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

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Right, tell that to Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart? The comedian???


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One can almost hear the intense key tapping as these ridiculous Conservatives Google like hell to find a photo of Obama with teleprompters and school children.

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Here ya go, Con ...

Obama with school children ...


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... Obama with teleprompters ...


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... it's not even the same classroom! :doh
 
They could have done almost anything they wanted to within those two years though, but they didn't do anything I can see which contributed to a balanced budget or increased employment. In act they couldn't even pass a budget.

But I could be wrong here. What do you think the President, the Senate and the Congress, all united under the Democratic banner, accomplished in those two years?

You're right, he could have chosen not to take undertake the idiotic healthcare reforms and instead focused on the economy. That was stupid, but that's just what Democrats do. The healthcare reforms were a success on their own terms, even if they were a waste of political capital that could have otherwise been spent on full-on Keynesian economic reforms that would have helped the economy a great deal.

But really, the economic collapse occurred on Bush's watch, thanks to policies instituted by Reagan, and exacerbated by two Bush wars. The recent debt ceiling crisis is the direct result of Tea Party petulance even the moderates among Republicans acknowledge that. You can't blame Obama for the economic slump, because it is the direct result of the Republicans. The Democrats are only to blame insofar as they were unable to sufficiently stop Republicans from ruining the economy.

So, you're right, Obama should have said, "Bush, the Tea Party, Reagan and the Republicans in general are to blame for the economic crisis. But I am also to blame for not doing enough to counteract Republican incompetence."
 
Yeah, and JFK would have to have been a conservative today as well.
Nothing could be further from the truth, JFK was a liberal and would be a liberal today if he were alive. He believed in a strong social safety net that Democrats support and Republicans oppose. He also believed in civil rights legislation that many on the right oppose today. And most conservatives don't understand his tax cut. He lowered the top marginal rate from 91% down to 70% because there were so many loopholes nobody paid taxes that high. So he lowered it and closed major loopholes. His tax cut was a demand-side tax cut because it put money in the hands of people who spend it. JFK understood capitalism, sadly most conservatives today don't.
 
Here ya go, Con ...

Obama with school children ...


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... Obama with teleprompters ...


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... it's not even the same classroom! :doh

Well, you sure cleared that one up, now if only can get the economy turned around and the 38% JAR due to those poor economic results

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1% GDP growth in 2011, 25+ 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! 38-41% JAR and well over 55% disapproval ratings.
 
Well, you sure cleared that one up, now if only can get the economy turned around and the 38% JAR due to those poor economic results

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1% GDP growth in 2011, 25+ 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! 38-41% JAR and well over 55% disapproval ratings.
You got caught lying red-handed (again). A man of character would apologize for lying. You? You simply slink back to the same talking point you post 80 times a day.
 
Well, you sure cleared that one up, now if only can get the economy turned around and the 38% JAR due to those poor economic results

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1% GDP growth in 2011, 25+ 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! 38-41% JAR and well over 55% disapproval ratings.

Oy vey you get popped on your BS and can't even man up to it? Doesn't look good for you.......
 
Nothing could be further from the truth, JFK was a liberal and would be a liberal today if he were alive. He believed in a strong social safety net that Democrats support and Republicans oppose. He also believed in civil rights legislation that many on the right oppose today. And most conservatives don't understand his tax cut. He lowered the top marginal rate from 91% down to 70% because there were so many loopholes nobody paid taxes that high. So he lowered it and closed major loopholes. His tax cut was a demand-side tax cut because it put money in the hands of people who spend it. JFK understood capitalism, sadly most conservatives today don't.

I agree. The whole political spectrum has shifted drastically to the right in the last 30 years. There is really no such thing as a true liberal in national politics anymore, with the possible exception of Bernie Sanders. People who think that Obama is the most liberal president have no understanding of our history. Nixon was more liberal than Obama, let alone JFK or Johnson. Hell, Eisenhower could give him a run for his money.

OTOH, Reagan woud be considered a RINO these days.
 
Nothing could be further from the truth, JFK was a liberal and would be a liberal today if he were alive. He believed in a strong social safety net that Democrats support and Republicans oppose. He also believed in civil rights legislation that many on the right oppose today. And most conservatives don't understand his tax cut. He lowered the top marginal rate from 91% down to 70% because there were so many loopholes nobody paid taxes that high. So he lowered it and closed major loopholes. His tax cut was a demand-side tax cut because it put money in the hands of people who spend it. JFK understood capitalism, sadly most conservatives today don't.

Obviously you don't have a clue what JFK would do or even did

"It is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high and tax revenues are too low and the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut the rates now ... Cutting taxes now is not to incur a budget deficit, but to achieve the more prosperous, expanding economy which can bring a budget surplus."

– John F. Kennedy, Nov. 20, 1962, president's news conference



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"Lower rates of taxation will stimulate economic activity and so raise the levels of personal and corporate income as to yield within a few years an increased – not a reduced – flow of revenues to the federal government."

– John F. Kennedy, Jan. 17, 1963, annual budget message to the Congress, fiscal year 1964


That stance isn't liberal
 
You're right, he could have chosen not to take undertake the idiotic healthcare reforms and instead focused on the economy. That was stupid, but that's just what Democrats do. The healthcare reforms were a success on their own terms, even if they were a waste of political capital that could have otherwise been spent on full-on Keynesian economic reforms that would have helped the economy a great deal.

But really, the economic collapse occurred on Bush's watch, thanks to policies instituted by Reagan, and exacerbated by two Bush wars. The recent debt ceiling crisis is the direct result of Tea Party petulance even the moderates among Republicans acknowledge that. You can't blame Obama for the economic slump, because it is the direct result of the Republicans. The Democrats are only to blame insofar as they were unable to sufficiently stop Republicans from ruining the economy.

So, you're right, Obama should have said, "Bush, the Tea Party, Reagan and the Republicans in general are to blame for the economic crisis. But I am also to blame for not doing enough to counteract Republican incompetence."

2 1/2 years later and Obama along with his supporters continue to blame Bush. When does this become the Obama economic results since obviously these aren't his

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1% GDP growth in 2011, 25+ 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! 38-41% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.
 
When there are no more effects of the Bush years.
 
Obviously you don't have a clue what JFK would do or even did

"It is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high and tax revenues are too low and the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut the rates now ... Cutting taxes now is not to incur a budget deficit, but to achieve the more prosperous, expanding economy which can bring a budget surplus."

– John F. Kennedy, Nov. 20, 1962, president's news conference



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"Lower rates of taxation will stimulate economic activity and so raise the levels of personal and corporate income as to yield within a few years an increased – not a reduced – flow of revenues to the federal government."

– John F. Kennedy, Jan. 17, 1963, annual budget message to the Congress, fiscal year 1964


That stance isn't liberal
You like a top marginal rate of 70%??????:mrgreen::mrgreen:
 
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Obviously you don't understand the distinction between what Kennedy did and what Reagan/Bush did -- or the similarity between Kennedy's situation and Obama's.

JFK, the demand-side tax cutter. - By David Greenberg - Slate Magazine

Gee, Imagine that, Slate Magazine, notice the liberal spin and ignoring exactly what JFK did. Did he target tax cuts? Did all taxpayers get tax cuts? What did that do to economic growth and govt. revenue? Keep spinning and showing your liberalism which obviously demands a much bigger nanny state to take care of you and your inability to compete
 
You're right and I'm wrong. My apologies.
I hope Conservative is taking notes of what a man of character looks like. You, sir, displayed character. Thank you.
 
You like a top marginal rate of 70%??????

I like the cuts but as usual you look at the rates and not what was actually paid. I remember deducting credit card interest during those years along with other deductions but if it makes you feel good to talk about rates, carry on
 
I hope Conservative is taking notes of what a man of character looks like. You, sir, displayed character. Thank you.

I don't apologize to liberals who call me a liar instead of being mistaken or making a mistake. You use the word lie a lot but ignore your distortions and lack of context. I don't see a lot of character in anything you post
 
I like the cuts but as usual you look at the rates and not what was actually paid. I remember deducting credit card interest during those years along with other deductions but if it makes you feel good to talk about rates, carry on
JFK/LBJ lowered the rates but closed loopholes.
 
I don't apologize to liberals who call me a liar instead of being mistaken or making a mistake. You use the word lie a lot but ignore your distortions and lack of context. I don't see a lot of character in anything you post

You gotta wonder where liberals here learned to use that particular word?
 
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