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We are now socialist, one step away from communism, the red menace.

I wish Mr. Bush could have run again, he would have wiped the floor with that Osama.

Look at this economy, it was never this bad under Mr. Bush

Spend, Spend, Spend, Who's got the money? Aww, it's alright we'll make more

I saw President Obama on The View today and I was very proud to have voted for him.

Oops! I said proud. :eek: The pride police on these boards will be after me.

When right winger Elizabeth Hassleback asked him about his saying that the stimulus saved X number of jobs she said that term had never been used before and wondered how it could be important. He said: "It's important if you're the person whose job was saved". Big applause. :thumbup:

Yeah, I was proud of him. He did a great job. I find his humility refreshing, especially in light of bush's inability to come up with even one example of a mistake he made. In 8 years. :huh2: Wow, what arrogance. Whole books have been written about his mistakes.

I wanted to watch but was too busy. I knew little miss snotty nose would have something up her sleeve to try to zing him with. And I also knew that he would make her look like the idiot she is.

Btw, I often wondered why Whoopie was often so solicitous of Hasselbeck and her comments. Then I heard recently that she stood up for Mel Gibson, who has been in Whoopie's house and everything (whoo hoo for heaven's sake) and that he's really a "good guy." Looks like Whoopie is actually a Hollywood sell out, not the rebel she pretends to be. How she could defend that bigoted piece of slime is beyond belief.

He'd do anything for fame and fortune - his "The Passion of the Christ" is a shining example of that. What a misguided piece of work he is. No wonder he has to drink to live with himself.

I wanted to watch but was too busy. I knew little miss snotty nose would have something up her sleeve to try to zing him with. And I also knew that he would make her look like the idiot she is.

Awh, that``s too bad that you misssed him.. It was an awesome interview.. you could have TAPED it on your TVOO??

Its great use of the media venue... he reaches a lot of women using it. Perhaps reached a lot more voters than the TEA PARTIES do....

YEAH OBAMA ROCKS

Yup, shoulda recorded it but I forgot that it was scheduled. I am glad that he made us proud. He's a real person, very intelligent, but down to earth. What we needed so badly in the White House after people like Bush and Cheney talking down to us.

Yup, shoulda recorded it but I forgot that it was scheduled. I am glad that he made us proud. He's a real person, very intelligent, but down to earth. What we needed so badly in the White House after people like Bush and Cheney talking down to us.

cheney didn't start talking until after he left the White House. And then it was all Obama bashing, all the time, as if his administration got anything right. At least now that he has other (health) issues, like a lack of pulse to contend with, we can be greatful he has shut up.

with bush's mentality it was impossible to talk down to anyone. Well, maybe a kindergarten student. Mostly we the people were ignored in place of all the wheeling and dealing with the oil industry writing our energy policy, wall street writing the financial regulations and no bid contracts going to cheney's friends to run the wars.

Yes, Obama is a refreshing change. It's great to have brains back in the White House. We don't have to worry about him saying "Awesome speech, your holiness" (to the pope).

Cheney didn't talk much during his term in office, but when he did it was always assinine. And the gaffes Bush made were doozies. I'll never forget him talking to the British Prime Minister to the side and using the term "shit." Supposedly didn't know the mike was on but I think he just really didn't care whether it was or not. Such class.

And they're talking a Jeb Bush run. I can't believe that he can live down his tenure as governor in Florida, much less run for the presidency. But if big money wants him, they'll make it happen.

Yup, shoulda recorded it but I forgot that it was scheduled. I am glad that he made us proud. He's a real person, very intelligent, but down to earth. What we needed so badly in the White House after people like Bush and Cheney talking down to us.

You can still see it on YouTube.com. Check it out. It is worth the watch.

Let's get busy cancelling the 22nd Amendment! :smile:OBAMA 2012. :smile:OBAMA 2016.:rolleyes2:

Hey thanks Will B!!

Obama approval on economy drops to new low in CNN poll

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posted at 3:15 pm on July 23, 2010 by Ed Morrissey

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So much for Recovery Summer. The entire idea of this new PR campaign was to stimulate recovery in the trending on Barack Obama’s approval ratings, but it’s been as effective at that as Obamanomics has been at reviving the economy. CNN is the latest to notice that the trend continues:

Americans approval of how President Barack Obama is handling the nation’s economy has dropped to its lowest level of his presidency, according to a new national poll.

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey indicates that 42 percent of the public approves of how Obama’s dealing with the economy, down 2 points from March, with 57 percent disapproving of his performance on the economy, up 2 points from March. The survey’s Friday release comes as the president made comments at the White House on what he termed the progress made this week on the economy and job recovery.

This isn’t a big change from their last survey on the question. It’s a four-point swing on a question that has been a problem for Obama since last September, the last time he had a majority approval on the issue. Since then, he’s been significantly underwater.

In fact, the big takeaway is just how little opinion has changed on the economy. While Biden keeps talking up the economy, he’s speaking to empty rooms, figuratively speaking. The number of respondents in CNN polls saying that the economy is either somewhat or very poor has been 78% in every poll since March, and only descended from 83% in February.

Obviously, people aren’t at all convinced that anything has improved, and for good reason. If the administration insists on pushing its Recovery Summer campaign, they risk painting themselves as hopelessly out of touch.

Obama approval on economy drops to new low in CNN poll

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posted at 3:15 pm on July 23, 2010 by Ed Morrissey

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So much for Recovery Summer. The entire idea of this new PR campaign was to stimulate recovery in the trending on Barack Obama’s approval ratings, but it’s been as effective at that as Obamanomics has been at reviving the economy. CNN is the latest to notice that the trend continues:

Americans approval of how President Barack Obama is handling the nation’s economy has dropped to its lowest level of his presidency, according to a new national poll.

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey indicates that 42 percent of the public approves of how Obama’s dealing with the economy, down 2 points from March, with 57 percent disapproving of his performance on the economy, up 2 points from March. The survey’s Friday release comes as the president made comments at the White House on what he termed the progress made this week on the economy and job recovery.

This isn’t a big change from their last survey on the question. It’s a four-point swing on a question that has been a problem for Obama since last September, the last time he had a majority approval on the issue. Since then, he’s been significantly underwater.

In fact, the big takeaway is just how little opinion has changed on the economy. While Biden keeps talking up the economy, he’s speaking to empty rooms, figuratively speaking. The number of respondents in CNN polls saying that the economy is either somewhat or very poor has been 78% in every poll since March, and only descended from 83% in February.

Obviously, people aren’t at all convinced that anything has improved, and for good reason. If the administration insists on pushing its Recovery Summer campaign, they risk painting themselves as hopelessly out of touch.

I don't care about his poll numbers as much as I care about the fact that he is addressing the tough problems:

1) he stopped the economy from crashing with the successful stimulus program

2) he passed healthcare to address insurance abuse and cover the uninsured

3) he got financial regulation passed

4) he got $20 billion from BP for those affected by the oil spill

5) his auto industry bailout is a big success and they are paying back the money and hiring thousands of workers.

6) We've had 5-6 months of positive job growth

7) The GNP is up

These are the things I care about and the things that are helping the country. These are the statistics that are meaningful to me. These things are moving our country in a positive direction.

And what is the republican response to all this? Vote no on everything, including the unemployment extension for those hurting. But there is one thing they want to vote yes on, let me think for a millisecond. Oh, yes.

EXTEND THE TAX CUT FOR THE RICHEST AMERICANS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ADD BILLIONS TO OUR DEFICIT. IT IS UNPAID FOR. BUT SOMEHOW THAT'S OKAY.

Yup, shoulda recorded it but I forgot that it was scheduled. I am glad that he made us proud. He's a real person, very intelligent, but down to earth. What we needed so badly in the White House after people like Bush and Cheney talking down to us.

Theres nothing to worry about when it comes to our next pres. The reps are doing exactly what they did during the 08 elections, scaring, editing tapes to make dems look bad! It didnt work in 08 and wont work in 2012. The dems could possibly lose this Nov but I still highly doubt it. Ive said it in the past, the loudest(most obnoxious) are the ones who are desperate and have to resort to these tactics. People wont forget how Bush ruined this country(one could argue he ruined the world because "as the US goes the world goes")! By the time the next pres. election rolls around Obamas plans will be working better to the point the reps. wont be able to deny theyre working. We'll more than likely be out of the money pit known as Iraq(for the most part) and should have a more clear Idea about Afghanistan. Besides it sounds like the reps are regrooming Stupid Sara to be the next rep candidate! I heard she had breast enhancement so she doesnt have to write on her hand anymore, she can now say sentences made up of more than 3 words!

All yo have to do is remember the past. Clinton left office with no deficit. I remember times being pretty good then and I knew nothing about politics then. Then Bush comes in, Starts the ruination of this country, gets us into 2 wars then wins 2nd election by playing off peoples emotions! When we finally get him out of office we're left with the worst economic disaster since before WWII. Now Obams comes into office and in spite of all thec difficulties he's facing things are looking up. The economy, the stock market, car sales, home sales, job growth. Is it happeneng as fast as we would like? No, but it didnt happen overnight, it took 8 grueling years to ruin this country we cant expect it to happen in the 2 years he's been in so far. Dems will be fine!

Will B I just read your full post above that Cleo's quoted and I'm sorry I'd missed it earlier. Greatness, dude!!

Loserbob, I'd like to believe that you're right. But Americans seem to believe the last crazy "news" flash. Republicans are fully aware of that and take advantage of it in every election. Sensationalizing, lying and misrepresentating the facts are their credo for winning elections. It usually seems to work for them. And then the voters wonder what happened and why they fell for it when they're dealing with the aftermath. If it weren't for Sarah Palin, there's a good chance John McCain would have been elected.

But perhaps we are finally seeing the pattern, finally seeing that the Republican political machine is not to be trusted. But sometimes their wickedness can't be identified until too late, as in the Swift Boat fiasco where they enlisted the signatures of actual former military officers to bring down John Kerry in the last moments of the campaign. Who would have thought that would be possible? A group of military men bringing down a bona fide war hero?

Republicans will stop at nothing to regain the power they have lost. NOTHING. So hang onto your hats. The next presidential election will probably be obscene.

I don't care about his poll numbers as much as I care about the fact that he is addressing the tough problems:

1) he stopped the economy from crashing with the successful stimulus program

2) he passed healthcare to address insurance abuse and cover the uninsured

3) he got financial regulation passed

4) he got $20 billion from BP for those affected by the oil spill

5) his auto industry bailout is a big success and they are paying back the money and hiring thousands of workers.

6) We've had 5-6 months of positive job growth

7) The GNP is up

These are the things I care about and the things that are helping the country. These are the statistics that are meaningful to me. These things are moving our country in a positive direction.

And what is the republican response to all this? Vote no on everything, including the unemployment extension for those hurting. But there is one thing they want to vote yes on, let me think for a millisecond. Oh, yes.

EXTEND THE TAX CUT FOR THE RICHEST AMERICANS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ADD BILLIONS TO OUR DEFICIT. IT IS UNPAID FOR. BUT SOMEHOW THAT'S OKAY.

You go, girl!

I love how you get all fired up and start spraying salvo after salvo of facts at the regurgitation (now there is a term dear to many on this site!) -- mental regurg, that is.

My screed of the day:

In the tradition of Clinton, Carter, and Roosevelt, our President actually processes information from a vast spectrum of resources to determine the best course for the country, a course beyond the immediate, most assuredly beyond the sound bite avarice and feeding-frenzy psychosis of the MM.

I also admit to feeling disappointment, but it is not disappointment in the POTUS but rather in the country, we the citizens, we the people, for losing the sense of how really powerful we are when we are supporting a common cause, a shared purpose, when we recognize our differences and respect one another without resorting to the petty and perverse. We have in many senses lost our way.

Nostalgic as it is, it nevertheless, these times remind me of how we were collectively hoodwinked before. (The anthem accredited to the Who, sadly turned out to be wrong: We Won't Get Fooled Again! But we were and we will most likely again) The usurpation was sophisticated as it was sweet.

This is woefully reminiscent of the late '60s to mid '70s when the Boomers tapped into something magical and dynamic amidst and through the chaos, ambiguous and amorphous forms - the big three "w's": war protests, women's movement, Woodstock, et. al. We rediscovered or "tuned in" to the roots of American strength in the vitality of our diversity, in our acceptance of the imperfect and in our unvarnished commitment and profound belief in making a different and better world//planet/universe/backyard for everyone and everyone's children and grandchildren.

But somewhere along the way, maybe just off Abby or Desolation Road, we got incredibly selfish, greedy and stupid. A few blinks, winks, and tabs of acid and the same peace-love-dope crowd morphed, evolved or devolved into the core of the dot com era of millionaires and geeks fueling an endless succession of demonic self obsession, of IPOs without foundation or even tangible products. The bubble engorged, algebraically expanded: it wasn't the Mad Hatter's Un-birthday Party -- it was Thorstein Veblen on steroids. Conspicuous consumption in hyperwarp. We were primed and certainly ready for the likes of Reagan, Bush 1, Bush 2 and cast of ignoble modern robber barons whose mantra of more and more for me and the hell with you. We deserved what we got. Rhinestones and rhinoplasty. Botox and Bangalore torpedoes. Vanity and vericose veins. Sigfried and Roy.

Odyssean lotus-eaters -- apathetic, resigned, narcotized. Trapped in a Teflon cistern; the task of Sisyphus inconsequential. Defeated, forlorn, beaten, bedraggled, broken, forsaking dignity, treasures squandered, futures negated -- an entitlement generation of subordinates gravitating towards a communal abyss.

Or at least that is what many would have us believe, many who want to tear apart the last remnant of hope, cover us in ashes, carve our tombstones, retreat into the mythos of a fantasy era when things were Edenic.

That certainly is not the gospel of the 44th President. No, President Obama is pragmatic, intelligent, resilient, trusting in the innate dignity of the American character, reflective and contemplative, creative and resourceful, self-effacing and humble, a student of history, a promoter of good will, a husband, a father, a leader, a man.

As always, I leave you with respect and love.