Posted on 01/31/2006 4:00:09 PM PST by ohioWfan
(DON'T tell me you're too young to remember her too! LOL!)
Watch Dick Van Dyke in syndication, and look for the one where he acts drunk every time he hears a bell. Hilarious!
Judge Alito gets confirmed as SCOTUS; Fed Chairman Bernanke gets confirmed and now the State of the Union - It's the TRIPLE CROWN of Politics!
That's EST, right? Eight Central?
I don't want to see her face. EVER AGAIN!
Dolly...yes, the Dose is up! Ping-a-ling!
If somebody's lurking who has it, I'd LOVE to see it posted here!
*woooosh* Right over my head :)
I don't either. And you KNOW if she's there, the media's gonna show her. Grrrr....
Checking in for the big noght! Thanks Ohio!
Ugh. Why do all liberal women look the same? Lynn Woolsey, Pat Schroeder, Hillary Clinton, Barbara Boxer ... It's an endless parade of bad hair-dos and pantsuits.
As we all know, the MSM will use their pre-SOTU coverage to verbally assault the President. Their weapon of choice: BOGUS polling data.
The following information will help us combat their impending lies and distortions:
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE:
Presidential JA Ratings Before the SOTU:
Reagan. . . . .Clinton. . . . . Bush
'88 49% . . . .'00 64%. . . . . '08 ?
'87 48% . . . .'99 69%. . . . . '07 ?
'86 64% . . . .'98 59%. . . . . '06 43%
'85 64% . . . .'97 60%. . . . . '05 51%
'84 52% . . . .'96 46%. . . . . '04 53%
'83 37% . . . .'95 47%. . . . . '03 60%
'82 47% . . . .'94 54%. . . . . '02 84%
http://poll.gallup.com/content/?ci=21205
Average JA Ratings:
51.7% Reagan
57.0% Clinton
58.2% Bush
Range:
37%-64% Reagan
46%-69% Clinton
43%-84% Bush
JA in 40s or less (before SOTU):
4 Reagan
2 Clinton
1 Bush
JA in 50s
1 Reagan
2 Clinton
2 Bush
JA in 60s or above
2 Reagan
3 Clinton
2 Bush
As you can discern from this comparative data, President Reagan's JA ratings fare poorly when compared to Clinton and GWB. In fact, Clinton's ratings exceed both Reagan and Bush during his second term (to date). AND WHAT SHOULD THIS TELL US?
JA ratings do not a legacy make!! [Did any of you actually remember that President Reagan sported such low ratings before 4 of his 7 SOTU speeches (and for that matter, the entire year following the speeches)?! Of course not.
LEADERS make tough decisions which can temporarily lower their JA ratings; LOSERS avoid difficult actions to keep their JA ratings as high as possible. The former are remembered well by history; the latter become mere footnotes!
Fortunately for us, PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH is a leader; history will remember him well!!
DJ DRUMMOND provides an excellent analysis of recent MSM polling data at
http://polipundit.com/index.php?p=12202#more-12202
Time for me to race out the door for my son's basketball game . . . Hubby's already at the game . . . I'll return as soon as possible!
Try not to get too crazy!
BTW: Did you hear that Josh Sparling is attending the SOTU at the President's invitation -- I hope he's able to tell Sheehan exactly what he thinks of her grotesque behavior!!
What a GREAT day to be a Republican!!
Thanks for the perspective!
Please make sure Howlin knows that this thread is not competing with hers . . . (Bush-supporting) Freepers should feel free to 'click' back and forth between the threads!
OK, now I'm really leaving for my son's game!
Ah...my happy dance soul mate!
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