* Nearly one-fifth of Americans still think Obama is a Muslim. Thanks, Fox news, for acting like this was a matter of opinion rather than fact.
* One fourth of Americans don't believe in Darwin's theory of evolution while less than 40% do. Consider the fact that several of our newly elected officials, specifically newly elected Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, share that belief that evolutionary theory is bogus.
* Earlier this year, nearly 40% of Americans still believed the Sarah Palin-supported lie about "death panels" being included in health care reform.
* As of just a few years ago, about half of Americans still suspected a connection between Saddam Hussein and the attacks of September 11, a lie that was reinforced by none other than Dick Cheney.
* Two out of five Americans, despite the whole separation of church and state being a foundation of our democracy, think teachers should be able to lead prayer in classrooms. So it seems those right-wingers clamoring to tear down the wall between church and state aren't the only ones who don't know their constitutional principles.
* Growing numbers of Americans believe in witchcraft, ESP, astrology, satanism and other metaphysical mumbojumbo.
* A fifth of Americans now believe that the sun revolves around the earth.
* In 2006 more Americans were able to name two of the "seven dwarves" than two of the Supreme Court justices.
* More Americans can identify the Three Stooges than the three branches of government.
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
5
4
3
