Zogby poll: Liberals more open-minded

Looks like we lefty libs really are more open-minded than crusty conservatives. Maybe that's because we're (1) more confident in ourselves, and hence not afraid to hear opposing viewpoints, and (2) more intellectually curious, so that we want to know what others are saying, even if we might not agree.

Do this Zogby poll's findings surprise anybody? Remember one definition of liberal:

"open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc."


Liberals and Conservatives Like Different Entertainment

Not surprisingly, a new Norman Lear Center/Zogby poll reveals that America's entertainment tastes are as polarized as our political views.

A few of the findings:

• > Liberals were much more likely than conservatives to listen to commentary and entertainment with which they disagreed philosophically.
• > Fox News wins the prize for the most politically divisive TV channel (70% of conservatives watch it daily and only 3% of liberals).
• > Over 82% of conservatives say they never watch MTV.
• > Cerebral material like documentaries and arts and educational programming all appeal more to liberals... Conservative viewers are more likely to watch action-adventure, sports, and business programming.
• > Conservatives are the least likely group to listen to jazz and reggae... Liberals, on the other hand, are more likely than other respondents to enjoy almost every music genre.