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Fox News Asks: "Who Would Usama Want as Prez?"

The results are in from the latest FOX News survey, and we now know the answer to the most important question of the race: "Who is Usama Rooting For?":

Who does Usama bin Laden want to be the next president? More people think the terrorist leader wants Obama to win (30 percent) than think he wants Clinton (22 percent) or McCain (10 percent). Another 18 percent says it doesn’t matter to bin Laden and 20 percent are unsure.

This is not a joke.

Comments

Does anyone really care what Fox wants to know?

Posted by: MacJr on 02/22/08 at 2:59 PM Respond

Unfortunately a lot of suckers will indeed read that. FOX news blows my mind...

Posted by: PayPus on 02/22/08 at 3:10 PM Respond

Rupert Murdock

Posted by: Hawaii Lu on 02/22/08 at 3:30 PM Respond

Slow news day, Nick?

The only way this Focks Nooze survey is NEWS anywhere outside of Focks Nooze is if they actually got an answer from Osama bin Laden.

Posted by: JFW on 02/22/08 at 3:40 PM Respond

Actually, Bin Laden wants a US President who gets our ass out of the Middle East and minds it's own business.

Posted by: PamB on 02/22/08 at 3:47 PM Respond

["Actually, Bin Laden wants a US President who gets our ass out of the Middle East and minds it's own business."]

On that, bin Laden and I agree.

Posted by: Droolius Sneezer on 02/22/08 at 3:49 PM Respond

I thought that guy was dead...

Posted by: nic on 02/22/08 at 4:10 PM Respond

Osama wants whoever will pose the greatest external threat to the Muslim world, so a whole bunch of disparate countries will unify into his vision of a Sunni caliphate.

Posted by: Max Kaehn on 02/22/08 at 5:07 PM Respond

I would like Bush to win.

Doesn't matter which one.

Posted by: Osama on 02/22/08 at 6:33 PM Respond

That was funny as hell Osama :)

Posted by: brightledge on 02/22/08 at 6:50 PM Respond

Okay, so we have polls from
white men
white women
black men
black women
hispanics
asians
household pets
farm animals
christians
jews
Jesus
Aliens
and now a poll from Osama?
You just gotta love this election season...

Posted by: poonchkie on 02/23/08 at 3:27 AM Respond

It's so simple Osama wants to continue his holy war and would love for us to stay in Iraq for 100 years. The longer we're committed to being there the easier it is for him to recruit, he would love McCain. Fox news viewers have an obvious bias, but it's an irrelevant and subjective question to begin with.

Posted by: Michael Z on 02/23/08 at 7:10 AM Respond

I thought it was "Osama" bin Laden. Or is the spelling too close to "Obama? Bin Laden is probably dead or sick in bed. In 2001 he was at a Dialysis clinic in Dubai (where CIA met w/him. Besides,the nest "president" has already been chosen.

Posted by: wilson on 02/23/08 at 10:51 AM Respond

You have all the piss-poor timing of an English batsman, Osama, the Pentagon gave you up for dead years ago. I think Rupert Murdoch would just love to see another bushco presidency. I don't think bush wants another term, though, have you noticed how croned and bent he looks lately? Well, he was probably bent before he got the presidency, he just shows it in public now...hahaha. Did anyone over there notice that bush's frat mate from Australia, "honest john" howard, was just shown the door recently? Our democracy is healthier than ever...

Posted by: Glenn Brandham on 02/23/08 at 6:03 PM Respond

If I was Osama,and I'm not, Id vote for the guy that flew my relatives out of America.

Posted by: Jet on 02/24/08 at 4:51 PM Respond