Less than half of Republicans think Obama is an American
If you are one of the many reasonable people who suspect the Birthers are really just a vocal minority faction of the Republican party, think again. According to a new poll, less than half of GOP voters think President Obama is an American citizen.
The poll, commissioned by liberal blogging site Daily Kos, reveals that just 42 percent of Republicans are convinced of Obama’s citizenship. Meanwhile, a full 36 percent are certain he is not native born, while another 22 percent aren’t sure.
That’s 58 percent of the minority party’s constituents who think Obama is, or could be, a foreign plant.
Among the Birther-core, the most gullible are white males from the south.
Stereotype for the win.
White males from the south (my own demographic, I’m sad to say) were also the most likely to say that President Obama is a “socialist,” while among the GOP at-large, some 63 percent agreed. A further 16 percent answered “not sure,” meaning a full 79 percent of Republicans do not understand the definition of “socialism.”
Most humorously, 33 percent of respondents were “not sure” if Obama wants the terrorists to “win,” while another 24 percent said he does. That’s 57 percent of Republicans who suspect or believe that the president is potentially helping loathsome, plotting idiots hiding out in caves on the other side of the planet.
Finally, 53 percent of Republicans said that Sarah Palin, Alaska’s favorite half term governor, is “more qualified” to sit in the White House than President Obama. Once again, white males from the south were most likely to believe this. (They were also the demographic that most supported the idea of seceding from the United States, with 33 percent saying “yes” and 15 percent “not sure”.)
The poll’s margin of error was plus or minus two percent.
My True/Slant colleague Ethan Epstein opined on Tuesday that it is actually a good thing most Americans do not care about politics, because it shows both the stability of our society and the health of our culture.
The outcome of this poll — which demonstrates once again the fierce effectiveness of simple minded propaganda — gives us another reason to agree with his assessment.
And just for the record, this is Obama’s birth certificate, confirmed as valid by Hawaii’s health director …
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Sarah Palin didn’t know Africa is a continent and 68% of Republicans don’t believe in the theory of evolution. We really need to stop caring about what these people think because they live in a fantasy world.
I agree that we should not care — however, there is yet value in this type of research. It’s good to know what lies gain the most traction with the masses, lest you be overrun by ignorance.
In response to another comment. See in context »The meme about Sarah Palin not knowing that Africa is a continent is false; it was a hoax, and was known to be a hoax within a day of it’s release. So don’t repeat it. It’s not like there aren’t plenty of imbecilities, hogwash, and hypocricies that she actually did say.
In response to another comment. See in context »I’m southern too.
There are two flaws with the combined argument about “not caring about politics” being “a good thing” and the high rate of birtherism in the Republicans.
First chatting with Republican family and other ex-Republicans. It just gets too weird for most of us now to admit we are/were Republicans in the south. The fact that birthers are 50% of those who are willing to admit they are Republicans in the south sounds … exactly right.
So, you assume people that are willfully uninformed on something they think is important, like the current president’s birth certificate don’t care about politics, and that’s good. The problem is they DO CARE, deeply, madly, passionately care. They care more than almost all the moderates I know, and as much as most of the die-hard liberals. They are more motivated than the rather demoralized liberals in my area too.
So, you have to ask, who does care passionately about politics, and what do they think? Are they motivated? When the answer is birthers, lot’s of misinformation, and they are highly motivated, you need to step back and start thinking.
Being a proud New Englander — where the seeds of freedom and liberal democracy that formed this nation were first sown — I am in complete agreement with the 33% of southerners who would like to see their region secede from the United States. The southern states, their representatives in Congress, and their uneducated, ignorant ideals are holding the rest of this nation hostage. The South is dragging the rest of the country down and preventing the United States from moving forward as we watch the rest of the world pass us by.
The Northeast and Left Coast are the epicenters of higher education, financials, medicine and technology in North America — if not the world. Without us, the new Southern Nation would be little more than North Mexico.
Needless to say, I would be 100% behind any secession movement my southern neighbors might want to embark upon.
I don’t think that most of them think that. I think it is worse: That they are trying to create trouble. Just like saying they think he’s a Muslim or a Communist… just calling names and hoping for damage. A disgusting bunch.
It is so irresponsible and childish, this hoping for the failure of our country. Who could ever vote for a Republican again?
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