You Blocks, You Stones, You Worse Than Senseless Things

The Campaign for America's Future has a look at some pretty counter-intuitive results from a recent Washington Post- ABC News poll, in which 71% believe the economy is rigged.  OK so far.  But based on other polling, it seems the public is inclined to trust the Republican/ New Confederate/ Stupid party to fix it!  [Ten minutes of stunned silence.]  As far as the "why?!" we can only subscribe to what Charles P. Pierce said:

...[T]he country doesn't have the analytical skills god gave a stone, that's why. And they have been badly led. And they have been heavily -- and effectively -- propagandized.

Of course, if we had a Democratic Party that could sustain a message for more than 2 minutes, when it's not in a defensive crouch, that would be helpful.

BONUS:  Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog has a good read on how dumbing down political reporting leads to a dumbed down electorate.

(Headline courtesy of W. Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene I.)

This Explains A Lot

This, from Gallup polling, shows 46 percent of Americans think God created man in his present form in the last 10,000 years, a percentage which has essentially held steady for the past 30 years. (Not that the numbers are conterminous, but 46 percent is roughly what Willard Romney is polling currently.) Unsurprisingly, the more conservative you are politically, the more you adhere to this belief. Jesus Christ on a brontosaurus. Sic transit gloria America! (click to enlarge)

44-48% of Americans Are Idiots

Here's the proof. You don't have to be a big fan of Obama; you just need to realize that the alternatives are no alternatives at all.