Re: Re: bush wins

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This is the article (and please don't shoot the messenger! LOL):

Stupid People Love Bush

New Study Shows Correlation Between

Decline Of IQ And Rise Of GOP

By Will Durst

10-30-4

"Stupid people love Bush" new study proves According to the prestigious Southern California think tank, The Gluton Group, stupid people prefer President W Bush over Senator Kerry by a 4-to-1 margin. As Chief Resident Dr. Louis Friend characterized the results of the research, "the less intelligent you are, the more you like Bush." This landmark study, conducted over a 5 month period, involved 2400 likely voters bridging all economic stratas in the 17 states generally considered up for grabs on November 2nd. Participants were tested for intelligence, then asked to fill out a 12 page series of questions involving the Presidential candidates with results released earlier this week.

The consensus: the higher the IQ, the less people trust Bush and respect the job his administration has done. The lower the IQ, the more people admire his steadfastness. "It was pretty much a slam dunk. There's no nice way to say this. Dumb people like him. They think his unwavering nature is a positive personality trait. They even venerate him for never admitting mistakes, even when he's wrong. On the other hand, smart people think he's a lying bully. I mean, c'mon, you have a deserter accusing a decorated veteran of treason. Who's going to buy that besides stupid people?"

Preliminary results:

IQ Above 140: Kerry 80%, Bush 20%.

120-140: Kerry 65%, Bush 35%.

100-120: Kerry 54%, Bush 46%.

80-100: Bush 54%, Kerry 46%.

60-80: Bush 60%, Kerry 15%, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 25%.

Apparently, Bush's good-evil, black-white philosophy resonates on an inverse relationship with higher education, whereas it became evident over the period of analysis that Kerry's nuanced arguments are only understood by people who paid attention in any class above the 5th grade.

Doctor Friend elaborated: "It has to do with intellectual curiosity. Folks see Bush in front of a stream talking about the environment and they assume he's in favor of it, even though if you read his legislation, I'd be surprised to hear him endorse shade. This also explains why Bush gets away with pretending he doesn't know how the Senate works, allowing him to call Kerry a flip-flopper."

Friend released evidence that this type of disconnect exists across the board: education, foreign policy, the economy, post 9-11 security response and State Dinner entertainment choices. Also discovered was a direct correlation between the number of preset Country Western stations on car radios and Bush's approval rating. Dr. Friend attributes this phenomena to the simplicity inherent in the messages indigenous to both. Classical music listeners were preponderantly Kerry supporters, but surprisingly, on heavy metal, the two split down the middle.

Spotting a trend, Friend cautioned, "Because of the deterioration in public education, larger and larger segments of the population are creeping downward IQ-wise, cementing the hold Republicans have on the electorate." However, if the election were held today, Bush would hold a lead of 52-48 in the popular vote, but would be virtually tied in the Electoral College, which Bush supporters argue against because the word College angers them. When contacted, a Kerry spokesman just chuckled. No Bush spokesperson was made available for comment. It was also found that Ralph Nader supporters were the brightest of all political proponents tested, but Dr. Friend dismissed them as "too smart for their own good."

In a related study, smart people prefer baseball because the pace is such that there is time to read.

"Blind Reason"

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[Guest guest]

Ok I take your point. I have to disagree when you see that it is not obvious that Bush is stupid. The people I have been talking to here in England, have the opinion that the people of America must be stupid to vote for Bush who is believed to be stupid by a lot of people here.

Personally, I do not accept an IQ score as any kind of real definition of intelligence, the kind of intelligence it quantifies is very limited in my opinion. Hitler had a very high I.Q. I believe.

It is surely what you do with the brains you have that is important? The application.

Mo

[Guest guest]

I apologise for posting the socialWand post to W & R and, in so doing, causing you to lose three new people. This is unfortunate and I am so sorry. I hate to think of someone in need feeling they had to go away. It is my muddle because I am very very ill today. I had trouble sending to sW and it probably was just because I am feeling so foggy in my brain rather than there being anything wrong with the list.

Emotions are running rather high at the moment because of the election I am sure. Mine also so I wonder if I am over-reacting when I feel you are judging me and my comments? I can understand why you feel unhappy with my post going to the wrong list and I would be happier myself if you prefaced your comments with - in my opinion, rather than what seems to mer like a blanket judgment.

Mo

[Guest guest]

Dear Mo,

You said:

<<I dont mean to give offence to you personally but what people are saying

here in England is that they find it so difficult to understand how the

American people can vote for someone who is so obviously stupid.

They are concluding the the American people must also be stupid.>>

** Referring to someone as stupid is an opinion, not a fact. It is not

obvious in any way that Bush is stupid. In fact, I read the other day that

he tested quite high on IQ tests.

Let's move this discussion to the other list. those of you who engage,

please do so with facts, not rumors or opinions. If it is a rumor or

opinion please state it as such. If it is a fact please provide

documentation. This way, you can have a civilized debate not a

free-for-all.

Thank you.

Regards,

[Guest guest]

OK - THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'M SAYING IT. TAKE THIS CONVERSATION OFF THIS

LIST.

I'VE LOST 3 MEMBERS SO FAR WHO CAME HERE FOR HELP WITH PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS

AND INSTEAD HAD TO EXPERIENCE BEING REFERRED TO AS STUPID BECAUSE THEY VOTED

FOR BUSH. PERHAPS SOME OF YOU WOULD PREFER TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE

OTHERS DICTATE YOUR VOTE? IF THIS DOESN'T APPEAL TO YOU THEN IT WOULD BE IN

KEEPING WITH YOUR BELIEFS IN THIS FREEDOM TO BE TOLERANT OF OTHERS' CHOICES

IN VOTING.

GLITTER, I REALIZE YOU WERE ONLY REPORTING WHAT SOMEONE WROTE. CHOOSING

TO POST IT WAS A REAL JUDGEMENT CALL.

MO, I WISH I COULD MAKE SOME FORM OF EXCUSE FOR YOUR POST, BUT I CAN'T.

IT WAS NOT ONLY IN VERY POOR TASTE BUT IT WAS INSULTING.

THE NEXT PERSON TO POST HERE ON THIS THREAD GETS BARRED FOR A MONTH.

CATHERINE

[Guest guest]

<<Emotions are running rather high at the moment because of the election I

am sure. Mine also so I wonder if I am over-reacting when I feel you are

judging me and my comments? I can understand why you feel unhappy with my

post going to the wrong list and I would be happier myself if you prefaced

your comments with - in my opinion, rather than what seems to mer like a

blanket judgment.>>

I am judging the comments. They were rude.

C

[Guest guest]

it is a satire.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/gop.asp

-----Original Message-----From: glitterari@... Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 10:28 AMTo: Withdrawal_and_Recovery Subject: Re: Re: bush winsThis is the article (and please don't shoot the messenger! LOL):Stupid People Love Bush New Study Shows Correlation Between Decline Of IQ And Rise Of GOP By Will Durst 10-30-4 "Stupid people love Bush" new study proves According to the prestigious Southern California think tank, The Gluton Group, stupid people prefer President W Bush over Senator Kerry by a 4-to-1 margin. As Chief Resident Dr. Louis Friend characterized the results of the research, "the less intelligent you are, the more you like Bush." This landmark study, conducted over a 5 month period, involved 2400 likely voters bridging all economic stratas in the 17 states generally considered up for grabs on November 2nd. Participants were tested for intelligence, then asked to fill out a 12 page series of questions involving the Presidential candidates with results released earlier this week. The consensus: the higher the IQ, the less people trust Bush and respect the job his administration has done. The lower the IQ, the more people admire his steadfastness. "It was pretty much a slam dunk. There's no nice way to say this. Dumb people like him. They think his unwavering nature is a positive personality trait. They even venerate him for never admitting mistakes, even when he's wrong. On the other hand, smart people think he's a lying bully. I mean, c'mon, you have a deserter accusing a decorated veteran of treason. Who's going to buy that besides stupid people?" Preliminary results: IQ Above 140: Kerry 80%, Bush 20%. 120-140: Kerry 65%, Bush 35%. 100-120: Kerry 54%, Bush 46%. 80-100: Bush 54%, Kerry 46%. 60-80: Bush 60%, Kerry 15%, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 25%. Apparently, Bush's good-evil, black-white philosophy resonates on an inverse relationship with higher education, whereas it became evident over the period of analysis that Kerry's nuanced arguments are only understood by people who paid attention in any class above the 5th grade. Doctor Friend elaborated: "It has to do with intellectual curiosity. Folks see Bush in front of a stream talking about the environment and they assume he's in favor of it, even though if you read his legislation, I'd be surprised to hear him endorse shade. This also explains why Bush gets away with pretending he doesn't know how the Senate works, allowing him to call Kerry a flip-flopper." Friend released evidence that this type of disconnect exists across the board: education, foreign policy, the economy, post 9-11 security response and State Dinner entertainment choices. Also discovered was a direct correlation between the number of preset Country Western stations on car radios and Bush's approval rating. Dr. Friend attributes this phenomena to the simplicity inherent in the messages indigenous to both. Classical music listeners were preponderantly Kerry supporters, but surprisingly, on heavy metal, the two split down the middle. Spotting a trend, Friend cautioned, "Because of the deterioration in public education, larger and larger segments of the population are creeping downward IQ-wise, cementing the hold Republicans have on the electorate." However, if the election were held today, Bush would hold a lead of 52-48 in the popular vote, but would be virtually tied in the Electoral College, which Bush supporters argue against because the word College angers them. When contacted, a Kerry spokesman just chuckled. No Bush spokesperson was made available for comment. It was also found that Ralph Nader supporters were the brightest of all political proponents tested, but Dr. Friend dismissed them as "too smart for their own good." In a related study, smart people prefer baseball because the pace is such that there is time to read.

"Blind Reason" a novel of pharmaceutical intrigueThink your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It'sUnsafe At Any Dose

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[Guest guest]

Dear Joe,

You said:

<<One thing most people don't now about hitler, was that he had his

nazis burn the reichstag, a german gov't building. then they blamed

it on his enemies and the germans were so affraid they willing gave

up their liberties and mobilized for war after this terrorist

attack. sound familiar.

Investigate 9/11 and you'll find the same thing happening. same with

OKC in 1995 and the 1993 WTC bombing.

check this out if you don't buy it.

http://www.infowars.com/sept11_archive.htm

sadly some of the links about the CIA running drills, where planes

were flying into buildings on the morning of 9/11 were taken offline.>>

** Please bring all orff-topic discussion of a political nature to the

off-topic list. Thanks.

Regards,