Dumb Things Americans Believe
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Ok, I admit, I couldn't name two Supreme Court justices (Or even one)... But other than that...
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http://www.newsweek.com/photo/2010/08/24/dumb-things-americans-believe.html[^] I'm not surprised about any of them. I've encountered them all.
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Man is that biased journalism or just bad journalism? The underlying question is good the explanation is the questionable part. Could they not give the facts without opinion stated as fact?
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Ok, I admit, I couldn't name two Supreme Court justices (Or even one)... But other than that...
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Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)I agree on that one, but basic geography and some of the other stuff is really dumb. I can name more than 2 supreme court justices just not spell them correctly maybe. Kennedy, Sotamayer, Scalia, Thomas, Renquest, and the latest one. I can picture them, all I think but not necessarily name them all. The 3 branches of government aspect bothers me though.
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Man is that biased journalism or just bad journalism? The underlying question is good the explanation is the questionable part. Could they not give the facts without opinion stated as fact?
It was an opinion piece to start with. The facts were put in for him to comment on.
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I want to say 46 or 47. That's what comes to mind anyway. I can't name all the presidents either, but I know that myths like Washington chopping down a cherry tree is a lie.
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It was an opinion piece to start with. The facts were put in for him to comment on.
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Sorry I am at work and only had an extra minute.
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president of what?
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I want to say 46 or 47. That's what comes to mind anyway. I can't name all the presidents either, but I know that myths like Washington chopping down a cherry tree is a lie.
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Obama is the 44th President, but only the 43rd man. (That is if you don't count the Presidents before Washington: Peyton Randolph (Twice) Henry Middleton John Hancock Henry Laurens John Jay Samuel Huntington Thomas McKean John Hanson Elias Boudinot Thomas Mifflin Richard Henry Lee John Hancock (Again) Nathaniel Gorham Arthur St. Clair Cyrus Griffin
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Sorry I am at work and only had an extra minute.
no prob. Just explaining that it's an opinion piece. I think the journalist was a bit peeved that people don't know basic things about their own country. I can believe it when it comes to the 3 branches of government. That's where people get the idea that the president spends our money instead of Congress and that judges make laws and not congress. ;P I am ranting now. :omg: imagine that. :)
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president of what?
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Obama is the 44th President, but only the 43rd man. (That is if you don't count the Presidents before Washington: Peyton Randolph (Twice) Henry Middleton John Hancock Henry Laurens John Jay Samuel Huntington Thomas McKean John Hanson Elias Boudinot Thomas Mifflin Richard Henry Lee John Hancock (Again) Nathaniel Gorham Arthur St. Clair Cyrus Griffin
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Well I don't think counting presidents is important as knowing where in the world we're having our military actions take place or what the branches of government are. I'm not sure where I got 46 from then. But I stand corrected. :laugh:
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I agree on that one, but basic geography and some of the other stuff is really dumb. I can name more than 2 supreme court justices just not spell them correctly maybe. Kennedy, Sotamayer, Scalia, Thomas, Renquest, and the latest one. I can picture them, all I think but not necessarily name them all. The 3 branches of government aspect bothers me though.
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Well, geography... I can point out Iraq and Iran easily enough... Afghanistan, well, as long as I could see the borders, I could identify it... Couldn't name the countries around it, except for Pakistan... *looks for a regional map without names* Yep, Afghanistan is pretty easy to find... As for the government... Anyone living here, who can't identify the three branches of government, needs to go back to school. Even if they got the names wrong, saying "the president, congress, and the supreme court" would be close enough.
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Well, geography... I can point out Iraq and Iran easily enough... Afghanistan, well, as long as I could see the borders, I could identify it... Couldn't name the countries around it, except for Pakistan... *looks for a regional map without names* Yep, Afghanistan is pretty easy to find... As for the government... Anyone living here, who can't identify the three branches of government, needs to go back to school. Even if they got the names wrong, saying "the president, congress, and the supreme court" would be close enough.
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As for the government... Anyone living here, who can't identify the three branches of government, needs to go back to school.
Agreed.
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Man is that biased journalism or just bad journalism? The underlying question is good the explanation is the questionable part. Could they not give the facts without opinion stated as fact?
djj55 wrote:
Man is that biased journalism or just bad journalism?
Bad! Suggesting that because people cannot name any Supreme Court judges is somehow connected to dumb things they believe is just ridiculous. How many Britons here could name one of our High Court (or Supreme Court) judges, or all the kings and queens in order. I also noticed that all these polls were run independently and at different times so there is almost no relationship between the results. Just space fillers really.
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I was just trying to make you feel good by being totally pedantic. :)
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djj55 wrote:
Man is that biased journalism or just bad journalism?
Bad! Suggesting that because people cannot name any Supreme Court judges is somehow connected to dumb things they believe is just ridiculous. How many Britons here could name one of our High Court (or Supreme Court) judges, or all the kings and queens in order. I also noticed that all these polls were run independently and at different times so there is almost no relationship between the results. Just space fillers really.
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I could probably name the Kings and Queens in order, but I don't think I could name a High Court Judge.
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I could probably name the Kings and Queens in order, but I don't think I could name a High Court Judge.
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You guys have it easy... The Kings and Queens rule for decades (Usually), and they're all Henry and Elizabeth with a roman numeral... We change the channel every 4 or 8 years, and we don't repeat names... Err... Except for Bush... And Adams... Ok, we do it now and then.
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You guys have it easy... The Kings and Queens rule for decades (Usually), and they're all Henry and Elizabeth with a roman numeral... We change the channel every 4 or 8 years, and we don't repeat names... Err... Except for Bush... And Adams... Ok, we do it now and then.
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Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Jane - 9 days Edward VIII - 11 months Victoria - 64 years! Lizzie II will be sixty years in 2012, so she looks like becoming the longest reigning monarch not only of Britain, but of the world, ever!
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Jane - 9 days Edward VIII - 11 months Victoria - 64 years! Lizzie II will be sixty years in 2012, so she looks like becoming the longest reigning monarch not only of Britain, but of the world, ever!
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See? That means we've had about 10-15 presidents since she took the throne (Too lazy to look it up). That's a lot to memorize... Now, if you were going to memorize your PMs... That'd be a little closer...
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djj55 wrote:
Man is that biased journalism or just bad journalism?
Bad! Suggesting that because people cannot name any Supreme Court judges is somehow connected to dumb things they believe is just ridiculous. How many Britons here could name one of our High Court (or Supreme Court) judges, or all the kings and queens in order. I also noticed that all these polls were run independently and at different times so there is almost no relationship between the results. Just space fillers really.
It's time for a new signature.
Notice that I did say "The underlying question is good the explanation is the questionable part." See my reply earlier. I could not name one justice since William Rehnquist in 2005! (Bad memory at best) Maybe Thomas possibly Ginsburg and I might remember others if you said the name but nope. Old movie joke is that you can tell the spy by asking them to name... If they do they are a spy.