Are Astrological Signs the Common Man’s Rasmussen Poll Equivalent?
Astrological signs, also known as zodiac signs, feature prominently in the creation of horoscopes. Part and parcel of the American diet via the daily horoscopes found in the morning paper, astrology signs are also sometimes discussed in dating situations. As a matter of fact, birth signs play a deciding role in matchmaking efforts for those who believe in the power of the Chinese zodiac.
It is interesting to note that astrological signs and their believers are not just those who would enjoy a bagel with their morning paper, but that horoscopes and zodiac signs have also shown an importance to politics in the United States. In particular this current presidential election has already given rise to speculations about the candidates and their abilities to woo the American public to see things their way. The Neptune Café has wasted no time in preparing horoscopes on Sarah Palin (her astrological sign is Aquarius) and Joe Biden (his birth sign is Virgo).
Even as it is unknown at this time where the candidates themselves stand on the veracity of astrological signs and their ability to foreshadow the events that will take place - put any of them in front of a convention of professional astrologers, and you bet they are all believers - the history of America’s presidents shows that horoscopes and astrology signs have played a larger than suspected role.
Ronald Reagan, for example, is reported by the various papers to have changed the time of his inauguration by nine minutes, simply because he received an auspicious reading for this particular time. The Presidential UFO site remarks on the close relationship that existed between the reader of astrological signs, Jean Dixon, and the former First Lady Nancy Reagan.
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