Birther Poll: 42 Percent Of Republicans Believe Obama Not Born In U.S.

A new study from Public Policy Polling finds that 42 percent of Republicans believe that President Obama was not born in the United States, while 22 percent still remain uncertain of his birthplace origin. On the flip side, the poll also finds that 25 percent of Democrats believe that George W. Bush intentionally allowed the September 11th attacks to occur to serve as a catalyst for a war in the Middle East.

Public Policy Poll's study surfaces at the tail end of an extremely partisan health care debate. The findings are a striking picture of America's increasingly polarized political climate.

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[Siebenstein]

They proof their incredibly low IQ over and over again.
I start to understand why they are against quality education; they can't keep up with it!

[BruiserND]

The reason Obama won't produce the birth certificate is because Frank Marshall Davis is his biological father.

[mybostonjack]

Knuckle draggers, where is your intelligence?

[ozwald888]

This study is proof Americans need better information and MUCH better education. If we were better informed, the propaganda success we've seen represented in this poll would have been impossible.

Informed people know The President wants to provide Health Insurance to ALL AMERICANS, and there will never be "Death Panels" involved in his legislation. Informed people know bush didn't orchestrate 9/11. Simply it was an example of incompetency coupled with an arrogant Presidential Team. They discounted important information left by the previous administration.

Informed people understand the truth of these issues however, becoming informed is no longer as easy as turning on your TV.

If we were a better educated nation, we wouldn't accept this kind of insanity.
News organizations are profits centers for corporations, instead of driven by the altruistic patriotism that once inspired NEWS Agencies to put the "Story" above profitability. We now have fox news and 1200 radio stations around the nation acting as the propaganda arm of the GOP. Couple this with the MSM's producing fluff instead of REAL NEWS. As a result, we must find alternative sources of our information.

This is why most people are on this site. We now have to work hard to find REAL NEWS, not political/partisan crapola. In order to find the real story, we are forced to track down our own NEWS sources.

I'm sad for how OUR airwaves have been hijacked by those who wish to mis-inform. Much to the detriment of our nation.

[audadvnc]

Just remember that 50% of the population has an IQ under 100.

[JoeBlough]

A recent scientific study shows that 42% of Republicans are ignorant. There's your problem.

[Greywolf Borealis]

Some polls just don't deserve mention by the media. This seems to be one of those. Who the hell did they poll? Those present at a teabagger convention?

[DesertRatzoRizzo]

Birther$ are m0r0n$, r@ci$ts and w@ckj0bs. Also, idi0t$ and p$ych0p@th$. (Sorry for all the special characters, but ya gotta do something to evade the filters and minders, which are often c@priciou$ and mindle$$).

[pporter]

hahahahaha! Ignorant people! Who really cares what they think? I don't!

[JoeBlough]

They vote their ignorance and you must submit to the results.

[confidance government]

Is the Panama Canal zone considered part of the United States?

[hamchunk]

Yes, it was. Next?

[IWantTofu]

Is Hawaii considered part of the United States?

[shelobo]

If the media would not broadcast this nonsense it wouldn't be a problem.Why are people wasting their time on this idiotic b/s that's being spread by crazy POLITICANS and certain media outlets ,if Obama would have been a Republican AND white the GOP would be as quiet as church mice,they wouldn't care where he was born. I think it's the fact he's a Democrat that is ticking the idiots off more than the color of his skin, but race IS a problem for the bigoted white Republicans and they know it. WHO he was born to ,a white mother and a black father seems to be what I hear more about than WHERE he was born.Imagine this, if the states that are screaming about seceding from the USA, none of their Politicians will be US citizens then ,will the GOP scream about them ?

[jimfl]

100% of republicans are not very bright.

[Nominy]

99.9% are ignorant hicks

[StatueOfLiberal]

I don't buy it.

42% SAY they don't believe... but they do.

They falsify their own beliefs.

[manofmystique]

Even though Republicans admit they don't believe it, that is not the reason why they say they don't believe Obama was born in the US, no, the reason why they say it is because they want to keep it in the News and incite protesters. Republicans are devious and dangerous.
Those misguided and deranged Tea-baggers, Birthers and other Obama haters will use this as an excuse to raise hell and attack the President.

[DaveyDavey]

I wonder what percentage of Republicans believe this:

http://www.fixedearth.com/

[DaveyDavey]

http://www.fightthesmears.com/articles/5/birthcertificate.html
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/jun/27/obamas-birth-certificate-part-ii/

You can accept the facts, or not. Your choice.