Comments on: Fewer than half of Americans http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:58:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mr. X http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-1236282 Mr. X Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:02:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-1236282 Four out of ten Americans are also assholes. Four out of ten Americans are also assholes.

]]> By: JP http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-723576 JP Sat, 12 Aug 2006 14:30:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-723576 This 39% figure is very disturbing, I'm embarrassed that these are my fellow countrymen. This 39% figure is very disturbing, I’m embarrassed that these are my fellow countrymen.

]]> By: Republican Chicken Little http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-723481 Republican Chicken Little Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:17:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-723481 <strong>THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR!</strong> THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR! THE SKY IS FALLING! TERROR!

]]> By: David Carlisle http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-721341 David Carlisle Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:07:38 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-721341 The great thing about the War on Terror is that it gives everybody an excuse to dump their values. The great thing about the War on Terror is that it gives everybody an excuse to dump their values.

]]> By: Keepin"The Faith"Canuck http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-720498 Keepin"The Faith"Canuck Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:42:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-720498 Just Demonize The Muslims and killing Them becomes Easy.The USA And Canada Turned thier Backs On Jews Fleeing Europe During WWII Back Then The Jews were Demonized Thier Dying Was Easy For "Us".You Can't get Me to believe that when the Survivors of the Death Camps said "NEVER AGAIN" they Meant It Only for Jews.We Should Guard Against Letting Politicans Brainwash Us into Thinking that the Muslims Are "EVIL".We have No Excuses to Hide behind for We Know that What's Happening in the middle East Is Just WRONG.I'm So Hopeful For America after the CT Election .I Just had to Keep My Faith in the People for You're What Makes America Great and That Election Spoke VOLUMES to The World and you Got Back a little Respect.There are Alot of Voters On Both Sides that Are Pissed Off at Bush and that's What's Scaring the Republicans.They will always have thier Base But They Will Lose because of the Moderates in both Parties.Moderate Republicans Are Pissed At Bush That's What Scares them the Most."Kick All the BUMS Out" Just Demonize The Muslims and killing Them becomes Easy.The USA And Canada Turned thier Backs On Jews Fleeing Europe During WWII Back Then The Jews were Demonized Thier Dying Was Easy For “Us”.You Can’t get Me to believe that when the Survivors of the Death Camps said “NEVER AGAIN” they Meant It Only for Jews.We Should Guard Against Letting Politicans Brainwash Us into Thinking that the Muslims Are “EVIL”.We have No Excuses to Hide behind for We Know that What’s Happening in the middle East Is Just WRONG.I’m So Hopeful For America after the CT Election .I Just had to Keep My Faith in the People for You’re What Makes America Great and That Election Spoke VOLUMES to The World and you Got Back a little Respect.There are Alot of Voters On Both Sides that Are Pissed Off at Bush and that’s What’s Scaring the Republicans.They will always have thier Base But They Will Lose because of the Moderates in both Parties.Moderate Republicans Are Pissed At Bush That’s What Scares them the Most.”Kick All the BUMS Out”

]]> By: Paul in LA http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-720273 Paul in LA Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:52:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-720273 "Fewer than half of Americans believe Muslims are loyal to the U.S., a Gallup poll shows" <b>But once the Christians who AREN'T LOYAL to the U.S. either are factored out, it's a draw.</b> Oh, and Rapepublicans? Not enough clothesline in the world to give them all their day in the sun. “Fewer than half of Americans believe Muslims are loyal to the U.S., a Gallup poll shows”

But once the Christians who AREN’T LOYAL to the U.S. either are factored out, it’s a draw.

Oh, and Rapepublicans? Not enough clothesline in the world to give them all their day in the sun.

]]> By: return of reddog http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-720094 return of reddog Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:43:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-720094 in the end it is not bigotry that wil destroy us it is the moronic liberal idea of (forced) diversity and tolerance that will. in the end it is not bigotry that wil destroy us it is the moronic liberal idea of (forced) diversity and tolerance that will.

]]> By: return of reddog http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-720085 return of reddog Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:41:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-720085 # 40 and when does allah-oomph give you your 100 virgins?? this idiot shows why we need racial profiling. # 40 and when does allah-oomph give you your 100 virgins?? this idiot shows why we need racial profiling.

]]> By: jacqueline grant http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-719889 jacqueline grant Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:30:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-719889 As an black american I appreciate some other race being racially profiled. As an black american I appreciate some other race being racially profiled.

]]> By: Tobey Tall http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-719790 Tobey Tall Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:53:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-719790 1 Muslim has more enlightenment than 20 american morons , look at the dross from the right wing your goverment are worse than The Iranian President on racism Q.what do you call an American with an IQ of 1 hundred A. A Village 1 Muslim has more enlightenment than 20 american morons , look at the dross from the right wing your goverment are worse than The Iranian President on racism

Q.what do you call an American with an IQ of 1 hundred
A. A Village

]]> By: Jebus Loves Me http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-719774 Jebus Loves Me Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:45:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-719774 We can also start sending them to <strong>GITMO</strong> and other <strong>secret CIA prison camps</strong> to have a <strong>final solution for the Muslim problem</strong> Only then can we <strong>win the war on Terror</strong> We can also start sending them to GITMO and other secret CIA prison camps to have a final solution for the Muslim problem

Only then can we win the war on Terror

]]> By: napu http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-719760 napu Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:39:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-719760 Are we this worthless as a nation??? Can we get some sort of internment camps and provide special ed for some of our ignorant lot??? Life is too short for so much hate and fear!!! Ignorance is not bliss!!! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are we this worthless as a nation???
Can we get some sort of internment camps and provide special ed for some of our ignorant lot??? Life is too short for so much hate and fear!!! Ignorance is not bliss!!! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: SixDays Blog » Blog Archive » Holocaust all over again? http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-719750 SixDays Blog » Blog Archive » Holocaust all over again? Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:37:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-719750 [...] http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/ “Fewer than half of Americans believe Muslims are loyal to the U.S., a Gallup poll shows. “Almost four in ten, 39%, advocate that Muslims here should carry special I.D. That same number admit that they do hold some ‘prejudice’ against Muslims.”” [...] [...] http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/ “Fewer than half of Americans believe Muslims are loyal to the U.S., a Gallup poll shows. “Almost four in ten, 39%, advocate that Muslims here should carry special I.D. That same number admit that they do hold some ‘prejudice’ against Muslims.”” [...]

]]> By: theswan http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-719741 theswan Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:34:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-719741 Most Americans would not know a Muslim if they saw one. And so, most Americans are bigoted by their ignorance. Most Americans would not know a Muslim if they saw one. And so, most Americans are bigoted by their ignorance.

]]> By: west virginia hillbilly http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-719710 west virginia hillbilly Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:23:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-719710 See, the germans weren't so different after all. It's easy to hate when you are on the side of, 'right'. See, the germans weren’t so different after all. It’s easy to hate when you are on the side of, ‘right’.

]]> By: kindness http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-719693 kindness Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:18:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-719693 I was tongue in cheek joking, using historical Nazi actions to show my point. You can take the metaphor from there.... I was tongue in cheek joking, using historical Nazi actions to show my point.

You can take the metaphor from there….

]]> By: Lisa http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-719683 Lisa Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:16:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-719683 Someelse earlier alluded to this: This very same question should be asked of the Jewish people then -- particularly those in Bush's Administration and their connections to AIPAC, RNJC should be exposed. If more people were aware of how deeply ingrained into our government the radical Jewish connections and allegiances are they would be scared, but it does put the motivations of the Bushit Administration in a very different light. Someelse earlier alluded to this: This very same question should be asked of the Jewish people then — particularly those in Bush’s Administration and their connections to AIPAC, RNJC should be exposed. If more people were aware of how deeply ingrained into our government the radical Jewish connections and allegiances are they would be scared, but it does put the motivations of the Bushit Administration in a very different light.

]]> By: kindness http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-719620 kindness Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:57:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-719620 I know.....how about we make them sew yellow Star of David's to the fron of their jackets and all their shirts! What? That one's been tried before?!? Well, I'm stumped.... I know…..how about we make them sew yellow Star of David’s to the fron of their jackets and all their shirts!

What? That one’s been tried before?!?

Well, I’m stumped….

]]> By: QUALAR http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-719618 QUALAR Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:57:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-719618 We could copy the Israelis by bulldozing their homes and forcing them across the border into Canada. We can start with Dearborn, Michigan. Or we can pull a Sharon and allow the Christians to massacre them at night. Ve have vays to handle them. What has Bush's Dream Team done to our country? Everything changed after 9/11, because we let it happen through fear and ignorance. The same factors apply to the racist responses to the survey. We could copy the Israelis by bulldozing their homes and forcing them across the border into Canada. We can start with Dearborn, Michigan. Or we can pull a Sharon and allow the Christians to massacre them at night. Ve have vays to handle them. What has Bush’s Dream Team done to our country? Everything changed after 9/11, because we let it happen through fear and ignorance. The same factors apply to the racist responses to the survey.

]]> By: RichM http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-719600 RichM Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:52:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/fewer-than-half-of-americans/#comment-719600 An ID card just is not visisble enough. And not all Muslims are Arab nor do they appear to be Arab so they can not easily be picked out in a crowd. To remedy this I suggest they be made to wear a yellow crescent similar to the yellow Star of David worn by Jews in Nazi Germany. And what kind of activity would be apropos as a Muslim Kristalnacht? An ID card just is not visisble enough. And not all Muslims are Arab nor do they appear to be Arab so they can not easily be picked out in a crowd. To remedy this I suggest they be made to wear a yellow crescent similar to the yellow Star of David worn by Jews in Nazi Germany. And what kind of activity would be apropos as a Muslim Kristalnacht?

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