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Pew Study - O'Reilly and Limbaugh fans more knowledgeable than NPR & Daily Show fans

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by gwayneco, Jul 31, 2006.

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  1. gwayneco

    gwayneco Contributing Member

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    http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?PageID=1068
     
    #1 gwayneco, Jul 31, 2006
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    "The three questions asked respondents which party has a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (Republicans); the name of the current U.S. Secretary of State (Condoleezza Rice); the name of the current president of Russia (Vladimir Putin)."

    LOL ... sound like rocket science questions. What a joke.
     
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  3. MR. MEOWGI

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    Could Bush answer those?
     
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  4. Mr. Brightside

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    In other news listeners of O'Reilly and Limbaugh are more in favor of supporting criminals and cover up than fans of NPR.
     
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  5. gwayneco

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    Only 39% of NPR listeners could.
     
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  6. Batman Jones

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    I find this study difficult to square with my personal experience. gwayneco, you listen to those right wing nut shows and you're still awfully dumb by anyone's measure, so how do you explain that?
     
    #6 Batman Jones, Jul 31, 2006
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    The title of this thread, and the article itself, is highly misleading. Asking people three questions to make a conclusion about how informed an entire group of people is may be the dumbest thing I've ever heard. More knowlegeable/informed about what...those three questions?
     
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  8. Mr. Brightside

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    I bet listeners of O'Reilly and Limbaugh know more about phone sex, vibrators and drugs than listeners of Daily Show.
     
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    What about Click and Clack listeners?
     
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    I think what’s even sadder about the poll is that only 46% of Republicans could name Condi as Sec. of State and only 69% knew that the Republicans held the majority in the house.
     
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    Let's be fair.

    O'Reilly and Limbaugh are more in favor of supporting WHITE criminals and cover ups.
     
    #11 losttexan, Jul 31, 2006
  12. gwayneco

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    I'm far smarter than you or your friend Carolyn Blunderband.
     
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  13. gwayneco

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    Take it up with Andy Kohut.
     
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    From personal experience, I do think that the average conservative "knows more" than the average liberal. I'm totally biased - but it seems "easier" to be a liberal. Maybe it's because I live in a predominantly liberal state - so the "out of the box thinkers" here who tend to label themselves "conservatives" probably do read up a little more. It's probably different in the red states - where it's socially easier to be a conservative. Heck I'd probably be considered a liberal hippie in Arkansas.

    I do think those 3 questions do provide some sort of litmus test. If you can't answer those - you probably sholdn't be voting (and most likely aren't).

    Overall though - those stats don't really tell us much. What WOULD have been illumintating is if they also polled CARTOON NETWORK, ESPN, or Hustler TV viewers and put those numbers next to the lofty 28 percent and 31 percent from FOX and CNN.
     
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    DOO DOO!
     
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  16. CometsWin

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    More knowledgeable based on three questions? Credible...
     
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    Tell it to Andy Kohut.
     
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    Maybe Andy can take a stab at changing up the SAT. Two out of three gets you in.
     
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    did he tell you to put the thread title up there?

    did he say knowledgeable in general?

    or just news knowledgeable.. thats a big difference..
     
    #19 vlaurelio, Jul 31, 2006
  20. vwiggin

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    O'Reilly and Limbaugh are politically-centered shows.

    NPR is not purely political. It has tons of cultural and entertainment stuff.
     
    #20 vwiggin, Jul 31, 2006
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