24% of republicans think Obama may be the antichrist

[Enrique]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-03-22/scary-new-gop-poll/?om_rid=CgyB$N&om_mid=_BLqLIwB8GkeDBR&

On the heels of health care, a new Harris poll reveals Republican attitudes about Obama: Two-thirds think he's a socialist, 57 percent a Muslim—and 24 percent say "he may be the Antichrist."

To anyone who thinks the end of the health-care vote means a return to civility, wake up.

Obama Derangement Syndrome—pathological hatred of the president posing as patriotism—has infected the Republican Party. Here's new data to prove it:

67 percent of Republicans (and 40 percent of Americans overall) believe that Obama is a socialist.
57 percent of Republicans (32 percent overall) believe that Obama is a Muslim
45 percent of Republicans (25 percent overall) agree with the Birthers in their belief that Obama was "not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president"
38 percent of Republicans (20 percent overall) say that Obama is "doing many of the things that Hitler did"

Scariest of all, 24 percent of Republicans (14 percent overall) say that Obama "may be the Antichrist."

These numbers all come from a brand-new Louis Harris poll, inspired in part by my new book Wingnuts. It demonstrates the cost of the campaign of fear and hate that has been pumped up in the service of hyper-partisanship over the past 15 months. We are playing with dynamite by demonizing our president and dividing the United States in the process. What might be good for ratings is bad for the country.

The poll, which surveyed 2,230 people right at the height of the health-care reform debate, also clearly shows that education is a barrier to extremism. Respondents without a college education are vastly more likely to believe such claims, while Americans with college degrees or better are less easily duped. It's a reminder of what the 19th-century educator Horace Mann once too-loftily said: "Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by the verities of knowledge."

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[Tippy]

1. I wonder if this is another CNN Poll

March 22, 2010

Majority Opposed Doesn't Tell Full Story
A new CNN poll finds that Americans oppose the current health care reform plan passed by Congesss, 59 to 39%.

However, parsing the numbers shows that many of those against the plan actually oppose it because "it is not liberal enough." In fact, 52% of Americans either support the current legislation or think it should be more liberal, while only 43% oppose the plan saying it is "too liberal."


Read more: http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/03/22/majority_opposed_doesnt_tell_full_story.html#ixzz0j35j8EFQ

[goclark]

11. I'm with you

I heard John King or one of them start with a Poll saying Obama was down etc. etc.
At the end he tacked on, that Poll was out on the weekend.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

20. Republicans are hallucinating again!

[mucifer]

21. It's all in how the questions are worded. USA Today poll today said majority of Americans favor HC

reform.

[Tippy]

27. 69% said they favored HCR...a bit earlier then we seen a sudden

drop the closer we got..we have polls , we have partisan polls and we all know when you pay for a poll you get the results you want..The media pushed the later polls because they wanted to see a real fight. They helped Republicans whip the teabaggers into a frensy. makes me sick to see how they abusethe system to sell their news, or talk shows..Talk about Un-American.

[brooklynite]

2. Doesn't the AntiChrist have to be Jewish? -- that's what Jerry Falwell said)

Sort of goes against the 57% thinking he's Muslim...

[Sebastian Doyle]

16. Most fundies seem to think the AC will be either the president of the European Union

or the Secretary General of the United Nations. This is because of Biblical allusions to the rebirth of a world empire, which they presume to be Rome, most probably because that was the empire in charge when JC was on earth.

Falwell's belief that the AC would be Jewish probably goes with the idea that some Jews will accept the Antichrist as "the Messiah" and they wouldn't be likely to do so if this person was not Jewish(since anyone claiming to be the Messiah should be able to claim lineage from King David)

[Clyde39]

3. How would such a crazy idea get put into their empty heads?

Ones' gut reaction is to scream very loudly!

[activa8tr]

4. 99 +44/100'ths % of Republicans are certifiably crazy, too!

That's my final answer.

[Leftist Agitator]

5. That 24% needs to be stopped, politically or otherwise, before they destroy us all.

These people are very, VERY dangerous and must be contained by any means necessary.

[Ter]

6. What are you suggesting we do?

We can't lock them up for their opinions, no matter how insane.

[Fly by night]

7. I wish the Rapture would hurry up and happen so the rest of us can get a little peace.

Jesus, save us from your followers (or at least the ones who've never read the Sermon on the MOunt).

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

8. I was kind of hoping I was the anti-christ.

Dammit! :bounce:

[old mark]

10. You would probably know for sure by now, one way or the other....

Sorry, dude....

Maybe a Demon?

mark

[LWolf]

9. Does that mean they'll be leaving soon?

If so, then Obama will have performed one good service.

[otohara]

12. Everybody Knows CHENEY is The ANTICHRIST

Why do they even go there?

Fucking polls, more division!

[branders seine]

13. Well, that pretty well sums it up.

:shrug:

[DavidDvorkin]

14. It's even scarier that 24% believe in that mythology.

[eppur_se_muova]

15. an additional 3% believe he's the Anti-Chist ...

[NightHawk63]

17. Good one! Hadn't seen that one before (nt)

[eppur_se_muova]

18. from a photo thread by Jackeens ...

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=237110&mesg_id=237110

[mucifer]

19. As a Jew I gotta say the 38% saying he is "doing thing hitler did" is more disturbing to me

But, that's just me.

I think it's that hitler was real and the anti-christ seems to me like the tooth fairy.

[RagAss]

22. Control the morons and you have a deranged army !

[Rage Inc.]

23. Hey, I'M THE FREAKIN' ANTICHRIST!

I'll SUE those Republican bastards, goddammit! Don't think I won't!

[old mark]

24. Republicans all are dumber than dog shit. 24% of republicans are even dumber

than that.


mark

[LynnTheDem]

25. There's a very good reason why republicans are known to be the dumbest MFers on the planet...

They are the dumbest MFers on the planet.

[meow2u3]

26. 100% of DUers think Sarah Palin is the Antichrist's mistress

She has to be--just watch her in action :evilfrown: