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Posted by Stuart Wheaton on August 19, 2009, 11:15 pm
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sittingduck wrote:
> Dan wrote:
>
>> Not to mention, why am I supposed to be afraid of some refugees, again?
>> Oh, that's right, I'm supposed to be afraid of EVERYTHING until
>> another nice, safe, and pleasant Republican administration can be
>> installed.
>>
>> Yeah. I'm not stupid, like the people you are relying upon for your
>> "revolution."
>
> The ignorance, and yes, STUPIDITY of most republicans and many democrats is
> startling.
> Guess how many "independents" are really repubs too ashamed to admit it?
>
>
>
> A new national survey from Public Policy Polling (D) illustrates the
> profound levels of ignorance that currently interfere with the debate over
> health care.
>
> One question asked: "Do you think the government should stay out of
> Medicare?" Keep in mind that this is a logical impossibility, as Medicare
> is a government program, which was signed into law in 1965 by President
> Lyndon Johnson, to provide guaranteed health care to the elderly.
>
> As it turns out, 39% of voters think government should stay out of
> Medicare, compared to 46% who disagree.
>
> Among Republicans, 62% say the government should stay out of Medicare,
> compared to only 24% of Democrats and 31% of independents who agree.
>
I'd love to know what the other options were for an answer. If there
was nothing like: "This question is stupid, did you actually ask me
this?" or "You are asking a non-sensical question" then I don't know
if "disagree" is really any better an answer. It reads like "Do you
ride the bus to work, or bring your lunch?"
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Posted by sittingduck on August 19, 2009, 11:52 pm
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Stuart Wheaton wrote:
> I'd love to know what the other options were for an answer. If there
> was nothing like: "This question is stupid, did you actually ask me
> this?" or "You are asking a non-sensical question" then I don't know
> if "disagree" is really any better an answer. It reads like "Do you
> ride the bus to work, or bring your lunch?"
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_National_819513.pdf
There's the poll in its entirety.
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Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith,
I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile. — Kurt Vonnegut
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Posted by John R. Carroll on August 20, 2009, 12:18 am
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Stuart Wheaton wrote:
> sittingduck wrote:
>> Dan wrote:
>>
>>> Not to mention, why am I supposed to be afraid of some refugees,
>>> again? Oh, that's right, I'm supposed to be afraid of EVERYTHING
>>> until another nice, safe, and pleasant Republican administration
>>> can be installed.
>>>
>>> Yeah. I'm not stupid, like the people you are relying upon for your
>>> "revolution."
>>
>> The ignorance, and yes, STUPIDITY of most republicans and many
>> democrats is startling.
>> Guess how many "independents" are really repubs too ashamed to admit
>> it?
>>
>>
>>
>> A new national survey from Public Policy Polling (D) illustrates the
>> profound levels of ignorance that currently interfere with the
>> debate over health care.
>>
>> One question asked: "Do you think the government should stay out of
>> Medicare?" Keep in mind that this is a logical impossibility, as
>> Medicare is a government program, which was signed into law in 1965
>> by President Lyndon Johnson, to provide guaranteed health care to
>> the elderly.
>>
>> As it turns out, 39% of voters think government should stay out of
>> Medicare, compared to 46% who disagree.
>>
>> Among Republicans, 62% say the government should stay out of
>> Medicare, compared to only 24% of Democrats and 31% of independents
>> who agree.
>>
>
> I'd love to know what the other options were for an answer.
Then go and look.
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pppmain.asp?@spdT=B6B42829136845A69B19
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John R. Carroll
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Posted by rangerssuck on August 19, 2009, 11:36 pm
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> Stuart Wheaton wrote:
> > sittingduck wrote:
> >> Dan wrote:
>
> >>> Not to mention, why am I supposed to be afraid of some refugees,
> >>> =A0 again? Oh, that's right, I'm supposed to be afraid of EVERYTHING
> >>> until another =A0nice, safe, and pleasant Republican administration
> >>> can be installed.
>
> >>> Yeah. =A0I'm not stupid, like the people you are relying upon for you=
r
> >>> "revolution."
>
> >> The ignorance, and yes, STUPIDITY of most republicans and many
> >> democrats is startling.
> >> Guess how many "independents" are really repubs too ashamed to admit
> >> it?
>
> >> A new national survey from Public Policy Polling (D) illustrates the
> >> profound levels of ignorance that currently interfere with the
> >> debate over health care.
>
> >> One question asked: "Do you think the government should stay out of
> >> Medicare?" Keep in mind that this is a logical impossibility, as
> >> Medicare is a government program, which was signed into law in 1965
> >> by President Lyndon Johnson, to provide guaranteed health care to
> >> the elderly.
>
> >> As it turns out, 39% of voters think government should stay out of
> >> Medicare, compared to 46% who disagree.
>
> >> Among Republicans, 62% say the government should stay out of
> >> Medicare, compared to only 24% of Democrats and 31% of independents
> >> who agree.
>
> > I'd love to know what the other options were for an answer.
>
> Then go and look.http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pppmain.asp?@spdT=3DB=
6B42829136845A6...
>
> --
> John R. Carroll
Here's a link that goes directly to the applicable poll.
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_National_819513.pdf
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Posted by John R. Carroll on August 20, 2009, 12:51 am
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rangerssuck wrote:
>> Stuart Wheaton wrote:
>>> sittingduck wrote:
>>>> Dan wrote:
>>
>>>>> Not to mention, why am I supposed to be afraid of some refugees,
>>>>> again? Oh, that's right, I'm supposed to be afraid of EVERYTHING
>>>>> until another nice, safe, and pleasant Republican administration
>>>>> can be installed.
>>
>>>>> Yeah. I'm not stupid, like the people you are relying upon for
>>>>> your "revolution."
>>
>>>> The ignorance, and yes, STUPIDITY of most republicans and many
>>>> democrats is startling.
>>>> Guess how many "independents" are really repubs too ashamed to
>>>> admit it?
>>
>>>> A new national survey from Public Policy Polling (D) illustrates
>>>> the profound levels of ignorance that currently interfere with the
>>>> debate over health care.
>>
>>>> One question asked: "Do you think the government should stay out of
>>>> Medicare?" Keep in mind that this is a logical impossibility, as
>>>> Medicare is a government program, which was signed into law in 1965
>>>> by President Lyndon Johnson, to provide guaranteed health care to
>>>> the elderly.
>>
>>>> As it turns out, 39% of voters think government should stay out of
>>>> Medicare, compared to 46% who disagree.
>>
>>>> Among Republicans, 62% say the government should stay out of
>>>> Medicare, compared to only 24% of Democrats and 31% of independents
>>>> who agree.
>>
>>> I'd love to know what the other options were for an answer.
>>
>> Then go and
>>
look.http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pppmain.asp?@spdT=B6B42829136845A6 ..
.
>>
>> --
>> John R. Carroll
>
> Here's a link that goes directly to the applicable poll.
> http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_National_819513.pdf
Yes.
What I should have said was "Why don't you just go look - stupid", and left
it at that.
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John R. Carroll
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