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"Jaywalking" on Leno shows whose voting
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Posted on 02/06/2008 4:27:23 AM PST by estrogen

Dumbing down of America shows in voting


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Last night on Jay Leno , he went out into the street with pictures of Hillary, Romney,McCain and Huckabee and asked people who they were. NO ONE KNEW......these are the masses that are voting led by soundbites...they don't even know the candidates let alone what they stand for.

We get the government we deserve........What a joke, this is what public education gives us.

1 posted on 02/06/2008 4:27:24 AM PST by estrogen
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To: estrogen

BTTT !

agree !


2 posted on 02/06/2008 4:29:33 AM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: estrogen

A bunch of dumbies.


3 posted on 02/06/2008 4:30:09 AM PST by MARTIAL MONK
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To: estrogen

Saw that...it was frightening!

These are the victims of public education and the MSM.
“Invent your own world, own rules, and focus on yourself.”

The sound bites and bumper stickers you hear and see present you with all of the depth you need to form an opinion.


4 posted on 02/06/2008 4:30:39 AM PST by G Larry (HILLARY CARE = DYING IN LINE!)
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To: estrogen

I can see dummies not knowing who Romney, McCain and Huckabee are. But for people to not reconize Hillary, they must be living under a rock, or haven’t owned a tv since the late 80’s.

How could you not know what Hillary looks like?


5 posted on 02/06/2008 4:33:25 AM PST by RatsDawg (Don't blame me I voted for Fred.)
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To: estrogen

Jay Leno’s “Jaywalking” segments always feature the biggest dumbasses in the State of California.

In past years, the clueless people he spoke with thought that the Civil War was fought in the 1940’s, thought the Pilgrims came from either Spain or Mexico, and couldn’t name the Vice President of the United States.

No wonder so many moonbat democrats get elected in the People’s Republic of California.


6 posted on 02/06/2008 4:33:51 AM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Change.....that's what we will have left in our pockets if a Democrat gets elected president!)
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To: estrogen

I saw that, really scary and shameful.


7 posted on 02/06/2008 4:38:17 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: estrogen

Thats how we ended up with big spending GW


8 posted on 02/06/2008 4:41:25 AM PST by Billg64 (wish list)
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I'm not sure who is less intelligent - the people who are featured in Leno's "Jaywalking" segment, or the people who don't understand that the "Jaywalking" segment is radically edited from hours of footage down to two or so minutes of footage in order to highlight only the stupidest people that were encountered.

When you say "NO ONE KNEW" you are apparently unaware that "NO ONE" is actually a small handful of people specifically singled out out of hundreds of random interviewees.

9 posted on 02/06/2008 4:45:07 AM PST by wideawake (Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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Thats how we ended up with big spending GW

Those who do not understand the federal budget or how it works should refrain from commenting on it.

10 posted on 02/06/2008 4:46:02 AM PST by wideawake (Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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To: estrogen

My father used to tell me that Americans were smart UNTIL “jaywalking” and “man on the street” questions by Letterman happened!! OMG!!! He was ASTOUNDED at people’s STUPIDITY!! It really upset him at the IGNORANCE in this country.


11 posted on 02/06/2008 4:51:53 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: wideawake

So are you saying that GWB is NOT a big spender?

I just want to hear you on the record.


12 posted on 02/06/2008 4:59:53 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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To: wideawake

Sorry Wideawake, I don’t think it took hours to get those Jay Walkers!

Sean Hannity’s producer does a similar segment stopping people near Madison Square Garden to similar results. No editing other than those willing to talk on the cell phone.


13 posted on 02/06/2008 5:06:13 AM PST by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: RatsDawg
How could you not know what Hillary looks like?

She's the one walking to the left of Huma correct?

Huma Abedin & Butch

14 posted on 02/06/2008 5:06:41 AM PST by ASA Vet (Does Hillary share Huma with Bill or Chelsea or both?)
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To: estrogen

Scary!


15 posted on 02/06/2008 5:09:45 AM PST by Retired Chemist
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To: Red in Blue PA
So are you saying that GWB is NOT a big spender?

Insofar as the President has no control over the vast majority of the federal budget, the size of the federal budget cannot be laid at his feet.

It's the equivalent of saying that Congress is doing a good job in Iraq with its surge strategy.

16 posted on 02/06/2008 5:20:08 AM PST by wideawake (Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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To: Incorrigible
No editing other than those willing to talk on the cell phone.

Such people are a self-selecting group - and there is plenty of production selectivity going on as well.

There are plenty of uninformed people out there, no question.

But these entertainment segments are not truly representative of the public.

I know I would never agree to appear on camera for Leno or on radio for Hannity.

17 posted on 02/06/2008 5:22:22 AM PST by wideawake (Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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To: estrogen
What a joke, this is what public education gives us.

If you haven't already, get this book: the Deliberate Dumbing Down of America by Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt. It should be required reading for anyone of voting age. It's a real eye opener and shows how the gubmint has systematically dumbed down the population since the 1930's.

Here's a link to get a copy

http://www.deliberatedumbingdown.com/

18 posted on 02/06/2008 5:27:24 AM PST by Thermalseeker (Silence is not always a Sign of Wisdom, but Babbling is ever a Mark of Folly. - B. Franklin)
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To: wideawake

you mean the 40 billion in aids relief
or do you mean the prescription drug benefits
or do you mean the expansion of almost every government entitlement program far past inflationary rates
or maybe “bio fuel” subsidies or drug research subsidies

PLEASE


19 posted on 02/06/2008 5:28:10 AM PST by Billg64 (wish list)
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To: estrogen

who’s


20 posted on 02/06/2008 5:33:10 AM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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