Posted on 10/04/2011 7:22:33 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo
Japanese NHK TV, the top national network (government run broadcast) ran a top news story with two dimensions, and the text has appeared (in Japanese) on its website. Go to link to see. Both Obama and Cain are mentioned in this news report, updating the Japanese people on the falling fortunes of the former and the rising phenomenon of the latter at this time.
オバマ大統領 支持率４２％ (Obama Support to 42%)
--In a recent reputable poll in the USA, President Obama's national support has fallen to its lowest point since he took office.
--When asked "will he be reelected in November 2012?", the positive answer by Americans only rose to 37%. This shows the decline of Mr. Obama's support.
--American TV network ABC conducted the poll of 1000 people. Only 42% said they support Obama, but 54% said they were opposed to him. This is his lowest rating ever.
--When it comes to the Republican race to challenge Obama, a drop was seen in comparision with previous polling, for Texas Governor Rick Perry what with his slip of the tongue comment in the debate about providing social services' support.
--Mr. Romney now sits at the top of the GOP field.
--However, what is of interest is the rise in support of former pizza chain company magnate Herman Cain, a black man, from the US southern state of Georgia, who has seen his poll numbers move up quickly. This shows the volality of the race on the Republican side as they move to choose their nominee.
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i wonder why henry kissinger, charles schwab, nancy reagan, rupurt murdoch
do not like romney?
is it that they don’t think he can win?
against hillary?
Ping. (for your lists and what not)
Go Herman ケイン!
日本 ピング (kono risuto ni hairitai ka detai wo shirasete kudasai : let me know if you want on or off this list)
Herman’s got the Japanese vote.
Having said that, by and large, Obama is still treated somewhat as a Rock Star and a Messiah in Japan (as presented to the Japanese through most of their news sources), although that has trailed off dramatically over four years. Kind of like Gorbachev. Popular overseas but disliked immensely within Russia where he was known the best. However, Japanese are in fact getting the message slowly but surely that Obama is an "empty suit" in well over his neck...most of them picked it up right away from that foolish, amateurish, awkward 75degree bow before their Emperor, and also Obama senior WH staff falling asleep or yawning in important high level bilateral meetings in Tokyo when Obama was here about two years ago, because of jetlag or boredom, despite probably copious amounts of coffee being offered by gracious yet insulted Japanese hosts. Japanese people (taken as a larger culture) know and sense one thing immediately: weakness in a person. They sensed strength in this man years ago when that was what they were told by the US MSM which they just mimicked--and all through the inaugural hoopla and all that crap, but now by and large here in late 2011 they know THE TRUTH.
Empty suit weakening America on a daily basis.
What the poll really reports is that 42% are just as obstinate and dumb as a fence pole.
He's a one-man bear market.
If they are factoring in illegal aliens in the poll, which they probably do, I can buy it, that it is that high. I am sure though it is probably more like mid-30s support for Obongo, the real die hard Marxists and (black)pre-disposed racists out there.
He can’t win against Hillary. He can win against Obama. But I think we are really at the point where Sarah Palin can win against anyone...if only she is decisive. We shall see.
my wife and i like palin, but our fear is that the rinos will attempt to thwart her or cain.
that’s why they pushed christie.
“What the poll really reports is that 42% are just as obstinate and dumb as a fence pole.”
They aren’t stupid. They know they don’t have to do anything and they can still get money from the govt.
Yeah baby, dazzWhatAimTalkinBout..!!!
^_^
LLS
Good question. And the only conclusion I can reach is that 42% of my fellow Americans are, at their core, idiots, grifters or both.
Cainsan no daitorio no campaign ni, NONDARIA
Could be... or could be these polls this early on are meant to shape our opinions... not report on them.
LLS
Providing social services support - is NHK confusing calling SS a Ponzi scheme with in-state tuition for illegals? Maybe just translating an American news wire and not wanting to get into detail on illegal immigration?
Yeah, that puzzled me too, and I think that’s what it must be. Japan doesn’t have nearly the illegal alien problem that the USA has, and so I think they abbreviated the situation to some concept that the J’s could relate to better —”social services”.
Yeah that got me, too.
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