Obama at 65% approval in new ABC/Washington Post poll, dropping like a rock down from 68%. In times like this, we have to ask: is the honeymoon over?
Okay, wrote my paragraph like a lazy MSMer. Money, please.
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Well, it is time for him and his administration to show us the beef so to speak, but reality-based Americans are also willing to be a little patient given the absolute monstrosity that was eight years of Bush.
If his numbers ever dropped below 50 I think we could talk about paradigm swings, but right now Americans are rooting for Obama because the success of his policies means the success of our economy. And this is a feature, not a bug, of what he set out to do. Unlike Republicans, he isn’t afraid of personal accountability. If the country recovers in a timely manner he deserves full credit. If not, feel free to go out and but a Palin/Jindal 2012 bumper-sticker.
“Okay, wrote my paragraph like a lazy MSMer.”
And it’s one hell of an improvement over your usual effort.
Keep up the barely mediocre work.
Has anyone else noticed how the corporate media manages consistently avoids leading with Obama’s stellar public opinion results (stellar especially considering the Republican Recession, two wars, and myriad important issues that are difficult to advance without Republican weasels screaming) and instead the corporate media digs into the polls to find something that they can frame as damaging to Obama?
Instead of leading with the newsworthy 60% average approval ratings the corporate media leads with the X% that are concerned about the deficit. The same X% that were concerned about the deficit under Republican Bush.
The corporate media is pushing the right wing fiction that Republican Bush’s Debt is somehow someone elses fault.
And of course the right wing lemmings trumpet the corporate media’s right wing framing of the poll results even while they’re whining about the fictional ‘liberal’ media.
aaargh
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Has anyone else noticed how the corporate media manages to consistently avoid leading with Obama’s stellar public opinion results
because the success of his policies means the success of our economy.
Keep telling yourself that all you want. But just because you say it doesn’t make it so. If Obama gets everything he wants on health care, millions of folks who are employed by insurance companies will be out of work. And those who are happy with their current insurance will probably not get to keep it.
Likewise, if Obama gets his way on energy, millions of employees who used to work for oil, gas, and coal producers will also find themselves unemployed. As will more of the folks who have thus far been lucky enough to survive the current Detroit malaise and Obama continues to insist that car companies produce vehichles Americans don’t want.
And that’s not counting the 295 million or so folks who are trying to build a nest egg only to see Obama’s reckless spending lead to hyperinflation and a devaluation of their savings.
If Obama gets everything he wants on health care, millions of folks who are employed by insurance companies will be out of work.
Hahahahahhaha what
And those who are happy with their current insurance will probably not get to keep it.
You cons think you can say stuff like this and regular people won’t be able to look at other countries with a public option (and plenty of private companies that coexist just fine with it) and see you’re full of shit.
Pres Obama’s popularity has nowhere to go but down…
Yesterday’s Press Conference was an indicator that White House journalists have finally discovered that it is not their job to “ooh” and “aah” and gush and coo over the President…
The last 8 years would seem to indicate otherwise, at least with a Republican pres. OMG HE CALLED ME “STRETCH”!!!!!
“Uh, yes, Nico from the Huffington Post. In the front row center, there. I believe you wanted to ask me a question from the people in Iran who live-blogged. For brevity’s sake, let me go ahead and ask your question for you and give my answer at the same time.”
“I need to have Andy Martin on again”-Sean Hannity
Yeah, right , Oliver … No one ever attacked Pres Bush in print, in 8 years…
Oh sure, people attacked Bush. But very influential people played pattycake with him.
I never imagined in all my days that I’d be saying this so soon, but it’s looking like the bloom is off the rose and the honeymoon may be over. The fat lady may not be singing, but the proverbial dog no longer hunts…
Obama Pal Warren Buffett: “Economy in “Shambles”…No signs of recovery”
I think it’s hilarious that he kept that rug that George couldn’t fucking shut up about.
The fat lady may not be singing, but the proverbial dog no longer hunts…
Why, because Warren Buffett said something? You gonna start that noise again?
Hey Matt 621….screw you.
No, seriously, if you want to argue Oliver’s point, do so, but don’t insult the host. No one is holding a gun to your head to make you visit and revisit here.
Oliver’s forbearance is really impressive. Try posting crap like that on Jay Tea’s old haunt, Wizbag, and see how fast you get “disemvowelled.”
You’re a better, and more forgiving, man than I am, OW.
Oh, I take it. Up to a point.
Sweet Jeebus, does what Matt621 say even register as an insult here? Try being someone who disagrees with CSS or, lately, News Reference if you want to see some insulting.
-Bruce Henry
I agree with that, Bruce, and I’m as guilty as anyone and I apologize to the host for it. It is his house and we shouldn’t come in and make fun of the Che posters up on his walls or the tie-dyed shirts hanging up in his closet. But SFC B is absolutely correct in that the level of what constitutes an insult here has been pretty much maligned. Seems if you want that to change, you’d also tell the two yard birds that SFC B mentioned to tone it down too. Unless, which I’m guessing is the case, you believe they deserve some sort of special dispensation for their views.
IIRC, the new president has to choose the design for his own rug. Perhaps Obama just hasn’t gotten around to it yet, what with one thing and another. I’m sure that when he does, it will be an improvement on that hideous yellow thing Bush put it.
People did attack Bush, sure. But the mainstream press gave him far more deference than he ever deserved. I remember Tweety’s drooling mancrush. I never got that, but then I never saw anything admirable in Reagan either.
The difference is, Dennis, it’s Oliver’s site. He’s the host, and you, and SFC, and Matt seem to enjoy spending a lot of time here.
I’m sure it takes a lot of work to keep this thing running to give us all some information and entertainment. If Oliver’s work is so fucking mediocre, how come you pricks spend half your time commenting here? Why don’t you go somewhere UN-mediocre?
It’s one thing to say he’s biased, or a “naive liberal,” or to make a disparaging remark about what he posts. But, “Keep up the barely mediocre work” deserves a hearty “Fuck you.”
I don’t mind when CSS insults you, or when you insult CSS. To say “What you said proves you are stupid,” is fine. But what Matt said……no fucking way.
To be clear, insult each other all you like. It’s one of the reasons I come here, to watch fafaroo and mambochicken, among others, kick Republican ass. And you, Dennis, often give as good as you get.
I just don’t want Oliver to take his football and go home one of these days.
Shorter Dennis, Jay, Amused Observer:
The food here is awful! And such small portions!
Unlike Redstate, LGF, or whatever wing-nut site you want, Oliver doesn’t ban people for having different opinions. You’d think our resident trolls would at least take that to heart once in a while but no, they’ll continue being obnoxious, hateful little cretins.
It’s all they’re capable of.
Well, I said I agreed with you, and I’d tell him that too, but I don’t know him, and like I said, I’m just as guilty. Sometimes I like to think I’m just help out by keeping OW on his toes, just like you guys do. I mean, cripes, sometimes I have to dig pretty deep into Malkin’s or FR or Redstate for at least 15 minutes or so to get enough accurate information to make an informed comeback, so you guys make me work too.
Jaim Jaim Jaim. You’re playin’ a game.
Please try to deny you don’t try to lay the bait every chance you get, you mealy-mouthed, private school elitist little weasel. And thanks for the high road examples you set for not being hateful or obnoxious. Sheesh.
Dennis, get a job.
Jaim, I worked hard when I was your age so I don’t have hump it as much now. You should give it a try. Come on back, the water’s not that warm, but you keep saying it will be soon, so try to help yourself and your fellow man.
I mean, what do you tell those kids from Sidwell who call the alumni looking for a donation and they start their requests at $2,000? “Uh, do you have a $5 box you can check on that pledge card for me?”
Do the right thing, Jaim. Uncle Sam needs you.
I mean, cripes, sometimes I have to dig pretty deep into Malkin’s or FR or Redstate for at least 15 minutes or so to get enough accurate information to make an informed comeback
Thanks.
Sorry my mom wanted me to go to private school and I tested well, Dennis. It obviously bothers you, so you should probably take a break from obsessing about me.
And please, get a job.
The alternately deceitful and ignorant right winger “Dennis” types out the funniest thing I’ve read today: “sometimes I have to dig pretty deep into Malkin’s or FR or Redstate for at least 15 minutes or so to get enough accurate information to make an informed comeback”
LOL !-)
I think someone is paying “Dennis” to discredit the right wing but he’s too ignorant and narcissistic to realize it and genuinely thinks that his dishonesty and nastiness is helping the right wing.
That one was actually for you, Quibbie, so, no, thank you for coming down thread and noticing.
I’m guessing you mom is wishing she had some of that money back, Jaimsie. You really should read ‘The Millionaire Next Door’. The authors devoted about 3 chapters on what I’ll now call ‘The Jaim Phenomenon’.
To quote a Michael Jackson song that I’ve heard 15 times just this morning already “You are not alone.”
What does the book say about people like yourself who are incapable of finding a job?
Actually, I took heed of much of it, for myself then and for my kids now. And I’m thanking you now for providing the apt example.
There’s really no need to run away from problems. Face them head on and accept the challenge, Jaim, and don’t hate people for doing just that.