[Timesink]

I believe she's referring to the Gallup poll of "most-admired" men and women that they do at the end of every year. Hitlery did indeed beat Laura Bush, but only by one percentage point, and it should be pointed out that: a) The 'Toontress only got 7% and Laura 6%, and there's a 3% margin of error on the poll, meaning that the two women are really only tied; b) Since Hitlery's 7% was indeed enough to make her #1, it shows that the public was mainly just picking any name they could think of out of their little pea brains. In fact, Gallup's own headline on their web site reads: "George W. Bush Is 2002's Most Admired Man, No Consensus on Most Admired Woman."

Or, to put it more bluntly: Ellen Ratner is lying, as usual.

[cyncooper]

Hitlery did indeed beat Laura Bush, but only by one percentage point, and it should be pointed out that: a) The 'Toontress only got 7% and Laura 6%, and there's a 3% margin of error on the poll, meaning that the two women are really only tied; b) Since Hitlery's 7% was indeed enough to make her #1, it shows that the public was mainly just picking any name they could think of out of their little pea brains.

Plus Barbara Bush was listed at 3%. That's two Bush women making the list when folks are asked to come up with a name on their own.

[alnick]

Since Hitlery's 7% was indeed enough to make her #1, it shows that the public was mainly just picking any name they could think of out of their little pea brains.

That seems plausible considering what I saw on FNC today. They played a clip of Leno interviewing people on the street. He asked someone who the vice president is. I didn't hear the original answer clearly, but Leno gave the guy a second crack at it, along with a hint. He said, "His first name is Dick." The man said, "Tracy?" So is it any wonder the people don't know who Laura Bush is?