What's Worse?
The First Number, or the Second?
Read it and weep:
Twenty-two percent (22%) of adults believe that Saddam Hussein "helped plan and support the hijackers who attacked the United States on September 11th." However, all of these beliefs and others have declined sharply since the questions were asked in February 2005. For example:
Those who think Saddam Hussein had strong links to Al Qaeda have fallen from 64 to 41 percent.
Those who believe that Iraq was a serious threat to U.S. security are down from 61 to 48 percent.
Those who think Saddam Hussein helped plan 9/11 are down from 47 to 22 percent.
Those who think Iraq had weapons of mass destruction are down from 36 to 26 percent.
Those who think Iraqi hijackers attacked the United States on 9/11 have fallen from 44 to 24 percent.
tags: iraq war on terror saddam hussein al qaeda 9/11
graphic: The General
Listen, there are roughly 30% of this country that would support Bush if he was caught on tape, bloody knife in his hand, over the stabbed body of Pope Benedict 16th, so the fact that 8% of them stopped buying this line of bullshit is encouraging...
Posted by: actor212 | December 29, 2005 at 12:01 PM
Slooooooowly they turn, step by step, inch by inch...
My brother and I have a phrase we use when someone especially dense begins to finally stumble into the obvious truth. We say, "So, dawn breaks on marblehead!" Maybe this is when the American public finally starts to wake up.
Posted by: Thesaurus Rex | December 29, 2005 at 12:15 PM
I'm still befuddled as to how anyone can approve of any aspect of this administration. I guess those that still do know nothing of how a democracy is supposed to work, or don't care.
Let's hope his numbers keep tanking and there's anarchy!!
Posted by: HelenWheels | December 29, 2005 at 12:55 PM
Sleepers Awake!
Posted by: Robot Buddha | December 29, 2005 at 01:18 PM
Think about this :Those numbers show that some of the lovin'geesus- bud swillin-nascar lovin'-guntotin'-terra-haters are actually WAKING UP and do NOT TRUST Dubya anymore...or the Propaganda...it's HUGE..but remember it took Lost Jobs, Katrina and ILLEGAL Spying...and Body Bags to have That Effect....IT means HIS own will eat him at Sundown....The Kingdom is indeed crumbling
Posted by: enigma4ever | December 29, 2005 at 01:37 PM
ah, I better explain the "eat'm at sundown" phrase, it refers to what coyotes do to the Weak, the Sickened of their Own Pack....( pretty picture ain't it?).....
( okay, this is killing me- what is the SLOWLY they turned from..it has been stuck my head all afternoon- help???)
Posted by: enigma4ever | December 29, 2005 at 02:21 PM
As for those who still believe, I quote PT Barnum: "There's a sucker born every minute."
*It is debated whether or not Barnum said it, but the line still applies.
Posted by: Pepper | December 29, 2005 at 02:34 PM
True, enigma, but this particular segment of the US population would probably want someone even worse than W./Cheney et al, i.e., in the way of white supremacist, fascist, mysogynistic leaders who'll show al them wimmins and coloreds who's boss right out loud! No punches pulled!
I'm reserving jubilation until these guys are actually gone, until Congress is cleaned up, until, it's sounding like to me, hell freezes over...
Posted by: isabelita | December 29, 2005 at 03:27 PM
I am not jubilating Isabelita, and I don't think that the Repugs ALL support Dubya anymore- and that is a huge step , especially since he has just been 10 monthes into his second term...I mean think about it, a year ago at this time you would not have been hearing impeachment on the eve news- Every night....But there is a very Real Palpable Shift occurring and it is a momentum that can not be stopped- the Tipping Point has been surpassed....
Posted by: enigma4ever | December 29, 2005 at 04:25 PM
Cheney numba 2 M
Posted by: mandt | December 29, 2005 at 09:43 PM
Have you guys seen Mel Gibson's new blog? It is awesome.
Posted by: mel | December 30, 2005 at 07:58 AM
OMIGAWD I love the Mel Gibson for Governor site! Even if you've been spammed, Blogenfreude, it's worth seeing. Talk about hilarious.
Posted by: HelenWheels | December 30, 2005 at 10:05 AM
You've probably seen it already, but here's Steve Martin's take on Bill O'Reilly (at HuffPo):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-martin/leap-second-lovers-are-tr_b_13068.html
Posted by: Doug Hoffman | December 30, 2005 at 12:11 PM
Oops, try again:
Steve Martin's Blog
Posted by: Doug Hoffman | December 30, 2005 at 12:12 PM
you guys are so lost..
Posted by: Pa | December 31, 2005 at 04:13 PM