18 percent of Americans -- and 31 percent of Republicans -- believe Barack Obama is a Muslim. More to the point, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life spent good money calling a bunch of people and asking them about this, and then all of your major news outlets get to cluck and say "Ooh, this really means something or other," and everyone gets to fill time in the August news lull, so America's ignorance is a make-work program, really. Also, people who think he's a Muslim are more likely to think he's doing a bad job. There are no solid numbers on how many Americans think he's a half-breed.[
Who Needs Facts When You Have Misspelled E-mails?
Who Needs Facts When You Have Misspelled…
Who Needs Facts When You Have Misspelled E-mails?
18 percent of Americans -- and 31 percent of Republicans -- believe Barack Obama is a Muslim. More to the point, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life spent good money calling a bunch of people and asking them about this, and then all of your major news outlets get to cluck and say "Ooh, this really means something or other," and everyone gets to fill time in the August news lull, so America's ignorance is a make-work program, really. Also, people who think he's a Muslim are more likely to think he's doing a bad job. There are no solid numbers on how many Americans think he's a half-breed.[