Q; What are the two main political parties in the US? A: Communist and Republican

[Fumesucker]

In a survey of 1000 Oklahoma HS students, 11% think the two main political parties are Communist and Republican.

The truth shall make you mad..

http://trueslant.com/jeffhoard/2009/09/17/understatemen... /

[hobbit709]

1. Doesn't say much for the education system in OK does it.

[Fumesucker]

2. Even worse..

Forty three percent chose "Democrat and Republican"..

There is no "Democrat" party in the US of A..

[Old and In the Way]

3. We know where the next crop of teabaggers will be coming from.

What a sad indictment of their educational system. No wonder it's a red state.

[Make7]

4. What I find really sad is that for 80% of the questions "Don't Know" got the most responses. nt

[tridim]

5. Is our children learning?

Nope, and there's the proof.

Heads need to roll for this, but I doubt anything will be done.

[RoccoR5955]

6. Come on, we're talking the boon docks here.

Oklahoma. Don't they still think that they are part of Mexico or Texas?

[TxRider]

7. Doesn't say much for the survey I think...

This thing smells...

[TxRider]

8. Ohh I see now, A rethug think tank survey

Aiming to get vouchers for religious and private schools in Oklahoma..

Figured as much.

[ikri]

9. I thought Democrats were facists these days?

Could people please start including the rest of the world in the memos about what defines socialism, communism & fascism. It's really hard keeping up.

[d_r]

10. high schoolers

some percentage of them were smart enough to be smart asses

[Fumesucker]

11. Of course, but not a single one got more than 7 out of ten correct..

I doubt they were *all* smart asses..

And, for what it's worth, in what other culture is calling someone "smart" part of an insult?

[d_r]

12. good point

smarty pants.