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Jim wrote:
JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:57:44 -0500, Boater
wrote:

According to Gallup:

• Americans are pro-choice (67 percent) • Americans support the
Geneva Conventions with regards to torture (57 percent) • Americans
don't want the government snooping in their bank and internet records
(67 percent) • Americans want the USA Patriot Act changed or
eliminated entirely (81 percent) • Americans support protecting the
environment at the expense of economic growth (55 percent) •
Americans believe that global warming is happening (86 percent) •
Americans believe that it's the government's responsibility to
provide health care (69 percent) • Americans support the
decriminalization of marijuana (55 percent) and support the
legalization of medical marijuana (78 percent) • Americans are
opposed to attacking Iran (68 percent, according to a CNN Poll) •
Americans support labor unions (60 percent) • Americans want
government funding of embryonic stem cell research (56 percent) •
Americans believe that free trade hurts American workers (65 percent)
• Americans believe rich people and corporations aren't paying enough
taxes (66 and 71 percent respectively) • And overall party
affiliation? 54 percent of Americans are Democrats (with leaners) and
39 percent are Republicans (with leaners).

http://www.gallup.com/poll/topics.aspx


Obama got elected. That in itself is proof there are a lot of uneducated,
gullible Americans out there.


Ain't that the truth.




Well, I'm glad two of the idiots who voted for the Dead Man Walking and
the Braindead Woman are in agreement.