid to make their opinions known.  They regularly conduct polls amongst their readers.  Often times, the question or the choice of responses are skewed in a way to where people have no choice but to answer in the direction that the website leans.

Today is no exception.  In response to yesterday's domestic terrorist attack in Norway, WND asked the following question:

"Islamic terrorism"?  Ladies and gentlemen, here is your "Islamic terrorist":

His name is Anders Breivik.  Oslo Police are describing him as "right wing and a Christian fundamentalist", exactly the profile of those who read World Net Daily.  Hours before the attack took place, Breivik posted a 1500 page manifesto online detailing preparations and calling for a Christian war to defend Europe against the threat of Muslim domination.  His neighbors even described him as a gun-loving American Norwegian obsessed with what he saw as the threats of multiculturalism and Muslim immigration. Essentially, he's Norway's version of Timothy McVeigh.

At this time, 92 people are dead from yesterday's dual attacks.  At least 86 of those people were shot and killed when Breivik, dressed as a police officer, gathered dozens of people together at a youth camp and methodically opened fire on them, one by one, with an automatic rifle.  Crews are still pulling bodies out of the bombed government buildings in Central Oslo.

Does anyone use Google anymore, or are they fine with accepting this bullshit propaganda at face value?  I can't wrap my head around this kind of blatant racism.  

Poll: Americans Agree That Debt Ceiling Debate A Problem, But Disagree On Solution

In a poll by YouGov, taken earlier this month, both Republican and Democratic Americans agreed that the possibility of the government defaulting on their bills is a problem.  They disagree, however, on how to solve it.  The poll of 1000 registered voters shows just how partisan politics have become of late.

As you can see 77% of respondents admit that the federal government defaulting on their debt would become either a "very serious" or "somewhat serious" problem:

When it comes to actually raising the debt ceiling, though, Americans are clearly divided.  48% of Democrats say "Yes", while 74% of Republicans say "No".  And that's just the beginning.  When it comes to what measures should be included in legislation if the ceiling were raised, the two sides seem to be on different planets.  60% of Democrats would be willing to raise taxes, while only 19% of Republicans were willing to.  Instead, 48% of Republicans want entitlement cuts (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid), while less than a quarter of Democrats felt the same.

If taxes were to increase, 72% of Dems said to just raise them on the wealthiest Americans.  53% of Republicans said to raise them for everyone.  63% of Democrats want the Bush tax cuts (the taxes on the richest 1%) to end, while 67% of those who vote Red do not.

Most disturbing of all is how Republicans and Democrats in this country differ in their beliefs as to how this issue should be handled.  68% of Democrats would like to see their representative in Congress compromise with their GOP counterparts to garner a deal to avoid a government shutdown.  Republicans?  Stick to your beliefs no matter what.

We're all going to die...

Oh, How The Mighty Oak Has Fallen

A matter of days ago, Donald Trump was the front runner amongst the Republican candidates for President of the United States.  According to a poll released today...eh, not so much anymore.

Public Policy Polling is a Democratic polling company that often polls Republican voters, to get a feel on how they're voting on conservative issues.  In this poll, they surveyed 610 registered Republican primary voters.  In April, Trump led the field in the same poll with 26% of the overall vote.  This month was a much different story.

Trump came in fifth with 8%, behind Huckabee, Romney, Gingrich, and Palin.  He was only one percentage point ahead of wingnut Tea Party conspiracy theorist Michelle Bachmann.  Some of the other results were also stunning.

53% of those surveyed said that they had an "unfavorable opinion" of Donald Trump.  Keep in mind, in the same poll, 61% of those polled said that they had a "favorable opinion" of Sarah Palin.  It appears that "birtherism" is on the decline. (I would think so after the President presents his long form birth certificate.)  The poll was conducted May 5th through May 8th, more than a week after the President released his birth certificate.  Still, 34% say that they believe that Obama was not born in the United States.  18% "aren't sure". Two weeks ago, 72% of Republican primary voters either said "no" or that they "weren't sure".  Going from 72% to 52% is a considerable improvement, but really?!  Still?!

To make matters worse for Trump, ratings have hit a downward spiral for 'The Celebrity Apprentice'.  For the episode that aired on April 24th, ratings were down 17% from the previous week's episode.  Then, on Trump's May 1st episode, his boardroom decision was interrupted by President Obama's announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan.

That brings us to the May 8th episode, or as I like to call it, "Clusterfuckorama".  This was the episode in which not one, but three, yes count them, three "celebrities" left the show.  You would think that this would be a high ratings episode, right?  Think again.  Ratings for the episode were down 23% from the week before.  In fact, it was the lowest rated Spring telecast episode in the history of the 'Apprentice' franchise.

I have a feeling that NBC will soon be saying "You're fired" to "The Donald", just like the Republican party did last week.

World Net Daily Asks: Are Christians Being Picked On?

World Net Daily, the ultra conservative, evangelical, Christian right news site has a history of pandering to a targeted demographic of reader.  Even after President Obama furnished his long form birth certificate, the site continued to suggest the "birther" conspiracy theory.

Previous articles on the website have reported such nonsense as that a new trend is that gay parents are selectively aborting heterosexual fetuses, and that gays and Muslims are trying to infiltrate the Republican party.  Let's just say, the website is an acquired taste.  According to their site, they receive 40 million views and 5 million unique visitors per month, so somebody out there is reading what they're saying.

This morning, they printed an online survey asking, "Do you believe U.S. Christians are being persecuted?".  So far, 94% say YES.  3% say MAYBE.

According to Wikipedia, 76% of the American population is Christian.  How can the overwhelming majority of a country's residents feel threatened or terrorized by the minority.  Doesn't it work the other way around?