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Sunday, June 24, 2007

Our dumbed-down, doped-up, shopping-addicted, celebrity-obsessed, IGNORANT citizens

points to consider...
  • 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?" **
  • [A] majority of people couldn't identify Saudi 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.
  • 89% of Americans are unable to name the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
** now, check THIS...
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?

Yes

No

Don't Know

Current Total

41

50

9

Trends




9/30-10/2/04

36

51

13

9/2-3/04

42

44

14

1/29-30/04

49

39

12

9/18-19/03

47

37

16


WTF...?!?!?

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