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Americans: a little stupider than before

The latest Pew Research Center for the People & the Press study of over 1,500 Americans has found that we're slightly stupider than we used to be. Some interesting tidbits:

  • Only 69% of Americans knew Dick Cheney was the Vice President (down from 1989, when 74% of Americans knew Dan Quayle was the Veep).
  • Americans who regularly watched Comedy Central's The Daily Show and Colbert Report were the smartest.
  • Americans who regularly watched Fox News were nearly the dumbest.

Also from the article:

"Democrats and Republicans were about equally represented in the most knowledgeable group but there were more Republicans in the least aware group."


No big surprises there if you ask me. Get the full scoop here.

 

 

Monday, April 16, 2007
by imaginary dana

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1   Imaginary-Saundrah said on April 16, 2007

WE are TOO smart if you ask me.

Here, play this game, that should dumb us down a little so we can all get along..

http://www.addictinggames.com/hidethefart.html

Don't you feel dummer already? :D

(why are people making these games??...more importantly, why are we playing them... lol!)

2   imaginary liz said on April 16, 2007

As a Democrat, it's hard to discuss this study with Republicans and not sound condescending. Anyone have any tips?

I guess we could have guessed these would be the stats given the star power behind each side:
Democrat: Bruce Springsteen, Ben Gibbard, Conor Oberst, Melissa Etheridge, and a ton more...
Republican: Kid Rock, Britney Spears

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