No, this is not a political thread....
A blurb in today's paper reads (all emphasis added is mine):
wow... there's just so much there that is so wrong. It sounds so scary, yet somehow I'm not all that surprised.
A blurb in today's paper reads (all emphasis added is mine):
"Americans apparently know more about "The Simpsons" than they do about the First Amendment.
Only one in four Americans can name more than one of the five freedoms garaunteed by the First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition for redress of grievances). More than half can name at least two members of the cartoon family, according to a survey.
The study by the new McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum found that 22 percent of Americans could name all five Simpson family members, compared with just 1 in 1,000 people who could name all five First Amendment freedoms.
The survey found more people could name the three "American Idol" judges than could identify three First Amendment rights. They were also more likely to remember advertising slogans.
It also showed that people misidentified First Amendment rights. About one in five people thought the right to own a pet was protected.
The telephone survey of 1,000 adults was conducted Jan. 20-22 by the research firm Synovate and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points"
Only one in four Americans can name more than one of the five freedoms garaunteed by the First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition for redress of grievances). More than half can name at least two members of the cartoon family, according to a survey.
The study by the new McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum found that 22 percent of Americans could name all five Simpson family members, compared with just 1 in 1,000 people who could name all five First Amendment freedoms.
The survey found more people could name the three "American Idol" judges than could identify three First Amendment rights. They were also more likely to remember advertising slogans.
It also showed that people misidentified First Amendment rights. About one in five people thought the right to own a pet was protected.
The telephone survey of 1,000 adults was conducted Jan. 20-22 by the research firm Synovate and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points"
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