Poll says 91% of conservatives are barking mad

Barack Obama has been something of a surprise to some people and mostly this is because of what he hasn't done. He hasn't nationalized the banks, he hasn't stopped fighting the terrorists (he is beefing up our troops in Afghanistan), he hasn't completely abandoned some of the policies of the Bush administration (leading to an amusing cartoon by Rob Rogers last Friday, in which Bush comes back to reclaim his old teleprompter). For heaven sakes, the ACLU is mad at Obama for not releasing pictures of torture.

A sane person might say that in office he has proved himself to be cautious, pragmatic and thoughtful.

But sane people do not seem to reside in the ranks of conservatives. This afternoon I received a press release from the Web site of Richard Viguerie, who has been a leading light in the conservative movement. As best as I can figure, it suggests that 91 percent of conservatives are insane, at least judging by the tags they put on Obama.

I reproduce it below. Read it and weep - or else laugh hysterically at the antics of these clowns.

91% of Conservatives Believe Obama is a Socialist, Marxist, Communist or Fascist

MANASSAS, VA - An online poll by the ConservativeHQ.com Web site found that 91 percent of 1,848 self-identified conservatives believe President Obama is a socialist (46 percent), Marxist (24 percent), communist (11 percent), or fascist (10 percent).

Only 7 percent considered him to be a liberal (5 percent), or a progressive (2 percent).

Richard Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, commented on the results:

"While this is not a scientific poll of conservatives, it is a meaningful indicator that most conservatives (the GOP base) see Obama as a dangerous radical.

"Rather than Americans coming together as a result of the election, it appears that America is becoming much more polarized.

"Because so many conservatives see President Obama as a radical leftist, Republican politicians will be under pressure to step up their criticism of President Obama and the Democrats who are closely cooperating with him.

"It will also make compromise more difficult for GOP officials. Any Republican who wants to be a national leader will feel obligated to view Obama as the vast majority of the GOP base sees him."

The poll, conducted from May 12 through May 19, asked, "How Would You Describe President Obama's Political Philosophy?" The complete results* from conservatives were:

 

Socialist 46% (842)

Marxist 24% (437)

Communist 11% (200)

Fascist 10% (193)

Liberal 5% (87)

Progressive 2% (41)

Moderate 1% (24)

Other 0% (9)

Populist 0% (8)

Conservative 0% (7)

Libertarian 0% (0)

* Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding)

 

Posted May 20 2009, 05:46 PM by Reg Henry
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Comments

regis wrote re: Poll says 91% of conservatives are barking mad
on Thu, May 21 2009 11:33 AM

The answers to the poll actually show that 90% of the people polled have vocabulary problems.

Viguerie must have had tongue firmly in cheek when he claimed that Obama is causing polarization.  We just went through eight years of demonizing anyone who dissented from the Bush/Cheney program as "unamerican" and subversive.  The right's substitution of name-calling a sloganeering for reasoned differences of opinion has made us strangers who cannot see each other as "Americans".

Mermaid wrote re: Poll says 91% of conservatives are barking mad
on Thu, May 21 2009 1:15 PM

Viguerie forgot to include "Antichrist" in his poll.  (Although that probably falls under "Other"....)

regis wrote re: Poll says 91% of conservatives are barking mad
on Thu, May 21 2009 1:26 PM

I suspect "Antichrist" would have gotten more than zero percent among these people.