Factoids of the day: Wheels are falling off the wagon edition

It's Thursday morning and the press is chock-a-block with the sort of factoids that should make any American wince. For example:

One in five Americans believes our President is a Muslim. Equally scary, 25 percent of Americans believe that Muslims are not patriotic Americans.  Three cheers for the combo platter of ignorance and intolerance!  (Somebody please listen to what Colin Powell says at 4:40 of this video.)
Nearly 20 percent of New York City's public schools lack a certified teacher...