Why do people think Powell and Thomas are democrats?

[Al B. Sure!]

i was talking to someone and they said how they wished Powell would run against Bush in the coming election... so i said maybe in 08 but no party would nominate even a popular politician over an incumbent president... he then seemed puzzled and said he meant Powell would run for his part, the Democrats! when i, someone shocked, said that powell is a republican, this boy's response was, "but he grew up poor..."

And i've had similiar conversations with people with not just Powell but also people talking about how great the 'democrat' Clarence Thomas is.

what the hell? how do people like these politicians, say they would vote for them, etc. and think they're democrats?!

god damn the republicans would be guarenteed the inner city vote if only the people here knew anything about politics...

[Atahualpa]

and i thought it is the same anyway

[RGBVideo]

i was talking to someone and they said how they wished Powell would run against Bush in the coming election... so i said maybe in 08 but no party would nominate even a popular politician over an incumbent president... he then seemed puzzled and said he meant Powell would run for his part, the Democrats! when i, someone shocked, said that powell is a republican, this boy's response was, "but he grew up poor..."

And i've had similiar conversations with people with not just Powell but also people talking about how great the 'democrat' Clarence Thomas is.

what the hell? how do people like these politicians, say they would vote for them, etc. and think they're democrats?!

Problem : One friend of Speer's, who's thinking of voting a democrat, is a complete moron when it comes to political system of the United States.

god damn the republicans would be guarenteed the inner city vote if only the people here knew anything about politics...

Conclusion : All democrats are morons.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Conclusion : All democrats are morons.

Well, I'll agree with that...

[Al B. Sure!]

Tuo:

And i've had similiar conversations with people

did you not read that? this conversation happened two nights ago so thats why i posted about it now but i've had similiar conversations with plenty of people. i mean sure this is no fancy study or nothing like that but it really do seem that people here are horribly mis-informed

and anyway this boy aint even that stupid... he's an aspiring rapper

[chequita guevara]

Probably just assumed that because they are Black they are Dems. I highly doubt this guy has paid any attention to Thomas' politics if he thinks he's a great Democrat.

Conclusion, Americans are morons.

[RGBVideo]

Conclusion, Americans are morons.

Not true, not all Americans are morons.


...only those who live in the United States are

[GePap]

If they though these guys were republican, they would not vote for them Speer.

I heard of a recent poll in which 66% of Americans can not name one individual member of the supreme court. Infer from that what you will.

[Sava]

a great majority of America is stupid...

[GePap]

There is a difference between stupidity and ignorance.The majority of Americans are not stupid, but they are ignorant of thier own political system and ongoings. Jow, some of that is willfull ignorace, most of it is not.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I heard of a recent poll in which 66% of Americans can not name one individual member of the supreme court.

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[St Leo]

Imran, that's not quite comprehensive enough.

Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians are all stupid. Greens are also stupid, but for different reasons.

There, that's better.:P

[chequita guevara]

We're all stupid, and we have guns.

[MichaeltheGreat]

I can shoot though, can you?

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

I heard of a recent poll in which 66% of Americans can not name one individual member of the supreme court.

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Are your constitutional judges that famous ? I personally couldn't name one of mine, despite being a polsci students. Our constitutional judges are mostly useless anyway.