I got this email today and found it very interesting.
do you know?
Answer the following 12 questions and keep track of your answers on a separate sheet of paper. (The answers should be based upon current knowledge as of November 4, 2008.)
Then watch the videos on the attached link.
The possible answers are in alphabetical order; however, one of the questions is a trick question and has no answer.
(Please bear in mind that this survey is not about the candidates, per se, but about attempts at molding American opinion.):
1) Before this past election, which political party controlled both houses of congress?
a) Democrat
b) Republican
2) Which candidate could not say how many houses they own?
a) Joe Biden
b) John McCain
c) Barack Obama
d) Sarah Palin
3) Which candidate said they could see Russia from their house?
a) Joe Biden
b) John McCain
c) Barack Obama
d) Sarah Palin
4) Which candidate had to quit a previous political campaign because they were found to have plagiarized a speech?
a) Joe Biden
b) John McCain
c) Barack Obama
d) Sarah Palin
5) Which candidate won their first election by getting all of their opponents kicked off the ballot?
a) Joe Biden
b) John McCain
c) Barack Obama
d) Sarah Palin
6) Which candidate wore clothes that their political party reportedly spent $150,000 on?
a) Joe Biden
b) John McCain
c) Barack Obama
d) Sarah Palin
7) Which candidate currently has a pregnant teenage daughter?
a) Joe Biden
b) John McCain
c) Barack Obama
d) Sarah Palin
8) Which candidate said that Obama would be tested in his first six months as president by a generated international crisis?
a) Joe Biden
b) John McCain
c) Barack Obama
d) Sarah Palin
9) Which candidate claimed to have campaigned in 57 states?
a) Joe Biden
b) John McCain
c) Barack Obama
d) Sarah Palin
10) Which candidate said their policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket?
a) Joe Biden
b) John McCain
c) Barack Obama
d) Sarah Palin
11) Which candidate said that the government should redistribute the wealth?
a) Joe Biden
b) John McCain
c) Barack Obama
d) Sarah Palin
12) Which candidate started their political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground?
a) Joe Biden
b) John McCain
c) Barack Obama
d) Sarah Palin
Now read the linked quote by George Washington, watch the videos, and check the sources and your answers: http://howobamagotelected.com/
How do you fare? Are you happy with your answers? Do you think it's better to be passive about staying informed, or is it better to be active?
Thanks for participating!