EDITORIAL: The red state-blue state knowledge gap

[rushmc 23]

Just an FYI

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Democrats may not be quite as smart as they think they are. That’s the conclusion of a new Pew Research Center for the People and the Press survey that posed a dozen questions about current events. Republicans emerged as the most informed in the poll.

President Obama and his party prefer to think of Republicans as hayseeds who cling bitterly to guns and religion, but it turns out blue-state residents who get their news from National Public Radio aren’t as tuned in to what’s happening in the rest of the world.

By a wide margin, Republicans proved more likely to know that there are more Shiites than Sunnis in Iran. They are more aware that Common Core is an educational standard and that oil is driving North Dakota’s economic boom. More Republicans can identify Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s prime minister. Fewer Democrats realize that ISIS controls territory in Syria, and that Ukraine was once part of the Soviet Union.

http://www.people-press.org/2014/10/02/from-isis-to-unemployment-what-do-americans-know/

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rushmc 23]

Take the test
I got a 100%

You?

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/the-news-iq-quiz/

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[kallend 2,108]

Afraid to state that your source, once again, is Sun Myung Moon and his Moonie controlled dishrag of a "news"paper.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[rushmc 23]

Better look again oh great one

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rushmc 23]

the editorial (which it was clearly identified as being) was from the Washington times
The links to the survey came ahead of your snarky post

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[kallend 2,108]

rushmc

Better look again oh great one

The text you plagiarized was from Sun Myung Moon's Washington Times, O deceitful one.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[wmw999 2,545]

It's a pretty easy test. I'm curious, though, why this poll is significant, when ones that disagree with your worldview aren't?

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[jcd11235 0]

That quiz could be appropriately titled Current Events For Dummies. Most of the answers were so obvious that I suspect many respondents thought they were trick questions!

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[Stumpy 284]

wmw999

It's a pretty easy test. I'm curious, though, why this poll is significant, when ones that disagree with your worldview aren't?

Wendy P.

It's Obama's fault.

Never try to eat more than you can lift

[regulator 0]

More like a vast majority democratic supporters are low information voters. Sure there are plenty that are highly intelligent, but id ponder well more than 65% genuinely don't know few if any of those questions.

[rushmc 23]

wmw999

It's a pretty easy test. I'm curious, though, why this poll is significant, when ones that disagree with your worldview aren't?

Wendy P.

hmmm

That is one heck of an assumption

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[wmw999 2,545]

Well, you posted this poll. I assume you think it matters based on that.
And you've posted repeatedly on the lack of validity (for various reasons) of polls you disagree with. I guess those two observations don't mean much then?

Wendy

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[quade 4]

The problem people with selection bias have is not recognizing they have it.

Quod erat demonstrandum, baby.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[rushmc 23]

quade

The problem people with selection bias have is not recognizing they have it.

Quod erat demonstrandum, baby.

Irony score

1000

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rushmc 23]

wmw999

Well, you posted this poll. I assume you think it matters based on that.
And you've posted repeatedly on the lack of validity (for various reasons) of polls you disagree with. I guess those two observations don't mean much then?

Wendy

I post these polls for those who would ignore it

It is that simple

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[kelpdiver 2]

rushmc

***The problem people with selection bias have is not recognizing they have it.

Quod erat demonstrandum, baby.

Irony score

1000

2^1000, now.

[NewGuy2005 53]

rushmc

Take the test
I got a 100%

You?

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/the-news-iq-quiz/

Dang. I missed one. You have to admit that was pretty easy.

[airdvr 210]

rushmc

***Well, you posted this poll. I assume you think it matters based on that.
And you've posted repeatedly on the lack of validity (for various reasons) of polls you disagree with. I guess those two observations don't mean much then?

Wendy

I post these polls for those who would ignore it

It is that simple

You'll never get the liberals to see themselves...mirror mirror on the wall.

Please don't dent the planet.

Destinations by Roxanne

[Arvoitus 1]

rushmc

Take the test
I got a 100%

You?

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/the-news-iq-quiz/

The article you quote gives the right answer to all of the questions. Besides they're not that difficult. I got all but the federal reserve board question and I'm not even from US.

Your rights end where my feelings begin.

[rushmc 23]

Arvoitus

***Take the test
I got a 100%

You?

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/the-news-iq-quiz/

The article you quote gives the right answer to all of the questions. Besides they're not that difficult. I got all but the federal reserve board question and I'm not even from US.

Yes
But when this survey was done by phone the results talked about in the editorial in the op found out who was the most informed

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[SkyDekker 1,465]

rushmc

******Take the test
I got a 100%

You?

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/the-news-iq-quiz/

The article you quote gives the right answer to all of the questions. Besides they're not that difficult. I got all but the federal reserve board question and I'm not even from US.

Yes
But when this survey was done by phone the results talked about in the editorial in the op found out who was the most informed

Excellent, too bad they havn't been able to field a half decent candidate in a decade or so.

Smart? You betcha!!

[rushmc 23]

SkyDekker

*********Take the test
I got a 100%

You?

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/the-news-iq-quiz/

The article you quote gives the right answer to all of the questions. Besides they're not that difficult. I got all but the federal reserve board question and I'm not even from US.

Yes
But when this survey was done by phone the results talked about in the editorial in the op found out who was the most informed

Excellent, too bad they havn't been able to field a half decent candidate in a decade or so.

Smart? You betcha!!

Un fortunatly the smart ones stay away
Why would anyone in thier right mind submit themelves to the shit storm bs the left and thire lap dog media thow at them?

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[SkyDekker 1,465]

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Un fortunatly the smart ones stay away
Why would anyone in thier right mind submit themelves to the shit storm bs the left and thire lap dog media thow at them?

At least you are now admitting that Bush, McCain and Palin are stupid

[airdvr 210]

SkyDekker

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Un fortunatly the smart ones stay away
Why would anyone in thier right mind submit themelves to the shit storm bs the left and thire lap dog media thow at them?

At least you are now admitting that Bush, McCain and Palin are stupid

As opposed to Biden the Mensa candidate?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2782891/White-House-dances-questions-truth-Biden-s-claim-Turkey-UAE-inadvertently-armed-terrorist-groups.html
White House dances around questions about truth behind Biden's claims that Turkey and the UAE inadvertently armed terrorist groups

Or perhaps Hillary
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/25/campaign.wrap/index.html?iref=newssearch
Clinton says she 'misspoke' about sniper fire

Seriously do you want to play who has the most stupid politicians? I fear that small island you live on is gonna tip over.

Please don't dent the planet.

Destinations by Roxanne

[LyraM45 0]

Weird.... when I opened this thread I thought for sure it was going to be a poll concerning knowledge/IQ/test scores/etc. I continued to think so when I saw the first line of the editorial, "Democrats may not be quite as smart as they think they are." Maybe I'm not a "smart" independent, but I don't think smart is synonymous with being up on current events.

I don't think that is the smart Democrats think they are or claim to be. It sure isn't the smart that these polls come out and talk about when they reference the most/least educated groups, states, areas, etc. I guess I am just confused about the editorial conveying the feeling of, "ha! So you (democrats) aren't up on as much current events as you walk around saying you are!" when I never really get the feeling that democrats are ever boasting "we know more current events than everybody else!"

Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :)