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Insanity By The Numbers

This is almost - but not quite - funny. Rasmussen Reports is reporting a survey that says 22% of Americans believe that the President of the United States knew about the 9/11 attacks before they happened. It gets worse. Almost half of Democrats believe it.

Democrats in America are evenly divided on the question of whether George W. Bush knew about the 9/11 terrorist attacks in advance. Thirty-five percent (35%) of Democrats believe he did know, 39% say he did not know, and 26% are not sure.

Republicans reject that view and, by a 7-to-1 margin, say the President did not know in advance about the attacks. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 18% believe the President knew and 57% take the opposite view.

Overall, 22% of all voters believe the President knew about the attacks in advance. A slightly larger number, 29%, believe the CIA knew about the attacks in advance. White Americans are less likely than others to believe that either the President or the CIA knew about the attacks in advance. Americans are more likely than their elders to believe the President or the CIA knew about the attacks in advance.

However, just 8% of voters say the CIA was Very Truthful before the War in Iraq. Another 33% believe the CIA was Somewhat Truthful. Most, 52%, believe the CIA was Not Very Truthful or Not at All Truthful before the War.

Still, 57% have a favorable opinion of the CIA. Thirty-six percent (36%) have an unfavorable view.

There is absolutely no real proof at any of this, mind you. Just the idiotic ravings of people who have zero knowledge of actual engineering or science. There are people who swear that the Republicans stole elections in 2000 and 2004. Which, of course, makes the converse have to be true - they threw them in 2006. No. Sense. At. All. Ed Morrisey has a lot of the cross tab data since he is a subscriber to Rasmussen. There is some really, really severe derangement out there at the moment. There is also no way to change these people's minds - they simply will not listen to reason or actual science or real experts. They are getting their information from conspiracy theorists with a glib line but no real understanding of the physics involved.

Insanity, Left Wing | Gaius Friday, 4 May , 2007

By Brainster, Saturday, 5 May , 2007 @ 12:27 am

The poll’s just a tiny bit sloppy. They don’t really nail down what these folks believe. Certainly the media, which have not pushed 9-11 nuttery much, argued that the Bush Administration should have known about 9-11 given the August 6, 2001 PDB. Yes, I know what it said, but remember the way the media portrayed it.

I don’t buy any of the numbers quoted; I’d say cut them in half and you’ve probably got a good handle on the number of 9-11 Deniers.
By bengrahen, Saturday, 5 May , 2007 @ 5:46 am

The Democrat Party leadership gives succor to this derangement.
By Mary Contrary, Saturday, 5 May , 2007 @ 6:54 am

Which number is higher?

1. Percentage of liberals who believe Bush was involved in 9/11,

–or–

2. Percentage of conservatives who believe Saddam was involved in 9/11?

No contest…
By Quilly Mammoth, Saturday, 5 May , 2007 @ 8:15 am

What is the percentage of liberals that don’t understand that BushCo _never said_ that Saddam was linked to 9-11?

There’s some very factually inaccurate memes concerning this war perpetuated by both sides. I think some of this is due to the fact that the Florida Fiasco and the biggest growth spurt in internet use happened about the same time. The internet has caused the rancor of those who simply refused to believe that Gore lost to fester into a very nasty sickness.

I wonder what’s going to happen when Fred Thompson beats Barak Obama in ‘08?