why would I want to read an Ann Coulter article?
On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 15:07:39 -0800 (PST), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well since it's a rehash of the FOX viewers are idiots > report: > http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=3894 > WARNING - Ann Coulter article > > --- Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > http://www.pipa.org/OnlineReports/Pres_Election_04/Report10_21_04.pdf > > > > ""It is normal during elections for supporters of > > presidential candidates to have fundamental > > disagreements about values (such as > > the proper role of the government) or strategies > > (such as how best to defend US interests). As we > > have seen, the current election is > > unique in that Bush supporters and Kerry supporters > > have profoundly different perceptions of reality. So > > why is this the case? And, > > more specifically, why are Bush supporters holding > > so clinging so tightly to beliefs that have been so > > visibly refuted? As > > discussed, one key possible explanation for why Bush > > supporters continue to believe that Iraq had WMD or > > a major WMD program, and > > supported al Qaeda is that they continue to hear the > > Bush administration confirming these beliefs. > > > > Another possible explanation is that Bush supporters > > cling to these beliefs because they are necessary > > for their support for the > > decision to go to war with Iraq. Asked whether the > > US should have gone to war with Iraq if US > > intelligence had concluded that Iraq > > was not making WMD or providing support to al Qaeda, > > 58% of Bush supporters said the US should not have, > > and 61% assume that in this > > case the president would not have. To support the > > president and to accept that he took the US to war > > based on mistaken assumptions > > is difficult to bear, especially in light of the > > continuing costs in terms of lives and > > money. Apparently, to avoid this cognitive > > dissonance, Bush supporters suppress awareness of > > unsettling information." > > > > The article goes into details the questions asked > > and the responses to those questions. I found it > > quite interesting. And it's > > unfortunate that the Democrats weren't able to see > > what was happening, and find better ways to respond > > to the situation. > > > > -Gel > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. > www.yahoo.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:134316 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
