The 2006 George W. Bush Dead Kitten Survey

Because maybe, just maybe, we draw the line at killing kittens with hammers.

A Modest Proposal for an immodest Presidency

On January 19, 2006, I initiated The 2006 George W. Bush Dead Kitten Survey in an attempt to put a humorous spin on the idea that a vast percentage of conservatives simply support the President regardless of whatever he does.

Based on a recent cartoon, I decided that it would be a beneficial and worthwhile exercise to actually ask the question legitimately. In order to prove my seriousness, I offered a level-headed, open, and polite request to numerous right-wing pundits, bloggers, and other editorialists to respond to the survey.

Click here to read the full contents of the e-mail and survey questions.

Frequently Asked Questions (mostly related to me being disturbed in various ways)

Since I expect the results to come in on a case-by-case basis, I created this page to compile all the results, responses, and updates rather than scatter them all over my main blog. Whenever new information or survey results are acquired, I shall post them here. Responses in full will be posted, however no e-mail addresses or contact information of any participants will be posted.

Current list and status of solicited participants

Name

Occupation

Results of Survey

Ann Coulter

Syndicated columnist

No response

Michelle Malkin

Syndicated columnist; blogger, MichelleMalkin.com

No response

John Hinderaker, Scott Johnson, and Paul Mirengoff

Bloggers, Powerlineblog.com

No response

Glenn Reynolds

Law professor; blogger, InstaPundit.com

No response

Ian Schwartz

Blogger, ThePoliticalTeen.com

No response

John Hawkins

Blogger, RightWingNews.com

No response

Mark Noonan

Blogger, BlogsForBush.com

No response

Kevin Aylward and Jay Tea

Bloggers, Wizbangblog.com

Responded (Jay Tea)

"Emperor Misha I"

Blogger, "The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler" (nicedoggie.net)

Responded

Debbie Schlussel

Syndicated columnist; radio talk show host; blogger, DebbieSchlussel.com

No response

Jay Adkins

Blogger, StopTheACLU.com

No response

Bill Quick

Blogger, DailyPundit.com

No response

Dr. Rusty Shackleford

Blogger, "The Jawa Report" (mypetjawa.mu.nu)

Responded

Rush Limbaugh

Radio talk show host

No response

Sean Hannity

Radio and television talk show host

No response

Glenn Beck

Radio talk show host

No response

Hugh Hewitt

radio talk show host; blogger, HughHewitt.com

No response

"Beth" (surname unknown)

Blogger, "My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" (www.bamapachyderm.com)

No response

Jeff Goldstein

Blogger, proteinwisdom.com

No response

Don Surber

Blogger, donsurber.blogspot.com

No response

Andrew C. McCarthy

Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

No response

Byron York

White House Correspondent, National Review

No response

Max Boot

Columnist, Los Angeles Times

No response

Patrick Hynes

Republican consultant; Blogger, AnkleBitingPundits.com

No response

Wesley Pruden

Editor-in-Chief, The Washington Times

No response

Legal Precedent

On January 24 I wrote to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to ask for an official statement on the legality of the President claiming authority to kill a kitten with a hammer for no particular reason. A copy of the letter is reproduced here. Check the corresponding blog post for the full text of the letter and further detail on the decision to reach out to the Justice Department regarding the Survey.