July 21st cover of the new yorker

[dar512]

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Of course that's not true. But I think you knew that.

In a normal distribution and given a large enough sample (all people) the difference between mean and median would be negligible.

But the truth is, I was being a smart ass.

But I think you knew that.

[dar512]

Yes, I know.

http://wonkette.com/402743/typical-f...-campaign-sign

[xoxoxoBruce]

The September 29th cover of The Nation.

[dar512]

33% of American voters believe Obama is a Muslim:

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed...e-right/images

[classicman]

I'm surprised its that low - I think the percentage of idiots is at least 50.

[Undertoad]

Yeah here's how the different sides wind up with different "facts".

Headline: "33% American voters believe Obama is a Muslim"

2nd paragraph: "...almost one-third of American voters 'know' that Barack Obama is a Muslim or believe that he could be."

4th paragraph: "A Pew Research Center poll of survey released a few days back found that only half of Americans accepted that Mr. Obama was a Christian. Meanwhile, 13% of registered voters thought that he was a Muslim, while 16% were not sure about his religion."

The actual report from the highly-respected Pew Research: "When asked to identify Obama's religion, a small but consistent minority of voters say that Obama is a Muslim. Currently, 13% assert incorrectly that Obama is a Muslim, which is virtually unchanged from June; in March, 10% said that Obama was a Muslim."

13% morphs magically into 33%. As long as it fits the narrative, people don't give a shit about the truth.

[Shawnee123]

Quick, go to the nearest Eagles club (or Moose, or Elks, or whatever.) 75% of those surveyed believe Obama is Muslim. Well, we only asked Jim, Bob, Bill, and Fred. Oh, and John, Bill, and Fred haven't voted for years (they're still rankled over Nixon.)

[BigV]

Why are we still having this conversation?

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For a couple of reasons.

Some people still believe he's a Muslim. (Idiots, in my book)

Some people don't know but trust people who say it. (Clue-challenged, short attention spanned lemmings, in my book)

Some people know he's not but benefit in some way from having this as part of the conversation. (Varies--cynics, shit stirrers, opponents, headline "news" producers, etc)

That we're having this conversation **at all** is a sad waste of time and energy. I don't like playing with feces, flinging it or cleaning it up. But I do what I feel I must do to make the places I inhabit better. In this case, I propel this shit story one more post in an effort to refute it, to dry it up, to wither it with the shining light of truth (OBAMA IS A CHRISTIAN, NOT A MUSLIM).

Those others who keep it alive for the offensive purpose of political opposition are wetting their pants with glee that we're here arguing about the fucking percentages of idiots who parrot this thinly disguised intolerance. "One-third", "No, 13%", "Down from 16%", etc etc etc. :retch: With each answering call carrying the screaming headline Obama is a Muslim. FFS.

[classicman]

Michelle Obama racist image sparks Google apology

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Google has apologised over a racially offensive picture of Michelle Obama that appeared when users searched for images of the US first lady.

The image came top of the Google Images results for "Michelle Obama".

Google placed a notice over the picture titled "Offensive Search Results", saying: "Sometimes our search results can be offensive. We agree."

Later on Wednesday the image dropped from top image results, though the BBC understands Google did not remove it.

Instead, the image appeared to have been removed from the site that originally published it, and was therefore no longer appearing prominently in Google searches.

The White House has declined to comment.

Users who click on the advertisement above the image were directed to a statement from Google, which explained that its results "can include disturbing content, even from innocuous queries".

I finally found it, but it keeps disappearing form the results.

At the moment its here

I'm not gonna post it on the cellar.

[SamIam]

Originally Posted by classicman

I'm not gonna post it on the cellar.

You just did.

[classicman]

I meant attach the image. What I did was provide a link to it instead. That way the reader has the choice to view it or not.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Do you know what site that was on?

[classicman]

http://yesbuthowever.com

[Sundae]

It's definitely racist - and therefore disgusting IMO.
But my 4 years here have made me far more supportive of the idea of free speech. See, it might be a trickle down effect, but you are slowly turning me. If I can see Two Girls One Cup online, I can cope with a racist picture and make my own mind up about it.

I'm surprised the Daily Mail haven't published it. With a condemnation of course.
"The Daily Mail; racist in public so you don't have to be." Frankie Boyle.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by classicman

http://yesbuthowever.com

An international frenzy was unleashed when a Hot Girls blog originating in China published a photoshopped Michelle Obama portrayed as an ape. As of today, the photo is down, not because Google blocked it from the search index, but because the webmaster of the site removed it. The site now shows innocuous news photos of the First Lady, and also features an ad for the new Sarah Palin book.

Chinese Republicans? Just kidding, I'm sure there's plenty of Republicans that would find that picture disgusting... except Emma.