30Oct/087
Are Texans dimwitted, gullible, or simply uninformed?
A University of Texas poll found that 23% of Texans think that Barack Obama is a Muslim. I wonder if these are the same people who are bothered my Obama's connection to Reverend Jeremiah Wright. First they lambaste Obama for his past association with a loudmouthed figurehead of a Christian church. Now they're convinced he has devoted his life to Islam. Which is it, fuckwads?
Not that religion really matters anyway. We all know that this uninformed subset of Texans will vote for McCain regardless of their own misconceptions of Obama. They have their reasons.
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October 30th, 2008 - 14:01
I’m glad I’m not the only one who is entertained by the misinformation. You know, they say this is the first election in which a candidate uses the internet for promotion. I’ve also heard you can’t believe anything you read on the internet.
Also, I’m thrilled that The Churning is arising as a daily blog…at least for now. Thanks for keeping me entertained!
C-Dub
October 31st, 2008 - 18:21
To answer the question that starts this post, I say:
yes, yes, and yes.
–TFKoP
ps yeah phillies!
November 3rd, 2008 - 23:16
Let’s not pick on Texas. Profound ignorance and stupidity is rampant. They just happened to take a poll…
I bet 90% of those people don’t even know what a Muslim is.
November 3rd, 2008 - 23:28
Good point. We should also include Ohio, Florida, and Alabama. In no particular order.
November 4th, 2008 - 12:50
As a Texan living in Austin, let me assure you that the people here are completely programmed (OK…some are just stupid racists.) Austin is an oasis from this type of thought in Texas, but won’t likely balance the votes of the rest of it’s inhabitants. The messages coming through Clear Channel, our print ads, local TV and through the “spiritual leaders” is that John McCain is a war hero and Obama’s religious views are questionable.
The push seems to be strongest through the churches. I find it interesting that one of the largest dis-information pushes I have seen has traveled throught the Christian networks here. When I point out that these are lies and document them, I am called unChristian, unpatriotic and ignorant…not to mention all of the colourful language my fellow Texans love to use.
There seems to be a strange drive to convince everyone that Obama is a Muslim (as if there is anything wrong with being Muslim) and that to be a good Christian, we must all support John McCain.
We should all call McCain the Christian candidate. He has all the traits: A sense of entitlement due to who his father was, he cheated on his ex wife when she got fat and ill, married a wealthy woman he cheated with, has an insatiable drive for power, has a burning desire to pre-emptively attack other countries, has a disdain for the poor and the needy, voted against MLK day, votes against Veterans benefits, gives his full support of bankers and usury, turned/turns his back on his fellow Vietnam Veterans left behind and proved that he will work to remove the rule of law (habeas corpus, the 4th amendment and posse comitatus).
Somewhere in the 1980s, Ralph Reed connected the Republican party to Christianity and since then many Texans haved viewed being a good Christian to mean voting against programs that help the poor, the hungry, the sick and the aged while voting for war (as long as we aren’t attacking Christians). I am curious how they were able convince throngs of followers that turn the other cheek means pre-emtive invasion.
People in Texas are more concerned with “Who won the game?” than “Who did we invade this afternoon?”.
Did I mention we didn’t vote for either piece of the false dichotomy? We voted 3rd party for Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente. They are the first all female, all black ticket in American history. In other words, they do not exist in the news in Texas.
We are moving to Canada.
November 4th, 2008 - 13:03
Well said, sir. Austin is a great town. I’ve spent a fair amount of time there and always enjoyed myself. It definitely feels out of place in that giant wasteland of conservatism.
November 6th, 2008 - 16:55
This is my biggest problem with most churches (religions in general). It’s great at the community level; friends, neighbors, births, weddings, funerals, help the poor, support through your whole life. I really want to be a part of that.
But then they get into politics, and BLAM, they lose their freaking minds. Out and out mis-information and lying. Religion and politics just do not belong together.