Posted on 11/11/2009 9:07:30 AM PST by RobinMasters
Dan Calabrese notices a scolding tone coming from the Associated Press in reporting its latest polling. It headlines the report by noting that “a grouchy public [is] sticking with Obama,” having seen a 54% job approval rating in its survey — but some bad numbers on the issues. Does the AP report those falling levels of support as a consequence of Barack Obama doing a poor job? No, as emphases from Dan and myself show:
The public grew slightly more dispirited on a range of matters over the past month, including war and the economy, continuing the slippage that has occurred since Obama took office, the latest Associated Press-GfK poll shows.
This comes at a time when he is trying to revive the struggling economy, considering sending more troops to the 8-year-old Afghanistan war, muscling a health care reform overhaul through Congress and hoping to push through other ambitious measures like legislation focused on climate change.
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His approval is twice what Bush’s was despite things being demonstrably worse now. Shows what media propaganda can do. Damn scary.
No, I was grouchy last November. More recently I have been apoplectic.
American Pravda speaks. They must’ve gotten a new fax from the DNC.
I hate the stuff, except when I need to make some chicken salad.
Oh yes, 54% approval. One more sign this nation is going down the drain. That is the reason I am grouchy! Hate to be pessimistic but we must also be realistic.
I’m not grouchy, on the contrary, contentment has been the rule of the day for some time now.
The conservative uprising nears and then we and our children will be free of the yoke of demo-marxism for many generations.
Life is good.
LMAO!
Grouchy? I wish I was just grouchy. Try incredibly pissed off.
Seems we’re not being the grateful peons and peasants the Oligarchy thinks we oughta be....
I call BS on that poll. Check their sampling data, if they have any. An honest poll would be much less favorable, I suspect.
I’m getting fed up with the Commies pulling statistics out of their rectums and calling them gold. Or is it just me that doubts whether ANYONE was polled?
They’ve got us confused with Obama “Groucho” Marxist
Americans are grouchy because:
Bummer “is trying to revive the struggling economy, considering sending more troops to the 8-year-old Afghanistan war, muscling a health care reform overhaul through Congress and hoping to push through other ambitious measures like legislation focused on climate change.”
We KNOW it will be done wrong or made worse.
I simply no longer believe these polls of Obama’s popularity. There is no way 60% of the people could dislike his policies and 54% like him. None of this makes any sense. I’m sure they will be “seasonally” adjusted next November.
The prospect of tyranny makes me grouchy. I’m funny that way.
RE: “I’m not grouchy... I’m full of rage, hate and have blood in my eye.
Other than that, I’m in a good mood.”
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Hey, that makes two of us!!!
What’s realistic about being pessimistic?
the AP is afraid of the Carter Era MISERY INDEX returning.
17%+ unemployment?
The OBAMA MISERY INDEX is very high.
Americans to AP : Stop being incompetent
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