News Quiz Results

A friend on Facebook posted a Pew Research Survey that measured one's "News IQ." It asked 13 questions and both my friend and I were among the 8% who got all the questions correct. Pew conducted this survey from September 30 to October 11 among 1,1168 adults. From the analysis: "Republicans generally outperformed Democrats on the current quiz. On 13 out of the 19 questions, Republicans score significantly higher than Democrats and there are no questions on which Democrats did better than Republicans."

No surprise to me, but it certainly doesn't fit the stereotype of Republicans as know-nothing fundamentalist idiots, does it? One of the most-missed questions, especially among Democrats, was knowing that it was only the House of Representatives that is run by Republicans. President Obama and his allies in the media have done everything they could to pretend that all of Congress -- both houses -- are dominated by Republicans. Liberals like to paint conservatives as Fox News Channel watching, Rush Limbaugh listening mind-numbed robots. Well, if that's true, then at least Fox and Rush are filling our heads with accurate information!

The Most Trusted Name In News

For years now, CNN has been using the tag-line, "The Most Trusted Name In News." Well, that honor has just been bestowed on the Fox News Channel. So, what do you think about that my liberal friends who insist on calling it the "Faux News Channel?" Either the Republican party and conservatism is becoming so dominant that Fox News has taken over the "Most Trusted" throne or Fox News is really trusted.

No question, the poll showed a dramatic partisan slant in a network's trustworthiness. Republicans really trust FNC, Dems don't and the Independents are probably in the middle. But then that shows that conservatism is truly about to become dominant in this country. It is no wonder that Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and President Obama are racing through their far left legislation before the clock strikes midnight and they all become pumpkins again. November 2010.

You can see the actual poll questions and answers at this PDF file: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_National_126.pdf