 Wundt
Male, 40-49, Southern US
 250 Posts
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Monday, May 16, 2011 11:30:34 AM
Um... these are different questions, as in, "Do you believe Omaba is XXX", Yes/No, it could also be a "Click all that apply" and then the answers are summed based on the number of yes's. This is done all the time in surveys.
This is not fuzzy math, or even bad methodology. They assumed that the viewers would understand that these were not either/or type of totals. |
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 Rabblerouser
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
14 Posts
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:04:19 AM
Liberals have got to be the most brain dead, follow-the-guy-in-front-of-me clowns ever. |
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 LandoGriffin
Male, 30-39, Western US
4336 Posts
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Monday, March 29, 2010 11:46:41 PM
Oh wait, the joke is that they wrote "anitchrist" instead of "antichrist." I get it now. |
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LandoGriffin
Male, 30-39, Western US
4336 Posts
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Monday, March 29, 2010 11:45:11 PM
Obviously the categories are not exclusive. Why would you expect them to be? If a Republican believes Obama is a Muslim, wouldn't that same Republican also likely believe he was not born in the United States? |
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 Kalimata
Male, 30-39, Canada
591 Posts
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Monday, March 29, 2010 1:08:22 AM
Remember, we are talking about Republicans here...
*Flame On! |
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 LithiumOne
Male, 18-29, Southern US
153 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 8:49:41 PM
I voted Anitchrist. There wasn't an Antichrist answer choice, so I picked the closest one. |
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 howlingwolf
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
1359 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 8:06:54 PM
I got it!
Take all numbers, add them together, divide by the standard deviation of the percents, then raise it to the mean power while balancing a salami on your nose. Then...you get 100% (note: the salami is vital) |
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 GuardinGnome
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
2900 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 5:33:56 PM
maybe they just didn't feel like sticking with 100%. |
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 janus_games
Male, 18-29, Western US
296 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 4:43:34 PM
Um no, the harris poll is not an either or poll. Of the 100% surveyed...
67% believe he's socialist
57% believe he's a muslim
...
There's obviously some crossover here, like I'm sure where he's a socialist secret muslim. |
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 TaiAZNKID
Male, 13-17, Canada
77 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 3:58:04 PM
FACE PALM IS RITE LOLL |
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Froggybuster
Male, 13-17, Europe
123 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 11:29:56 AM
Wow... How stupid/rediculously right wing are the iab moderators? This is quite frankly drating retarded to think that these are meant to add to 100%, you stupid dumbdrats. |
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PSU840
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
78 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 10:37:30 AM
*facepalm |
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GuardinGnome
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
2900 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 10:10:45 AM
They could have just said Socialist.
All of those other things are true about all Socialists.
Well except maybe the Muslim part. |
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 CodeJockey
Male, 30-39, Midwest US
2520 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 8:31:22 AM
"ANITCHRIST."
You know: One could make an entire site about fail on Fox News and MSNBC. |
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 Stelly
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
321 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 8:04:04 AM
I'm pretty sure they meant 67% thought he was a socialist and therefor 33% thought not, 57% thought he is muslim and therefore 43% thought not etc... |
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 splurbyburbl
Male, 30-39, Southern US
2810 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 7:28:11 AM
I am fairly certain that every single syndicated news station is biased in their own fashion. Show me the reason why MSNBC is "supposed to get this right". |
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 crazyjelly
Male, 13-17, Canada
73 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 7:18:37 AM
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 buxco215
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
982 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 4:39:30 AM
Republicans = buzzkills! |
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 CurlybackJoe
Male, 18-29, Australia
221 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 3:03:01 AM
they spelt antichrist wrong :) |
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 thelonious
Male, 40-49, Southern US
3200 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 2:41:57 AM
Somebody smoked the devil's weed instead of going to statistics class, and then posted this |
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mystery08
Male, 18-29, Western US
162 Posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 12:40:28 AM
the statments aren't exclusive. This post is dumb and pointless. The ""math"" is correct.
IE he can be a muslem a socalist and the anti-crist so it doesnt need to add to 100. |
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 OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
8945 Posts
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Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:43:41 PM
Thanks CJ. Usually I find Jon Stewart to be just a big horse's ass and not very funny, but this was really good!  |
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 CrakrJak
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
14459 Posts
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Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:28:05 PM
"I look for blame for greatest f*ck-ups in recorded history much more proximately than that."
Good, Because it's more than obvious now the majority of American voters did just that in Nov. 2008.
But don't worry, We are resolved to fix part of the problem come Nov. 2010. |
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 davymid
Male, 30-39, Europe
11693 Posts
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Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:14:18 PM
Clinton De-Regulated the banks Davy, Not Bush, As Ollie pointed out. I guess you'll retreat a decade and somehow try to blame Reagan now.
I think you'll find that I won't. I look for blame for greatest f*ck-ups in recorded history much more proximately than that. |
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CrakrJak
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
14459 Posts
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Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:13:18 PM
Ollie: yes it not only allowed banks to sell securities and insurance. It allowed insurance companies and securities firms to act like banks, They could borrow from the fed and also have FDIC protection.
Jon Stewart just parodied Chris Dodd's 'Finance Reform' on his show lately, Was funny and informative.
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