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AP Poll: Majority disapprove of Obama on oil spill
AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/15/10 | Liz Sidoti and Trevor Thompson - ap

Posted on 06/15/2010 11:04:22 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

WASHINGTON – A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Barack Obama has handled the devastating Gulf oil spill though far more blame BP for what people call a sluggish two-month response, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll released Tuesday.

It comes as the president seeks to show more forceful leadership in confronting the nation's worst environmental crisis and convince a skeptical public he's up to the task.

The survey found that 52 percent don't approve of Obama's handling of the spill, a significant increase from last month when a big chunk of Americans withheld judgment. But Obama's overall job performance rating didn't take a hit; it stayed virtually the same at 50 percent. That's consistent with the public's attitudes throughout his young presidency; people generally like him but don't necessarily agree with his policies.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: appoll; democrats; disapprove; laststraw; majority; marxistfailure; obama; oilspill; toast
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To: mojitojoe

That grin is so out of place.

No one else seems amused. I’m not.

Like Alfred E. Neuman- “What, Me Worry?”


81 posted on 06/15/2010 8:01:51 PM PDT by One Name
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To: One Name

That grin is so out of place
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That is a nervous grin.

Even HE has enough sense(?) to realize the pitchforks are being sharpened, oil is being skimmed off for the tar, and many fowl are being plucked for the party he will be the star of in the near future....

Well, I can dream can’t I... not much else left to do before the SHTF.


82 posted on 06/15/2010 8:10:40 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98 ) FIRE ALL INCUMBENTS)
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To: NormsRevenge

Obama is diminished in the presence of our military.


83 posted on 06/15/2010 8:21:01 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: NormsRevenge; Fred Nerks; Beckwith
It comes as the president seeks to show more forceful leadership in confronting the nation's worst environmental crisis and convince a skeptical public he's up to the task. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Its a Barry Soetoro grift. Barry gave BP a chance to save its well which they took. It could have been plugged with a loss of the well within 2 weeks but guess what. No crisis will gio uneploited according to the Alinsky plan which is?????

TA DAA!

Nationalize the Oil Companies.

Righ now we are in the "dirty rotten oil company" phase, thats after the dirty rotten banks, dirty rotten wall street, dirty rotten health insurance companies, dirty rotten auto companies, dirty rotten red neck militia ( Huteree ,all out on bail BTW),dirty rotten phamaceutucal companies, and the dirty rotten Israelis.

Barry Soetoro is a piece of crap.

America doesn't yet know that it has a bona fide Fascist as a president.A mega extortion man, using the US government to extort free businiess.

Effing THUG is all he is, and he needs a thug's treatment.

84 posted on 06/15/2010 9:33:28 PM PDT by Candor7 (Obama .......yes.......is a fascist... ...He meets every diagnostic of history)
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To: mojitojoe
He sure does suck.

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85 posted on 06/15/2010 9:43:36 PM PDT by Candor7 (Obama .......yes.......is a fascist... ...He meets every diagnostic of history)
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To: Sacajaweau

“It comes as the president seeks to show more forceful leadership in confronting the nation’s worst environmental crisis and convince a skeptical public he’s up to the task.”

Here is an idea. Instead of showing more forceful leadership, why don’t you put your Ping’s away and show any leadership?


86 posted on 06/15/2010 10:00:12 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (You know it's bad when "Miss me yet" billboards with Carter's picture are displayed,)
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To: OpusatFR

>For a real nightmare click here:

http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6593/648967

The people on the oil drum are, in the main, professional oil people, engineers and work in the industry.<

Yep, i read it, man what a nightmare.


87 posted on 06/15/2010 10:48:34 PM PDT by Munz (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Last nite was his historically historical “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” speech!


88 posted on 06/16/2010 4:18:14 AM PDT by CRBDeuce (here, while the internet is still free of the Fairness Doctrine)
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To: Spok
expecting omnipotence

...and getting 'on impotence'...actually, very close! even Obama is impressed with his self-impotence! just ax him.

89 posted on 06/16/2010 4:23:31 AM PDT by CRBDeuce (here, while the internet is still free of the Fairness Doctrine)
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To: profgoose
Yes true.

Look at the Staff bios.

The people who run this site are all academics, most whom have a clear “environmentalist” bias. They are also mostly devotees to the theories of “Peak Oil”.

What Oil Drum is NOT is a website dominated by professionals who make their living in the energy production industry as the original poster claimed. What it clearly is is an advocacy site with an obvious anti-oil/pro “renewable energy” bias.

http://www.theoildrum.com/special/about

90 posted on 06/16/2010 4:25:31 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (The problem with Socialism is eventually you run our of other peoples money. Lady Thatcher)
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To: OpusatFR
The people at the Oil Drum are, in the main, professional oil people, engineers and work in the industry.

No they are not. Read the staff bios. Oil Drum is not peopled by oil industry professionals as you claimed. They are for the most part Academics with a obvious anti-oil/pro “renewable energy” bias.

http://www.theoildrum.com/special/about

91 posted on 06/16/2010 4:36:39 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (The problem with Socialism is eventually you run our of other peoples money. Lady Thatcher)
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To: NormsRevenge

LOL... OK, how many drinks did you actually have to drink and what words did you choose?


92 posted on 06/16/2010 8:01:50 AM PDT by b4its2late (Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200 and a substantial tax cut save you 30 cents?)
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To: b4its2late

how many drinks did you actually have to drink and what words did you choose?

I missed the whole speech.. I have to cut my training regimen back a bit, I reckun... but like any good crisis, I didn’t let the beer go to waste.


93 posted on 06/16/2010 8:45:29 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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To: NormsRevenge

Good move. I missed it too. I’ll let Rush fill me in.


94 posted on 06/16/2010 9:09:25 AM PDT by b4its2late (Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200 and a substantial tax cut save you 30 cents?)
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To: Sacajaweau

but...but...but...but.. they told us he was the “smartest man alive”


95 posted on 06/16/2010 2:37:25 PM PDT by 1000 silverlings (everything that deceives, also enchants: Plato)
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To: NormsRevenge

“A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Barack Obama has handled the devastating Gulf oil spill”

What handling? What has he done?


96 posted on 06/16/2010 4:49:57 PM PDT by mjaneangels@aolcom
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To: stephenjohnbanker

And I’m sure Soros or Alinsky are writing what he READS off that teleprompter.


97 posted on 06/16/2010 5:01:26 PM PDT by imjimbo (The constitution SHOULD be our "gun permit")
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To: NormsRevenge

If even 40% of those polled “like him”, or 50% as the Associated Depressed would have you believe, it is clear that we live amongst many, many folks who are extremely poor judges of character.


98 posted on 06/16/2010 5:23:21 PM PDT by Canedawg (The West is the best.)
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To: NormsRevenge

99 posted on 06/16/2010 5:25:14 PM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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