From a Yahoo! news article yesterday (Americans Flunk Simple 3-Question Political Survey):
Some news audiences are more politically savvy than others, according to a new poll, with readers of The New Yorker and similar high-brow magazines being the most knowledgeable.
The survey, conducted between April 30 and June 1 by the
Overall, just 18 percent of participants answered all three questions correctly.
Think about that last number… 18%. Fewer than one in five could answer three simple civics questions correctly. OK, I’ll give you the Gordon Brown question, as few Americans are politically aware where furriners are concerned. But I’d venture a guess that the results would have been the same had the survey asked respondents to name the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court instead of the
However, several news audiences with relatively low proportions of college graduates also scored well on the news quiz. Just 31 percent of regular "Hannity & Colmes" viewers are college graduates. Even still, 42 percent Hannity viewers got perfect scores on the political knowledge quiz, compared with 44 percent of NPR listeners.
Which, of course, substantiates the thought that some sort of intellectual “means testing” should be required of all voters. That’s not elitist sort of thinking… it’s merely prudent. Coz uninformed voters could possibly elect a glib someone with a great smile and not much else. Like this guy…
I never get tired of this image, btw. This is the third time I've posted it.
Buck - check out this post... Say What?
ReplyDeleterelevant and scary...
what happened to parents taking responsibility for educating their children in politics?
Buck,
ReplyDeleteWhat is happening to our country? On my recent visit to Albuquerque I spent a good majority of the time educating grown ups about the socialist bent that the BO crowd is on and what it really means to be free. I am talking about actual functioning adults (my Mother (bless her soul), 4 sisters and another 3 adult nieces and two nephews - fortunately my Brother is similar minded as I) walking talking BO Drones!!!! They had no clue about his associations of nebulous account, I won't list them here, but they thought I was making it all up. They completely trust the MSM. Just shocking.
The cartoon reminds me of the one really stark difference between the crowds that show up at rally's for the two candidates. At the Obama ones they chant his name - O - Ba - Ma, over and over. At McCain events if they chant is always - U - S - A.
A big difference.
BT: Jimmy T sends.
Alison: Thanks for the link, and you're right... Officer "Smith's" post was scary. As for parents educating their kids about politics... I can only speak for my two sons and I know they're doing their part.
ReplyDeleteJimmy sez: They completely trust the MSM. Just shocking.
That IS shocking... but Good On Ya for stepping up. I dunno if you watch The News Hour on PBS, but they had extended segments on NM every night this past week... because the vote in NM is ALWAYS close. The thing that shocks me is how well The One is organized in NM; he has opened offices all over the state (something like 30 of 'em, IIRC) and has a literal army of volunteers. Pretty scary.