That said, I believe that the majority of people are no uninformed but rather misinformed. A recent poll revealed that over 30% of people still believe that Iraq was directly involved with the Sept. 11 attacks, which has been proven wrong by the 9/11 commission and countless other scholars.

The Obama issue is simply another case of misinformation spread by our mass media outlets. I point my finger at FOX news for this one, but other outlets are guilty of the same types of misinformation. They all claim to be fair objective and balanced but you are kidding yourself if you believe that they do not come to their collective tables without an agenda of some sort. I rarely watch the news on TV because it really only serves to get ratings and sell ads to generate revenue.

That reason is also why even thought I studied Radio/TV production in college, I became jaded and completely disenfranchised by the industry I wanted to work in-I worked for a NBC affiliate in Boise Idaho. Everything was about what they could do to raise their ratings and cultivate more revenue.

I was wearing my Obama ‘08 shirt out in Old Town here in Albuquerque and was in a gift shop. The owner was behind the counter and told me I was a fool for supporting a Muslim to run our country. I was taken aback by his statement and told him that he had to have heard that on FOX and he said yes, and asked me how I knew and I told him that FOX was the only one that seemed to hold this knowledge. That it had been debunked by other outlets and Obama himself and that if he had cared to research the facts before opening his mouth, he would not seemed so foolish. I also left fuming and angry with the realization that while we have come a long way with regards to civil rights, etc., we have a long long long way to go.

I’ll bet if you took a poll, a good 30% of Americans would say “Muslim”.