Political Hippo Circle Jerk - America, farg YEAH!

[Hawk]

Actually, I cited logic.
Obama won Ohio by 5 percent, and has no doubled his lead according to some polls a couple weeks ago.  Gallup is the one that pointed that these polls failed the logic test, not me or Dick Morris.

So with Romney holding a 40 point lead among active and reserve troops, is it a coincidence that all these battle ground states were failing to send out absentee ballots to the military?

[Geowhizzer]

Since when did logic have anything to do with politics?

[Munson]

You should take the word of common sense over anything.  You really think that Obama was going to win Ohio by 10 points this year, when he only won it by 5 points in 2008?   

Dick Morris, the first guy to point out the inherently flawed polls, is a former Clinton surrogate.

This is why I'll take the word of Nate Silver over Dick farging Morris.

One poll saying that Obama leading Ohio by 10 points doesn't mean "all polls are flawed except for Rassmussen"

[MDS]

[Hawk]

You should take the word of common sense over anything.  You really think that Obama was going to win Ohio by 10 points this year, when he only won it by 5 points in 2008?   

Dick Morris, the first guy to point out the inherently flawed polls, is a former Clinton surrogate.

This is why I'll take the word of Nate Silver over Dick farging Morris.

One poll saying that Obama leading Ohio by 10 points doesn't mean "all polls are flawed except for Rassmussen"

Never said all polls were flawed, but I think there's been some polls out there this year that have been extremely flawed.   Rassmussen actually has the race as a tie right now, whereas Pew has gone from having Obama up 8, to now Romney up 4.  Obviously, with how divided this nation is, there's no way one debate swung the vote by 12 percent. 

[Munson]

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/

Stick with this guy

[PhillyGirl]

http://www.bipartisanreport.com/iframe.php?post_id=553473

[ice grillin you]

You're farging citing Dick Morris?  DIAF

lol

everyone needs to stop responding to the crainial lump....stat

[Rome]

http://m.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/taliban-says-it-shot-infidel-pakistani-teen-for-advocating-girls-rights/2012/10/09/29715632-1214-11e2-9a39-1f5a7f6fe945_story.html

Organized religion is super.

[SD]

Stacey Dash supports Romney:
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/10/09/stacey-dashs-pro-romney-tweet-becomes-racial-flashpoint/

Big disappointment

[Rome]

Is her supporting the clown who's going to give millionaires huge tax breaks really all that surprising?

If I were in a position like her financially (I'm assuming she's rich) then I'd probably support that gas bag too.  Since I'm not, farg her and RMoney. 

[hbionic]

http://m.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/taliban-says-it-shot-infidel-pakistani-teen-for-advocating-girls-rights/2012/10/09/29715632-1214-11e2-9a39-1f5a7f6fe945_story.html

Organized religion is super.

The only hope is that it builds on some sort of movement that will eventually lead to change or revolution from within. The more shtein like this is publicized, hopefully it angers the masses to a point where shtein truly changes. Otherwise, all this shtein is in vain.

[Rome]

I think what's truly exciting is the "none" movement.  A full 20% of respondents answered, "none" when queried about their preferred religious persuasion.


To wit:

October 9th, 2012
None of the Above: The Rise of the Religiously Unaffiliated

NEW MINISERIES FROM RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY EXPLORES VIEWS OF 46 MILLION RELIGIOUSLY UNAFFILIATED AMERICANS

Program releases new survey of this rapidly growing population

WASHINGTON DC (October 9, 2012) — Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, the national PBS television program produced by Thirteen/WNET, is launching a three-part mini-series, "None of the Above: The Rise of the Religiously Unaffiliated," based largely on a new survey about the views of the 46 million Americans who say they are not affiliated with any particular religion. Watch a preview.

According to the Pew Research Center, one in five American adults — nearly 20 percent of the US population — now describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated, the highest percentage ever in Pew's polling. Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly partnered with the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life in a survey to delve more deeply into the theological, social and political views of these Americans, who are often called "the nones."

"We're getting a growing group, as much as one-fifth of the adult population, that do not identify with some kind of organized religion, and that has a lot of implications for religion, for politics, for society," Prof. John Green, director of the Bliss Institute at the University of Akron, told Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. "It represents a very significant change."

Among the joint survey findings, the miniseries explores:

    Two-thirds (68 percent) of those who describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated say they believe in God or a universal spirit.  More than half (58 percent) say they often feel a deep connection with nature and the earth, and more than a third (37 percent) describe themselves as "spiritual" but not "religious."

    A third of adults under 30 have no religious affiliation, compared with just one-in-ten who are 65 and older.

    The majority of the religiously unaffiliated are Democrats or lean Democratic, and 67 percent of them believe churches and other religious institutions are too involved with politics.
    Large majorities of the unaffiliated say religious institutions are too concerned with money and power (70 percent) and focus too much on rules (67 percent).

    More than three-quarters (77 percent) say religious institutions play an important role in helping the poor and needy and bring people together and strengthen community bonds (78 percent).

    While 76 percent of Americans overall believe that churches and other religious institutions protect and strengthen morality, only about half (52 percent) of the religiously unaffiliated agree.

    The vast majority of religiously unaffiliated Americans are not actively seeking to find a church or other religious group to join.  Of those who describe themselves as "nothing in particular" (as opposed to atheist or agnostic), 88 percent say they are not looking for a religion that is right for them.

The survey was conducted among a nationally representative sample of adults in all 50 states, including 958 who are religiously unaffiliated.

The impact of the rise of the religiously unaffiliated on politics was further explored today at a panel at the National Press Club featuring Bob Abernethy, host and executive editor of Religion & Ethic NewsWeekly, Kim Lawton, managing editor of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, Greg Smith, senior researcher at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, Mike McCurry, veteran communications strategist and spokesperson, and Michael Cromartie, vice president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

"None of the Above: The Rise of the Religiously Unaffiliated" will look at the impact of the rise of the religiously unaffiliated in three segments:

The first segment, None of the Above: Who Are They, will begin airing on public television stations nationwide on October 12, 2012. It provides an overview of who these religiously unaffiliated people are and what they believe. The story will be reported by R&E Host Bob Abernethy and produced by Marcia Henning.

The second segment, None of the Above: Political Implications, which begins airing on October 19, 2012, focuses on how the growing number of religiously unaffiliated citizens could affect elections and the role of religion in politics. The segment will be reported by R&E Managing Editor Kim Lawton and produced by Patti Jette Hanley.

The third segment None of the Above: Religious Implications, which begins airing October 26, 2012, looks at the possible influence of this trend on religious congregations and institutions. This segment will be reported by R&E Contributing Correspondent Deborah Potter and produced by Susan Goldstein.

[Hawk]

So that Big Bird ad worked out really well.

[MDS]

atheist is the new black