Not sure which is more amazing: politicians lie or that the electorate believes them. Who could possibly have known either? Other than watching the pols actions or seeing who gets elected, I suppose.
Following the first election since the Supreme Court has struck down limits on election-related advertising, a new poll finds that 9 in 10 voters said that in the 2010 election they encountered information they believed was misleading or false, with 56% saying this occurred frequently. Fifty-four percent said that it had been more frequent than usual, while just three percent said it was less frequent than usual, according to the poll conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org, based at the University of Maryland, and Knowledge Networks.
Equally significant, the poll found strong evidence that voters were substantially misinformed on many of the key issues of the campaign. Such misinformation was correlated with how people voted and their exposure to various news sources.
Voters’ misinformation included beliefs at odds with the conclusions of government agencies, generally regarded as non-partisan, consisting of professional economists and scientists.
Read the article for what the electorate was ignorant of and/or bamboozled on. Two bottom lines: We’re idiots and we get what we deserve. Will we ever learn?
H.L. Mencken: Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.
And the results would be different… where, exactly? Maybe North Korea, where the people are brainwashed?
Raise your hand if you actively endorsed a candidate in the last election as opposed to voting for the person you found least offensive. It isn’t that the American public actively supports the people for whom they vote; it is that their choices are limited to douche bags and shit burgers. Find a way of providing better choices and better people will get elected.
Well it doesn’t matter.
The people will drift back asleep sated upon alcohol and the pleasant drone of their TV.
Sleep little monkeys.
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I noted the brain fart about climate change.
Everybody who knows anything believes in climate/weather change. The fact that both change was most likely common knowledge in the early Paleolithic. It changes all the time and as far back as we can find information about climate and weather in the geologic record that has been true but I’m sure the brain fart who wrote the line about virtually all scientist believing in climate change regarded the belief in climate change as being the same as believing that CO2 levels was the main or only reason for climate change which isn’t going to buy you much support from anyone not completely ignorant of the history of this planet.
“Amazing Study Finding — We Know Politicians Are Lying Yet We Believe Them”
Well not everyone, only the dolts.
Pedro is starting to look pretty good these days.
Stolen from another blog:
…liberals love America like adults love their parents, while conservatives love America like a four year-old loves his parents. Liberals love America, but can emotionally and intellectually recognize that America sometimes takes an errant path and try to get back on course. This is the same way an adult child loves a parent. Conservatives, on the other hand, think everything America does is right, just as a young child thinks everything Mommy does is right even if Mommy is acting unwisely. And a four year-old will punch you in the nose if you ever say anything bad about Mommy.
The problem is that there is no other place to go. With the two party system your choice is limited so you pick the lesser of two evils, or you don’t vote at all.
#8, the two sides are not equal in their lying over the last decade. It used to be true, but no longer. Just check the media watchdogs and the picture clears fairly quickly.
Only complete and utter idiots vote…
9/10 voters..
Election?
What STATE??
In recent national elections, it has shown that only 100,000,000 Voted..
50,000,000 Demo
50,000,000 Reps
Almost 200,000,000 OTHERS didnt vote.
State wide, the numbers are even LOWER.
California election/vote..
36,000,000 people
10,000,000 voted
so..90% of 1/3 of those people LIVING in a state think they know whats happening?
I believe that 2/3 are dissatisfied Voters.
The only reason to VOTE, is for HOPE, that something will change.
Also,
I would like a few MORE selections..
yes
NO
arnt enough…
TRANSLATE TO ENGLISH
NONE OF THE ABOVE
SHOW ME SOMETHING BETTER
would be nice.
Wow.
This is just plain stupid and anyone who swallows this without question is likewise.
First the quote “government agencies, generally regarded as non-partisan”
Whoa! Since when!! Who are these idiots who think government agencies are non-partisan?
The people who wrote this article must believe we are stupid, and if you accepted this article without question, well…
So who is World Public Opinion?
A very interesting answer.
I did notice this wording: “Equally significant, the poll found strong evidence that voters were substantially misinformed on many of the key issues of the campaign.” /// Strikes me that the “key issues” are not really the key issues? Misinformation/misdirection while the great theft rolls on.
Who votes for Republicans? They want to roll back the safety nets and continue the wealth transfer to the rich. They want to do this EXPRESSLY: and you dumbasses that vote republican for whatever “values” issue captures your attention deserve what you will get. WE longer thinking more progressive liberal do NOT deserve the society you are causing.
All pukes should be ashamed of yourselves. You aren’t, you think being forced into third world status is a measure of your freedom.
Silly Hoomans.
ECA has the voting booth choices right. I’d often like a lever that’s marked “None of the Above.”
Along with that should be a lever marked “Who are these Bozos?” Enough of those Bozo votes and the election should be nullified and completely new slates picked.
#14 Bobbo – Do a google and see which party has the richest members in Congress then come back and talk about transferring wealth.
Religion pays NO taxes. All religion is subsidized by the ones that DO pay taxes. The sheep, the flock, the ones who follow the messenger or the ones who self appoint themselves as THE voice. Corporations pay little to no taxes. That leaves it up to the ordinary citizens to do as they are told by the many masters they stupidly allow to control their lives. Religion pays NO taxes…..yet they own or control untold amounts of property,land,businesses,politicians. It’s good to be the king….it’s good to be the pope….it’s good to be at the top. I guess that puts you closer to heaven than everyone else. NO taxes. Just you try and do that. Fines and jail for you!
#16–Mr Fog–please be more direct? Without such, I can only assume what clever idea you have in mind. What are you saying? That the Dem Pols are richer than the Puke Pols? So what?
The Dems were for not creating 500B tax break for the super rich and the Pukes were willing to fillibuster/prevent the passage of EVERYTHING including health care for 911 Hero’s, the START treaty, etc in order to make sure the transfer of wealth from you and me to the SUPER RICH continues apace. Next year will see a Puke attack on your and my Soc Sec Retirement. Dems will be against it. Your main complaint against the Dem Pols is that even though they are among the Super Rich they are willing to be taxed to assure a social safety net? I don’t see anything but laudeble behavior there.
What totally F*cked Up nonsense do you believe Mr Fog?
“Who votes for Republicans? They want to roll back the safety nets and continue the wealth transfer to the rich.”
I agree.
Who votes for Democrats? They want to control every aspect of our lives, create enormous government agencies and force us to pay for it all.
Pick your poison. Your current choice is between two extremists groups that are organised and funded by the rich and powerful. You are all just the puppets on a string to them dancing at their whim.
I don’t know what it will take to take to have people wake up and think for themselves. How bad does it have to get?
Steve S==both parties grow the government with each administration.
Wise Up. Yes, both parties are owned by the rich–still the Pukes are HORRIBLY BAD, THE Dems only slightly less as they pander to the middle/working/poor class as well as the rich, while the Pukes pander exclusively to the SUPER RICH.
Stinkin Thinkin: both parties are the same. Just because they are both bad, doesn’t make them the same.
#9. Really. That’s about the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen. Almost as stupid, but not quite as bobbo’s #14.
#20. Agreed.
#21. Big deal, they’re not the same, equally as bad in different respects. Stop being an idiot.
Let me correct THE CHALLENGE at post #23. Because so much of what the Dems and Pukes do “is” the same–listing what makes them “just as bad” is not helpful.
No. List what makes the Dems WORSE THAN the Pukes. Anything not listed can be assumed at parity for this analysis.
I’ll thumnail how the Pukes are WORSE, thereby making voting DEM the only rational choice:
1. Fighting to roll back regulatory reform of financial institutions.
2. Filibustering more than ever before in order to secure taxes for the SUPER RICH and levering non-tax issues to achieve these goals.
3. Demanding tax cuts while maintaining/expanding WAR.
4. Willing to fund tax cuts to the SUPER RICH by deficit spending.
5. Openly display they are in the pockets of their Corporate Masters: “I apologize to BP” and “We are here to serve the Banks.” At least the Dems in the pockets are ashamed to say it publicly.
6. etc, whole lot more. I “AM” interested in such a list for the Dems. I can’t think of any as yet==Pukes always seem just as bad.
We’re confusing representation with leadership, folks.
99.9% OF THE TIME, I only wish to be able to READ and understand the bill..
THEN, HOPE that what I READ is WHAT it will do..
Then 90% of the time, IM WRONG..\
But, WHERE did I go/read WRONG, or mis-understand..?
The bill itself, which is gobbledygook?
(Iv shown a few, that you can ERASE 90% of the language, convert it to 6th grade english, and it SAYS NOTHING.)
The short form explanation? which is WHAT IT MAY/MIGHT/could(just a lie) mean?
The Synopsis? Which is like telling a child, babies are BORN and thats sex, go have fun.
OR, the added addendum that was ADDED 2 months ago, and is NOT PART of the explanation, and TOTALLY SCREWS the whole thing.
Being placed in JAIL with a LARGE SEX MANIAC person in my cell, tells me MORE about what is going to HAPPEN, then ANYTHING these idiots are doing to US NOW.
ECA–don’t we all read summaries? Or who is for it and who is against it?
More Likely than not, if the Pukes are for it, its bad for America. If the Dems are for it, still bad for America–just not as bad as what the Pukes are for.
While reality is always more complex and layered, sometimes a simple rule yields very pragmatic results.
#24
Blowhard,
These are the topics where you really show your liberal colors. Pick the pockets of everyone in the country and use the politics of division for one reason, to get elected and stay in office.
The “Dream Act” is a perfect example. It has ONE goal, to buy votes for Democrats. That’s what got Dirty Harry reelected.
Same goes for education, it’s all for the children right? BS, it’s all for the teachers unions that elect, you guessed it, Democrats.
Safety net my ass, how about a job?
#24. OK bobbbo, DON’T stop being an idiot. I could give a fuck.
Like a child, you may have the last word. Just don’t pout too much.
The BIG lie:
Hope & Change
Bo,
The main problem is IF’ having LESS THAN 50% of the people to vote, is a REAL VOTE/ELECTION.
Law is predicated/based on the RULE OF THE MANY..but for some reason the RULE of the FEW has taken over.
there are many parts to this problem.
1. CHOICE of a better selection/person/option
we vote YES/NO only because PART of it sounds good/bad.
2. What ever the Bill, it has never DONE what we EXPECTED of it.
3. DO WE really HAVE CONTROL OVER ELECTED OFFICIALS WAGES?
4. How many choices do we have on Opinions/options to select a GROUPS ideal?
this could go on and ON..
but, its all WRONG.
#30,
we HOPE they CHANGE..