FACTS ON TEA PARTYING
Finally someone's put some facts to the face of the Tea Party movement. Up until now, it's just been splashy impressions of angry crowds cheering Sarah Palin. CBS-TV conducted a research study which confirmed three assumptions, but also revealed three surprises.
The confirmed assumptions about the followers: Mainly white, mainly anti-government, mainly anti-Obama. The three surprises: Mainly higher income, mainly better educated, mainly confused by facts.
When it comes to facts: First, the Tea Partiers were confused when reminded the government they were against was providing them with the Social Security & Medicare programs they found "very essential." Second, the Tea Partiers were confused when asked if they would still pay big money to hear Sarah Palin speak at their rallies if she wasn't "very hot?"
No chance of that, though. With the fees she's collecting, Ms Palin can afford to stay looking "hot" right up to election time...
FACTS ON SLEEPING
It's official...! What you've always suspected...! You and lots of other Americans are always tired....!
The National Sleep Foundation reports that the average 25-60 year old American gets 6-7 hours of sleep leaving them chronically tired. On average we need 7-9 hours. Foundation chairman Thomas Balkin said, "One in four people report they missed work or family events because of tiredness. We call it 'poor sleep hygiene.' "
Balkin rounded up the usual suspects: Too much worry and/or too much pre-sleep stimulation such as TV watching. Who can argue with the obvious...? I just hope they didn't waste too much research funding to tell us what we already knew. Oh, and also to kill my standard excuse to my wife: "Honey, I'm just too tired to go with you...!"
The confirmed assumptions about the followers: Mainly white, mainly anti-government, mainly anti-Obama. The three surprises: Mainly higher income, mainly better educated, mainly confused by facts.
When it comes to facts: First, the Tea Partiers were confused when reminded the government they were against was providing them with the Social Security & Medicare programs they found "very essential." Second, the Tea Partiers were confused when asked if they would still pay big money to hear Sarah Palin speak at their rallies if she wasn't "very hot?"
No chance of that, though. With the fees she's collecting, Ms Palin can afford to stay looking "hot" right up to election time...
FACTS ON SLEEPING
It's official...! What you've always suspected...! You and lots of other Americans are always tired....!
The National Sleep Foundation reports that the average 25-60 year old American gets 6-7 hours of sleep leaving them chronically tired. On average we need 7-9 hours. Foundation chairman Thomas Balkin said, "One in four people report they missed work or family events because of tiredness. We call it 'poor sleep hygiene.' "
Balkin rounded up the usual suspects: Too much worry and/or too much pre-sleep stimulation such as TV watching. Who can argue with the obvious...? I just hope they didn't waste too much research funding to tell us what we already knew. Oh, and also to kill my standard excuse to my wife: "Honey, I'm just too tired to go with you...!"
We read the NYT article on the first subject but I must admit we turned away from listening to the people interviewed, as we just did not have the time to listen to such irrationality. I really relate to that very last line Jack ... it still works for me ... well at least so far!
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