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Obama's Approval Rating Drops to Lowest Ever, According to Gallup

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Conservative said:
No because that isn't the responsibility of a sitting Senator to know what is going on in the economy. Obama cannot be held responsible for the Congressional activities while he was in office. After all he was too busy working on his next job while collecting a paycheck for his job as Senator. I think we all should vote for Obama for another four years of these kind of economic results.

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch!
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Obamamania is rapidly become Obamaphobia.

And for good reason.

Remember who said this?

The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can't pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. . . . Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that "the buck stops here." Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.
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It was the same guy who said this:
I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on earth. This was the moment--this was the time--when we came together to remake this great nation so that it may always reflect our very best selves and our highest ideals.
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The tides remain unaffected, the planet is not healing even a little and BHO continues to demonstrate that his words, while sounding great to himself and his groupies, are actually foolish and self satirizing.
 
pbrauer said:
Wrong, the economy has cancer and it was caught on Bush's watch. The same thing happened in '29 when another Republican was in charge. It takes time for the cure, con.
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Exactly and Obama has saved us with these results

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch!
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I just don't get it, with these kind of economic results how can Obama's JAR be 39%? Some people just don't get what an ass.. he really is and how lucky we are to have him in the WH. I cannot wait for Obamacare and getting the opportunity to have a panel determine my treatment as I never was too crazy about my own doctor.
 
pbrauer said:
The Great Bush Recession meant that over a trillion dollars income tax revenue was lost.
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Along with 8 million jobs and 5% of GDP.

Conservatives now cry that Obama hasn't completely fix that yet. Nevermind that we are no longer losing 700,000+ jobs per month, nevermind that GDP is no longer shrinking.
 
Grant said:
Obamamania is rapidly become Obamaphobia.

And for good reason.

Remember who said this?



It was the same guy who said this:


The tides remain unaffected, the planet is not healing even a little and BHO continues to demonstrate that his words, while sounding great to himself and his groupies, are actually foolish and self satirizing.
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Now stop it! We all know what Obama meant and that he is the best thing to ever happen to this country. I am very proud to be a liberal and support these economic results

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch!
 
Sheik Yerbuti said:
Along with 8 million jobs and 5% of GDP.

Conservatives now cry that Obama hasn't completely fix that yet. Nevermind that we are no longer losing 700,000+ jobs per month, nevermind that GDP is no longer shrinking.
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Just think what another 4 trillion added to our debt will do since the following were generated with the first four trillion

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch!
 
Conservative said:
You are right, I should be happy that Obama spent trillions and generated the following results
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Given you are happy with your vote for Bush, one would think you would be happier with a president who lost 3 million to underemployment than with the president who lost 12 million to underemployment.

But it seems you're too partisan to be reasonably objective.

Oh well.
 
Sheik Yerbuti said:
All directly related to the mess Bush left at Obama's feet ....
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I laugh at the tired old adage “Obama inherited…” because those who regularly trot it out refuse to acknowledge that Obama was elected to the US Senate in 2004 and the Democrats took control of both houses of congress in 2006.

Was Obama sleeping all those years in the senate? Were all of the democrats sleeping post 2006 election?
 
Conservative said:
Just think what another 4 trillion added to our debt will do since the following were generated with the first four trillion

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011,!
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So a roughly 10% point growth from Bush's worst of -9% is bad?
 
Sheik Yerbuti said:
Given you are happy with your vote for Bush, one would think you would be happier with a president who lost 3 million to underemployment than with the president who lost 12 million to underemployment.

But it seems you're too partisan to be reasonably objective.

Oh well.
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I learned the errors of my ways from months of debating you. I am very happy to point out that Obama inherited the following results from GW Bush

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch!

I really should have voted for John Kerry in 2004, my apologies and had I known now what apparently you know about Kerry being such a staunch conservative, I would have voted for Kerry. I won't make that mistake again and won't be voting for Bush in 2012
 
winston53660 said:
So a roughly 10% point growth from Bush's worst of -9% is bad?[/QUOTE

No, it is great numbers and even better knowing that Obama inherited the following from Bush

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch!
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Sheik Yerbuti said:
Bush: 12 million additional underemployed to 22 million
Obama: 3 million additional underemployed to 25 million

And Conservative is happier with Bush's results than with Obama's. :roll:
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Bush GDP to spending ratio: 69.15%
Obama GDP to spending ratio:92.47%

Bush unemployment rate: 7.3%
Obama unemployment rate: 9.1%

A conservative was not happy with Bush's results and is REALLY not happy with Obama's results.
 
Sheik Yerbuti said:
Seriously, Con, can you debate without lying?

I never said the debt didn't increase $4 trillion in 3 years. For you to infer that I did say that is nothing short of lying.

What I did say, which you lied in regurgitating with the hope you could somehow deflect from reality, is that Obama is not responsible for all $4 trillion.
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That's right. Barrack Obama cannot be held accountable for the $4 trillion extra spending because the budget he presented was defeated 97-0. Therefore it becomes the responsibility of everyone else but him.
 
Conservative said:
winston53660 said:
So a roughly 10% point growth from Bush's worst of -9% is bad?[/QUOTE

No, it is great numbers and even better knowing that Obama inherited the following from Bush

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch!
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Wow this is getting really funny.
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Conservative said:
Exactly and Obama has saved us with these results



I just don't get it, with these kind of economic results how can Obama's JAR be 39%? Some people just don't get what an ass.. he really is and how lucky we are to have him in the WH. I cannot wait for Obamacare and getting the opportunity to have a panel determine my treatment as I never was too crazy about my own doctor.
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Some people did get that Bush started a war in Iraq with no good reason....
 
GPS_Flex said:
I laugh at the tired old adage “Obama inherited…” because those who regularly trot it out refuse to acknowledge that Obama was elected to the US Senate in 2004 and the Democrats took control of both houses of congress in 2006.

Was Obama sleeping all those years in the senate? Were all of the democrats sleeping post 2006 election?
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Come on now, Obama had a higher calling and had no business sitting in the Senate when he could be out there brainwashing, I mean selling, the American people how he was going to save us from that evil GW Bush. Obama needed that Senate Paycheck and even though he didn't do his job as a Senator he did reach that highest office and that should be good enough for you. He has been in office less than 2 1/2 years and we know that he inherited the following results from Bush

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch!
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He needs more time to get the bus out of the ditch that Bush drove us into. "Read my lips" I will not be voting for GW Bush in 2012.
 
Ockham said:
Bush GDP to spending ratio: 69.15%
Obama GDP to spending ratio:92.47%

Bush unemployment rate: 7.3%
Obama unemployment rate: 9.1%

A conservative was not happy with Bush's results and is REALLY not happy with Obama's results.
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Right, and Bush wrecked the economy and left it on Obama's door step like a flaming sack of dog crap.
 
AdamT said:
Right, and Bush wrecked the economy and left it on Obama's door step like a flaming sack of dog crap.
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Exactly and is totally responsible for the 2011 results

How dare Bush sneak back into the WH and generate these results

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch!
 
Conservative said:
I won't make that mistake again and won't be voting for Bush in 2012
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The funny aspect of that is ... you would vote for him again if he were running. :lamo

Common sense certainly doesn't prevent you from repeating that mistake; only the 22nd Amendment saves you from yourself.
 
Conservative said:
Exactly and is totally responsible for the 2011 results

How dare Bush sneak back into the WH and generate these results

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch!
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Right, because we all know that the worse recession in three generations has no effects that linger for more than a year!! :lol:

And what Obama inherited: economy shedding 700,000+ jobs per month, GDP shrinking at 6+% per year, financial institutions teetering on the edge of collapse, trillion+ deficit.... Nice improvement.
 
Grant said:
That's right. Barrack Obama cannot be held accountable for the $4 trillion extra spending because the budget he presented was defeated 97-0. Therefore it becomes the responsibility of everyone else but him.
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Get your facts straight, there are two factors in debt - spending and revenue. Revenue was lost because of the Great Bush Recession.
 
The economy is too complex to tag Bush as the sole reason for the recession. We had a Dem congress and a Republican president. The Democrat congress increased spending and Bush approved of it. This isn't a "Republicans did it!!1one!!11!!" Both parties are at fault, and the Democrats are continuing on with their failed policies and high spending.
 
Sheik Yerbuti said:
The funny aspect of that is ... you would vote for him again if he were running. :lamo

Common sense certainly doesn't prevent you from repeating that mistake; only the 22nd Amendment saves you from yourself.
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you mean he cannot run again? Thought he was still in office now. Obama who many believe is the smartest man ever to hold the office couldn't even clean up the mess that Bush created in 2011. That damn Bush!!

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch!
 
Conservative said:
Now stop it! We all know what Obama meant and that he is the best thing to ever happen to this country. I am very proud to be a liberal and support these economic results

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch!
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And he won the Nobel Peace Prize too!!
 
AdamT said:
Right, because we all know that the worse recession in three generations has no effects that linger for more than a year!! :lol:

And what Obama inherited: economy shedding 700,000+ jobs per month, GDP shrinking at 6+% per year, financial institutions teetering on the edge of collapse, trillion+ deficit.... Nice improvement.
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You are so right, it was really much better paying 17.5% and higher for home mortgages, having a 20% misery index, and 10.8% unemployment in the 80's than having record low interest rates, 7.6% unemployment, and almost zero inflation in 2009. We were much worse off today than then.
 
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