September 11 -- what year? 30 percent of Americans don't know

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060809/od_afp/usattackspolloffbeat_060809145351;_ylt=ArnrtaXH3JkyylylPgoybNSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3NW1oMDRpBHNlYwM3NTc- ^

[GeronL]

OOOoooooohhhhhhhhhhh.....

These are the AGED people.

The bad news is that they DO vote. Good lors, these people live in retirement communities where the Democrats sign them all up to vote and give them rides to the polls and then 'suggest' how they should vote to get a ride home.

"So, where is my home deary?"

[coconutt2000]

Who were the 5% who couldn't identify the month and day of the September 11 attacks! Ouch.

That's the group that answered, "Si" to every question.

[BW2221]

"It is the same year that New York was featured on the Quarter in the States Quarter series."

Are you saying that if Illinois would have been featured that year the Sears Tower and John Hancock buildings wouldn't be standing?

[Cyclopean Squid]

Who thought on Sept. 12, 2001 that this day would come?

Osama Bin Laden

[NCLaw441]

You said: Because they are arrogant and have nothing to be arrogant about!
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I have an old, good friend who says, "Average is pretty stupid." Man, is he smart.

[mewzilla]

But there can be a big diff between being impaired and being ignorant :)

[bobdsmith]

It must have been the pressure of polling cuz I just can't believe the alternative that as many as 30% of people can forget something so major in the space of just 6 years

[Darteaus94025]

"No hablo Anglais, estupido Gringo. Me dinero por favor."

[Enchante]

It seems that on almost any question imaginable there will be at least 30% hard-core idiots. That probably represents the core of ignorance that is ineducable, i.e., hard-core Democrats.

[CremeSaver]

This is appalling, but not surprising. :0( Have you ever heard Hannity do "Man on the Street" interviews? I don't know how half of these people function out in the real world. Most are as dumb as rocks. And yes, most of them claim to vote for democrats.

[Christian4Bush]

I remember that morning so well, waking up in a hotel, while travelling on business. And turning on the TV to get the morning news from Fox and seeing the towers being hit. I thought I was on some movie channel....until it announced it was real. I have never had a cold sweat like that in my life. September 11, 2001 will never be forgotten by this ole vet.

I was 32 at the time, living in El Segundo, CA. Right next to LAX Airport. I couldn't find my watch, my clock was on the floor, buried under clothes. I turned on the tv because I knew the morning news would have the time on the screen. I thought I was watching a movie preview...considering how many times I've seen those towers in movies (Ghostbusters, Daylight, Working Girl).

I was in shock, sad, mad, enraged, wanted a hotline to President Bush to clear a plane for me to take out whoever did it...I cried for a week straight, every time I saw an American flag, or heard the National Anthem (one local station played it at 6:00am, 12 noon and 5pm everyday). Damn, I'm starting to lose it now, just thinking about it...five years later...

And then it hit me. It hit me that it was never EVER so quiet in my neighborhood. No planes were running (the President had grounded them). If I recall, one of those planes was due to come here to Los Angeles. It was eerily quiet. Not too many cars on the street. Not many at the pub next door to my apartment.

One of the weirdest days, worst days, most focusing days I have ever experienced in my life. I always say that two things shaped me politically: the 2000 Election recount and aftermath, and 9/11/2001.

I'll never forget. And thank you for your service.

[HungarianGypsy]

What I remember about that day was thinking it was a new beginning. Mostly because I had spent the previous day copying a curriculum for our school. My house was very clean because of a party we had two days before. I was organized. Got dressed. I did something unusual. I turned on the radio. I never do that in the morning. That's when I first heard about it. I still remember what I wore that day. I still remember how silent the streets and Costco were. How we watched Veggie Tales videos just to escape the images on television.

I also remember having the craziest thoughts. It looked like the world was ending, but suddenly I wanted a baby. That baby was conceived on October 11 and born July 5 of 2002. He is both the sweetest and most stubborn child. When he's happy he's wonderful, but his temper is something else.

[Cobra64]

The 30% dingbat population probably couldn't have answered that same question in 2001. Of course ask who won the last American idol or whom the latest starlet is dating and you will have a winner.

Or the sports encyclopedic crowd here who think this is a Sports Illustrated site.

[Cobra64]

Who's buried in Grant's tomb?

Robert E. Lee.

[Cobra64]

then I am deeply ashamed of my fellow Americans.

Where have you been? Thirty six percent think 9-11 was brought on by Carl Rove.

[stands2reason]

Are you a part of that group? Maybe they failed on developing your reading comprehension.

This memory black hole is essentially the problem of the older crowd: 48 percent of those who did not know were between the ages of 55 and 64, and 47 percent were older than 65, according to the poll.

[GeronL]

lol... maybe people over a certain age need to prove competancy before they vote.

[mylife]

Just proves that 30% of the populous are morons

[Publius6961]

Outside a bar?
At two a.m.?

[mylife]

Have you been reading DU?
They throw the word memes around at every opportunity ;)