http://tinyurl.com/washpoststeno

There's Reality, and then there's the crap -- yes, crap -- that spews forth from these obsolete "news" outlets.

And anyone with critical thinking skills can see why the Pew numbers are as they are.

Finally, I'd like to challenge something myself -- the idea that "American's are stupid," an idea that comes from the elitist, eliminationist shenanigans of dipwits running their "Mighty Wurlitzer". Fraught with fail, these people defend their stories spins, which -- in the U.S. 4th estate -- almost always contain lies that aren't challenged by so-called "journalists".

( Does that answer your question, IMGR? )

Who is Trigve's father?

And if you're really into that sort of thing...who is Trigve's mother?

Seriously, the story of how Palin went from Texas to Alaska, with a layover, and to then drive over half an hour to have "her" baby in some out of the way clinic where her daughter was...I'm tellin' ya, the whole thing smells like yesterday's diapers.

Economic pressures are the primary motivations for for-profit entities.

Hilarious that the "free market" types completely ignore their own "invisible hand of the market" when it suits their purposes to ignore it.

Bah!

You're kidding, right?

"Discourage." As in "applies economic pressure to encourage cleaner hospitals."

Or do you only "believe" in "the invisible hand of the market" when it agrees with your own opinions?