Too Funny - Almost

If it were not so pathetic, this would be funny. ZOGBY released the results of a new poll today, taken from only those people who voted for Obama. Here are the questions, and results:

1) Before this last election, which political party controlled both houses of congress?

36.5% of Obama voters said "Republicans", 12.9% said "neither" and 8% said "not sure". That's 57.4% who got it wrong - it was the Democrats

2) Which Candidate could not say how many houses they own?

81.3% said "McCain" which is correct

3) Which candidate said they could see Russia from their house?

86.9% said Palin. However, it was actually Tina Fey, doing her Palin routine on Saturday Night Live

4) Which candidate had to quit a previous political campaign for plagiarizing a speech?

81.8% guessed wrong - it was Biden

5) Which candidate won their first election by getting all opponents kicked off the ballot?

82.6% got it wrong - it was Obama

6) Which candidate wore clothes that their party reportedly spent $150,000 on?

86.3% guessed right - Palin

7) Which candidate has a pregnant teen daughter?

93.8% guessed correctly - Palin

8) Which candidate said Obama would be tested in his first six months with an international crisis?

46.7% guessed wrong - it was Biden

9) Which candidate claimed to have campaigned in 57 states?

76.6% guessed wrong - it was Obama

10) Which candidate said their energy plan would bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket?

88.4% got it wrong. It was Obama.

11) Which candidate said he should redistribute the wealth?

81% got this one right - it was Obama

12) Which candidate started their political career in the home of two former members of the Weather Underground terrorist group?

56.1% guessed wrong - it was Obama

The reason I say this is pathetic is because it virtually proves that more than half - and in some cases more that 80% - of Obama voters got their "news" from left wing media and websites, comedy shows and celebrities. They never bothered to check the facts, or get news from legitimate sources.

It also goes to prove that most "mainstream media" in America were in the tank for Obama - they gave him a pass on tough issues, but incessantly slammed Palin and McCain on issues that had nothing to do with the campaign. If the media were doing their job, and had been "fair and balanced", most of the folks would have gotten most of the answers right. As many would have known about "making energy rates skyrocket" (issue) as knew Palin had a pregnant teen daughter (non-issue).

And I suspect a lot fewer voters would have voted Obama.

If folks want to vote for a candidate, that's fine. But if they do, then they really have an obligation to find out who they are voting for. They are voting for the direction and actions of the most powerful nation the world has ever known, with 360 million people's lives at stake. It's not a stupid game. They need to either be informed, or stay the Hell out of the voting booth.

No, I am not advocating some people should not vote. I am advocating that voters need to be informed. If they are not willing to get informed, they should not cast an uninformed vote. There is far too much at stake to have this country's direction chosen by fools, idiots and fanatics. Look at it this way - there is no difference between an uninformed voter and a chimpanzee. Do you really think monkeys should run our country? On second thought, most Obama voters were wrong 80% of the time. Monkeys, just by the odds, would only be wrong 50% of the time.....Hmm-m-m....

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