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Obama's approval rating continues to be dismal.

Posted: Feb 18, 2014

There are some reports that he has lost popularity most with swing voters and young democrats. I'm not posting any links on purpose. You can find what I'm looking at by googling "Obama's approval rating".

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Who cares? He's not running again. - and besides polls are fickle

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all I know is he is the president WHO GOT ME SOME INSURANCE I COULD AFFORD.

Glad it helped you while hurting so many. - sm

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Sadly, we haven't even come close to seeing the damage caused by this man.

oOOPS that was supposed to be a dislike - but you are right!

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You wrote: Sadly, we haven't even come close to seeing the damage caused by this man.

I think you are sad, perhaps, BCUZ we have NOT even come CLOSE to seeing the damage... the TP *predicted* would be caused by this man.

I wanted Obama to be successful. - Poster you responded to.

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I had hope for America.

He has been successful... - trying to clean up bush's mess

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Actually he has been AMAZING considering what he was left to deal with.

Oh, please. He can't even clean up after himself, let alone - someone else.

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Obama has taught his followers well. - sm

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He has blamed Bush for so long, he actually believes Bush is the root of ALL problems domestic and abroad. Now his faithful followers continue to play the violin.

Kind of reminds me of O.J. He said for so long that he wasn't guilty of killing his former wife and Ron Goldman and now he believes it. I guess he's still looking for the "real killers."

Sorry for getting off topic here, but this is what happens with brainwashing.

Sorry to remind you of the facts about Bush - and Chainsaw but they are

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readily available if you care to look.

Chainsaw? Are we allowed to call people names now? - nm

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NM

Not person you responded to, but - sm

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In my experience here, if we call eachother names, that is definitely wrong. But the lines are blurred when it comes to calling politicians names. Obama has been called maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaany names here, most of which I consider more insulting than "Chainsaw." Seeing those stay on the board leads me to believe politicians or public figures are fair game.

You're right. I agree. Let the games begin. - LOL

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Curiously, I never heard Chainsaw before...

Judging by some of the mean comments - I've read, the games began

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a long time ago on this board.

guess so - sm

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Oh, I agree completely. - They don't even know they're doing it.

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Unemployment now 6.6, lowest since 2008 - sm for link

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maybe we should stick to the issues rather than throw out meaningless rhetoric.

That's because a large amount of people have dropped out - of the work force. Economy stinks

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nm

Okay...you're using January's rate so to be fair, - Truthhurts

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you have to compare it to other January rates, which was 5.0 in January 2008.

I wonder why... - mbmt

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Those who do not like President Obama need to believe that people who support him are "brainwashed." Who do you think is brainwashing me and others who support him? I have no more personal contact with Washington than any other American, so how is this brainwashing happening?

You're kidding, right? Lies, lies, lies, and more lies and - you believe, believe, believe.

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Point is.. - mbmt

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No one is telling me I have to believe what President Obama says. I just don't happen to think he is a liar. That belief comes from me, not from some mysterious somebody brainwashing me.

Don't you understand that's what people who are brainwashed - say? LOL (sm)

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It's like a drunk saying I can quit anytime I want.

Very poor analogy - mbmt

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You mean the Democrat's messes. Have you forgotten a major item? - Truthhurts

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Clinton signed the repeal of the Glass-Stegall Act in 1999 This is where it all began. It opened the door for all the sub-prime mortgages and derivatives because Clinton felt that everyone deserved to own a home.

You may not like it but the Democrats were in power since 2006 and blocked everything Bush tried to do....like FINANCIAL REGULATIONS because he saw what was happening and tried to stop it.
You may not like it but the Democrats were in power since 2006 and blocked everything Bush tried to do....like FINANCIAL REGULATIONS because he saw what was happening and tried to stop it.

In fact, it was Congress that flatly rejected President Bush's call to reform the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Over the years, his repeated attempts to reform the supervision of these entities were thwarted by the legislative maneuvering of those who emphatically denied there were problems with the GSEs.

Barney Fife had spoken out against any reforms in 2003 saying "these two entities – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – are not facing any kind of financial crisis … The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing'" again in 2004 saying "people tend to pay their mortgages. I don't think we are in any remote danger here. This focus on receivership, I think, is intended to create fears that aren't there."

Harry Reid also ignored warnings and rejected any legislation regarding the GSEs, we cannot pass legislation that could limit Americans from owning homes and potentially harm our economy in the process" in 2005.

Chris Dodo in 2007 ignored the President's warnings and called on him to "immediately reconsider his ill-advised" position.

Now, blinded by party partisanship and intelligence of the above 3 individuals (Reid, Fife, and Dodo), nothing was done until September 2008. By this time, Bush had been warning Congress for 4 years about the impending problems with the housing market, yet was ignored.

So, Bush did not create this mess. It was created by the Democrats and they own it. Look it up in neutral reports, not blogs, opinion pieces, or liberal news items..

Unemployment now 6.6, lowest since 2008 - sm

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I don't understand at all the harsh criticism of this president considering where we were when he took over. So many things are gradually looking up. I can only imagine where we'd be if not for the Party of No. If they would have concentrated about moving forward rather than doing their best in accomplishing their resolve and commitment to make Obama a 1-term president. Where would we be now?

BTW, It's catching. I accidentally disliked your post... sorry!! :-)

Freudian clicks? - LOL

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:-D

:-) No Freud. I always blame it on the cats Much less complicated.LOL - nm

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See my other post about being fair on unemployment rates. - Truthhurts

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Also, a little extra info:
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more), at 3.6 million, declined by 232,000 in January. These individuals accounted for 35.8 percent of the unemployed. The number of long-term unemployed has declined by 1.1 million over the year. (See table A-12.)

In January, 2.6 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, little changed from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for
work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.)

Among the marginally attached, there were 837,000 discouraged workers in January, about unchanged from a year earlier. Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.8 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in January had not searched for work for reasons such
as school attendance or family responsibilities

You're right...who cares about polls? - mbmt

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Eight years without health insurance, and now I have great, affordable insurance thanks to President Obama's persistence in getting ACA passed. Who cares about the polls?

I'm glad for you, but when all is said and done (sm) - Abby

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there will still be 30,000,000 people without insurance; it's just that now it will be the working poor and the middle class. What a success story! He should have just given the poor the money to buy insurance. It would have been cheaper. But of course, this was his plan all along. The rich and the poor. He and his ilk can control the masses better if they are pliable and happy in their own little pile, if you know what I mean.

You are completely right on!! - Can't wail till November.

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NM

Me neither - Gonna vote straight repub - to get the commies out of office

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and then get rid of the lifers...sick of what the Dems have done to this country hiding behind "social justice". All Dems have done is build up their ruling elite and to hell with the American public. Nothing but a pack a self-serving, lying, incompetent commies.

How about the primaries? - nm

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How about them? - nm

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Thank God he can't run again - unless, of course...

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...he tries to change the 22nd amendment with his mighty pen.

You forget. A dictator or a monarch can do as he pleases. - Abby

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nm

So, then why doesn't he? If it is true he is a dictator - as you

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so adamantly proclaim. Why doesn't he?

Such comments IMO disrespect not only the office of the president, but the entire concept of American democracy.

It's easily searchable why a president can't change the 22nd amendment.

Excuse me, he's the one exhibiting - LAWLESS BEHAVIOUR.

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Then why doesn't someone arrest him? - nm

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Do you really not know the answer to that - or are you baiting?

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I'm not baiting. was the person who said he was a dictator - baiting?

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Certainly he/she knows Obama isn't a dictator. Our system of government would never allow that. It's common knowledge. So was he/she baiting?

She made a statement. - You asked a question.

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That is yet unanswered - nm

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You're kidding, right? - NM

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I answered below - nm

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Is this one of those "and we all know why" questions? - okay

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He isn't arrested because.. let me think, what is the insult de jour... He's a Nazi? He's a commie? He's a socialist?

or maybe it's always the answer that's left hanging.. and we all know what that is!

But the real answer is. He has done nothing wrong.

Why hasn't anyone responded to the falling unemployment rate post?

Everything is improving slowly but surely. It would have been quicker if not for the ambitious republicans who wanted to make him a 1-term president and now just don't care about American because their hatred for Obama runs so deep.

The "falling unemployment rate" - IS A SHAM!

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MSNBC and their ilk are probably not reporting this, but most people know those numbers are false because they do not include those who have fallen off the unemployment rolls and those who have stopped looking for work.

THANK YOU!!!! It's good to bring truth to the board - Mrs. Tingles - sm

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The Truth Behind the Unemployment Rate

Did you know that the way the government makes the unemployment rate go down is by removing the total number of people from the work force?

The unemployment rate is a sham and a lie.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics simply removes unemployed people from the unemployment calculation.

If you stop looking for work completely – if you just give up – the BLS doesn’t count you in the unemployment rate.

If there are 1,000,000 people in the work force and 100,000 out of work, the unemployment rate is 10%.

If there are 1,000,000 people in the work force and 90,000 out of work, the unemployment rate goes down to 9%.

But what if the number of people out of work is the same? What if the government just stopped counting 10,000 people because they had given up looking?

That’s exactly what is happening.

http://www.toberight.com/2012/02/the-truth-behind-the-unemployment-rate/

You're welcome and thank YOU for posting this! - NPC

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Truthhurts (the real one) posted some excellent points as well!! The question is will "they" ever understand? We can only hope.

I think we all know the answer to why he will never be impeached. - LM

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First 2 guesses don't count.

Wow, how coy. - He will not be impeached

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because there are no grounds to impeach him.

I don't know what the "first two guesses don't count" is all about, but I've heard it before on this board and it just seems like coy beating around the bush. What's the point of saying something if you're not going to SAY it, straightfoward and to the point?

If we have something to say here, we're all adults who are capable of just saying it.

Then go ahead and say it, Miss Adult. - LOL

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I did say it. - nm

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He will not because democrats won't impeach him - nm

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fortunately, he is neither of those - nm

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He's a wannabe those things. - If only I could be king, I would...

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...I don't dare to fill in the blank with what I'm thinking.

He doesn't need to run again. He'll just write an executive order - that he stays in

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That's the norm for him.

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