This is awesome:
… one out of every three New Jersey conservatives think that Obama
could be the anti-Christ. To be precise, 18% of self-identified
conservatives affirmatively say that Obama is the anti-Christ,
with 17% not sure. Among the self-identified Republican label, it's 14%
who say Obama has the number 666 hidden underneath his hair, plus 15%
who aren't sure…It turns out that 33% of New Jersey Republicans say that Obama was
not born in the United States, plus 19% in the Birther-Curious
undecided category.
Apt. 11d 
The question I find interesting of these is the “number 666 hidden under his hair.” They polled 500 people; let’s guestimate that 35% are republicans; so about 25 people said that they believe that Obama has a 666 under his hair. Is that much more than you’d expect for anything else? Would that many people also say “leprechauns live in my garden”? Are more conservatives or liberals likely to believe that leprechauns live in their garden? (and, how does that influence how they’d answer the polls, anyway?)
I’m interested in this line of survey — understanding what people believe and know. But, I think the polsters’ versions don’t tell us much.
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Yah, but there are only twelve conservatives IN New Jersey…
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Interesting. Of course, 80 or 90 percent of New Jersey liberals think that George Bush has committed war crimes and impeachable offenses. And while the Antichrist question is sort of metaphysical and maybe unanswerable, the legal question is pretty clear, at least to us legal realists. So who’s really crazy?
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I’d sure like to see a thorough investigation — without fear or favor — into the responsibility for torture and disappearances. I’d sure like to see a thorough investigation into the responsibility for spying on Americans during the last administration. I’d sure like to a thorough investigation into the use of the US Department of Justice and federal prosecutors for partisan political ends. Let’s follow all those facts and see where they lead.
Some people have believed that Obama is the anti-Christ since at least 2004. They’re not getting any less crazy. I sure hope the Secret Service’s budget has increased.
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I read Reason and they noted that 5% of the people who think Obama is the anti-Christ voted for him. The full report on this is very interesting. See: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_NJ_916.pdf
The vote for the anti-Christ figures are on page 6.
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Doug, thanks for the 2004 link (the thread continues through Dec. 2008). I couldn’t get through all 2388 posts on why Obama may or may not be the anti-Christ, but the ones I did read gave me a good laugh (although I should be scared).
Many who believe Obama is the anti-Christ just have a “gut feeling”, while others base their beliefs on his popularity and gift for public speaking. I especially like the person who says the anti-Christ will “come onto the scene and bring peace to the world, namely by solving the Israel-Palestine problem.” If that’s the case, I may have to pray that Obama is indeed the anti-Christ.
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Don’t these Conservatives know that the anti-Christ is supposed to be a Jewish man? Obama — as a Muslim — would clearly not qualify.
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Obama — as a Muslim — would not qualify.
Ragtime, I assume you’re being facetious:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslimfaith.asp
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“Interesting. Of course, 80 or 90 percent of New Jersey liberals think that George Bush has committed war crimes and impeachable offenses. And while the Antichrist question is sort of metaphysical and maybe unanswerable, the legal question is pretty clear, at least to us legal realists. So who’s really crazy?”
Posted by: y81
WTF does ‘legal realist’ mean? And do you realize that ‘A committed B crimes’ is not factually countered by ‘A is so politically connected that he won’t be prosecuted’?
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If you don’t know what “legal realism” is, you aren’t qualified to discuss jurisprudential issues, I’m afraid. Go to law school.
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Tina, I’m glad you liked the link. There’s no way I’m reading that whole thread either, but I think the simple fact that it toddled along for four years is hilarious.
Barry, in this instance, “legal realism” appears to mean “I’m right, and you’re wrong,” with a subcontext of “You’re a mere peon.” This, I presume, is what is colloquially known as the majesty of the law.
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