Democrats have poor mental health
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maybe when the switch parties for ron paul, things will pick up for them..........poor bastards
http://www.gallup.com/poll/102943/Republicans-Report-Much-Better-Mental-Health-Than-Others.aspx
http://www.gallup.com/poll/102943/Republicans-Report-Much-Better-Mental-Health-Than-Others.aspx
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Perhaps this is due to Republicans not living in reality. Or the fact that denial is second nature for them. Or maybe, just maybe they're flat out lying.
Whatever the reason is, this means nothing at all. But thanks anyway.
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hey, here's an idea - maybe it means just what it says
no that couldn't be! the republicans got together, lied on a gallup poll to make the dems look like the crazies they are.
look at you - can't be just a simple poll, oh no, ALL republicans are in denial...hehehehe
all liars...ahahhaha
i can see why the poll turned out the way it did - the gloom and doomers have their heads so far up their asses, they couldn't see a ray of sunshine if they wanted to.
The Repubs don't even need to get together to lie- that's just what they do. But mainly, it's only a poll. It means nothing. Show me a scientific study of some sort and then we'll talk.
Maybe the doom and gloomers are simply reacting to the state that the US finds itself in these days. Maybe that would make too much sense though, so nevermind.
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where do you rate your own mental health?
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most excellent, dude
Did you read this part?
"Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate THEIR mental health as excellent, according to data from the last four November Gallup Health and Healthcare polls. Fifty-eight percent of Republicans REPORT having excellent mental health, compared to 43% of independents and 38% of Democrats."
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This was not based upon any actual testing of mental health... the data simply states when asked, Republicans are more likely to say, "Yup... mine mental health is a kick mental health".
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I guess the moral of the story is: If you believe everything everyone says about themselves... you have excellent mental health.
Hail, Hail!!!
i read it all....bang yo head mental health....
I did...
"Correlation is NO PROOF of causation, of course. The reason the relationship exists between being a Republican and more positive mental health is unknown, and one cannot say whether something about being a Republican causes a person to be more mentally healthy, or whether something about being mentally healthy causes a person to choose to become a Republican (or whether some third variable is responsible for causing both to be parallel)."
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It's like if you self evaluate yourself on anything. How many 'D' or 'F' students would there be if each student graded themselves?
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If I have missed something in this report.. please, point me to the reference.
Hail, Hail!!!
much easier on mental health than having to worry or consider how one's own actions might affect others.
personally, i think being distressed over the possibility of the homos next door getting the benefits of legal unions shows much more mental illness than distress over the injustice of the rich vs. the poor in this country.
If they wanted to get a clear picture of mental capacities based upon political party affiliation... they should have done some controlled testing. But, that costs money... a hell of a lot more than a simple poll asking the people polled whether THEY believed THEMSELVES to be in good mental health.
Case in point:
Question - MrBrian:
"Where do you rate your own mental health"?
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Answer - 810wmb:
"most excellent, dude"
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There is no data, other than the respondant's, about his actual mental health.
I would have responded... "I don't know... how can you tell?"
Hail, Hail!!!
That subject isn't what the poll results showed. Of the percentage of people who rated themselves in the "poor" category, independents rated the highest.
Maybe the reason why that is... is because Independents are INDEPENDENT and actually put some thought into their responses and decisions. Maybe they are less likely to follow the scripted doctrine of a political party and vote for either candidate, based upon the person who is less likely to screw up our country, rather than simply looking for the (D) or (R) next to the name that instructs them whom they are supposed to vote for. And maybe more likely to give a more accurate response to a poll where self-assessment is the criteria. But, I don't know for sure.
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Case in point:
I am confident in saying, that had Gore been President... and all of the same events occurred... and Gore made all the same speeches and decisions as President Bush... the people defending Bush would be saying the SAME THINGS as the Bush detractors are saying today. And yes, there would be those people whom criticise President Bush today, coming to Gore's defense... all simply based upon party affiliation. Does anyone really believe people like Bill O'Rilley, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter and the people in here would be supporting a President Gore? A Nancy Pelosi or Hillary Clinton critisizing a President Gore?
NO!!! If you believe that... you really need to wake-up and come back to Planet Earth.
But, I know... myself... I would be railling the same rants if it were Gore who got us into this mess. Hell, I'd be railling on President Vedder if he did the same thing!
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Am I an Independent? No, I am a Republican... middle of the road... maybe slightly left leaning... today. But, I have voted the candidate in the past, regardless of political party, and am proud to say I have never voted for this President Bush.
I hate how this nation has been divided along political lines... the worst dividing line I can imagine (other than religious). Politics is NOT a sport and no one wins as long as we consider the opposite political party, or person with an opposing point of view, as the enemy.
Hail, Hail!!!
Interesting, I suppose, but pretty empty of rhetoric value the way it was put and misrepresented here.
Peace
Dan
"Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
i am sure even gallup realizes self reporting of mental health status is worthless...
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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uh oh...tough talk...
I like your new sig.
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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poor bastards...the sad thing is you are being lied to. and you fail to recognize it....just like the citizens of nazi germany you are
poor guy.
hey, wish i could chat, but i gotta go kill some jews
That's you to the core, Shalom, Salaam
Peace
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1. It's a poll of 4,000 people, and it's being taken seriously?
2. Who paid for this poll? Can we get our money back? I can think of a dozen or so things that are more important to study than how Republicans or Democrats deem their mental health.
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1. a poll of 4000 can very much be taken seriously, as long as the respondents are properly and randomly picked. Then this would be very thorough as polls go. Polls rarely have more than 1000 respondents.
2. Now that's something else, and I can also think of better things to investigate.
Peace
Dan
"Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
This post shows the reasoning behind this survey. By comparison, it really is hard for Republicans to not feel good about their mental health.
You could poll people on whether or not they are tall and some 5'11'' people would say that they are and others would say that they are not.
This could be indicitive of any number of things:
1. Sure, it could mean that those polled have a pretty good grasp on their own mental health and that Republicans overall have better mental health than Democrats.
2. It could mean that Republicans are more likely less honest with themselves and more afraid of the stigma of poor mental health.
3. It could mean that Republicans that question their own mental health view a positive, though somewhat dishonest response as the first step in "pulling myself up by my bootstraps."
4. It could mean that Republicans see things totally black and white..."well I'm not seeing a shrink, so my mental health is A-Ok."
5. It could mean that Democrats have taken more psychology courses and have a greater graps of the symptoms of mental health problems.
I don't really know. But one thing I do know is that the thread title is inconsistant with the link.
And by the way, McGyver is not calling 810Wmb a nazi. Read closer.