Jimmy Kimmel Asks People If Obama Is Muslim; Their Answers Will Surprise You (VIDEO)

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When picturing the kind of person who believes President Barack Obama is Muslim, you wouldn’t be alone in envisioning an American-flag-bedecked (and most likely white) tourist strolling down Hollywood Boulevard.

But you might have the wrong image.

Inspired by a recent poll from the Democratic-leaning firm Public Policy Polling, which found that a majority of Republicans believe the President is Muslim, a “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” staffer hit the Walk of Fame Wednesday to ask passersby what they thought.

The results weren’t always what you’d expect. Watch below:

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  1. The “Christian Mooslem” lady made me do a facepalm.

  2. Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he’s a Christian. He’s always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer’s no, that’s not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president? Yet, I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, “He’s a Muslim and he might be associated terrorists.” This is not the way we should be doing it in America.

    Colin Powell-10/19/08

    But looking on the bright side, at least ‘Santa Claus’ and the VFW guy are smarter than ‘Christian Muslim’ lady. ‘shrug’

  3. Avatar for kc63 kc63 says:

    The results were pretty much what I expected.

  4. NEVER underestimate the Sloth and Stupidity of the American Voter.

  5. Jay Leno’s Jay Walking was always revealing. People couldn’t identify Hillary Clinton from a photo of her, thought Lincoln was the first president, couldn’t name the body of water west of California even though they were in Los Angeles and worse.

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