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Poll Finds 23 Percent of Texans Think Obama is Muslim

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-world-is-flat dept.

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.

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  1. How could 63% of people be wrong? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That doesn't make sense.

    -- Proud Texan

    1. Re:How could 63% of people be wrong? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      yur bein eliteist with that arthmitic.

    2. Re:How could 63% of people be wrong? by onix · · Score: 5, Funny

      Texas doesn't make sense.

    3. Re:How could 63% of people be wrong? by Timothy+Brownawell · · Score: 3, Funny

      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?

    4. Re:How could 63% of people be wrong? by LingNoi · · Score: 4, Funny

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

    5. Re:How could 63% of people be wrong? by Philip+K+Dickhead · · Score: 5, Funny

      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.

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      "Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell
    6. Re:How could 63% of people be wrong? by Eudial · · Score: 3, Funny

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

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      GAAH! MY PRINTER IS ON FIRE!!! PUT IT OUT! PUT IT OUT!
  2. That's OK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

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

  3. In other news, Texas secesseds by russlar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Forms Republic of Dumbfuckistan

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    Anybody want my mod points?
  4. Re:Forget black or female president... by PhasmatisApparatus · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  5. Re:Well, as they say... by Chris+Burke · · Score: 3, Funny

    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

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    The enemies of Democracy are
  6. Re:Forget black or female president... by Immostlyharmless · · Score: 3, Funny

    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...

  7. Re:Well, as they say... by Chris+Burke · · Score: 3, Funny

    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?

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    The enemies of Democracy are
  8. Re:Forget black or female president... by Haeleth · · Score: 3, Funny

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