Fox poll says Obama disapproval rising; bow was OK

Your headline should have read, All polls show Obama’s dissapproval rising, although it could have been phrased differently. Polls lst week showed dissapproval rates from 42%-48%.

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FOX??? More weak, shrieking, right-wing voices from the Vomitorium.
The NASCAR/KKK/NRA crowd – and proud of it!! Yup.

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This poll is crap.

I have no way of know whether it is or not, of course.

But I just thought I’d beat the usual two crybaby suspects to the punch.

Besides, its fun saying the word crap…

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Bowing? That’s child’s play.

Now throw up on another head of state and you’ve done something important!

Or better yet, just give him a big wet smackee…

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2008/01/14/he_kisses_for_thee

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Americans do not bow.

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one DOES absolutely…bow! For all the reasons that most Fox News enthusiasts are too ignorant to grasp.

fyt

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“Fox”?

How many news shows, commentors, opinion shows are on “Fox”? Who trumpeted? I watched the O’Reilly interview with Palin – in one segment he showed Nixon bowing to Mao, said it was diplomatic protocol and appropriate.

How about “Fox trumpets bow is no big deal?”

Re: the poll: asking a question is now trying to make a big deal of something?!!?

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Thinking a bit deeper–

I guess the Pubbies decided to go full-tilt boogie with their attacks on the White House, their fealty to party unity uber alles, and subsequent determination to obstruct any kind of meaningful reform legislation and nitpick every last decision or (literal) gesture from Obama because they figured that by driving up Obama’s negatives they could win by tearing down. No other reason than that–it’s just about winning and they figured it’s their best shot.

If there’s nothing personal, just business, ok. I get that.

But in the back of my mind I keep wondering if there’s some interplanetary “Biggest A-Hole” contest world leaders are privy to, that we groundlings aren’t allowed to know about.

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So the self identified Liberals, Moderates, Democrats and Independents who watch Fox News are… ignorant?

Hey, we’re all ignorant of something.

But in the spirit of that quote snippet, rather, I’m suggesting that FNC viewers would lap up the notion that our President Must Never Bow Eva (even though Nixon and Ike did) because, well, that’s the sort of string that’s fun to pull.

Also, you are no fun a tall.

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sfd

I am so! Just ask… well…umm… hey, what did you think of Newsweek’s Palin cover!

Off to see New Moon. Later, all!

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hey, what did you think of Newsweek’s Palin cover!

Same thing I did when I saw it in Runner’s world. Actually, that was a pretty good article, one of the rare times I found myself mostly in agreement with Ms. Palin…

http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-243-410–13221-0,00.html

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Palin seems to be on the brain of most leftist.

Paul is a leftist?

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I predict over the next seven years they’ll go up and down a few times. No biggie.

As I’m fond of reminding, Reagan came within shouting distance of the high 30s during his first term. And his party lost some seats in the ‘82 mid-terms, yet somehow, he won that squeaker against Walter Mondale.

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stands

i wonder if somewhere there’s an overlay graph of presidential approvals?

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pat

relax…he just thinks you’ve got a cute tushie….

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I hear Psalm 109 is very popular with the Fox crowd.

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November 20th, 2009
12:00 pm

Bows are the traditional greeting in East Asia, particularly in Japan and Korea. However, bowing is not reserved only for greetings. Bowing is a gesture of respect. Different bows are used for apologies and gratitude, to express different emotions, humility, sincerity, remorse, or deference, and in various traditional arts and religious ceremonies.

Basic bows originate at the waist and are performed with the back straight and the hands at the sides (for men) or clasped in front (for women), and with the eyes down. Generally, the longer and deeper the bow, the stronger the emotion or the greater the difference in social standing.

Bows can be generally divided into three main types: informal, formal, and very formal. Informal bows are made at about a fifteen degree angle and more formal bows at about thirty degrees. Very formal bows are deeper. In extreme cases a kneeling bow is performed, which may be so deep that the forehead touches the floor. There is an extremely complex etiquette surrounding bowing, including the length and depth of bow, and the appropriate response. For example, if the other person maintains his or her bow for longer than expected (generally about two or three seconds), it is polite to bow again, upon which one may receive another bow in return, often leading to an exchange of progressively lighter bows.

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I’m sure there’s a poll out there somewhere that says that Bigfoot is a democrat and voted for Obama too. LOL!!

Hopefully we, as a nation, can quit worrying about the inane and actually work towards rebuilding our economy.

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Josef Nix

Medical Pot can help me explain.

Bows are a required and expected part of any apology or expression of thanks in East Asia, especially Japan and Korea.

Bows of apology tend to be deeper and last longer than other types of bow. They occur with frequency during the apology, generally at about 45 degrees with the head lowered and lasting for at least the count of three, sometimes longer. The depth, frequency and duration of the bow increases with the sincerity of the apology and the severity of the offense. Bows of thanks follow the same pattern.

Bows of apology are frequently performed at press conferences by high-ranking members of a company that has performed some misdeed, such as producing faulty parts that resulted in a death. These bows are almost invariably performed standing behind a table; the tips of the fingers touch the table while the upper body, held straight, is lowered from the waist until the face is parallel with the tabletop.

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“Dr” Chad –

Thanks for telling us what the Wikipeda says. If you are going to copy and paste others’ work, you need to cite it.

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Yeah, but wait to see how his poll numbers drop when he makes everyone at the WH wear those checkered scarves on their heads and forces them to pray 4 times a day on prayer mats facing East….

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Imagine, a world leader showing respect for his host country…I want to know is who are these 26% who think it is not appropriate any time.

What would they say if the Japanese came to the U.S., the President stuck out his hand for a shake, and they bowed, leaving the President standing there with his hand out? Would that be appropriate?

Showing respect for your hosts is not a weakness, it is called etiquette.

Of course, that 26% probably blows their nose onto their sleeves and burps the National Anthem after drinking a beer while watching Glenn Beck cry about the end of the world.

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Mrs G. is on a roll.

Foxy Lady,

Yeah, lets dis the haters.

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jewcowboy –

I agree that the folks getting worked up over this are silly, but lets not forget the heat that Bush got from the left for holding the had of the rule of Saudi Arabia, another sign of respect.

For example, look how the “tolerant” liberals at Democratic Underground reacted:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104×3542209

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“Dr” Chad –

mike, did you notice the “dung” in his name?

These are not the droids you’re looking for.

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mike

small difference in the two circumstances…

how many of the 9/11 hijackers were from Japan?

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sfb –

Thanks for the heads up. Missed that.

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Mrs. G,

Yup.

Slow news day.

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mike,
you are an intolerant and unitelligent hater of your country and all American who have a right to say there opinion. you don’t know nothing about respect for your president or the county.

you are one of the dis’n loser who should just go:

SUCK IT!!!!!

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World’s Hottest Foxy Lady –

“you are an intolerant and unitelligent hater of your country and all American who have a right to say there opinion.”

And what do you base this hateful assessment on? Your own mindless stereotypes?

Tell me what I have said that backs up your silly and hateful caricature. I am confident that you will be unable to and will respond with more “intellectual” liberal rhetoric like “suck it” with lots of exclamation points. LOL

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stands for decibels -

Foam on the bunghole of a barrel in a brewery.

A bunghole is a hole bored in a liquid-tight barrel. The hole is capped with a large cork-like object called a bung.

Bungholes were first used on wooden barrels, and were typically bored by the purchaser of the barrel using a brace and bit. Bungholes can be bored in either head (end) of a barrel or in one of the staves (side). With the bung removed, a tapered faucet can be attached to aid with dispensing. When barrels full of a commodity were shipped, the recipient would often bore new bungholes of the most suitable size and placement rather than remove the existing bung. Wooden barrels manufactured by specialty firms today usually are bored by the maker with suitable bungholes, since the hobbyists who purchase them for the making of beer, wine, and fermented foods often do not have a suitable brace and bit.

Closed-head steel barrels and drums now used for shipment of chemicals and petroleum products have a standardized bunghole arrangement, with one 2″ NPT and one 3/4″ NPT threaded bunghole on opposite sides of the top head. Some steel barrels are also equipped with a 2″ threaded bunghole on the side.

In his work Hamlet, William Shakespeare makes a passing reference to bungholes, as Hamlet contemplates the skull of his old friend Yorick, and how even such high mortals as Alexander the Great must inevitably return to lowly dust:

Hamlet: To what base uses we may return, Horatio! Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?
Horatio: ‘Twere to consider too curiously, to consider so.
Hamlet: No, faith, not a jot; but to follow him thither with modesty enough, and likelihood to lead it: as thus: Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth into dust; the dust is earth; of earth we make loam; and why of that loam, whereto he was converted, might they not stop a beer-barre

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mikie (aka mike-tard),
“And what do you base this hateful assessment on?”

because everything you says shows that you are stupid and a hater, loser!!!!

if i was as stupid as you, i’d keep my mouth shut. it shows your stupidness too much.

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mike

you don’t see a difference, i do.

which congress member from MN called for her people to be armed and dangerous…..

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The Japanese themselves said the bow inappropriate. And he did it for them, not for Americans, so the gesture did worse than fall flat, it made the Japanese think Obama is an idiot who couldn’t be bothered to spend five minutes finding out the proper protocol. What Americans think when polled on this particular issue is completely irrelevant, since the average American isn’t supposed to know the proper ettiquette in Japan. A world leader making an official visit, on the other hand, should know. Pathetic.

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Mike, World’s Hottest Foxy Lady – sure is rude, isn’t she. Not so hot either…

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Fox News has pulled off another dominant quarter, claiming the top 10 cable news programs in 3Q 2009 and growing against 3Q 2008, while CNN and MSNBC lost substantial portions of their election-boom audience.

Fox News averaged 2.25 million total viewers in prime time for the third quarter, up 2% over the previous year. That’s more than CNN (946,000, down 30%) and MSNBC (788,000, down 10%) combined.

“The O’Reilly Factor” led all cable news programs with an average of 3.295 million total viewers for the quarter, up 12% over the previous year. “Hannity” (2.603 million, up 9%), “Glenn Beck” (2.403 million, up 89%), “On the Record with Greta van Susteren” (2.150 million, up 16%), and “Special Report with Bret Baier” (1.997 million, up 20%) rounded out the top five.

Meanwhile, flagship programs at MSNBC and CNN did not sustain their growth from 3Q 2008: At MSNBC, “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” averaged 1.087 million total viewers, down 12% from the previous year and “The Rachel Maddow Show” averaged 996,000 total viewers (Maddow began the program in September 2008, so a comparison for the quarter would be inaccurate; compared to September 2008, though, Maddow’s September 2009 total viewer average is down 40%). At CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360″ averaged 1.005 million viewers, down 17% from the previous year and “Lou Dobbs” averaged 658,000 total viewers, down 24%. Larry King and Campbell Brown were both down just slightly in total viewers.

CNN in particular had a rough quarter in the primetime Adults 25-54 demo: the network dropped 39% compared to 3Q 2008, averaging 287,000 viewers.

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We did our own poll. 45 percent of the people we called disapproved 15 percent approved and the other 40 percent had had the phones cutoff

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I think his disapproval rating is rising because he can’t make a decision on Afghanistan, his admin decided to try KSM in a civil court, admin lied about stimulus jobs creation, unemployment highest in 30 years, admin decided against Ft Hood investigation, won’t tap into any natural resources we have that would create jobs and energy independence, small business development stifled as they sweat out possible new taxes and gov’t mandates from the cap and trade and health care reform bills, taxes on cosmetic surgery, taxes on soft drinks, taxes on cigarettes, taxes on alcohol, taxes on achievement, let Bush tax expire which is a tax increase, death tax kicks back in next year. Job killing health care reform bill that increases costs, less choices, new govt. guidelines rationing mammograms, failure to produce swine flu vaccine…I can come up with more, this should do for now.

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Mike: Some logic really transcends partisan lines, doesn’t it?

Yessir, and even when we are going at it, we may have thought it, but we never said it…civility, ain’t it grand?

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Mrs G –

“which congress member from MN called for her people to be armed and dangerous…..”

Not familiar with the quote or the context, but I do know which congress member called those who disagreed with his preferred health care policies “evil mongers”. I also know which congress member said that Republicans want you to “hurry up and die” .

Congresspeople say stupid things. What does that have to do with what we were discussing?

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Normal –

This true, which I think makes us the best people here!

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Unlike Reagan, the approval numbers of the kenyan will most likely continue their decent into the ever so stinky waters of the ALMIGHTY TOILET!

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Hired tax cheat as Sec of Treasury, spent more money in 8 months than every President in history COMBINED, deficit out of control, deficit spending out of control, lied about Rev, Wright, lied about relationship with Bill Ayers, ACORN. The only biright spot, this guy is “one and done” they are already calling him a “blip” in American History. In about 2060 an obsure footnote tossed out by a bored teacher as we might recall Chester A. Arthur today.

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Not only should the President of the United States be sensitive to cultural sensitivies of other countries, the President should never give the President of Germany a neck rub.

The facts show that Fox is willing to fabricate whatever they need to make their point as seen in the fake crowd video used by Sean Hannity and Fox News. Two apologies in one week. So much for Fair and Balanced.

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ABM
You should watch maybe you could learn something.I suggest Glenn Beck tonight.

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Boots –

I think Fox is a joke, but at least Hannity admitted the inaccuracy. MSNBC didn’t even live up to that low standard:

“On Friday’s edition of Morning Meeting, host Dylan Ratigan featured fake photos of Sarah Palin during a mocking segment on why Americans are fascinated with the former vice presidential candidate. While listing the show’s top ten reasons, Ratigan showed a doctored photo of Palin’s head on the bikini-clad body of a woman holding a weapon.

The host never admitted or addressed the fact that his network was passing off counterfeit pictures to his viewers. Earlier in the segment, Ratigan displayed an image of Palin in a short, black mini-skirt. This photo is also not real.”

http://insidecablenews.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/fake-sarah-palin-photos-air-on-msnbc/

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The middle of the road people who may favor Obama more (it would take a miracle for him to top 80 percent EVERY) are probably annoyed with how long the health care issue is taking. I personally think he should articulate exactly what he wants to kind of unify his people behind him. John Boehner and other GOP leaders have no such problem. It’s not hard to say NO!!!!

He’s also not going to be highly popular until the unemployment rate starts shrinking. $700 billion was spent to stimulate the economy, and the 15 million or so out of work aren’t going to approve of that until they get a job.

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sfd, that analogy is hysterical. Absolutely brilliant.

I think of this puerile TV pablum as very similar to porn.

Unrivaled in its popularity with old, lonely white guys…

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BoB

I’ve watched all those show, listened to talk radio, and read different political blogs. It’s all opinions, and you know the old sayings about opinions, don’t ya? Opinions are like a$$holes, everybody has one. If I need something to laugh at, I’ll flip thru those channels. If I want to learn, I go research the facts and learn on my own. I don’t care to have someone tell me what I should or should not believe. That’s not how I like to live.

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Great commercial by the healthcare propaganda machine – A young boy says something like, “Next week I am going to break my leg and then my parents are going to lose their house because they don’t have health insurance.” – What an absolute joke, especially using a kid to push their B.S. through because it is so urgent when for some reason the plan doesn’t begin until 2013. Fraud-Bama. Change in 2010 and 2012, Change we can look forward too.

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World’s Loudest Boxy Lady

November 20th, 2009
1:20 pm

You dare to call someone “stupid” and the crux of most all your emails is “Suck it”? HAHAHAHAHA!! How lame.

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Drum rolls, cymbols clanging, trumpets sound: Obama approval rating below 50% (if you can believe Fox News). We should be hearing accolades from Palin, Hannity, Beck, Rush, et. al. any moment now. I am holding my breath.

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When in Rome, do as the Romans do! What’s the big fuss about honoring another country’s custom and protocol? We have bigger things to worry about, i.e., the economy and getting people back to work!

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Bookman uses his headlines like Obama has uses his presidency. Bait and switch. The question is who will lose their job first, Bookman or Obama?

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Foxy is obviously black. No white woman calls her self “foxy”.. By figuring that, I could assume she only like BHO because… he’s black. If you don’t like him, your racist, and stupid, and a hater… and a loser… and you like the KKK, and NRA, and FOX, and anything that she doesn’t like.

She ain’t Foxy… She’s a black sheep, and obviously not a very smart one. Maybe she’s racist?

And Mrs. Godzilla, while he’s trying his hardest… His approval rating will not go and up and down in the next 7 years. Infact.. It’s already writing on the wall, and it’ll be bolder come another year, that his approval rating will fluctuate, but sad to say..BHO aint gonna do a full stint.

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And who cares about the bow. On purpose or not.. he intended for this reaction. He’s got a staff that will let their gaffes and everyone know how to act when in a foreign country. The customs and traditions. He wanted to be seen bowing to another world power.

It’s not different than the left talking heads throwing up their arms about Bush holding hands with the Saudi prince while in Texas… I thought it was funny, considering the left is so fond of equality and this new sense of pride of homosexuals. You’d think they’d be open to the idea of two men holding hands. Maybe.

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mike,

“lets not forget the heat that Bush got from the left for holding the had of the rule of Saudi Arabia, another sign of respect.”

I’m not an expert on Saudi etiquette and make no claim, but I’ve researched and cannot find where this is a custom between Saudis leaders. It is among Arabs, generally, as a show of respect, from what I understand, but have not seen it on the diplomatic front. I have a feeling this was more of diplomatic hand-holding trying to show the world that the solidarity between the two countries, especially considering the National Security and oil prices issues going on at the time. But, I could very well be wrong, as I said, I’m not a well-versed in Saudi customs.

But you are right, some of the posts on the link you listed are very vitriolic.

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marc

seen Ike do it?

seen HW do it?

seen Nixon do it?

I have…..ah the wonders of the intertubes…

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The question is not about “if it is ok to bow”. No Japanese bows that way. It is always a little bit of bending over. However, it maybe our president just stoops over everytime. It is the same way with the Saudi King, and to the Japanese Emperor. I don’t mind bowing. However, I think it is reflective of his confidence level when meeting with other world leaders, and representing the American people. My personal opinion the picture is not good.

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GetitRight

Wanna bet?

You’d have to keep the same name for 3 years, that may be an obstacle for you.

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I think the proper question should have been “HAVE EVER SEEN ANY LEADER FROM ANY COUNTRY BOW TO AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT”. Sorry but you are way off on this one!

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I don’t know what these polls are supposed to indicate. Is there anyone on the Right leaning political horizon that has BETTER approval ratings than Obama? And Obama’s personal approval rating is still quite high, this poll was his job approval rating. And right now we’re still going though some tough times, none of which Obama caused.

The Obama presidency is much like a doctor in an emergency room. When Bush got drunk and ran the country off the road into a ditch they gave the body to Obama to heal. Now the Republicans are complaining that the cast on our leg is too tight and their head hurts and all they really need to set them right is another drink of whiskey. Amazing but some Independents like the sound of that.

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GetitRight

I’m going to take a wild guess in the dark. You are not an Obama supporter are you?

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“Dr” Chad –

“Your but is speaking through your mouth again.”

Wow! He can be on America’s Got Talent.

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Hand holding amongst Arab men is a sign of friendship to them, it shows peace.

I think holding another mans hand is silly, even if it’s just for a prayer service.

Mrs. Godzilla, Sure I’ll take that bet.. Of course, who knows what the DNC will do after the train wreck happens, and they see no light at the end of the tunnel with the current conductor. BHO is trying, he is.. But his blunders are getting magnified. His subtle hiccups are going to echo for longer than he realizes. He just came at the wrong time in history, and will forever be over-shadowed by the bad going on now. Destroying healthcare, raising taxes when people can’t even get a job to PAY taxes? Talk about biting the hand that feeds, literally! He’ll be a darker colored Carter, mark that one down and put it in your piggy bank.

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Question! Has anyone been watching The History Channels WWII in HD? Saw it last night where the allied forces went into the concentration camps to rescue the prisoners.

The episode ended with four American veterans commenting on the war. First two? “It’s horrible….we need to find another way.” Third? “I’m proud to have served…it sets me apart from others.”

Fourth? and most profound, imo. A Jewish American who served. “I am grateful to all who sacrificed…it’s not just about me…the military…it’s about this country, America. They all gave…they all sacrificed for people they didn’t know.”

God Bless America!

A tissue…I needed bunches last night. I need one now.

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Ok Robert who sounds angry.LOL chill dude If you don’t like the polls pretend they don’t exist.

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Well, well, well, looks like one of the locals finest joined us with that third 1:54.

Ah yes, bigotry and racial hatred still alive and very well in Dixie…

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While this is silly, it demonstrates again (for the millionth time) that the BS the right wing would like to whip up simply does NOT resonate with Independants. When you make up a lame political attack, the only people who will fall in line are the ones looking for a reason to ding the opposition. Any reasonable moderate will walk away and if anything notch it against the attacker.

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Robert,

Your obviously new the whole blog deal, and perhaps from your understanding of it all, politics. Put your ACORN voting guide away, and for once realize that politics aren’t equal. There is nothing fair, and anything is game. Why on earth would you ask someone a negative question, about someone they approve of?

Thats like asking at the alter, if you think your new spouse is ugly? Do you really think some dumb schmuck will say yes?!

So.. for your sake.. How well is BHO doing? I’ll be waiting to figure it out so far… It’s been 1 year, sure not a ton of time, but we’re taking 1/4 of the way done…Do we need to wait until 3 years have passed before anything is fixed during this mess?

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Jay, your job is just like being a meteorologist you can be wrong 70% of the time and still keep a job. In a way thats a compliment….in my field if I am wrong 2% of the time I’m done. On Obama’s rating, just in case you idiots that voted for him didn’t notice the toughest decision he’s ever made in his life before being accended to God status is should I play basketball or golf. This man is an idiot surrounded by idiots. God please help us.

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The bow is just pointless to argue, I think. The right wants to bash it, the left wants to call it customs, and point out others have done. None have done it like BHO, but regardless, it was pointless. It’s the same like I said, when Bush held the Saudi’s hands.. They claim Obama would never do that!! With the context that Bush and the oil rich Saudis are in bed together in more ways that one.

What about that picture of BHO dressed up like a Kenyan clown? That could have several way to be spun, but the man was just showing respect…. right?

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saw it, felt the same way…..

for me it was watching the film in the south pacific looking at every face wondering if one of them could have been my dad or my uncles….

very very well done

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“The Bow”. I got WAY off point. If it is protocol to bow, you bow. When in Rome and all that. Who gives a rat’s A$$. There is so much more important things to worry about than something this trivial. As in Mrs. Brill got laid off from her job yesterday. Commercial HVAC. No one is buying or building at all. Everyone is frightened what is going to happen. I can’t tell you how many friends I have that are out of work now. Complaining about a bow, get over it !

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The president has already admitted that the policy he seeks for Cap and Trade will cause our electricity bills to ’skyrocket.’ Sadly, those hit hardest will be those who are already struggling to make ends meet. Enjoy that Obama sheep.

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BTW, that History Channel deal was well done. When I lived in Europe as a kid, I went to numerous camps.. It was very somber, even empty to know what went on there. I had a teacher who was tattoo’d with an id number, and she was one of the most amazing people to pick her brain

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If ObaMao would have taken a crap on the floor all you Obamaniacs would be doing the same, saying how wonderul it smelled and praising him!

Nothing like Home Cookin.

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Just curious, has Barry met The Queen and did he bow, I bet he did not.

Bow to our enemies but not our allies, that sounds about right.

Great point The American People , what happened to the urgency Jay????

Barry is going to be as unpopular as Bush before his first year ends , much less his first term.

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President Obama has a 100% approval rating and the republicans have a 0% approval rating.
Now bring on the Health Care Reform!!!

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Bow to our enemies but not our allies, that sounds about right.

Did we declare war on Japan again, or is the above from someone misinformed, just askin’

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“I think holding another mans hand is silly, even if it’s just for a prayer service.”

Sounds like someone has intimacy issues.

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Normal, I walked the tracks that the trains carried those poor souls to their death. Stood in the gas chambers that were disguised as showers.. I get goosebumps thinking about all of that..

Audrey,

Why do you want to take away my insurance and healthcare? I’m a pretty healthy guy. Non-smoker, enjoy a drink from time to time.. I go for check-ups, I eat right, work out.. I got a job that lent me the option to have insurance after going a few years without it and paying out of my pocket. What needs to be changed? My wife works at a hospital for children.. Those poor kids get all the best treatments, and they don’t pay a dime? I waited in the urgent care once for some stitches, and had to wait while the illegals and the indigent got served before me, and I’m sure they didn’t pay because they said they couldn’t. I gave them my card, and I paid my deductible.

Whats wrong with the system now? Insurance and tort reform I’m all for. Taking away my choice, and feeling that I should suffer because of my responsible actions, because others didn’t do the same.. is wrong.

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The intellect level on this blog has dropped dramatically.

Did w fallen down drunk at the Olympics embarrass you?

How about his dad puking fromm too much saki?

Holding hands and kissing a Saudi king?

Lets get real trolls.

Silly trolls.

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Kevin:

Last righteous? Easy for you to say, I s’pose, since you’ve never lived under tyranny.

Do you know what the age of accountability is for children under Islamic law? It’s 15 for boys…9 for girls. If a 9 year-old girl is caught stealing (something many of our kids do…candy…trinkets, etc.) four fingers are removed from her right hand. That’s for the first offense. Second offense? Her left foot is removed. Prison for the third, and death for the fourth.

The 9 year-old boy. He goes scott free. He only becomes accountable once he reaches the age of 15.

If you were a Kurd under Saddam, you get gassed just because you are…

a Kurd.

I know, I know…Darfur deserves more of our attention. Afghanistan, too…until, of course, it does. Then, all of a sudden, it doesn’t.

I don’t understand you people. You’re as wishy-washy as the president.

I’m out.

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Well, I just hate it when that lady gets on here and tells us Conservatives to suck it. Then calls us loosers to boot. It ruins my whole day. Makes me want to fight somebody. Loose one little election or maybe two and they want to turn us into their boy.

And I resent her telling a manly man like mike to suck it. It ain’t even polite.

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“Unfortunately I lean moderate conservative”

What does your political affiliation have to do with holding hands?

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Bosch,

illegal or indigent = brown

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Then w’s neck rub of the German leader.

Trying to open a locked door in China.

Seeing Putin’s soul.

Do you really want to go here?

Silly.

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“What’s wrong with you people?”

What do you mean “you people”? Sounds a bit racist! lol

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Bosch:

He salutes “privates” also but only after they salute first. The emperor did NOT return the bow.

Check out the new polls ……….

How lowwwwwwwww can Obamasan goooooooooo …………………………

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jewcowboy,

It’s amazing to me how some can look at someone and instantly know whether or not they are illegal. If only I had that supernatural ability that some do.

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Truth,

You people who are apoplectic about the President bowing to someone – which is the normal custom in that country.

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No one wants to take away your insurance and health care. You have been misinformed
and misled by people who are satisfied with the rising costs of health insurance.

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And common sense is a birther.

Coo coo.

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Audrey, you beter learn to read past the first page if you think this Health Bill is a good thing.

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I approve of President Obama 200%. He is doing a fantastic job. Did I say job, I think you all are not use to anyone doing so much work!

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@@,

“I’m glad I caught ^^^ that. It was rushncap (a leftist) who told me I lacked “gaydar” if I couldn’t tell when someone was gay. Said he could spot ‘em a mile away.”

So?

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Big D,

You only have to hit the “Submit Comment” button once.

You only have to hit the “Submit Comment” button once.

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@@,

I really can’t tell because I really don’t care.

Perhaps one day, you cons can do the same.

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Bosch,

Maybe Big D has a stutter.

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Hey Audrey in Georgia I was at the my Dr’s office yesterday, he said the only way to lower costs is to open up competition across state lines and the DEMS REFUSE TO DO THAT, that should tell you something!!

He also said anyone ho thinks the costs will go down are in lal al land!!!!

Who should I believe “Audrey in Georgia the brainwashed” or my DR????

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Oops, forgot link to the Obameter…

Kept:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/rulings/promise-kept/

Broken:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/rulings/promise-broken/

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jewcowboy,

It always cracks me up when people make fun of others – calling them morons and what not – I’m not sure that Big D has done that, but I know a particular poster who doesn’t post here anymore, or at least not by the name he used to go as – and they couldn’t figure out the “comment” button. My position was, if you’re gonna call someone a moron, ya’ might wanna first learn to master that “comment’ button.

But, of course, it wasn’t their fault, it was a server thing. LOL!!

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mikey, abNormal, Jimmy Cracker,
all y’all hate the President Barack H. Obama, hate America, and hate other Americans. you can tell by what you writes, the name-calling, and the dissIn. NONE OF YA’LL EVER SAYS ANYTHING THAT IS INTELLIGENCE.

if you call people out of name you are a hater.

ya’ll are just haters because you lost the election just like losers do!!!

So:SUCK IT, LOSERS!!!

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sfd @ 3:05 – polite golf clap.

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It doesn’t matter as Obama’s been bowing out ever since he took office. The endless campaign designed to mask inability to govern is falling apart. The far-left dem’s will begin hearing Taps warming up for this presidents administration in November of next year.

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SFD, Question to Nancy: Where in the Constitution does it approve of the Federal Government demanding and providing for health care. Answer from Nancy: “Are you kidding, Are you kidding” Now that’s a real briliant constitutional scholar. SFD, what is the first oath that a member of congress and the president take? If you would like I will buy you a copy of the Federalist just in case you want to rise above ignorance.

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A poll a day keeps Bookman in dismay. Anyone that tries to do anything is going to be unpopular as fragmented as our society is.

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World’s Hottest Foxy Lady,

“you can tell by what you writes, the name-calling, and the dissIn. NONE OF YA’LL EVER SAYS ANYTHING THAT IS INTELLIGENCE”

Perhaps you should rethink calling out anyone’s intelligence when your post contains the phrase” “you can tell by what you writes, the name-calling, and the dissIn. NONE OF YA’LL EVER SAYS ANYTHING THAT IS INTELLIGENCE”.

Just a thought.

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Foxy,

Are you 12? I can tell you don’t have a job, honey.. You write/type just like you’d speak in the hood.

Are you one of those people who’ve never cared about politics until “The Man” came to power? I bet your the kind that didn’t pay any attention to what went on, but felt that it was really awesome to put a “Change” or “Hope” sticker on your car… Infact, the oddest thing is.. during all the elections in the past, I’ve always seen both sides of the parties, and their garbage stickers and ads.. Rarely do you find them in the hood. Now, it’s uncool to be black, and not have one of those stickers on their beaters. The same way it was common practice to find those dopy “W” stickers on cars.
Racist or not, black people rarely care about voting and elections. Look at our turn out in ATL. It was sub-par at best. No one cared at all.. They banked on the voters of 2008 to come out and vote again in droves. ACORN didn’t care about the ATL vote. Not even 25% of voters showed.

So Foxy.. grab your coloring book, girl; and go have some fun this weekend. Your still a winner, even if you can’t stay within the lines.

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Funny too.

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Bushw…, believe me, health care costs will become more affordable for everyone in this
country when the health care reform bill passes. I know all of you are shaking in your
boots now, but you will be alright.

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GetItRight,

“He couldn’t do anything but smile and nod.

Your telling me, we have immigrants that get tests now in spanish to be naturalized?? Wow.”

As crazy as this may sound, there are many people that are naturalized citizens of the US that do not speak English.

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GetItRight,

I have no reason not to believe you, so I won’t come back with a smart ass retort about what you heard. I do know that if you story is true, that clinic should be cited for violating several HIPPA laws.

As to the other issue: unless you are some kind of supernatural creature who can read minds, you have no idea if a person is illegal or legal simply by sight, or smell.

“Your telling me, we have immigrants that get tests now in spanish to be naturalized??”

I’m telling you what? Did we switch gears and you are now changing the subject?

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I bow to really hot chicks like Sarah but not to any dudes.

That’s just pathetic.

ew

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“Where in the Constitution does it approve of the Federal Government demanding and providing for health care?”

In the first paragraph:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

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“I bow to really hot chicks like Sarah but not to any dudes.”

I love how we are suppose to condemn sexist remarks pertaining to Ms. Palin when they are hurtful towards her, but should accept them when they are in support of her.

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Nah, there’s no fraud here-

House resolution asks Attorney General to appoint special counsel to investigate ACORN… Developing…

Of course Obozo is legitimate, yeah, sure thing.

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my Dr’s office yesterday, he said the only way to lower costs is to open up competition

I hear some woman claim she can’t afford the service,

Behold, Mighty Mister Sample-Size-of-One.

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matilda,

Going with your train of thought here…. if your including free health care in the “welfare” clause.. What about free college degrees for anyone? What about…. Free housing? We need a house to be healthy and prosperous, right?

What about food? We all need that? Who can perform well with no intake? Cars? We should get cars too for free? Need them to get to work, and get things done after work, right??

Your argument doesn’t hold water.. Anything can be included in that, and it doesnt say healthcare is a right. It’s not.

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jewcowboy,

At least up until 4 years ago testing for citizenship in a language other than English was only allowed for the very elderly or or a person with some infirmity that prevented them from gaining a working knowledge of English.

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It does not matter what you or I think concerning this matter. What matters is just what did the bow mean to the Japanese? Just what does it mean when a citizen of Japan bows to the emperor of Japan? Does it mean that he/she is acknowledging the “divinity of the emperor” (Tennô which is usually translated into the English emperor literally means “heavenly sovereign”), that he is a direct decedent of the Japanese Kami, and the highest authority in the Shinto religion? Sometimes yes. So, just what did the Japanese think that Obama meant by his bow?

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Andy bows down to drudge.

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Andy bows down to drudge.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

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And just so all of you know or care – I’m very upset about UGA.

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Ditto Matilda! Big D, I think I have hurt your feelings. Get over it! Here is a quick English lesson for you. Your is the possession of you. Example: your opinion, your way of life,
your attitude. You’re is the contraction of the two words you and are combined. Example:
you’re nice (you are nice), you’re not nice (you are not nice), and you’re happy (you are
happy.) I hope this English lesson helps everyone going forward.

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… hits drudge this afternoon just in time to hit Fox News tonight and the right wing talking heads all weekend….

kind of a “tinkers to evers to chance” but with a political turd.

and nobody polishes a political turd better that drudge and the man
with his own collection so shamwows……Andy.

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Matilda, you are a perfect example of government ran schools. You no more understand the constitution then you do a medicine bottle that reads squeeze and turn clockwise. Your understanding of what government is suppose to do and what you want it to do is mind blowing. You mentally bring a knife to a gun fight woman.

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you are a perfect example of government ran schools.

government ran?

Redneck Convert? you funnin’ us again?

heading upstairs for a quickie…

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getalife
“I guess your car insurance is unconstitutional too right?”

Not to be overly picky here, but you don’t have to have car insurance unless you drive a car on public roads. It’s not really an accurate comparison.

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Thinker, I hope you are happy. You just went way over Audrey’s head on your thinking and now she has to call you a racist redneck for saying she is going to get cancer.

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Why isn’t the column labeled “every poll says Obama disapproval rising”?

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In small villages in my country, Turkmenistan, high ranking Turkmenbashi frequently offer intestinal gas from their cupped hand as a show of honor and hospitality to visiting dignitaries.

The custom comes form long ago to say that after the eating festival you will have solid digestions. We look forward to greeting all 1st families.

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Bosch:

So?

So what? It’s O.K. for a leftist to make assumptions based on his accute sense or “gaydar” as he called it, but you rail against a conservative who can offer more evidence for his claim.

Bosch to GetItRight,

Bosch to GetItRight

As to the other issue: unless you are some kind of supernatural creature who can read minds, you have no idea if a person is illegal or legal simply by sight, or smell.

Enjoy the music thread everyone.

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Marriage music upstairs…

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You know it is insane to want the gop back in power.

Do you really expect a different result?

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getalife, after this administration has left town anything will be better then what we will go through. Including Sarah Palin or Hillary Clinton. Well, maybe Palin.

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Dis/Approval ratings, What is that? What was W’s approval rating his last YEARS in office? What was Clintons approval ratings? We have checks and balances in place to make sure that not even the President has so much power. In 1-2 yrs the disapproval will show when Congress gets re-balanced in favor of the GOP. Then when everyone sees that with a Dem in the WH and a GOP controlled Congress even then nothing much will get done. I am convinced that our Modern Day politicians on both sides are in cahoots. Honestly when was the last time we had a Great Statesmen or a real Leader?

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Jay, your poll nicely illuminates the depth of the average rancid Repug mind. Thanks for yet another never-ending reminder re “The Little People” of our land.

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Final Word: jesus was a copycat messiah, hannity and rush prove the “mental shadow” of themselves time after time, and every strong arm republican is most likely a spoiled brat with closet issues and an overprotective mother. I wish my daddy could give me all his cast off companies so i could run ‘em into the ground for practice…. Bush junior screwed this country and closed minded morons will never accept it.. deal with it..

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Since I will be traveling tomorrow, I would like to wish every one a happy thanksgiving, and remember to say a prayer for Jesus, the US military, and President Barack Hussein Obama, commander and chief of the US military….

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I think it is absolutely absurb for people to hold Obama accountable for the state of this country. He has been given a huge responsibility to fix mess that’s been brewing for years. It is also appropriate for world leaders to bow when the custom of that country requires it. If the US had a custom for other world leaders to bow to Obama, would the Republicans be upset if someone didn’t do it. People let’s get real. Let’s focus on real issues and not this type of foolishness!!

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