plawler's Ask500People Questions http://www.ask500people.com/profile/plawler/questions The last 15 questions asked by plawler on Ask500. en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:17:17 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss support@ask500people.com (Ask500 Support) support@ask500people.com (Ask500 Support) 15 As an American, are you proud that your president was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize? http://www.ask500people.com/questions/as-an-american-are-you-proud-that-your-president-was-honored-with-the-nobel-peace-prize Yes: 66%

No: 34%

Total Votes: 93

Comments: 16

]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:45:55 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/as-an-american-are-you-proud-that-your-president-was-honored-with-the-nobel-peace-prize If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding that it can’t be taken on its own merits. http://www.ask500people.com/questions/if-the-only-way-you-can-accept-an-assertion-is-by-faith-then-you-are-conceding-that-it-cant-be-taken-on-its-own-merits Strongly Disagree: 9%

Disagree: 10%

Undecided: 17%

Agree: 42%

Strongly Agree: 21%

Total Votes: 121

Comments: 12

]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:17:02 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/if-the-only-way-you-can-accept-an-assertion-is-by-faith-then-you-are-conceding-that-it-cant-be-taken-on-its-own-merits Have you ever noticed that people who have to describe themselves as "astute" or "rational" or "open-minded" seldom are? http://www.ask500people.com/questions/have-you-ever-noticed-that-people-who-have-to-describe-themselves-as-astute-or-rational-or-open-minded-seldom-are Strongly Disagree: 2%

Disagree: 9%

Undecided: 19%

Agree: 48%

Strongly Agree: 22%

Total Votes: 81

Comments: 4

]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:08:47 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/have-you-ever-noticed-that-people-who-have-to-describe-themselves-as-astute-or-rational-or-open-minded-seldom-are Aliens are buzzing around in UFOs, mutilating cattle, abducting and probing people, and attempting to control world events. http://www.ask500people.com/questions/aliens-are-buzzing-around-in-ufos-mutilating-cattle-abducting-and-probing-people-and-attempting-to-control-world-events Very Unlikely: 48%

Unlikely: 18%

Not Sure: 14%

Likely: 12%

Very Likely: 9%

Total Votes: 130

Comments: 8

]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:39:20 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/aliens-are-buzzing-around-in-ufos-mutilating-cattle-abducting-and-probing-people-and-attempting-to-control-world-events Democrats will end up passing watered down insurance reform and declare health care "victory!" http://www.ask500people.com/questions/democrats-will-end-up-passing-watered-down-insurance-reform-and-declare-health-care-victory Very Unlikely: 15%

Unlikely: 10%

Not Sure: 29%

Likely: 25%

Very Likely: 21%

Total Votes: 97

Comments: 15

]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:08:42 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/democrats-will-end-up-passing-watered-down-insurance-reform-and-declare-health-care-victory What is Obama's foreign policy to try to bring peace to troubled areas of the world. http://www.ask500people.com/questions/what-is-obamas-foreign-policy-to-try-to-bring-peace-to-troubled-areas-of-the-world APPEASE: to make anxious overtures and undue concessions to satisfy demands of someone with greed for power, territory, etc.: 22%

CONCILIATE: to win an enemy or opponent over by displaying a willingness to be just and fair: 35%

PROPITIATE: to admit a fault, and, by trying to make amends, to allay hostile feeling: 23%

Something else: 21%

Total Votes: 78

Comments: 2

]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:28:49 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/what-is-obamas-foreign-policy-to-try-to-bring-peace-to-troubled-areas-of-the-world Which European country has the most liberal drug laws? http://www.ask500people.com/questions/which-european-country-has-the-most-liberal-drug-laws The Netherlands: 68%

Germany: 9%

France: 11%

Portugal: 12%

Total Votes: 179

Comments: 6

]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:39:29 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/which-european-country-has-the-most-liberal-drug-laws For the 1st time in 5 years poll finds more Americans than not say the country is headed in the right direction, 48% to 44%. http://www.ask500people.com/questions/for-the-1st-time-in-5-years-poll-finds-more-americans-than-not-say-the-country-is-headed-in-the-right-direction-48-to-44 Strongly Disagree: 17%

Disagree: 7%

Undecided: 23%

Agree: 37%

Strongly Agree: 16%

Total Votes: 139

Comments: 3

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:38:55 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/for-the-1st-time-in-5-years-poll-finds-more-americans-than-not-say-the-country-is-headed-in-the-right-direction-48-to-44 Get off your keister and have a happy Easter! http://www.ask500people.com/questions/get-off-your-keister-and-have-a-happy-easter Strongly Disagree: 6%

Disagree: 1%

Undecided: 17%

Agree: 40%

Strongly Agree: 36%

Total Votes: 81

Comments: 2

]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:02:36 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/get-off-your-keister-and-have-a-happy-easter The national service bill does not mandate youth must participate nor does it forbid anyone who does from going to church. http://www.ask500people.com/questions/the-national-service-bill-does-not-mandate-youth-must-participate-nor-does-it-forbid-anyone-who-does-from-going-to-church That's cool with me. I think national service is a good thing... Ask not what your country can do for you and all that.: 54%

BS! I'm going to keep reading my reactionary rags and comparing this to Hitler-Jugend.: 11%

Volunteer, schmolunteer! If I'm going to do something for someone, I want to be paid cold hard cash!: 15%

i don't like the idea of national service, especially if it comes from Obama.: 20%

Total Votes: 123

Comments: 4

]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:13:04 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/the-national-service-bill-does-not-mandate-youth-must-participate-nor-does-it-forbid-anyone-who-does-from-going-to-church The bill to tax AIG and other bonus money at 90% is unconstitutional. http://www.ask500people.com/questions/the-bill-to-tax-aig-and-other-bonus-money-at-90-is-unconstitutional Yes: 37%

No, and I have read Article 1, Section 9: 19%

No, and I haven't read Article 1, Section 9: 25%

Constitution? We don't need not steekin' Constitution. These greedy pigs should pay it back!: 19%

Total Votes: 182

Comments: 21

]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:10:09 -0700 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/the-bill-to-tax-aig-and-other-bonus-money-at-90-is-unconstitutional Would you rather dump someone over technology or to their face? http://www.ask500people.com/questions/would-you-rather-dump-someone-over-technology-or-to-their-face Technology; it's less embarrassing.: 17%

To their face; it shows courage.: 83%

Total Votes: 42

Comments: 5

]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:20:36 -0800 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/would-you-rather-dump-someone-over-technology-or-to-their-face RNC Chairman Michael Steele dismissed Rush Limbaugh as an “entertainer” whose show is “incendiary” and “ugly.” http://www.ask500people.com/questions/rnc-chairman-michael-steele-dismissed-rush-limbaugh-as-an-entertainer-whose-show-is-incendiary-and-ugly Strongly Disagree: 18%

Disagree: 9%

Undecided: 26%

Agree: 23%

Strongly Agree: 24%

Total Votes: 159

Comments: 16

]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:28:55 -0800 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/rnc-chairman-michael-steele-dismissed-rush-limbaugh-as-an-entertainer-whose-show-is-incendiary-and-ugly Do you believe that some UFO sightings are actually visits from extraterrestrials? http://www.ask500people.com/questions/do-you-believe-that-some-ufo-sightings-are-actually-visits-from-extraterrestrials Yes: 35%

No: 41%

Maybe: 25%

Total Votes: 249

Comments: 2

]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:26:56 -0800 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/do-you-believe-that-some-ufo-sightings-are-actually-visits-from-extraterrestrials Did you fall for the hoax claiming that Congress bailed out AIG to protect their pensions. http://www.ask500people.com/questions/did-you-fall-for-the-hoax-claiming-that-congress-bailed-out-aig-to-protect-their-pensions- Yes: 14%

No: 86%

Total Votes: 64

Comments: 4

]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:46:51 -0800 http://www.ask500people.com/questions/did-you-fall-for-the-hoax-claiming-that-congress-bailed-out-aig-to-protect-their-pensions-