I just finished a book about body issues I want to review, but I’m putting it on ice because this interview at FiveThirty Eight with John Ziegler, a dude who put together a poll and a documentary about how stupid Obama voters are (with the implication being that universal suffrage needs to be repealed if people are going to elect black Democrats) is one of the more fucked up things I’ve seen online, and that’s saying a lot. Summary from Five Thirty Eight:
Ziegler was responsible for commissioning a Zogby International survey of Barack Obama supporters, which took the form of a multiple choice political knowledge test, stating a “fact” to the respondent and asking them which of the four major candidates (Obama, McCain, Biden, Palin) the statement applied to. Because I believe that many of the statements on the survey are questionable or false but are misleadingly presented as factual to the respondent, I characterized the survey as a “push poll” in an article posted early this morning.
Ziegler had contacted me by e-mail, asking if I’d like to interview him; the interview itself was conducted by telephone. Ziegler asked, among other conditions, that I post a full transcript of the interview, which I have.
John Ziegler is definitely a grade A paranoid angry white man. In fact, so much that it made me competitive. Sure, he is skilled at being a crazed wingnut, because he has sincerity and genuine paranoia in his toolkit. But could I, without being a bona fide crazy wingnut, beat him at his own game? Here are my answers to his questions. You can vote on who won the contest at the bottom of the post. Be honest.