Oh, Really? Imagine My Surprise.
Hot off the press comes this latest research report from the Department of Stating The Utterly Bleedin’ Obvious:
Bush Nuts
Are George W. Bush lovers certifiable?November 23, 2006 By Andy Bromage
A collective ?I told you so? will ripple through the world of Bush-bashers once news of Christopher Lohse?s study gets out.Lohse, a social work master?s student at Southern Connecticut State University, says he has proven what many progressives have probably suspected for years: a direct link between mental illness and support for President Bush.
Lohse says his study is no joke. The thesis draws on a survey of 69 psychiatric outpatients in three Connecticut locations during the 2004 presidential election. Lohse?s study, backed by SCSU Psychology professor Jaak Rakfeldt and statistician Misty Ginacola, found a correlation between the severity of a person?s psychosis and their preferences for president: The more psychotic the voter, the more likely they were to vote for Bush.
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?Our study shows that psychotic patients prefer an authoritative leader,? Lohse says. ?If your world is very mixed up, there?s something very comforting about someone telling you, ?This is how it?s going to be.??
Well fancy that.
[H/T The Poorman. ]
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