Poll Finds 23 Percent of Texans Think Obama is Muslim

A University of Texas poll has found that 23 percent of Texans are convinced that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is a Muslim. Only 45 percent of the people polled correctly identified Obama as a Protestant Christian. Nationwide, the number of people who believe in the "Secret Muslim Conspiracy" is about the same as those who believe that the moon landing was faked (5-10 percent), which makes the high numbers in Texas unusual.

Comments

How could 63% of people be wrong?

[Anonymous Coward]

That doesn't make sense.

-- Proud Texan

Re:How could 63% of people be wrong?

[Anonymous Coward]

yur bein eliteist with that arthmitic.

Re:How could 63% of people be wrong?

[onix]

Texas doesn't make sense.

Re:How could 63% of people be wrong?

[Timothy Brownawell]

I've yet to find a serious economist or capitalist who believes that no action was a valid alternative--we were a hair away from a complete financial halt in the credit/security market which would have quickly halted our entire economy. But, of course, most people haven't taken basic economic courses (much less advanced ones).

What about the entire Austrian school, which holds that government meddling is what caused the crisis and more meddling can only make things worse?

Re:How could 63% of people be wrong?

[LingNoi]

So... you're saying that Obama is a muslim?

Re:How could 63% of people be wrong?

[Philip K Dickhead]

It's the same percentage in the state that view the Flintstones as a documentary - and know that the world is flat, 'cos things don't fall off of it.

Re:How could 63% of people be wrong?

[Eudial]

1,000,000 lemmings can't all be wrong.

Re:How could 63% of people be wrong?

[cbreaker]

That was a well worded, well thought out post and I agree with you completely.

You shouldn't post Anonymous!

That's OK

[Anonymous Coward]

A second poll found that one if four people are complete fucking idiots.

Re:That's OK

[Bardez]

Oddly, the study results were skewed in Texas, where one in every four were not complete retards.

Re:That's OK

[Anonymous Coward]

WERE complete retards

(why are we doing this burma shave style?)

Barak Hussein Obama IS a Muslim

[Anonymous Coward]

It has been well known among those close to Obama, although a tremendous effort has been made to obscure the fact. And who better than Obama's good friend Louis Farrakhan to know the truth. Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam says B. Hussein Obama is a Muslim, and that is sufficient enough evidince of the fact that Obama truly IS a Muslim.

In other news, Texas secesseds

[russlar]

Forms Republic of Dumbfuckistan

Re:In other news, Texas secesseds

[geekoid]

what's wrong with you, boy? that sound like one of them unamerican mid east locations.

We ain't gunna do that.

Signed A .Whole, Proud citizen of Republic of Dumbfuxas

Re:Forget black or female president...

[PhasmatisApparatus]

Let's see...
Republican Christians will claim the Athiest is the antichrist.
Democrat Christians will claim the Athiest is too Fundamentalist(TM).
Republican Athiests will never get any airtime.
Conspiracy theorists will still claim he's Muslim. In chain emails.

Yes...but on the other side of the coin...

[Anonymous Coward]

23 percent of younger voters think Obama is actually Jesus.

It's not any better on the other side... :(

Re:Well, as they say...

[Chris Burke]

SCHLITTERBAHN! (Ahem, sorry.)

Is it just me, or has this always sounded like a German euphemism for cunnilingus to anyone else?

And Shiner. You forgot the Shiner Bock!

Meh. It's okay beer, I guess. The best thing about Shiner is that it's virtually guaranteed to be present at any event in Texas, so I'm never stuck drinking craptacular macro-brewed "American-style lagers".

And Roller Derby.

Mmm, Texas Roller Girls.

Oh, and btw, I'm originally from Michigan. Texas doesn't have any lakes (well I guess it has one). Man-made puddles don't count, even if it is still fun to go out on a buddy's sail boat in one. :P

Here in El Paso...

[mattytee]

23% were unable to find their asses with the aid of a flashlight. On the upside, many holes in the ground were discovered.

Re:Forget black or female president...

[Immostlyharmless]

I dream of the day when an atheist/agnostic person can be elected to the presidency; when a candidate's religious orientation does not matter; when we can truly have separation of church and state.

AMEN!..........Oh....wait....shit...

Re:I guess I'm not suprised

[Anonymous Coward]

The myth that the market will take care of itself has finally been debunked...

Keep in mind, the "myth" is that a FREE market would take care of itself. Unfortunately, we haven't had one in recent history, so it hasn't gotten a chance to prove itself.

Re:Well, as they say...

[Chris Burke]

So, you're telling me that it isn't a euphemism for oral sex. Are you sure? Isn't it possible that it might be, in secret?

Re:Should this really be all that surprising?

[Anonymous Coward]

he was raised as a Muslim

[citation needed]

and studied in an Islamic school in Indonesia.

No, he didn't. He studied at a school in Indoneisa, but calling it an "islamic" school is like calling all schools in the US "christian".

he had no problem with going to a church with an hateful racist pastor

Uhh, if you check, you'll find that he *doesnt* go to that church anymore, which kind of implies that he *does* have a problem with it.

Perhaps you need to catch up on your propaganda. I think you're supposed to be calling him a Marxist now.

Re:Forget black or female president...

[Haeleth]

No, he wasn't talking about mere atheists. You need the athiest president you can find... the athier the better.

Re:He may not be Muslim

[YttriumOxide]

We can hope so...