rssPoll: One-Third of Tennesseans Think Obama Is Muslim or Foreign-Born
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 3:21 pm
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One reason that a ludicrous figure like Orly Taitz can still get booked for TV interviews — poll after poll shows a substantial number of Americans buying into birther conspiracies. Today it’s an MTSU poll in Tennessee, one of President Obama’s worst states in both the 2008 primary and general election. The survey found thirty-four percent of all Tennesseans believe the president was “probably or definitely” born outside the United States, while 30 percent believe he’s “probably or definitely” Muslim.
Among Republicans, the numbers are even worse.
Is this true? “Barack Obama was born in another country.”
Yes – 37 percent
No -47 percent
Unsure – 15 percentHow about: “Barack Obama is a Muslim.”
Yes – 48 percent
No – 38 percent
Unsure – 14 percent
The funny part of this? The poll gives Obama a narrowly negative overall approval rating of 46 percent, with 80 percent support from Democrats and independent voters approving of him 49-43. In a state that gave him 42 percent of the vote last year, that’s not that bad.
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Comment posted October 14, 2009 @ 8:18 pm
Of course anyone with a full set of teeth would know that Obama was in fact born in Hawaii, regardless of what BS the Birthers spew, but who gives a rats ass about what religion Obama is. He is in fact a Christian, though I wouldn’t care if he were Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist or Atheist. The issue is that these simple minded people think that ANYONE that is a Muslim is automatically a terrorist, period. So by that logic every single Priest is a pedophile, right?
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Comment posted October 15, 2009 @ 9:43 pm
You know I once drove through Tennessee and ended up stopping in a place called Bucksnort. Yep, I’ve been to Bucksnort Tennessee, (population 18) which was after we left Bugger Hollow North Carolina. That’s no shit! Where do these people get these names!
Comment posted October 16, 2009 @ 7:55 am
When I joined the United States Army I had to show my original long form birth certificate.
When I became a police officer I had to show my original long form birth certificate.
I didn't point Army officials to some website with a jpeg image of what “appears” to be a certification of live birth document. Which by the way, is NOT valid evidence in any court of law that I know of.
Additionally, I didn't hire Perkins Coie to fight release of said long form and I didn't send DOJ lawyers to do the same thing.
If every soldier has to provide the original bc then the Commander in Chief should follow the same rules. that is unless he has something to hide.
Obama is hiding something.
Comment posted October 16, 2009 @ 4:47 pm
Your rambling nonsense is irrelevant. You're a sick, delusional, paranoid idiot with more spare time than common sense.
I would explain Hawaiian law regarding long form vs. short form but I truly think you are too stupid to understand.
Comment posted October 17, 2009 @ 7:26 am
At least ten newspapers from around the world printed articles in the past five years sating Obama was “Kenyan-born” including at least one journal out of Illinois. No retractions or corrections were ever printed. Obama will have to expand his war considerably or cause a major catastrophe to prevent the truth from coming out in court January 26th. I suppose he could make Keyes, Taitz, Wiley & Kreep sleep with the fishes, but that would be too obvious. Maybe he could get another fake COLB posted on the internet?
Comment posted October 17, 2009 @ 1:03 pm
Tennessee might seem at least understandable, but how is it that a roughly equivalent percentage of New Jersey conservatives think that Obama either is or might be the Antichrist?
Comment posted October 17, 2009 @ 3:09 pm
Glad I live in Iowa, not Tennessee. I dont think most people in the USA give Iowa enough credit for the progressive, normal, and rational rural state that it is….
Comment posted October 17, 2009 @ 6:06 pm
Sad. The ignorance that lead to the Scopes Trial still persists in the Volunteer State
Comment posted October 17, 2009 @ 6:10 pm
Man, you're delusional. Seriously. No one believes the stuff you're posting because it's beyond challenge that Mr. Obama was born in Hawaii, to an American citizen mother, making him an American citizen.
There's specific reason why no Hawaian produces a long form birth certificate many years after birth – the state doesn't retain the long form copy. Check it out, learni something from reality instead of posting ignorant drivel
Comment posted October 17, 2009 @ 8:05 pm
Stayin' classy as ever, huh Red? Of course you must know that if you could prove the gay lovers thing, you wouldn't have to waste so much time with this Kenya-obsession (tho' I know that plays more readily into your racist essence). Birfer porn is the next stop for you losers!
Comment posted October 17, 2009 @ 8:07 pm
the notion of you being INSIDE the legal system makes me feel as nauseous as having a black president must make you feel, Red.
Comment posted October 29, 2009 @ 5:06 pm
The next question in that poll asked:
“If your parents were to divorce, would they still be brother & sister?”
Comment posted November 1, 2009 @ 4:58 pm
WooHoo Tennessee, you are on the right track!
Comment posted November 1, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
Back to the race card. Obama is taking YOU for a ride!
Comment posted November 1, 2009 @ 5:01 pm
NO YOU are TOO stupid to UNDERSTAND!
You know nothing and everything you say is a lie!
Comment posted November 1, 2009 @ 5:02 pm
Obama ADMITTED himself, that he HAD one!
Try Again!
Comment posted November 1, 2009 @ 5:03 pm
You should have STAYED there in Bucksnort, it fits you well!
Comment posted November 1, 2009 @ 5:04 pm
Not as ignorant as you! At least they know the truth, about Obama!
Comment posted November 1, 2009 @ 5:06 pm
Uh huh and the other half think Obama wasn't born here!
Comment posted November 5, 2009 @ 12:34 pm
Oh I can handle the facts…the facts that if the parents of the 34% of all Tennesseans that believe the president was “probably or definitely” born outside the US and the 30% that believe he’s “probably or definitely” Muslim got divorced, they'd still be brother & sister!
Comment posted November 5, 2009 @ 12:41 pm
Too true! Iowa has legalized same-sex marriages way before states that people think of as progressive!
Comment posted November 5, 2009 @ 5:34 pm
Oh I can handle the facts…the facts that if the parents of the 34% of all Tennesseans that believe the president was “probably or definitely” born outside the US and the 30% that believe he’s “probably or definitely” Muslim got divorced, they'd still be brother & sister!
Comment posted November 5, 2009 @ 5:41 pm
Too true! Iowa has legalized same-sex marriages way before states that people think of as progressive!
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