U.S. voters don't blame Obama for economy

[rayboyusmc]

Using the power of logic of Willow and Pogo: Nanny, nanny, boo, boo.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama benefits from a broadly held perception that others bear the bulk of responsibility for state of the U.S. economy, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll published on Tuesday.

Asked who was responsible for the economic meltdown, 80 percent in the poll blamed banks, financial institutions and corporations. Some 70 percent also blamed consumers for taking on too much debt and the former Bush administration for lax regulation. Only 26 percent said the Obama administration was not doing enough to turn the situation around.

Two-thirds of respondents approve of the way Obama is handling the presidency, and 60 percent approve of the way he is handling the economy.

Sixty-four percent said were confident Obama's policies will improve the economy, down from 72 percent just before he took office in January.

Forty two percent said the country was now heading in the right direction, a five-year high. Late last year, when then-President George W. Bush was in its final months, as many as nine in 10 American said the country was heading in the wrong direction.

The poll of 1,000 adults was conducted Thursday through Sunday and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

U.S. voters don't blame Obama for economy

 

[DavidS]

Of course not. Obama's in office 65? 66 days. This seeds for mess were planted in 2003-2004 due to the Bush administration's failed policy of relying on the housing market of our economy to help us get through the recession of 2000-2002. It exploded in our faces in September 2008. All Obama's trying to do is clean up this mess.

 

[xsited1]

It's good to know at least some Americans have a brain. Obama hasn't been in office long enough. This poll really should be performed about a year from now. I wonder why the Washington Post/ABC News decided to do a poll like this after Obama has been in office just a couple of months?

 

[Red Dawn]

Asked who was responsible for the economic meltdown, 80 percent in the poll blamed banks, financial institutions and corporations. Some 70 percent also blamed consumers for taking on too much debt and the former Bush administration for lax regulation. Only 26 percent said the Obama administration was not doing enough to turn the situation around

26 per cent?

That's odd. That's almost exactly the same per cent that thought bush was doing a good job when he left office.

So, the people in america who think Obama is doing horribly, are the exact same people who thought bush was doing a great job?

I'm not surprised!

 

[Yurt]

amazing how ignorant many voters are...so far what has obama done differently than bush? he has given money to banks, corporations, you know the wealthy, the same that many libs cried foul on when bush did the same thing.

this poll proves one thing: partisan blindness

 

[neurosport]

Clearly you people need to watch this:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If9EWDB_zK4]YouTube - Penn and Teller Defend Ron Paul vs. Luntz and Fox News[/ame]

 

[WillowTree]

Washington Post/ABC News poll



Now who do you thnk would be answering such a poll? Why liberals of course.

ABC is so one sided they stink. I watch GMA this morning and they did a peice of the obamalama leaving for his trip.. course they snuck in an attack on Bush,, real snark, then went on to say how glamerous meeecheeele was and showed other first ladies like Jackie, Naancy Regan, Hillary Clinton,, no mention of Laura Bush.. who always was fasionably and impeccably dressed.. Nope nada.. and you wonder why your guy gets zero respect.. so, in short,, in your world I'm not a bit surprised that you are pleased with your lop-sided partisan poll. enjoy it.

 

[Article 15]

Of course they don't.

If it's still in the toilet late next year then I bet they will start to.

 

[Article 15]

Asked who was responsible for the economic meltdown, 80 percent in the poll blamed banks, financial institutions and corporations. Some 70 percent also blamed consumers for taking on too much debt and the former Bush administration for lax regulation. Only 26 percent said the Obama administration was not doing enough to turn the situation around

26 per cent?

That's odd. That's almost exactly the same per cent that thought bush was doing a good job when he left office.

So, the people in america who think Obama is doing horribly, are the exact same people who thought bush was doing a great job?

I'm not surprised!

Shocking

 

[Zoom-boing]

Well of course others bear the responsibility of the economic mess, not Obama. Obama bears the responsibility of making it worse by attempting to buy our way out spending billions upon billions (or is it trillions? I've lost count) of dollars we don't have. If overspending is how we got into this mess, how is overspending going to get us out?

 

[WillowTree]

Well of course others bear the responsibility of the economic mess, not Obama. Obama bears the responsibility of making it worse by attempting to buy our way out spending billions upon billions (or is it trillions? I've lost count) of dollars we don't have. If overspending is how we got into this mess, how is overspending going to get us out?

the obamalama won't call it "debt" he calls it "investment" he won't call the war on terror the "war on terror either" it's some sort of contingency shit somewhere! and we're supposed to respect that "transpancey chit?

 

[sealybobo]

Using the power of logic of Willow and Pogo: Nanny, nanny, boo, boo.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama benefits from a broadly held perception that others bear the bulk of responsibility for state of the U.S. economy, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll published on Tuesday.

Asked who was responsible for the economic meltdown, 80 percent in the poll blamed banks, financial institutions and corporations. Some 70 percent also blamed consumers for taking on too much debt and the former Bush administration for lax regulation. Only 26 percent said the Obama administration was not doing enough to turn the situation around.

Two-thirds of respondents approve of the way Obama is handling the presidency, and 60 percent approve of the way he is handling the economy.

Sixty-four percent said were confident Obama's policies will improve the economy, down from 72 percent just before he took office in January.

Forty two percent said the country was now heading in the right direction, a five-year high. Late last year, when then-President George W. Bush was in its final months, as many as nine in 10 American said the country was heading in the wrong direction.

The poll of 1,000 adults was conducted Thursday through Sunday and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

U.S. voters don't blame Obama for economy

Whether it is Republican or Democratic corruption, one thing is always constant. They always seem to be doing Corporate America's bidding.

And people need to realize when I complain about the rich, it isn't the small business owners or people who became wealthy on their own.

I complain about the bankers. Not the banks, but the bankers that own the banks. The oil men that own the oil companies. The CEO's that give themselves $20 million dollar salaries. The Board of Directors who are CEO's themselves.

They are the people ruining America.

Don't forget the Defense companies who for 8 years emptied the treasury. Half of the money they took was fraud/waste/corruption.

And the HealthCare giants who are fucking over millions of Americans.

And the TELECOMS who helped Bush spy on Americans and got immunity for it.

And the lobbyists who represent the richest people and biggest corporations in the world.

They are our problem.

 

[Toro]

Well, of course the economic crisis isn't his fault. He's only been in office FFS.

Who believes this shit?

 

[auditor0007]

amazing how ignorant many voters are...so far what has obama done differently than bush? he has given money to banks, corporations, you know the wealthy, the same that many libs cried foul on when bush did the same thing.

this poll proves one thing: partisan blindness

That's what cracks me up about all this Obama the Savior BS. He's doing exactly what Bush would have done. The difference is that conservatives would not have supported this if it was Bush doing it. That's not to say some Republicans wouldn't though.

 

[eots]

the so called left/right are just two management teams vying for the same ceo corporate position
of U.S inc...they all work for the same people and interest and those interest are not yours and those people aint you...

 

[sealybobo]

amazing how ignorant many voters are...so far what has obama done differently than bush? he has given money to banks, corporations, you know the wealthy, the same that many libs cried foul on when bush did the same thing.

this poll proves one thing: partisan blindness

That's what cracks me up about all this Obama the Savior BS. He's doing exactly what Bush would have done. The difference is that conservatives would not have supported this if it was Bush doing it. That's not to say some Republicans wouldn't though.

He is not doing exactly what Bush would have done. He's UNDOING a lot of stuff that Bush did.

Would Bush be undoing any of the shit he did? No.

So I guess Obama undoing the shit he did means he isn't doing exactly what Bush would have done.

And why is he doing the same thing Bush did with the banks? Because those bankers own us. Do you still not get that?

Do you know the Federal Reserve owns us and the Federal Income Tax is Unconstitutional?

If you don't know that, then that is why Obama and the Democrats will continue to work with the bankers that own our country.

Right now about 10% of America is smart enough to take back our country from the robber barons who stole it. We need the other 90% to wake up. If we all called and told our politicians to take back the Fed, then they would do it.

But if only 10% of us care, then the bankers win, because they own the media, and they can make any politician look like a fool if they want.

So the Dems are the party for the middle class, by far. Do you think we are stupid and don't know which party is best for us?

If the GOP stop screwing the middle class, maybe we'll consider them a viable option. Until then, we are Dems.

But yes the Dems do work with bankers, lobbyists and corporate America too. Do you expect them not to? Seems like you hold them to a much higher standard than you do the GOP.

That doesn't mean they are just as bad as Republicans. This mess was created on the GOP's watch. And the GOP aren't necessarily bad/wrong, if you are rich....But none of you are rich enough. Not even Midnight Maurader. You gotta be much richer than that.

 

[manu1959]

Asked who was responsible for the economic meltdown, 80 percent in the poll blamed banks, financial institutions and corporations. Some 70 percent also blamed consumers for taking on too much debt and the former Bush administration for lax regulation. Only 26 percent said the Obama administration was not doing enough to turn the situation around

26 per cent?

That's odd. That's almost exactly the same per cent that thought bush was doing a good job when he left office.

So, the people in america who think Obama is doing horribly, are the exact same people who thought bush was doing a great job?

I'm not surprised!

what leads you to believe it is exactly the same people.....

 

[WillowTree]

amazing how ignorant many voters are...so far what has obama done differently than bush? he has given money to banks, corporations, you know the wealthy, the same that many libs cried foul on when bush did the same thing.

this poll proves one thing: partisan blindness

That's what cracks me up about all this Obama the Savior BS. He's doing exactly what Bush would have done. The difference is that conservatives would not have supported this if it was Bush doing it. That's not to say some Republicans wouldn't though.

He is not doing exactly what Bush would have done. He's UNDOING a lot of stuff that Bush did.

Would Bush be undoing any of the shit he did? No.

So I guess Obama undoing the shit he did means he isn't doing exactly what Bush would have done.

And why is he doing the same thing Bush did with the banks? Because those bankers own us. Do you still not get that?

Do you know the Federal Reserve owns us and the Federal Income Tax is Unconstitutional?

If you don't know that, then that is why Obama and the Democrats will continue to work with the bankers that own our country.

Right now about 10% of America is smart enough to take back our country from the robber barons who stole it. We need the other 90% to wake up. If we all called and told our politicians to take back the Fed, then they would do it.

But if only 10% of us care, then the bankers win, because they own the media, and they can make any politician look like a fool if they want.

So the Dems are the party for the middle class, by far. Do you think we are stupid and don't know which party is best for us?

If the GOP stop screwing the middle class, maybe we'll consider them a viable option. Until then, we are Dems.

But yes the Dems do work with bankers, lobbyists and corporate America too. Do you expect them not to? Seems like you hold them to a much higher standard than you do the GOP.

That doesn't mean they are just as bad as Republicans. This mess was created on the GOP's watch. And the GOP aren't necessarily bad/wrong, if you are rich....But none of you are rich enough. Not even Midnight Maurader. You gotta be much richer than that.

Oh tell us you aren't gonna start that "we're smarter than you" bullshit!

 

[neurosport]

Right now about 10% of America is smart enough to take back our country from the robber barons who stole it. We need the other 90% to wake up.

nobody is going to wake up.

desire for food is programmed into the human animal.

desire for sex is programmed into the human animal.

desire to THINK is NOT ...

human being is genetically predisposed towards slavery.

here is a quick test to see if you're completely insane.

Q: do you care about things that you cannot see, feel or touch at this very instant ? like things you haven't been told about ? or things that will happen tomorrow ?

if you answered Yes to the above question you are COMPLETELY FUCKING INSANE. remember - normal people only care about SCRATCHING THEIR BALLS.

go to your doctor and ask for some Xanax ... or better yet Rohypnol ... keep taking them until you pass out.

 

[neurosport]

Right now about 10% of America is smart enough to take back our country from the robber barons who stole it. We need the other 90% to wake up. If we all called and told our politicians to take back the Fed, then they would do it.

you need to understand that these 90% and the 10% that you're talking about are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SPECIES.

you cannot turn a cow into a colibri or vice versa.

there is a Russian saying that can be translated as "when a person is an idiot it is usually for a long time"

it is very naive to think that you gonna keep explaining something to a person and the person will eventually understand it

NOT GONNA HAPPEN

we all fall for this. we think other people are "just like us" but they're NOT

that's how politicians stay in power. everybody thinks they're "just like us" but they're not. they're PSYCHOPATHS.

politicians, truthers/conspiracists and "normal" people are three different SPECIES.

politicians are the 2% of the population, the psychopaths, who have no feelings of compassion ( whatsover, they can only read about it in books, they don't even know what it is ) and are pathological liars.

truthers/conspiracists are the 10% ( or whatever it is ) that seek logical explanations for things they see

"normal" people simply want to enjoy life. they do their best never to use their brains and are extremely successful at it.