I chuckled when I first heard that 24% of republicans believe that Obama is the Anti-Christ. As I kept hearing this stat on every news program, it began to get on my nerves. Polls have always seemed a little sketchy to me, now they appear down right dumb.
Harris Interactive is the company that produced this survey. There were a total of 15 questions, all were negative questions about what people believed concerning President Obama. People were asked if they thought Obama was a Muslim, s Socialist, if he wants the terrorists to win, if he wants to turn the country over to a one world government, etc.
To be fair, Harris could have asked a few positive questions. Do you believe that Obama is the embodiment of the second coming of Christ? Is Obama the greatest man that has ever lived? Will Obama bring peace to all the world? I would wager that at least 20% of democrats surveyed would say yes to those questions, but we will never know.
It was interesting to read all the results of this poll. On the question about Obama being the Anti-Christ, not only did 24% of republicans say yes, but 8% of democrats agreed, and even 4% of people with graduate degrees. 15% of democrats believe he is a Muslim and 8% of democrats believe that Obama was not born in the US. The big story to me is not that a minority of republicans had negative feelings toward Obama, but that a small percentage of democrats had those same negative feelings. You won’t hear that on MSNBC.
Now it’s time for the really big questions. Does anyone on the staff of the White House think Obama is the Anti-Christ? Any congressmen? If 51% of the American people polled had said he is the Anti-Christ, would that make him the Anti-Christ since this is a democracy? What does Obama believe about himself? Does Michelle sleep with one eye open some nights?
When I was 18 I cast my first vote in a presidential election for Jimmy Carter. I was a southern white boy and was happy that somebody from the hood was respected. I didn’t care whether he was democrat or republican. It wasn’t long until people were saying that Carter was the Anti-Christ. His initials were JC (Jesus Christ), hmmmmmm. Maybe the characteristic mark of the Anti-Christ will be, BO.
Enough of this insanity. The timing of this poll was when the healthcare debate was at it’s hottest. A lot of Americans are angry and very upset with Obama. There are some genuine fears about this behemoth government program and it’s too bad the media has no time for thoughtful debate. It seems that debate today is only about making the other side look dumb.
Shame on Harris for this idiotic survey. Shame on reporters for giving time to this outrage. Maybe the pollsters and the media could star in the next version of “Dumb and Dumber”.
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