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David G Fishe

Very OT-How Smart Are My Fellow Americans? :-)

by David G Fishe » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 05:19:03

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These are the people that think George Bush knows what he's doing. :-)

David G Fisher

bertr

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by bertr » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 05:51:27

Yeah -- I just read that myself.  Sad --- Pathetic really.  ....and scary.

> http://www.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/11/20/geography.quiz/index.html

> These are the people that think George Bush knows what he's doing. :-)

> David G Fisher

Dave Coo

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by Dave Coo » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 06:04:00



IMHO there is a small percentage of intelligent people in our country that
carry the balance of those who don't know and don't care to know anything
else other than how to get to work and back.  I can tell you this though, my
12 year old goes to a great school that actually *teaches* geography - and
he listens...  If he can stay off *** and keep focused, I have hopes that
he will grow up to be in that top percentile!

- Dave Cook

GTX_SlotCa

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by GTX_SlotCa » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 06:16:20

As long as Bush and the military know where to find it, I'm comfortable. How
many people in Iraq, who may get clobbered, can find Texas on a map? On the
other hand, it may be cheaper to buy the country than to fight it. Here's my
25 cents.

It's been that way for most of recent history, at least. I didn't know where
Viet Nam was until I went there.

--
Slot

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DB

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by DB » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 06:20:37

  25 years ago when I was 20 I certainly didn't pay attention to world
events and I was terrible at geography. But I don't believe that would
have had any effect on my ability to serve my country if I had been
called upon to fight.

  But back then we didn't have CNN 'communist new network'
disrespecting the military and our commander in chief either :/

Dave B



Marc Collin

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by Marc Collin » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 06:39:06

Yep, everything and everyone in the US who isn't 100% unconditionally
patriotic is a commie.

Marc


>   25 years ago when I was 20 I certainly didn't pay attention to world
> events and I was terrible at geography. But I don't believe that would
> have had any effect on my ability to serve my country if I had been
> called upon to fight.

>   But back then we didn't have CNN 'communist new network'
> disrespecting the military and our commander in chief either :/

> Dave B



> > http://www.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/11/20/geography.quiz/index.html

> > These are the people that think George Bush knows what he's doing. :-)

> > David G Fisher

DB

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by DB » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 06:56:26

Well,

   If that's how 'you' feel about it, you are entitled to you're opinion,
but I think you are wrong.


> Yep, everything and everyone in the US who isn't 100% unconditionally
> patriotic is a commie.

> Marc



> >   25 years ago when I was 20 I certainly didn't pay attention to world
> > events and I was terrible at geography. But I don't believe that would
> > have had any effect on my ability to serve my country if I had been
> > called upon to fight.

> >   But back then we didn't have CNN 'communist new network'
> > disrespecting the military and our commander in chief either :/

> > Dave B



> > > http://www.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/11/20/geography.quiz/index.html

> > > These are the people that think George Bush knows what he's doing. :-)

> > > David G Fisher

Alex Kihuran

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by Alex Kihuran » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 07:04:00

Ick...that's unbelievable! Who did they survey, they didn't survey my
school!

As a sophmore, we go by continent and start w/ the geography than do its
history. For the middle east, we fill in a political map of the M.E., a
physical map, and then we have to draw a political map by hand. Then, we
take a test with a blank map where we have to fill in all the physical
features (even less popular things, like the Hindu Kush, Kyber Pass, Dead
Sea)  countries, and capitals.

How can you not know where Iraq is, I've knows where it was since I was 6!
:) (Well, we had placemats that were world maps and my sister and I would
try to outsmart eachother with by asking eachother to find unpopluar
countries, heh)

Thanks,
Alex


Phillip Malphrus J

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by Phillip Malphrus J » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 07:28:40

You know, all those kids referred to in that passage grew up and took
geography classes during the Clinton administration.

BTW, I think Bush knows exactly what he's doing and I can find the place :)

It's funny how every Republican in the last 20 years is always referred to
as stupid, whether the guy is or not.



Alex Kihuran

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by Alex Kihuran » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 07:45:50

But what if he IS stupid ;)

Thanks,
Alex


> You know, all those kids referred to in that passage grew up and took
> geography classes during the Clinton administration.

> BTW, I think Bush knows exactly what he's doing and I can find the place
:)

> It's funny how every Republican in the last 20 years is always referred to
> as stupid, whether the guy is or not.



> > http://www.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/11/20/geography.quiz/index.html

> > These are the people that think George Bush knows what he's doing. :-)

> > David G Fisher

John Pancoas

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by John Pancoas » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 08:31:39



  And the same ones who thought Clinton did too :)  Surveys, polls,
whatever.  You can prove or disprove any agenda one has with them.

John

John Pancoas

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by John Pancoas » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 08:34:57

  Lol, no kidding Phillip.  I can take or leave Bush, but Clinton/Gore is
another story.......worthless, touchy-feely, stareyed, niave smucks.  Only
reason the Europeans don't like Bush, is because he isn't the push-over
Willy was :)

John

p.s.  I bet in 1940, not many Americans could tell you where Japan was
either.



> You know, all those kids referred to in that passage grew up and took
> geography classes during the Clinton administration.

> BTW, I think Bush knows exactly what he's doing and I can find the place
:)

> It's funny how every Republican in the last 20 years is always referred to
> as stupid, whether the guy is or not.



> > http://www.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/11/20/geography.quiz/index.html

> > These are the people that think George Bush knows what he's doing. :-)

> > David G Fisher

Mikkel Gram-Hanse

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by Mikkel Gram-Hanse » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 08:52:30

Reminds me of this joke:

Last month in preparation for the Earth Summit currently being hosted by
South Africa, the UN conducted a world-wide survey. The only question was:

"Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food
shortage in the rest of the world?"

The survey was a huge failure....

- In Africa, they didn't know what "food" meant.
- In Eastern Europe, they didn't know what "honest" meant.
- In Western Europe, they didn't know what "shortage" meant.
- In China, they didn't know what "opinion" meant.
- In the Middle East, they didn't know what "solutions" meant.
- In South America, they didn't know what "please" meant.
- And in the USA, they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant.

Sad but true....

Mikkel



JTBur

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by JTBur » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 09:13:03

People can't find Iraq. Big deal. Who would want to go there anyway!!!

Todd



Jan Verschuere

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by Jan Verschuere » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 10:48:24

Damn straight... it's just sand, rock and heat. Never mind the political
system.

Jan.
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