What Do Americans Know?

can I have the editors job who writes or has the final say wether something gets published into print???
ACCORDING TO NEWSWEEK YVES ST.LAURENT WAS 7 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF DEATH.
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What Newsweek doesn't know is how many of our Presidents served as Generals in the U.S. Military -- Your answer was three (Grant, Eisenhower and Washington). There actually were five -- you left out Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor. Tsk, tsk.

Did you know McCain has had 4 different campaign managers? McCain just can't get it right. He keeps changing managers, as if it is their fault that he can not succeed. Fact is, McCain is NOT a good candidate.

After his first run at the Presidency when he got swift boated by Bush, his manager John Weaver got McCain to play "Maverick" and cross party lines to become a NeoLiberal. McCain almost changed parties and became a Democrat and Kerry's running mate, but at the 11th hour he switched horses again and hired Terry Nelson to manage him. Nelson is a strong GOP establishmentarianist, and got McCain to throw himself behind Bush, with promises of the GOP giving him the 2008 nomination. But Nelson didn't last, because the strategy failed. The right wing was suspicious of McCain because McCain voted against abortion, for gay rights and for gun control during his "maverick" phase. They didn't know if they could trust him. Also, Nelson spent money hand over fist, nearly bankrupting McCain's campaign. So he replaced him with Rick Davis, who was at the helm for the past year. Davis is a fiscal conservative, made McCain sell that expensive big bus, and made McCain mind his manners and act polite in public. But now, Davis has been fired too. Why? Because McCain is getting desperate, and the gloves are coming off. His new manager is Steve Schmidt, a Rove disciple and former Rove employee. McCain has also hired Nicole Wallace and Greg Jenkins to head his "Communications Team." Nic and Greg are also former Rove employees, masters of the art of swift boat smear campaigns. McCain going to let the Rove bulldogs off the leash. Look out, America, this is going to get ugly.

My prediction: the 20% of America that is made up of ignorant jingoists will be cheering to see Rove's bloody tactics. But you know what? They were all going to vote for McCain anyway. The rest of America will be so disgusted by the hatchet work of the NeoCons that they will vote AGAINST McCain.

The "last resort" tactic of the GOP to win this election will be to bomb Iran, starting another war. Mark my words, if McCain is not doing well in September, Bush will bomb Iran. He is already setting the stage for this, by saying that Iran has nuclear weapons, even thought inspections by the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency have both found NO EVIDENCE of nuclear weapons. REMIND YOU OF ANYTHING? It's the fake "weapons of mass destruction" all over again.

Did you know that on June 26, Bush, very quietly, declared a state of National Emergency? During a National Emergency the President can DECLARE WAR without waiting for the approval of Congress.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080626-4.html

It is going to be a very bumpy ride, America, so hold on, and DON'T LET BUSH AND ROVE STEAL ANOTHER ELECTION. I wouldn't mind so much if they were good for the economy, but let's face it, they are destroying America.

so might the stem cell question be considered unfair? since it is opinion. What might benefit the most from controversial research answer all of it. I see a little bias in addition to sillyness. The most watched television sitcom? this test was more a trivial pursuit than a true test of intellect but hey what do we expect from a left wing tabloid obamabot rag.

I have never seen a more moronic test of someone's intelligence than this. The most-watched TV show question really is taking the piss. How could knowing that qualify you as intelligent? The same for many of the percentage-based questions.

How about asking something meaningful about world history, geography, anthropology, art or science?

I do apologize for the punctuation. My apostrophes and quotations changed to question marks...

It???s actually not surprising to me that the Americans surveyed did poorly on this Global Literacy aptitude test; however, I do not believe that it in any way reflects the ???smartness??? of the individuals surveyed. First and foremost, the results are skewed from the beginning???percentages of each answer were reported and not the percentage that each individual actually scored on the test in its entirety. Some individuals may have done well on portions of the test and poorly on others. Unfortunately, the way the results are reported make them all appear to be ???stupid.??? What actually makes me chuckle is that I did terribly on the test. Not because I am stupid. I hold a doctorate degree in pharmacy and am currently enrolled in an executive masters program. I truly believe that I am a very intelligent person. I believe I scored poorly because these topics are not the things that I focus on from day to day. Are they important topics? Absolutely; however, when I arrive home from a long day at work I am more likely to pick up a pharmacy journal than to sit and watch the daily news or even read a Newsweek magazine for that matter. This is what I believe my patients would want from me. It is expected of me to be the best at what I do???not to be an expert on foreign policy. I, like many others, wish that I had the ability to be more up-to-date with what is happening in the world. But at this point, I just don???t have the time in my day to make it a priority. Sure, you can say that it is irresponsible of me to not know what is going on in the world around me. But when it comes down to me filling YOUR prescription, what would you rather have me know, the potential drug interaction between your medications or who the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court is? I believe it is the same with most Americans. We work hard to keep up with what we are good at, we leave the rest to the experts of that field, and we catch up when we can. If we tried to know it all, the world might be worse off than it is now. Does that make us stupid? I certainly don???t think so.

It???s actually not surprising to me that the Americans surveyed did poorly on this Global Literacy aptitude test; however, I do not believe that it in any way reflects the ???smartness??? of the individuals surveyed. First and foremost, the results are skewed from the beginning???percentages of each answer were reported and not the percentage that each individual actually scored on the test in its entirety. Some individuals may have done well on portions of the test and poorly on others. Unfortunately, the way the results are reported make them all appear to be ???stupid.??? What actually makes me chuckle is that I did terribly on the test. Not because I am stupid. I hold a doctorate degree in pharmacy and am currently enrolled in an executive masters program. I truly believe that I am a very intelligent person. I believe I scored poorly because these topics are not the things that I focus on from day to day. Are they important topics? Absolutely; however, when I arrive home from a long day at work I am more likely to pick up a pharmacy journal than to sit and watch the daily news or even read a Newsweek magazine for that matter. This is what I believe my patients would want from me. It is expected of me to be the best at what I do???not to be an expert on foreign policy. I, like many others, wish that I had the ability to be more up-to-date with what is happening in the world. But at this point, I just don???t have the time in my day to make it a priority. Sure, you can say that it is irresponsible of me to not know what is going on in the world around me. But when it comes down to me filling YOUR prescription, what would you rather have me know, the potential drug interaction between your medications or who the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court is? I believe it is the same with most Americans. We work hard to keep up with what we are good at, we leave the rest to the experts of that field, and we catch up when we can. If we tried to know it all, the world might be worse off than it is now. Does that make us stupid? I certainly don???t think so.

This country is getting worse and worse and for the last eight years, this country has been going down the toilet. Why? It's because Bush never did anything about energy, healthcare, immigration or anything else in this country. The only thing Bush did, was lie to all of us about the war and everthing else. Bush is a disgrace to this country and the American people. We sure can't wait till this liar is OUT of office. Obama will have his hands full, when he gets in office. If McCain gets in, it will be just like having Bush in office. This country needs a change for the better and Obama is the only person to do the job. McCain, you and Bush can both gop to hell, because we are tired of republicans ruining this country.

We are so in trouble!...US is populated by people who allow themselves to be manipulated because they don't take the time to inform themselves of the information around them. I often receive emails from well-meaning friends and family that are meant to be "inspirational" and yet they are filled with mis-information and irrational fear of each other. Pragmatism and facts seem to get in the way of critical thinking. I am afraid the average American has no idea what is going on around him, no idea what the the Constitution actually says, what the Bill of Rights is or on what principles America was actually founded. I fear America has become an intellectual wasteland, and I wonder if it could it be by design? The government administration, the parlimentary members of our government and even the Supreme Court is filled with "emotional" rather than thoughtful people. There are so few statesment. We are so in trouble!

We are so in trouble!

Do you know that the Federal Reserve is owned and controlled by private multi-nationalist bankers with no government oversight whatsoever?
5% Yes
60% No
35% What's the 'Federal Reserve'

Do you realize that the same organized crime syndicate has been scientifically inflating and deflating western economies since the days of goldsmithing, using their control over central banks that THEY set up themselves in order to manipulate cash flow and interest rates?
5% Yes
95% Huh?

This recession isn't an accident, it's an opportunity for the wealthy, created by the wealthy, in a fun game that some of us like to call class warfare. In case all you middle classers aren't beginging to notice because you've been too busy oggling the carrot in front of your face, the rich really don't care about you and you're not really one of them. They just make you think that you are so you turn a blind eye to the crimes they commit in our name. You are apart of the disposable work force like the rest of us, and their use for us is coming to an end.

Google bilderberg and learn about they're secret meeting in Chantilly, VA with Hillary and Obama. Google the Neocons Project for a New American Century and educate yourselves on the issues that the corporate media is being silent about right now. Now let's see if this comment can go without getting deleted...

All you have to do is watch Jaywalking on Leno. We are in serious trouble. All of your bases are ours.