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10 Questions to Test Your Allegiance to the Democrats
Your score is 0 on a scale of 1 to 10. You are a pure, unabashed, die-hard Republican loyalist. You remain fiercely dedicated to fighting the twin evils of terrorism and liberalism, and you'd walk across a field of land mines if it meant casting a deciding vote for a Republican president. In your view, there is no higher form of patriotism than defending America against the Democratic Party and every elitist, French-loving, religion-mocking, America-hating, terrorist-appeasing ideal for which it stands.
Your score is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. You are a pure, unabashed, die-hard Republican loyalist You remain fiercely dedicated to fighting the twin evils of terrorism and liberalism, and you'd walk across a field of land mines if it meant casting a deciding vote for a Republican president. In your view, there is no higher form of patriotism than defending America against the Democratic Party and every elitist, French-loving, religion-mocking, America-hating, terrorist-appeasing ideal for which it stands.
10 Questions to Test Your Allegiance to President Bush
Your score is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. You are a True Believer in President Bush. Your loyalty and devotion to him is matched only by your desire to see his liberal detractors locked away and declared enemy combatants. Given the chance, you'd gladly vote Bush a third term, and if America were so blessed, you'd be perfectly content if Bush were president for life.
Posted by Irregardless (Member # 8529) on :
I scored 8 on GOP loyalty, and 6 on Bush loyalty.
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
I scored 6 of 10 on both Republican and Democrat quizzes.
I'm a moderate Demo-publican!
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
These options for these questions were terrible. Every single one of them should have had an answer at the bottom that said "...Meh..."
Instead I had to pick the "best" answers which were the best answer in the same way Tom Arnold is more attractive than Rosanne.
Oh, and I think it scores them wrong. I think they scored "He is a loyal servant of God" as meaning I was pro-Bush.
Pix
Posted by Kristen (Member # 9200) on :
I got 3 on the Dem and 5 on the Rep.
So that would make me um...a small-government state-rights loving conservative with a disdain for French politics and the war in Iraq?
That's about right Posted by prolixshore (Member # 4496) on :
I scored a 6 on Democrat loyalty.
I scored a 5 on Republican loyalty.
I scored a 6 on Bush loyalty.
I guess I really know how to sit the fence. I had a problem on the Bush test specifically because there was no middle ground. I either had to choose he is awesome and God made him that way or he is the worst person of all time. I found myself picking awesome one question and awful the next just to balance it out.
--ApostleRadio
Posted by theresa51282 (Member # 8037) on :
I think scoring perfect scores is completely undesirable. I am strongly liberal on most issues but I don't simply agree with something because it is liberal. I have several points of disagreements with the democratic party. I am strongly suspicious of someone who agrees with everything one party has to offer. This does not seem likely to occur is actual merits of the issues were being evaluated individually.
Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
You doubt me?
Posted by enochville (Member # 8815) on :
I scored a 7 on Democrat loyalty.
I scored a 1 on GOP loyalty.
I scored a 2 on Bush loyalty.
I am a registered Republican who voted for Kerry in the last election, but chose Bush over Gore in 2000. I don't like Delay, Rumsfeld, or Condie Rice.
However, I do like Colin Powell, McCain, Mitt Romney, etc. IMHO, we need these guys to wrest control of the Republican party from the "Bushies".
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
Enoch: Are you *sure* you're a republican?
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
Yay! I got a 10 on the Democratic Loyalty tests! I don't really think the quiz tests actual democratic ideals, but opinions on current affairs instead, but still, yay! I won! And I do believe everything in the summary at the end...
Your score is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. You are a pure, unabashed, die-hard Democratic loyalist. You are appalled by the way Republicans are turning America into a theocratic, corpo-fascist police state, and you'd gladly walk through a furnace in a gasoline suit to elect a Democratic president. In your view, there is no higher form of patriotism than defending America against the Republican Party and every intolerant, puritanical, imperialistic, greed-mongering, Constitution-shredding ideal for which it stands.
And anyone who answered this question:
quote:Was the Iraq war worth it?
with this answer:
quote:Yes, they attacked us on 9/11 and payback is a bitch
needs to seriously reconsider their plans to not cut their tongue out of their head.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
Vonk+Jay = Physics. Every knee jerk has an equal and opposite re-jerk.
(edit: I don't mean to call you jerks. Just you're politics seem knee-jerk to me.)
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
Well Pix, I don't agree, but... meh. To each his own.
Posted by Heffaji (Member # 3669) on :
The whole idea of being loyal to a political party strikes me as humorous. It's hard to see where a critical person could not find numerous problems with any political party.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
vonk: While I may think certain political positions boil down to pure evil(*), I would never advocate any tongue cutting-out.
Pix
(*) On both sides of the aisle.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
I don't know, Jay. I would have expected you to score at least a 15 on an out of 10 Bush loyalty quiz.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
squicky: Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
Pix - I suppose the tongue cutting out was a metaphore of sorts.
OFFICIAL DISCLAIMER: I hereby do not want anyone to actually cut their tongues out. Slamming your face into a brick wall will suffice. Kidding.
But I mean, come on, anyone who answered that would really have to have not been paying attention.
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
Sorry, almost none of the answers worked for me. So I'm doing my own.
Q: What's the greatest threat to American democracy?
The gradual removal of the power of the vote.
Q: Michael Moore once said, "I would like to apologize for referring to George W. Bush as a 'deserter.' What I meant to say is that George W. Bush is a deserter, an election thief, a drunk driver, a WMD liar, and a functional illiterate. And he poops his pants." What's your opinion of the remark?
An incredibly stupid thing to say since it casts doubt on him as any kind of objective observer and plants him firmly in the "extremist frothing commentator who can safely be ignored" camp.
Q: Which bumper sticker would you be most likely to put on your car?
None of 'em. I don't do political bumper stickers.
Q: Was the Iraq war worth it?
Worth what? The money? The lives lost? The worldwide good will from 9/11 squandered? I think it's a good thing that Saddam is out of power. I don't think this was the right time, or the right way.
Q: What statement best describes your opinion of Bill Clinton?
Brilliant at getting elected, decent at governing, not good at working with Congress, terrible at keeping it in his pants, worse at spin control.
Q: In a perfect world, America would be ____
Respected for our values of honesty, strength, dependability, scientific advance, and human rights.
Q: Fox News Channel can best be described as ____
A channel that discovered the vast market waiting for someone positioned against the perceived liberal media and pounced on it.
Q: Which of the following do you find most offensive?
Any public statement that twists someone's words into an easy straw man target, which is to say most of those.
Q: President Bush's tax cuts ____
Are an ill-conceived way to artificially bump the economy while hastening the goal of no government handouts, ever, to anyone who doesn't contribute to a political campaign.
Q: The best way for Democrats to regain power is to ____
Ignore Bush entirely, get a candidate that looks human, stop campaigning on the "we're not him" and "isn't it obvious how evil he is" platforms, and come up with a consistent, compelling message.
Q: Ann Coulter once said, "We need to execute people like (John Walker Lindh) in order to physically intimidate liberals." What's your opinion of the remark?
An incredibly stupid thing to say since it casts doubt on her as any kind of objective observer and plants her firmly in the "extremist frothing commentator who can safely be ignored" camp.
Q: What statement best describes your opinion of President Bush?
Dedicated man with strong values and a firm idea of how things should be who believes that the end justifies the means, a belief that scares the crap out of me.
Q: The best way for Republicans to retain power is to ____
Do what they've been doing and appeal to their base, but avoid vicious attacks on opponents.
Q: The biggest mistake Bush ever made was ___
Isolating himself from opinions that don't support his.
Q: Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.
I'd agree. I probably have different ideas of what constitutes a family than some people here, though.
Q: Complete the following statement: George W. Bush belongs ___
Advisor to a Democratic president.
Q: What has been the most defining moment of Bush's presidency?
"I'm a decider, and I decide what is best." This one statement perfectly sums up what some people love and some people hate about President Bush.
Q: What label best describes Bush?
Believer.
Q: What's the best explanation for the failure to find WMD in Iraq?
Saddam lied about what he had to look more powerful, and supporters of the war cherry-picked the intelligence that backed their case even if it was discredited.
Q: Complete the following statement. George W. Bush won the 2000 election because ___
Gore was a robot, Bush looked like an OK guy who promised to be a uniter and a compassionate conservative, and people wanted someone in the office who wouldn't be getting hummers and lying about them.
Q: Complete the following statement. History will regard George W. Bush as ___
A well-meaning disaster who let his personal beliefs and isolation from anyone who didn't support him lead him into poor decisions.
Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
quote:Originally posted by vonk:
quote:Was the Iraq war worth it?
with this answer:
quote:Yes, they attacked us on 9/11 and payback is a bitch
needs to seriously reconsider their plans to not cut their tongue out of their head.
Yeah, that one was a weird one. That’s the answer Dems like to say is the GOP answer, but it isn’t the answer anyone who has a hint of current events would answer. Though I figure there are some bozos out that might actually think this.
Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :
You mean like these people?
quote: The poll also shows that 42 percent of the troops surveyed are unsure of their mission in Iraq, and that 85 percent believe a major reason they were sent into was was "to retaliate for Saddam's role in the Sept.11 attacks."
I think that when the numbers are that high we can assume that, rather than being "bozos", perhaps they were misinformed. Deliberately.
Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
Well, first off surveys are always a strange beast. Depending on how questions are asked and what not. Now 2nd. Those two statements are different: 1: they attacked us on 9/11 2: Saddam's role in the Sept.11
Not to get into a big debate on this, but it has been shown that Saddam has given to suicide bombers and other terrorists. Now this isn’t a direct connection. But financial support of them is certainly help.
Anyway…. Back to work. See ya all on the flip side.
Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :
Gee, Jay, only 10 out of 10, huh?
Seriously, I recommend reading the whole article. It talks about a lot of what the troops are thinking.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
quote:it has been shown that Saddam has given to suicide bombers and other terrorists
No, it hasn't. The "link to terrorism" was that he donated money to the families of suicide bombers.
And, regardless, there's not this connected group of people out there. Aiding one group of terrorists does not mean you've aided all terrorists everywhere. Saddam had, as far as we can tell, no role in Sept. 11th. He didn't give money or any other form of aid to the people who planned or carried it out. This was, however, a Bush administration line for (in the Vice-President's cases) months after we knew conclusively that he had no role in it.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Chris, I like your answers much better than the ones that were offered in the quiz.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I got a 10 and a 2 respectively for the Dems and Republicans.
Didn't even bother to take the Bush quiz, it'd be like taking a test on whether or not I'm a boy. Answer is pretty obvious.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Democrat: Your score is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10.
Republican: Your score is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10.
quote:Q: What has been the most defining moment of Bush's presidency? Strumming a guitar while New Orleans drowned and telling Brownie he was doing "a heck of a job"
I thought the better moment was when those women came up to him crying because their houses had been destroyed, and he looked around (in the middle of an area of Mississippi that had been entirely flattened) and said, "Isn't there a Red Cross around here somewhere?"
Bush Loyalty: Your score is 0 on a scale of 1 to 10.
-pH
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
Lyr:.... what sex are you again?
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Your score is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10. You hate Bush with a writhing passion. You think he is an idiot, a liar, and a warmonger who has been an utterly incompetent, miserable failure of a president. Nothing would give you greater pleasure than seeing him impeached and run out of the White House, except maybe seeing him dragged away in handcuffs.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Lyr is a boy
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Huh. Apparently I scored a 10 out of 10 on the loyalty to Chris Bridges test. Those answers were much better.
--Enigmatic
Posted by andi330 (Member # 8572) on :
I scored a 6 on the Democrat test. I scored a 3 on the GOP test. I scored a 3 on the Bush test.
I am actually a registered republican, but only because South Carolina makes you choose a party and I didn't have any party loyalty one way or the other so I just picked one. In Virgina I was a registered Independent and I wish that all states gave you that option.
I disagree with the republican party on subjects regarding social justice and with the democrats on economics.
I think that the conservative right needs to stop claiming that they speak for all "right-minded" Christians and that the democrats need to be willing to admit that they have faith.
Posted by Sergeant (Member # 8749) on :
Well, I scored mostly Republican but only a 6. As someone mentioned, the quiz is mostly about current events rather than actual political ideology. I'm a registered Republican in a seriously red state (Wyoming) that currently has a democrat for a governor. If the Democrats would put up a decent candidate that has a platform other than "Bush IS Evil" I might actually consider voting for him.
I think I'm going to start identifying myself as an Economic Libertarian. Unfortunataly (sp) the Liebertarian party is largely discredited because they are lead by a bunch of crazy people.
Sergeant
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I can't understand being proud of being told by a quiz that you are a political extremist.
I also don't understand why one would consider loyalty to a party or ideology to be a desired trait at all.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
quote:the democrats need to be willing to admit that they have faith.
Except when we don't. No nitpickery, please.
Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :
The possible answers were so slanted that I'm surprised people scored in the middle ranges. I couldn't pick any answer that I fully supported.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Pixiest: Lyr:.... what sex are you again?
Apparently it's not as obvious as I thought.
In hindsight, I had a feeling that post would come back and bite me some how.
But as Breyer said, je suis homme.
Posted by andi330 (Member # 8572) on :
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose:
quote:the democrats need to be willing to admit that they have faith.
Except when we don't. No nitpickery, please.
I'm not saying that all democrats need to claim to have faith. I'm saying the ones that do (and there are a fair number of them sitting in office right now) need to stop pretending that they don't. People of faith (of any religion) would rather have someone in office who shares that faith than not. IMO this is why the republican party has gained ground even among people who don't agree with some of their politics. A good book on the subject is God's Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It by Jim Wallis.
Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :
quote: People of faith (of any religion) would rather have someone in office who shares that faith than not.
Not all of us - depending, of course, on what you mean by faith. I would much sooner vote for an atheist who has "faith" in the Constitution than for a Catholic who hadn't.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
Sorry Lyr, I guess that joke is a little too over used to be funny =)
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
quote:Originally posted by Icarus: I can't understand being proud of being told by a quiz that you are a political extremist.
I also don't understand why one would consider loyalty to a party or ideology to be a desired trait at all.
Again, I don't think that the quiz tests any ideology or political affiliations. It asks how you feel about certain current events and gives a very narrow range of answers. Given those answers, the quiz then labels you. I find it very amusing that the quiz will take my answers and label me a staunch democrat when I don't ascribe to either party. But I will celebrate that label regardless because, well, because it amuses me.
It's kind of like astrology, you take your birthdate, look it up in a book and find out exactly what kind of person you are. It isn't necessarily true, but it can be good fun anyway.
[ April 24, 2006, 12:06 PM: Message edited by: vonk ]
Posted by Kristen (Member # 9200) on :
This test, to me, seems more ideologically sound (although maybe the questions are a bit directed to make a Libertarian result more likely).
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
According to that one I'm a centerist, which isn't terribly surprising to me. I'm at the corner of left liberal and big statist.
Posted by Irregardless (Member # 8529) on :
Here's a marginally better political quiz. I score as almost anarchist.
Hmmm, that last quiz called me a socialist. I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Posted by enochville (Member # 8815) on :
In the okcupid poll, I scored as a libertarian.
Posted by Puppy (Member # 6721) on :
Hahaha! On the OKCupid quiz, I'm a Democrat ... a social liberal, and an economic moderate Would you have picked that one from my stances on the debates here at Hatrack?
Thing is, they're right. When you look at the broad range of issues, I AM just what it says. It's just that the political landscape these days is so mucked up and focused on extremely narrow arguments between stringently-defined "sides" that it's easy for someone not to fit in anywhere, and to look like "the opposition" to people on either side Posted by Puppy (Member # 6721) on :
Here's the list of "laws" people suggested at the time I took the quiz. Quite a spectrum there:
quote:"No more idiotic, showboating, unenforceable, unPASSable laws about censoring video games. Seriously, stop acting like your grandparents when Jazz was new and scary, and focus on something important." —MGC from Bothell, WA
"I would dictate that...the governement should make sure everyone has something to live (everyone on Earth if that's possible)" —AD from laval, canada
"I would dictate that...Everyone gets 10 paid holidays a year. And no more stupid wars" —MM from Portland, OR
"free public transport" —grc from edinburgh, scotland, uk
"Everybody is entitled to their opinion, unless that opinion causes harm to those who do not deserve it." —ETW from Portland, OR
"You can murder a murderer" —host from boo a g
"no welfare and no social security, you work to make money, then you save your own money" —jpe from new orleans, louisiana
"I would dictate that... nobody could ever abuse children in any way whatsoever - whether physical or mental." —EJB from Denver, CO
"I would dictate that people should be able to believe whatever they want without risk of ridicule from their peers." —JMS from Abilene, TX
"I would dictate that...under age sex would be allowed" —m from jacksonville
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jay: Well, first off surveys are always a strange beast. Depending on how questions are asked and what not. Now 2nd. Those two statements are different: 1: they attacked us on 9/11 2: Saddam's role in the Sept.11
Not to get into a big debate on this, but it has been shown that Saddam has given to suicide bombers and other terrorists. Now this isn’t a direct connection. But financial support of them is certainly help.
Anyway…. Back to work. See ya all on the flip side.
No!! This has been claimed and thoroughly discredited. There is no evidence that Saddam ever provided money to suicide bombers or any terrorist acts and substantial evidence that he did not. Although he made bragging statements that he would give money to the families of Palestinian suicide bombers, he never did. There isn't even any evidence that any terrorist was ever motivated by Saddam's empty promises of reward.
It was pretty clear to anyone who knows thing one about the mid-east that this pure bravado on the part of Saddam with absolutely no substance. It should be compared to Bush's "Bring it on" statement.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Apparently, I'm socially liberal and economically conservative.
How surprising. ...wait. No, it isn't.
-pH
Posted by Dante (Member # 1106) on :
quote:so mucked up and focused
Whoa! The first time I read this, I thought, "How'd that one get past the censors? And what does 'mocused' mean?
I got a 5 on the Republican test and a 5 on the Democrat test. I'm happy with that.
Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
Wow…. You guys make this almost too easy. There is tons of stuff out on the net about this and even a nice big block in the 9-11 commission. Here I was thinking I wouldn’t have time to counter with anything, but the internal network went down here at work today so I had a spare five minutes to look this stuff up. Enjoy.
By the way, I know this won’t convince you die hard Bush haters, but this is more for those who are reading the silly stuff people are claiming and starting to doubt. Enjoy.
So basically you can go with the where there’s smoke there’s generally a fire. And there appears to be plenty of smoke to go around. And this isn’t stuff you’d have out there so it can be traced.
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
None of what you posted says that Saddam or Iraq had anything to do with the 9/11 attack. In fact, much of what you posted specifically said that there was no link between the two. So... maybe I'm a "bush-hater" or 'wacho-extremist' who you can completely disregard because I disargree with you on certain current affairs, but that still doesn't make Saddam or Iraq responsible for what happened on 9/11.
Ruport Murdock News Co. did say there is a possible link, but I would rather expect them to say that, wouldn't you?
The last link does say that there is a possibility that Saddam's regime may have helped support a group of terrorists lead by Osama's brother-in-law, and that a fax was sent from the Phillipines about the al-qaida to Saddam administration. But in my mind, that isn't really damning evidence.
Now, I'm not saying Saddam is a good guy or anything, far from it. But I think that using 9/11 as an excuse to attack, rather than the real, good reasons that are evident is flimsy at the least.
Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
Finances? Giving money to the cause. I have not made any claim that Saddam was involved in Sept 11th. I’m saying that he gave money to terrorists and terrorists did 9-11.
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
And that is true.
Saddam gave money to terrorists, sure.
Terrorists were responsible for 9/11, also true.
But these two facts are completely seperate. It's like saying "You give food to dogs, and dogs attacked my cousin two states over, so you hold some responsibility for the attack."
Terrorist groups are many, with many different goals. To catagorize all terrorists in one group and hold all of them responsible for the actions of some is not the most enlightened approach, and probably ends up letting the ones responsible off a lot easier.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
No, I think I get it it.
Saddam gave money to terrorists.
Terrorists did 9/11.
The are 11 people per side on football field.
Field and Stream is a magazine.
Magazine is a name for a place you store bullets.
Bullets are shot out of a gun.
Brad Pitt was in a movie, The Mexican, all about a gun.
And Brad Pitt was in Sleepers with Kevin Bacon.
Suddenly, our foreign policy makes sense to me.
[ April 25, 2006, 05:31 PM: Message edited by: MrSquicky ]
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
Terrorists bomb abortion clinics. Therefore Saddam supported Christian Fundamentalism.
Squicky: You gotta reach Kevin Bacon in six steps or less.
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Would you have picked that one from my stances on the debates here at Hatrack?