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May 9, 2008
Why are conservatives happier than liberals?
Posted: 02:04 PM ET
FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty:
Conservatives are happier than liberals.
A study published in the journal “Psychological Science” says it’s because conservatives are better at rationalizing inequalities.
Regardless of someone’s income, marital status or church attendance, people with right-wing ideologies report greater satisfaction with their lives than those with left-wing beliefs. Researchers found that conservatives also score highest when it comes to the ability to justify inequalities.
For example, a conservative might support the idea of a meritocracy – that if you work hard and perform well, you’ll move up the economic ladder… and if you don’t, you probably won’t. But the study shows liberals tend to be troubled by this. Inequalities take a greater psychological toll on liberals, apparently because they can’t rationalize away the gaps in society and thus end up more frustrated by them.
The study goes on to say that this research can be applied to areas other than economic inequalities. One example is that feminists may not be as happy in their marriages as more traditional women because they’re frustrated with the division of domestic chores.
These latest results go along with a Pew poll from 2006. It found 47% of conservative Republicans described themselves as “very happy”, compared to only 28% of liberal Democrats who felt that way.
This, then, is our burnt offering for a rainy Friday.
Here’s my question to you: A new study says conservatives are happier than liberals. Why?
Tune in to the Situation Room at 6pm to see if Jack reads your answer on air.
http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/09/why-are-conservatives-happier-than-liberals/
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A study published in the journal “Psychological Science” says it’s because conservatives are better at rationalizing inequalities.
Picture the coach saying liberals don't go to heaven... while saying the war for oil was okay because "there were other reasons - it wasn't JUST about taking their oil".
When your religion is tied to your politics, you excuse things you shouldn't.
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Picture the coach saying liberals don't go to heaven... while saying the war for oil was okay because "there were other reasons - it wasn't JUST about taking their oil".
When your religion is tied to your politics, you excuse things you shouldn't.
Do you think that midget is a real conservative? ::)
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Because ignorance is bliss? ;D
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Picture the coach saying liberals don't go to heaven... while saying the war for oil was okay because "there were other reasons - it wasn't JUST about taking their oil".
When your religion is tied to your politics, you excuse things you shouldn't.
i dont think thats what rationalizing inequalities means. it means you are what your worth.
it makes so much sense to me, and ive said this all along. i have a conservative friend who makes me look like a clinton. he has no money, but is the happiest guy alive. doesnt look at anyone with jealousy, and hes contempt with the choices he's made, like not going to college.
i have a liberal friend whos never happy with anything. pissed off at life. wants what everyone else has. went to a bar the other night and he pissed on the doorhandle of a bmw. because he calls them rich pricks. hes the same as my conservative friend money wise, but as i hang out with them i can see why they look at things so much different.
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Picture the coach saying liberals don't go to heaven... while saying the war for oil was okay because "there were other reasons - it wasn't JUST about taking their oil".
When your religion is tied to your politics, you excuse things you shouldn't.
Rob, as a Catholic, do you believe you are saved? And if so, why?
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Of course Liberals are pissed and Conservatives are happy. Look who is running this country. If Liberals were running things the conservatives would be all uptight clenching to their bible.
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Conservatives are happier because we use commonsense instead of emotion.
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Rob, as a Catholic, do you believe you are saved? And if so, why?
Not exactly sure what you are talking about...
But...
Probably hilarious!
HAHA
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Conservatives are happier because we use commonsense instead of emotion.
Serious Question:
Were you a liberal when you voted for Clinton?
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Conservatives are happier because we use commonsense instead of emotion.
we are also better looking. and that is a fact.
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Because we make ourselves successful rather than waiting for the gov't to give us a free ride.
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Serious Question:
Were you a liberal when you voted for Clinton?
Truthfully when I voted for Clinton for his first term, I didn't follow politics. But I more or less started after I voted for him and within about 6 months I regreted it and I have voted repub ever since.
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Truthfully when I voted for Clinton for his first term, I didn't follow politics. But I more or less started after I voted for him and within about 6 months I regreted it and I have voted repub ever since.
Honestly I think you must be really fairly (lol) smart to have started such a profitable business.
I just don't understand some of your political opinions at all, and I picture myself as being conservative as all hell. lol
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Rob, as a Catholic, do you believe you are saved? And if so, why?
I went to 8 years of catholic school and 2 years of catholic HS. They don't have "saved". I think that's baptists? the only time I heard it in all those years was one summer when I went to a camp from the baptist preacher there.
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I went to 8 years of catholic school and 2 years of catholic HS. They don't have "saved". I think that's baptists? the only time I heard it in all those years was one summer when I went to a camp from the baptist preacher there.
Thats sad. Thats one of the reasons why I left the Catholic church, they put church doctrine over scripture and scripture is very clear on salvation. What was the churchs doctrine on entering heaven? From what I have learned, it was baptism + works + grace.
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George W Bush and common sense ?
Hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa !
NT
::)
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Conservative Lawmaker Admits Child From Affair
05/09/08
Republican Rep. Vito Fossella of New York acknowledged on Thursday that he fathered a child from an extramarital affair, answering questions that arose from his arrest on drunken driving charges last week. The congressman has three children with his wife, and a 3-year-old daughter from this affair. Fossella is the only Republican member of Congress from New York City, and he is up for reelection this year.
of course joeloco, all commonsense.....no emotion. ::)
you're a tool !
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I don't even know who this guy is. But at least he the child and didn't abort it (something liberals are in favor of). He made a dumb mistake and should pay for it.
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George W Bush and common sense ?
Hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa !
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Hahahha. this country has yet to see any sense at all from that dumbass. He gives us new material every 15 minutes.
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i dont think thats what rationalizing inequalities means. it means you are what your worth.
it makes so much sense to me, and ive said this all along. i have a conservative friend who makes me look like a clinton. he has no money, but is the happiest guy alive. doesnt look at anyone with jealousy, and hes contempt with the choices he's made, like not going to college.
i have a liberal friend whos never happy with anything. pissed off at life. wants what everyone else has. went to a bar the other night and he pissed on the doorhandle of a bmw. because he calls them rich pricks. hes the same as my conservative friend money wise, but as i hang out with them i can see why they look at things so much different.
As a group, self-described conservatives are probably less educated and therefore less capable of critical evaluation of the world in which they live.
Being "contempt" with the choices one has made (like not going to college or even learning how to spell or construct a sentence) seems to be another hallmark of the happy conservative. The ability to rationalize inequalities and just go about ones life is a blissful stupor is not exactly something to be proud about.
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As a group, self-described conservatives are probably less educated and therefore less capable of critical evaluation of the world in which they live.
Being "contempt" with the choices one has made (like not going to college or even learning how to spell or construct a sentence) seems to be another hallmark of the happy conservative. The ability to rationalize inequalities and just go about ones life is a blissful stupor is not exactly something to be proud about.
sorry pal, but conservatives are usually more wealthy then liberals like yourself. 95% of the wealthy people i know are conservative. they want to keep their money, not like liberals who demand want isnt theirs.
you have this concept wrong. conservative are contempt with what other choose. they do not believe life is unfair, like a liberal.
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sorry pal, but conservatives are usually more wealthy then liberals like yourself. 95% of the wealthy people i know are conservative. they want to keep their money, not like liberals who demand want isnt theirs.
you have this concept wrong. conservative are contempt with what other choose. they do not believe life is unfair, like a liberal.
KH,
No doubt there is small subset of the group we call conservative (or who self identify as such) who are wealthy but the vast majority are not. I thought the study was about happiness and not wealth. The study suggest that conservatives are happy in large part due to their ability to rationalize the inequities they see in the world. I'd also bet that most to are simply unaware of these problems and thus don't even have the need to rationalize them away.
Do you know what the term contempt means??
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/contempt
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Thats sad. Thats one of the reasons why I left the Catholic church, they put church doctrine over scripture and scripture is very clear on salvation. What was the churchs doctrine on entering heaven? From what I have learned, it was baptism + works + grace.
I was saved at the camp.
I live a life that I believe God would approve of. I work, I take care of the family, and I watch the news. I find it hard to believe that a person who lives their whole life doing the right thing wouldn't get into heaven because they didn't participate in the right man-defined flavor of religion. I mean, a Muslim who spends his whole live in peace, praying every day and doing the right thing... same as a Buddhist who spends his whole life doing the right thing... should all be getting into heaven with the Creator when all is said and done.
The papers were written by man, interpreted by man, and used for centuries for their own uses as well as for noble ones. A man only knows for certain, what comes from within. We're all embopdiments of Christ - little pieces of God with amnesia just down here for experiences before we return to the maker.
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tell that to hollywood and wall street. ???
NT
and Silicon Valley
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I was saved at the camp.
I live a life that I believe God would approve of. I work, I take care of the family, and I watch the news. I find it hard to believe that a person who lives their whole life doing the right thing wouldn't get into heaven because they didn't participate in the right man-defined flavor of religion. I mean, a Muslim who spends his whole live in peace, praying every day and doing the right thing... same as a Buddhist who spends his whole life doing the right thing... should all be getting into heaven with the Creator when all is said and done.
The papers were written by man, interpreted by man, and used for centuries for their own uses as well as for noble ones. A man only knows for certain, what comes from within. We're all embopdiments of Christ - little pieces of God with amnesia just down here for experiences before we return to the maker.
What you just wrote is precisly the reason I left Catholisism. All that time going to Catholic schools and that's what they taught you?
Many people are positive that they are saved. They base this on emotions. They may make certain comments, such as, "I am a good person. I do what is right. I’m not as bad as that other person. I had an experience with God. I feel that I am saved. I can feel God is with me. I know the Holy Spirit is inside of me. I am a preacher, or an elder, or a prophet. I am a preacher’s wife. I have prayed, and God answered my prayer. I believe in God. God did this or that for me. I sing to God. I sing in the choir. I go to church. I praise and worship God. I give my money to the church. I was baptized." While all of this sounds very nice, it is not based upon biblical knowledge. Many people, who are now in hell, have said such things. The Pharisees in the New Testament also could have said many of these things, but Jesus showed them clearly they were not saved.
FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH; AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES: IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD: NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST. FOR WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS UNTO GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD HATH BEFORE ORDAINED THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM-Eph 2:8-10.
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i have a conservative friend who makes me look like a clinton. he has no money, but is the happiest guy alive. doesnt look at anyone with jealousy, and hes contempt with the choices he's made, like not going to college.
you have this concept wrong. conservative are contempt with what other choose. they do not believe life is unfair, like a liberal.
KH - so you're saying that your conservative friend is filled with self-loathing over his choices in life and that conservatives in general have scorn and disdain for the choices of others??
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What you just wrote is precisly the reason I left Catholisism. All that time going to Catholic schools and that's what they taught you?
Many people are positive that they are saved. They base this on emotions. They may make certain comments, such as, "I am a good person. I do what is right. I’m not as bad as that other person. I had an experience with God. I feel that I am saved. I can feel God is with me. I know the Holy Spirit is inside of me. I am a preacher, or an elder, or a prophet. I am a preacher’s wife. I have prayed, and God answered my prayer. I believe in God. God did this or that for me. I sing to God. I sing in the choir. I go to church. I praise and worship God. I give my money to the church. I was baptized." While all of this sounds very nice, it is not based upon biblical knowledge. Many people, who are now in hell, have said such things. The Pharisees in the New Testament also could have said many of these things, but Jesus showed them clearly they were not saved.
FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH; AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES: IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD: NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST. FOR WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS UNTO GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD HATH BEFORE ORDAINED THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM-Eph 2:8-10.
I was saved at that camp. I accepted Him as my savior. And I agree God is the one at the steering wheel as far as what happens next. We control naught. We can only do what we think is right in this confusing world, and know that He decides what happens.
It's funny though, that we as man, make such bold predictions as to KNOW what is next. We simply do not. We can follow rules, even though they are often vague and contradictory and all well-intentioned.
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sorry pal, but conservatives are usually more wealthy then liberals like yourself. 95% of the wealthy people i know are conservative. they want to keep their money, not like liberals who demand want isnt theirs.
you have this concept wrong. conservative are contempt with what other choose. they do not believe life is unfair, like a liberal.
You keep using this word instead of content. In your examples its appropiate.
Straw, keeps trying to point this out.... ;D
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man-defined flavor of religion.
Hit the nail on the head!
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Many people, who are now in hell, have said such things.
LOL Literally!!!
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IMHO conservatives are 2X happier than liberals because they not only get to fvck their wives, they also get to fvck their boyfriends. :-*
Some congressmen like Mark Foley (R) just like to hear about the physiques and misadventures of 16-year old soccor playing intern boys.
What's so bad about that?
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IMHO conservatives are 2X happier than liberals because they not only get to fvck their wives, they also get to fvck their boyfriends. :-*
NT
i havent been following are you saying you are bi
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Some of you might not like me saying this in any type of revealing way, but I think conservatives live with their happy feelings of self empowerment because they have a better understanding of the american society and they have the sophisticated background to know about all "the ins and outs" so to speak about earning a living inside a united states that does not always function according to all the slogans that promote the idea BUYING into and believing in the great AMERICAN DREAM.
I'm not saying that to leave the impression that I'm some type of VERY AMERICAN affluent type of pure person that lives based on only super suburban standards. The reason why I did is to let any of you regular message board posters to know that "complete conservatives" live with their FREEDOM and a special identity that gives them the status they have always had.
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Yeah, there are 2 flavors of 'conservative' - they need to be differntiated.
You have the neoconservatives, and you have the constitutional repubs.
Neo - loves patriot act.
Const - hates patriot act.
Neo - believes in US presence in many countries
Const - does not - and hates nationbuilding too.
Neo - loves big beaucratic organizations like homeland
Const- prefers small fed involvement, with more power at state/local level
neo- currently borrowing $1Tril per year
Const- wants to cut spending on many levels and stop borrowing.
I think most conservatives here will be a mixture. You cannot just say "I'm a conservative!" without recognizing the 2 main flavors of republican/conservative that exist.
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RonPaulfan.....I thought that was pretty funny myself..LOL!!
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RonPaulfan.....I thought that was pretty funny myself..LOL!!
joe, from the list above, would you consider yourself more neoconservative, or constitutionalist? (Keep in mind it's perfectly normal for there to be two flavors of one party - the Dems also have the hawks and the anti-war divisions)
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Yeah, there are 2 flavors of 'conservative' - they need to be differntiated.
You have the neoconservatives, and you have the constitutional repubs.
Neo - loves patriot act.
Const - hates patriot act.
Neo - believes in US presence in many countries
Const - does not - and hates nationbuilding too.
Neo - loves big beaucratic organizations like homeland
Const- prefers small fed involvement, with more power at state/local level
neo- currently borrowing $1Tril per year
Const- wants to cut spending on many levels and stop borrowing.
I think most conservatives here will be a mixture. You cannot just say "I'm a conservative!" without recognizing the 2 main flavors of republican/conservative that exist.
Sometimes I don't believe there is a perfect conservative or a perfect republican. Maybe some conservatives are a mixture of good and bad. The 2 flavors of "the conservative movement" are sophisticated and the difference isn't or is very substantial. They know themselves better than anyone who isn't one of them and that's what makes them want to be so patriotic and give off a very uneasy feeling to certain types of "Clinton-loving democrats".
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joe, from the list above, would you consider yourself more neoconservative, or constitutionalist? (Keep in mind it's perfectly normal for there to be two flavors of one party - the Dems also have the hawks and the anti-war divisions)
True. things arent so cut and dried anymore. A third party could happen easily. Certain conservatives and dems are not far apart.
Joes definitly a neo con. He blindly follows as hes told and believes what hes told at all times........not a true republican at all.
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tell that to hollywood and wall street. ???
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get the fuck out. you dont know shit if you think wall street isnt dominated by republicans.
hollywood? ok you can have those wack jobs
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get the fuck out. you dont know shit if you think wall street isnt dominated by republicans.
hollywood? ok you can have those wack jobs
Biggest Banks are owned by the Jews. The market guys just work for them. Think a little higher next time.
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Biggest Banks are owned by the Jews.
Who are predominantly liberal in this country.. sad but true.
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Biggest Banks are owned by the Jews. The market guys just work for them. Think a little higher next time.
jews are as conservative as it gets whhen it comes to money. do you even know a jewish person?
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Yeah, there are 2 flavors of 'conservative' - they need to be differntiated.
You have the neoconservatives, and you have the constitutional repubs.
Neo - loves patriot act.
Const - hates patriot act.
Neo - believes in US presence in many countries
Const - does not - and hates nationbuilding too.
Neo - loves big beaucratic organizations like homeland
Const- prefers small fed involvement, with more power at state/local level
neo- currently borrowing $1Tril per year
Const- wants to cut spending on many levels and stop borrowing.
I think most conservatives here will be a mixture. You cannot just say "I'm a conservative!" without recognizing the 2 main flavors of republican/conservative that exist.
There are also the social conservatives who vote Republican because they've been conditioned to believe that the Republicans share their beliefs on abortion and gays. Large portions of this crowd are dumb as dirt and don't make much money.
It's a big tent - all it requires is rationalization or even easier, ignorance.
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Another large portion of this crowd is the type of people that watch C-SPAN all weekend long when the House and the Senate are not in session when the Capitol Hill cameras are turned off.
Try watching that network for one full weekend like you are pretending to enjoy watching a C-SPAN MARATHON.
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Another large portion of this crowd is the type of people that watch C-SPAN all weekend long when the House and the Senate are not in session when the Capitol Hill cameras are turned off.
Try watching that network for one full weekend like you are pretending to enjoy watching a C-SPAN MARATHON.
If you're referring the social conservative crowd I think it's more likely that they would spend their weekend watching a Dukes of Hazard marathon
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May 9, 2008
Why are conservatives happier than liberals?
Posted: 02:04 PM ET
FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty:
Conservatives are happier than liberals.
A study published in the journal “Psychological Science” says it’s because conservatives are better at rationalizing inequalities.
Regardless of someone’s income, marital status or church attendance, people with right-wing ideologies report greater satisfaction with their lives than those with left-wing beliefs. Researchers found that conservatives also score highest when it comes to the ability to justify inequalities.
For example, a conservative might support the idea of a meritocracy – that if you work hard and perform well, you’ll move up the economic ladder… and if you don’t, you probably won’t. But the study shows liberals tend to be troubled by this. Inequalities take a greater psychological toll on liberals, apparently because they can’t rationalize away the gaps in society and thus end up more frustrated by them.
The study goes on to say that this research can be applied to areas other than economic inequalities. One example is that feminists may not be as happy in their marriages as more traditional women because they’re frustrated with the division of domestic chores.
These latest results go along with a Pew poll from 2006. It found 47% of conservative Republicans described themselves as “very happy”, compared to only 28% of liberal Democrats who felt that way.
This, then, is our burnt offering for a rainy Friday.
Here’s my question to you: A new study says conservatives are happier than liberals. Why?
Tune in to the Situation Room at 6pm to see if Jack reads your answer on air.
http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/09/why-are-conservatives-happier-than-liberals/
Ran across this story on the net (again) and recalled posted this story a while back. I wonder if the results would be different if the study was done in today's climate?
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Libs go around pretending to care about minorities and social injustice, while the rest of us either don't care (me) or worry only about what they can take care of.
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Judging from the whining and crying by the conservatives here, I say the entire "study" is bunk.
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I was listening to Rush yesterday in the car. He cited a study saying Men of anger were often overweight. he said that's why many repubs are "fat white guys", and many dems are the skinny, alan alda looking type.
hannity, Rush, both angry conservatives who are overweight.
Mathews and Olbermann, both lean and skinny liberals who aren't angry.
You can make your own determination. It was rush himself who said that's why many republicans are overweight - becuase they're angry and driven to somethign better than the handout mentality.
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Im still waiting for you to defend cap & trade and card check.
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Because ignorance is bliss? ;D
Funny coming from you.... ::)
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I was listening to Rush yesterday in the car. He cited a study saying Men of anger were often overweight. he said that's why many repubs are "fat white guys", and many dems are the skinny, alan alda looking type.
hannity, Rush, both angry conservatives who are overweight.
Mathews and Olbermann, both lean and skinny liberals who aren't angry.
You can make your own determination. It was rush himself who said that's why many republicans are overweight - becuase they're angry and driven to somethign better than the handout mentality.
So the GOP is really the Jabba the Hutt party?
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So the GOP is really the Jabba the Hutt party?
Rush said they are. Said he wears his weight as a badge of price - that heavy set people are bigger because they take the issues more seriously.
I dunno... I see a lot of fat liberals out there too. maybe rush referenced this study (out of france by the way) because it made him feel better about being fat.
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Rush said they are. Said he wears his weight as a badge of price - that heavy set people are bigger because they take the issues more seriously.
I dunno... I see a lot of fat liberals out there too. maybe rush referenced this study (out of france by the way) because it made him feel better about being fat.
Michael Moore
Rosanne Barr
Rosie ODonnel
Ted Kennedy
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Michael Moore
Rosanne Barr
Rosie ODonnel
Ted Kennedy
exactly. your point is clear.
Rush was simply trying to credit his weight problem to his political passion.
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exactly. your point is clear.
Rush was simply trying to credit his weight problem to his political passion.
WEIGHT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING AS FAR AS POLITICS GO.
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WEIGHT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING AS FAR AS POLITICS GO.
Rush said yesterday that it does.
And i think we all know better than to say Rush is wrong. Ask michael Steele.
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This is a good read.
(http://www3.allaroundphilly.com/blogs/pottstown/TonyAP/uploaded_images/51R0Wl59xJL__SS500_-789921.jpg)
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WEIGHT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING AS FAR AS POLITICS GO.
So rush is wrong? OMG. It can't be. You mean he LIED???? Whowouldthunkit?
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So rush is wrong? OMG. It can't be. You mean he LIED???? Whowouldthunkit?
Look, Rush is a entertainer. I personally like Savage, John Batchelor, Gambling, Malzberg and Lou Dobbs better.
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Last person who called Rush an entertainer had to come groveling back to kiss his fat ass. It is not wise to call the face of the GOP an "entertainer". Just ask Steele, whose lips still smell of butt waft.
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Last person who called Rush an entertainer had to come groveling back to kiss his fat ass. It is not wise to call the face of the GOP an "entertainer". Just ask Steele, whose lips still smell of butt waft.
Steele is a milquetoast panzi.
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Steele is a milquetoast panzi.
Once again, the GOP failed at finding a leader? Is that what you are saying?
Palin.
Jindull.
Steele.
Rush.
Who will be next to head the party in the gutter?
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Once again, the GOP failed at finding a leader? Is that what you are saying?
Palin.
Jindull.
Steele.
Rush.
Who will be next to head the party in the gutter?
People will be begging for Palin the way things are going with this marxist fraud.
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People will be begging for Palin the way things are going with this marxist fraud.
I certainly am.
But her on the ticket and the White House is gift wrapped for Obama with no campaigning on his part.
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I certainly am.
But her on the ticket and the White House is gift wrapped for Obama with no campaigning on his part.
Check out the thread I just posted - even liberals are having buyers' remorse!
Palin will run circles around this ZERO.
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Palin will run circles around this ZERO.
it's 50/50 in this nation when everyone does turn out.
There were a LOT of repubs who said she was a shit choice - lots of repubs on getbig felt that way too.
You're telling me out of 305 million americans, she is the best repub option? Seriously, stop aiming for the dirt. Get a qualified person up there.
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Check out the thread I just posted - even liberals are having buyers' remorse!
Palin will run circles around this ZERO.
Palin can't even run circles around Katie, Barry will shitkick her all the way back over her Bridge To Nowhere.
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Palin can't even run circles around Katie, Barry will shitkick her all the way back over her Bridge To Nowhere.
45 days and already less ratings than GWB or Carter.
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45 Days and already solving more issues than GWB.
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45 Days and already solving more issues than GWB.
Like the DJI?????????
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Seems to be pretty consistent.
Why Conservatives Are Happier Than Liberals
Brock Davis
By ARTHUR C. BROOKS
Published: July 7, 2012
WHO is happier about life — liberals or conservatives? The answer might seem straightforward. After all, there is an entire academic literature in the social sciences dedicated to showing conservatives as naturally authoritarian, dogmatic, intolerant of ambiguity, fearful of threat and loss, low in self-esteem and uncomfortable with complex modes of thinking. And it was the candidate Barack Obama in 2008 who infamously labeled blue-collar voters “bitter,” as they “cling to guns or religion.” Obviously, liberals must be happier, right?
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Wrong. Scholars on both the left and right have studied this question extensively, and have reached a consensus that it is conservatives who possess the happiness edge. Many data sets show this. For example, the Pew Research Center in 2006 reported that conservative Republicans were 68 percent more likely than liberal Democrats to say they were “very happy” about their lives. This pattern has persisted for decades. The question isn’t whether this is true, but why.
Many conservatives favor an explanation focusing on lifestyle differences, such as marriage and faith. They note that most conservatives are married; most liberals are not. (The percentages are 53 percent to 33 percent, according to my calculations using data from the 2004 General Social Survey, and almost none of the gap is due to the fact that liberals tend to be younger than conservatives.) Marriage and happiness go together. If two people are demographically the same but one is married and the other is not, the married person will be 18 percentage points more likely to say he or she is very happy than the unmarried person.
The story on religion is much the same. According to the Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, conservatives who practice a faith outnumber religious liberals in America nearly four to one. And the link to happiness? You guessed it. Religious participants are nearly twice as likely to say they are very happy about their lives as are secularists (43 percent to 23 percent). The differences don’t depend on education, race, sex or age; the happiness difference exists even when you account for income.
Whether religion and marriage should make people happy is a question you have to answer for yourself. But consider this: Fifty-two percent of married, religious, politically conservative people (with kids) are very happy — versus only 14 percent of single, secular, liberal people without kids.
An explanation for the happiness gap more congenial to liberals is that conservatives are simply inattentive to the misery of others. If they recognized the injustice in the world, they wouldn’t be so cheerful. In the words of Jaime Napier and John Jost, New York University psychologists, in the journal Psychological Science, “Liberals may be less happy than conservatives because they are less ideologically prepared to rationalize (or explain away) the degree of inequality in society.” The academic parlance for this is “system justification.”
The data show that conservatives do indeed see the free enterprise system in a sunnier light than liberals do, believing in each American’s ability to get ahead on the basis of achievement. Liberals are more likely to see people as victims of circumstance and oppression, and doubt whether individuals can climb without governmental help. My own analysis using 2005 survey data from Syracuse University shows that about 90 percent of conservatives agree that “While people may begin with different opportunities, hard work and perseverance can usually overcome those disadvantages.” Liberals — even upper-income liberals — are a third less likely to say this.
So conservatives are ignorant, and ignorance is bliss, right? Not so fast, according to a study from the University of Florida psychologists Barry Schlenker and John Chambers and the University of Toronto psychologist Bonnie Le in the Journal of Research in Personality. These scholars note that liberals define fairness and an improved society in terms of greater economic equality. Liberals then condemn the happiness of conservatives, because conservatives are relatively untroubled by a problem that, it turns out, their political counterparts defined.
Imagine the opposite. Say liberals were the happy ones. Conservatives might charge that it is only because liberals are unperturbed by the social welfare state’s monstrous threat to economic liberty. Liberals would justifiably dismiss this argument as solipsistic and silly.
There is one other noteworthy political happiness gap that has gotten less scholarly attention than conservatives versus liberals: moderates versus extremists.
Political moderates must be happier than extremists, it always seemed to me. After all, extremists actually advertise their misery with strident bumper stickers that say things like, “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention!”
But it turns out that’s wrong. People at the extremes are happier than political moderates. Correcting for income, education, age, race, family situation and religion, the happiest Americans are those who say they are either “extremely conservative” (48 percent very happy) or “extremely liberal” (35 percent). Everyone else is less happy, with the nadir at dead-center “moderate” (26 percent).
What explains this odd pattern? One possibility is that extremists have the whole world figured out, and sorted into good guys and bad guys. They have the security of knowing what’s wrong, and whom to fight. They are the happy warriors.
Whatever the explanation, the implications are striking. The Occupy Wall Street protesters may have looked like a miserable mess. In truth, they were probably happier than the moderates making fun of them from the offices above. And none, it seems, are happier than the Tea Partiers, many of whom cling to guns and faith with great tenacity. Which some moderately liberal readers of this newspaper might find quite depressing.
Arthur C. Brooks is the president of the American Enterprise Institute and the author of “The Road to Freedom” and “Gross National Happiness.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/opinion/sunday/conservatives-are-happier-and-extremists-are-happiest-of-all.html
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May 9, 2008
Why are conservatives happier than liberals?
Posted: 02:04 PM ET
FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty:
Conservatives are happier than liberals.
A study published in the journal “Psychological Science” says it’s because conservatives are better at rationalizing inequalities.
Regardless of someone’s income, marital status or church attendance, people with right-wing ideologies report greater satisfaction with their lives than those with left-wing beliefs. Researchers found that conservatives also score highest when it comes to the ability to justify inequalities.
For example, a conservative might support the idea of a meritocracy – that if you work hard and perform well, you’ll move up the economic ladder… and if you don’t, you probably won’t. But the study shows liberals tend to be troubled by this. Inequalities take a greater psychological toll on liberals, apparently because they can’t rationalize away the gaps in society and thus end up more frustrated by them.
The study goes on to say that this research can be applied to areas other than economic inequalities. One example is that feminists may not be as happy in their marriages as more traditional women because they’re frustrated with the division of domestic chores.
These latest results go along with a Pew poll from 2006. It found 47% of conservative Republicans described themselves as “very happy”, compared to only 28% of liberal Democrats who felt that way.
This, then, is our burnt offering for a rainy Friday.
Here’s my question to you: A new study says conservatives are happier than liberals. Why?
Tune in to the Situation Room at 6pm to see if Jack reads your answer on air.
http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/09/why-are-conservatives-happier-than-liberals/
To bad you are a a liberal then
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To bad you are a a liberal then
Where is this "bad" located?
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Where is this "bad" located?
No where just find it funny Beach Bum and others calling themselves conservatives yet screams out for the governmnet to fix everything like the economy etc.
A real conservative is for small government and not much government intervention and have a firm grasp on economics. The neo-con bible whores in here have absolutely nothing to do with conservatives.
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No where just find it funny Beach Bum and others calling themselves conservatives yet screams out for the governmnet to fix everything like the economy etc.
A real conservative is for small government and not much government intervention and have a firm grasp on economics. The neo-con bible whores in here have absolutely nothing to do with conservatives.
LOL - we want the govt and nanny state socialists like yourself to back in your closet and leave the rest of us alone with all your failed bright ideas.
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LOL - we want the govt and nanny state socialists like yourself to back in your closet and leave the rest of us alone with all your failed bright ideas.
IS that why you are screaming for Obama to fix everything from the economy to the Middle east ???
Sorry but your words and your actions is not coordinated. You have bought the neo-con agenda that hijacked the REAL conservative movement
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This board must be where the minority of whiny crying conservatives hang out then.
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This board must be where the minority of whiny crying conservatives hang out then.
How was Barney Frank's wedding? Did you enjoy yourself?
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How was Barney Frank's wedding? Did you enjoy yourself?
I didn't know he had one.
Seeing how you keep track of his every movement along with half naked pics of him on his hard drive, the bigger question is are you upset he didn't marry you?
That must really suck. Barney actually got married and here you are, still with an imaginary girlfriend.
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Conservative teenagers are generally happier than their liberal peers, study finds
Conservative teenagers are generally significantly happier than their liberal peers, according to a study conducted by Columbia University.
By Kendall Tietz | Fox News
Published May 13, 2023
https://www.foxnews.com/media/conservative-teenagers-generally-happier-liberal-peers-study-finds