View Full Version : 23% of Texans think Obama is a Muslim
TheOtherAndrew
10/30/08, 02:52 PM
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6084678.html
WASHINGTON — A University of Texas poll to be released today shows Republican presidential candidate John McCain and GOP Sen. John Cornyn leading by comfortable margins in Texas, as expected. But the statewide survey of 550 registered voters has one very surprising finding: 23 percent of Texans are convinced that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is a Muslim.
Obama is a Christian who was embroiled in a controversy earlier this year about his two-decade membership in Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ. Yet just 45 percent of those polled identified the Illinois senator as a Protestant.
Gotta love it
patpratt
10/30/08, 02:55 PM
People are stupid.
Machu505
10/30/08, 02:56 PM
Texas should form it's own country. Seriously.
TheOtherAndrew
10/30/08, 02:56 PM
At least Texas isn't a swing state.
jusscali
10/30/08, 03:00 PM
kill them all
boykosaurus
10/30/08, 05:06 PM
I'm wearing a kufiyeh so I must be a Muslim.
nfgrocker16
10/30/08, 05:07 PM
Texas should form it's own country. Seriously.
Tried and failed, as well as most of the south.
shit stroll
10/30/08, 05:11 PM
only 23% ? i figured it would be higher.
ActionActionFan
10/30/08, 05:16 PM
He isn't. :jawdrop:
sdbrown
10/30/08, 05:26 PM
What puzzles me is it seems the same people who think that his associations with REVEREND Wright mean that he's going to enslave all the whites also seem to think he's a Muslim. does. not. compute.
open mind
10/30/08, 05:40 PM
What puzzles me is it seems the same people who think that his associations with REVEREND Wright mean that he's going to enslave all the whites also seem to think he's a Muslim. does. not. compute.
i think the whole "i believe he's a muslim" is just code for "i'm racist but i don't want to come right out and say it so i'll use some other sort of idiocy to explain my views".
nfgrocker16
10/30/08, 05:47 PM
i think the whole "i believe he's a muslim" is just code for "i'm racist but i don't want to come right out and say it so i'll use some other sort of idiocy to explain my views".
Oh, I think they're clearly wearing their racism on their sleeves by saying they're not voting for him because they think he's Muslim.
nfgrocker16
10/30/08, 05:48 PM
He isn't. :jawdrop:
Aw, you decided to stop posting in the other thread. Too much to handle?
open mind
10/30/08, 05:51 PM
Oh, I think they're clearly wearing their racism on their sleeves by saying they're not voting for him because they think he's Muslim.
yeah, pretty much......but to be fair the poll doesn't really clarify if the people who believe he's muslim are going to base who they vote for on this inaccurate belief.
nfgrocker16
10/30/08, 05:54 PM
yeah, pretty much......but to be fair the poll doesn't really clarify if the people who believe he's muslim are going to base who they vote for on this inaccurate belief.
Well since I have yet to see or hear anyone who is pro-Obama explain that they think he's a Muslim I'd have to argue that most of those people will base their vote on something as trivial as the candidates religion.
open mind
10/30/08, 05:58 PM
Well since I have yet to see or hear anyone who is pro-Obama explain that they think he's a Muslim I'd have to argue that most of those people will base their vote on something as trivial as the candidates religion.
i agree that it is/will be a reason given....i just don't buy that it's the real reason for most of these people.
SwishMX48
10/30/08, 06:02 PM
I'm kind of surprised it's only 23%. God I hope he gets elected.
GiggsOho
10/30/08, 06:07 PM
God I fucking hate Texas.
thespearkid
10/30/08, 06:10 PM
Disclaimer: This poll in no way reflects on all people living in Texas or in the South, for that matter.
ActionActionFan
10/30/08, 06:17 PM
Aw, you decided to stop posting in the other thread. Too much to handle?
Actually I had to do work.
well id say 99% of texans are un-educated
Texas is full of red necks, i hope Obama gets elected or america will die
TheOtherAndrew
10/30/08, 06:27 PM
well id say 99% of texans are un-educated
Texas is full of red necks, i hope Obama gets elected or america will die
You're not helping.
nfgrocker16
10/30/08, 06:27 PM
Actually I had to do work.
Amazing. I had today off.
Wow. What a terrible time to be a Texas citizen.
I'm pretty much ashamed to admit that's where I'm from.
Adrian Villagomez
10/30/08, 07:16 PM
well id say 99% of texans are un-educated
Texas is full of red necks, i hope Obama gets elected or america will dieJust like 99% of Muslims are terrorists. Oh wait, that doesn't work, and it makes me look like an idiot.
harry_grundel
10/30/08, 10:42 PM
well id say 99% of texans are un-educated
Texas is full of red necks, i hope Obama gets elected or america will die
You can stop talking now please. I'm sure Texas will go to Mccain; there are bound to be racists; but I know a lot of people now who voted for bush who now vote for obama. not everybody in Texas is ignorant.
I myself would have never voted for Bush, even if I wasn't eligible. But I just came back from early voting and proudly voted for obama.
someone from texas better fuckin back me.
1.8Nate
10/30/08, 10:46 PM
Just like 99% of Muslims are terrorists. Oh wait, that doesn't work, and it makes me look like an idiot.
Well said.
It's not good to generalize or stereotype people.
Sventhegreat
10/30/08, 10:49 PM
People are stupid.
You're stupid.
face.
patpratt
10/30/08, 11:03 PM
You're stupid.
face.
it's getting to the point where I really don't like you anymore.
lew_1987
10/31/08, 03:27 AM
Not surprising at all.
I got into an argument with someone about this recently. It didn't matter to the kid that he wasn't a muslim, because he had muslim ties. It is funny because when you think about it, there are probably more Christian terrorists than Islamic ones.
music3chick
10/31/08, 04:16 AM
You can stop talking now please. I'm sure Texas will go to Mccain; there are bound to be racists; but I know a lot of people now who voted for bush who now vote for obama. not everybody in Texas is ignorant.
I myself would have never voted for Bush, even if I wasn't eligible. But I just came back from early voting and proudly voted for obama.
someone from texas better fuckin back me.
backed
my mom, sister and I voted wednesday for obama
alice+interiors
10/31/08, 04:20 AM
Just like 99% of Muslims are terrorists. Oh wait, that doesn't work, and it makes me look like an idiot.
<3 the best Texan.
On topic, I don't think it matters much either way.. Texas will not decide the outcome of this election.
Circa1628
10/31/08, 07:13 AM
:shrug: how dumb can you be?
Circa1628
10/31/08, 07:14 AM
backed
my mom, sister and I voted wednesday for obama
:thumbup:
well id say 99% of texans are un-educated
Texas is full of red necks, i hope Obama gets elected or america will die
That's the stupidest thing I've ever read. The vast majority of my campus, and many Houstonians are voting for Obama, so considering this is the city with the largest population in Texas, your statement is invalid. And what about Austin?
saysmydoctor
10/31/08, 07:24 AM
I got into an argument with someone about this recently. It didn't matter to the kid that he wasn't a muslim, because he had muslim ties. It is funny because when you think about it, there are probably more Christian terrorists than Islamic ones.
The Inquisition, the Crusades, etc. The early Vatican and the Papal States' armies. Whole faith is based on terror.
That's the stupidest thing I've ever read. The vast majority of my campus, and many Houstonians are voting for Obama, so considering this is the city with the largest population in Texas, your statement is invalid. And what about Austin?
Most population centers that aren't Ft. Worth, Dallas (though it's shifting), Galveston, Corpus Christi, and El Paso are going Obama.
redalibi
10/31/08, 08:32 AM
I love Texas, but people can be hard headed despite what you tell them.
boykosaurus
10/31/08, 09:12 AM
The Inquisition, the Crusades, etc. The early Vatican and the Papal States' armies. Whole faith is based on terror.
Abortion clinic bombings, Tim McVeigh, not to mention the hardcore Christians in the Middle East.
Skadrist
10/31/08, 11:28 AM
The Inquisition, the Crusades, etc. The early Vatican and the Papal States' armies. Whole faith is based on terror.
Most population centers that aren't Ft. Worth, Dallas (though it's shifting), Galveston, Corpus Christi, and El Paso are going Obama.
Dallas county will go democrat this year. It's my call and I am sticking to it.
saysmydoctor
10/31/08, 11:46 AM
Abortion clinic bombings, Tim McVeigh, not to mention the hardcore Christians in the Middle East.
factcheck'd
Dallas county will go democrat this year. It's my call and I am sticking to it.
I doubt it.
salad fingers
10/31/08, 01:29 PM
most texans are idiots.
Sventhegreat
10/31/08, 01:44 PM
it's getting to the point where I really don't like you anymore.
You're just upset that i'm the top dog now, it's okay. I can accept that. And so should you!
Skadrist
10/31/08, 02:01 PM
factcheck'd
I doubt it.
bush won by 1.3% in 04 in Dallas county.
Dallas county will go democrat this year. It's my call and I am sticking to it.
That would be kick ass.
caLLmEnOoNe
10/31/08, 11:26 PM
not a big surprise coming from Texas
SubrosaSeductiv
10/31/08, 11:27 PM
I got into an argument with someone about this recently. It didn't matter to the kid that he wasn't a muslim, because he had muslim ties. It is funny because when you think about it, there are probably more Christian terrorists than Islamic ones.
I was thinking about blowing up Axion's IT department today, can I play with them?
SilenceBrokenTT
10/31/08, 11:37 PM
Aaaaaaand forwarded.
splitsecond
11/01/08, 11:26 AM
Let's not assume that ignorance is geographic. Don't forget what happened recently on the Howard Stern show and the fine people of Harlem:
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patpratt
11/01/08, 11:50 AM
You're just upset that i'm the top dog now, it's okay. I can accept that. And so should you!
top dog? haha in what?
I hate these ignorant fucks in the Southern states.
1.8Nate
11/01/08, 01:00 PM
I hate these ignorant fucks in the Southern states.
x2
imahoodlum
11/01/08, 01:24 PM
As a Texan, I can confirm that a lot of people just flat out hate Obama. My school participated in a nation wide mock election. My school votes were in favor for McCain with 67% (lol). When I raised my hand (with one other person) for saying I voted for Obama in the mock election, I was booed and hissed at. Thankfully, Obama won the mock election on a national scale. Then kids claimed to move to flee to Canada if he took office.
imahoodlum
11/01/08, 01:38 PM
You can stop talking now please. I'm sure Texas will go to Mccain; there are bound to be racists; but I know a lot of people now who voted for bush who now vote for obama. not everybody in Texas is ignorant.
I myself would have never voted for Bush, even if I wasn't eligible. But I just came back from early voting and proudly voted for obama.
someone from texas better fuckin back me.
I'll back you. Even though Texas is known to favor the Republican party, the number of Democrat voters has risen significantly this election year.
1.8Nate
11/01/08, 01:39 PM
As a Texan, I can confirm that a lot of people just flat out hate Obama. My school participated in a nation wide mock election. My school votes were in favor for McCain with 67% (lol). When I raised my hand (with one other person) for saying I voted for Obama in the mock election, I was booed and hissed at. Thankfully, Obama won the mock election on a national scale. Then kids claimed to move to flee to Canada if he took office.
Don't worry, you're not alone. The majority of this country isn't like that :).
Lueda Alia
11/01/08, 01:40 PM
As a Texan, I can confirm that a lot of people just flat out hate Obama. My school participated in a nation wide mock election. My school votes were in favor for McCain with 67% (lol). When I raised my hand (with one other person) for saying I voted for Obama in the mock election, I was booed and hissed at. Thankfully, Obama won the mock election on a national scale. Then kids claimed to move to flee to Canada if he took office.
Haha wait, they would want to move to Canada if Obama is elected? A country that's a lot more Liberal compared to the US? That sure makes sense.
A state-wide survey of 550 people?
Texas has a population of more than 23,000,000 people.. that seems to be a rather low sample size.
But anyways, I am not surprised at the result.
imahoodlum
11/01/08, 01:47 PM
Don't worry, you're not alone. The majority of this country isn't like that :).
Good. I hope no one else has to deal with the amount of bullshit I have to face on a daily basis regarding politics.
Haha wait, they would want to move to Canada if Obama is elected? A country that's a lot more Liberal compared to the US? That sure makes sense.
Hahaha. See, they're stupid.
imahoodlum
11/01/08, 01:53 PM
A state-wide survey of 550 people?
Texas has a population of more than 23,000,000 people.. that seems to be a rather low sample size.
But anyways, I am not surprised at the result.
More than one school within the state participated. They did it on such a large scale that I believe it's pretty accurate.
1.8Nate
11/01/08, 01:57 PM
Good. I hope no one else has to deal with the amount of bullshit I have to face on a daily basis regarding politics.
I had to deal with that in high-school when I lived in Missouri. Thank god I live in Colorado now.
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