Mon Jan 26, 2015, 12:06 PM
85 replies, 7560 views
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 Obama's Approval Rating Spikes to 50% (Original post) |
toddwv | Jan 2015 | OP |
| DemocratSinceBirth | Jan 2015 | #1 | |
| closeupready | Jan 2015 | #2 | |
| Maedhros | Jan 2015 | #6 | |
| Demeter | Jan 2015 | #9 | |
| 1StrongBlackMan | Jan 2015 | #16 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #38 | |
| great white snark | Jan 2015 | #44 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #47 | |
| sheshe2 | Jan 2015 | #56 | |
| Ed Suspicious | Jan 2015 | #52 | |
| 1StrongBlackMan | Jan 2015 | #55 | |
| Tarheel_Dem | Jan 2015 | #80 | |
| madokie | Jan 2015 | #72 | |
| 1StrongBlackMan | Jan 2015 | #15 | |
| closeupready | Jan 2015 | #17 | |
| 1StrongBlackMan | Jan 2015 | #19 | |
| closeupready | Jan 2015 | #20 | |
| NoJusticeNoPeace | Jan 2015 | #22 | |
| Number23 | Jan 2015 | #46 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #39 | |
| stevenleser | Jan 2015 | #75 | |
| Marr | Jan 2015 | #25 | |
| Stallion | Jan 2015 | #3 | |
| LawDeeDah | Jan 2015 | #4 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #41 | |
| Takket | Jan 2015 | #5 | |
| muriel_volestrangler | Jan 2015 | #14 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #53 | |
| sheshe2 | Jan 2015 | #63 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #65 | |
| sheshe2 | Jan 2015 | #66 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #67 | |
| stevenleser | Jan 2015 | #76 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #77 | |
| McCamy Taylor | Jan 2015 | #7 | |
| Demeter | Jan 2015 | #8 | |
| Liberal_Stalwart71 | Jan 2015 | #11 | |
| Demeter | Jan 2015 | #13 | |
| GummyBearz | Jan 2015 | #21 | |
| JaneyVee | Jan 2015 | #28 | |
| Demeter | Jan 2015 | #30 | |
| Tarheel_Dem | Jan 2015 | #32 | |
| Demeter | Jan 2015 | #37 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #42 | |
| sheshe2 | Jan 2015 | #57 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #60 | |
| Liberal_Stalwart71 | Jan 2015 | #73 | |
| 1StrongBlackMan | Jan 2015 | #18 | |
| Demeter | Jan 2015 | #29 | |
| JI7 | Jan 2015 | #34 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #48 | |
| 1StrongBlackMan | Jan 2015 | #35 | |
| Demeter | Jan 2015 | #40 | |
| 1StrongBlackMan | Jan 2015 | #54 | |
| JaneyVee | Jan 2015 | #27 | |
| Demeter | Jan 2015 | #31 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #50 | |
| Demeter | Jan 2015 | #81 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #84 | |
| Tarheel_Dem | Jan 2015 | #33 | |
| Demeter | Jan 2015 | #36 | |
| Tarheel_Dem | Jan 2015 | #79 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #43 | |
| Number23 | Jan 2015 | #49 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #51 | |
| Demeter | Jan 2015 | #58 | |
| Tarheel_Dem | Jan 2015 | #78 | |
| Demeter | Jan 2015 | #82 | |
| Tarheel_Dem | Jan 2015 | #83 | |
| LanternWaste | Jan 2015 | #74 | |
| LondonReign2 | Jan 2015 | #10 | |
| yellowcanine | Jan 2015 | #12 | |
| B Calm | Jan 2015 | #23 | |
| Fred Sanders | Jan 2015 | #24 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #62 | |
| HappyMe | Jan 2015 | #26 | |
| herding cats | Jan 2015 | #45 | |
| freshwest | Jan 2015 | #59 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #61 | |
| spanone | Jan 2015 | #64 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #68 | |
| Jamaal510 | Jan 2015 | #69 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #70 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #71 | |
| Cha | Jan 2015 | #85 |
Response to toddwv (Original post)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 12:09 PM
DemocratSinceBirth (95,957 posts)
1. KIck/NT
Response to toddwv (Original post)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 12:13 PM
2. So he turns sharp left, and his popularity ascends.
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Huh. How about that. Look for Dems to draw the wrong lessons from that phenomenon, i.e., promoting "centrism" or "practicality" and "bipartisanship".
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Response to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #16)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 07:52 PM
Cha (268,301 posts)
38. They'll hang on to "if only he'd fought for single payer".. forever. Even though single payer was
Response to Cha (Reply #38)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:16 PM
44. This pining for progressive policies lost is getting f@$%&%g old Cha.
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6+ years in now with so much accomplished and people still fixate on things that never could have been. It really does take away from what has been done IMHO.
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Response to great white snark (Reply #44)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:25 PM
Cha (268,301 posts)
47. They like living in the past.. if only President Obama..
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were FDR! They're too busy pining to know what's actually been Accomplished under our current President.
snark |
Response to great white snark (Reply #44)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:56 PM
sheshe2 (69,805 posts)
56. Damn straight great white snark!
well done. |
Response to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #16)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:46 PM
52. Leaders ought to lead. Leading away from single payer had Obama doing the bidding of the elites
Response to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #55)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 02:08 PM
Tarheel_Dem (30,879 posts)
80. Or Max Baucus?
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Response to closeupready (Reply #2)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:30 PM
15. "Turns sharp left"??? ...
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This is getting really difficult to follow ... President Obama is, at once, turning sharply to the left AND the centrist, corporatist, purveyor of American sovereignty and worker doom!
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Response to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #15)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:35 PM
17. He's trying to reverse course on our increasingly regressive income taxation scheme,
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that alone would characterize him as left, but he's also gone left on lots of other things which, as have been noted here, have very little chance of passing through a Republican Congress.
But I get your sarcastic point, lol. It can be very hard to keep up here on DU, from day to day, whether he's a hero or a villain, lol. |
Response to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #19)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:47 PM
22. Pragmatists have to settle for watered down policy all the time ...
Response to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #19)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:19 PM
46. "let's just have him as the villain that occasionally does the good stuff that we forced him to do"
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You are so wicked.
PERFECTLY said. |
Response to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #15)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 07:54 PM
Cha (268,301 posts)
39. Now, they're trying to take credit for Obama at the same time bashing him.. the President has always
Response to toddwv (Original post)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 12:34 PM
Takket (13,718 posts)
5. isn't a Pres having a 50+ rating in 2nd term basically unheard of?
Response to Takket (Reply #5)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:23 PM
muriel_volestrangler (95,150 posts)
14. No, popular presidents manage it
Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #14)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:49 PM
Cha (268,301 posts)
53. "Obama Job Approval up to 50% For the First Time Since 2013".. and it's Gallup. And, I don't care
Response to Cha (Reply #53)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:22 AM
sheshe2 (69,805 posts)
63. Holy~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Only 50 % !!@#$%^&*)_+_)(*&^%$#@$%^&*@#$%^
Kidding~ To be clear. |
Response to sheshe2 (Reply #63)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:32 AM
Cha (268,301 posts)
65. Yes, but not as high as Bill Clinton's!
 Rofl.. 
With all the brainwashed hate one sees online.. regurgitated stupid stuff about Pres Obama .. I'll take Obama's well earned 50%, she!  she       |
Response to Cha (Reply #65)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:41 AM
sheshe2 (69,805 posts)
66. Your banana rocks!
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Stole it~
I am 
Luv ya Cha! |
Response to sheshe2 (Reply #66)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:50 AM
Cha (268,301 posts)
67. Our Basketball Playin', Watchin' President Rocks,
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too, she!
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Response to stevenleser (Reply #76)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 11:24 AM
Cha (268,301 posts)
77. That would be nice.. cop to being brainwashed! lol
Response to toddwv (Original post)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:59 PM
7. And so it should. At least he is doing his job--unlike some others in DC.
Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #11)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 04:59 PM
Tarheel_Dem (30,879 posts)
32. Always bear in mind that Putin has his cheerleaders here & elsewhere, no matter how despicable.
Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #11)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:07 PM
Cha (268,301 posts)
42. Oh, they love them some Homophobic, Journalist Censoring, Internet Suppressing dictator.. I really
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wish they could live under his rule.. then they could hate Obama in the country they love.
Them and the RW love RW Putin.. 
Pravda (Hearts) Tea Party: American Conservatism Embraced By Russian Right-Wing And Vice Versa "...kneeling at Christ's Holy Sepulcher which Obama never does when visiting Jerusalem. They see him going to church when they know Obama favors Muslims who attack Christians and their churches. They see Putin establishing laws to protect the church and laws against homosexuality. This they admire and this brings them hope. Hope in their upside down world where there is a leader willing to follow Christ. They have no Reagan but they see Putin whom they wish was their president."
"There you have it. Obama is an anti-Christian, Muslim lover, while Putin is the Second Coming of Ronald Reagan. A devout, law and order Christian who can inspire the Teabagging masses. Putin is their 21st century savior who can restore America and the world. The article even includes emails that the author received from Americans wishing Putin could be the U.S. president. And to top it all off, it closes with an evangelical sermon lambasting the "lamestream" media and exalting Putin's piety and the glory of Christ's guidance to the "Truth." [FYI: Pravda, in Russian, means truth]." http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/18/1239872/-Pravda-Hearts-Tea-Party-American-Conservatism-Embraced-By-Russian-Right-Wing-And-Vice-Versa |
Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #11)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 09:02 PM
sheshe2 (69,805 posts)
57. LS~
Response to sheshe2 (Reply #57)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:08 AM
Cha (268,301 posts)
60. Consider the source, she.. it's
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their problem.
Mahalo! |
Response to Demeter (Reply #29)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 05:04 PM
JI7 (82,579 posts)
34. none of them are in prison for dissent
Response to JI7 (Reply #34)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:26 PM
Cha (268,301 posts)
48. Facts don't matter to them.
Response to Demeter (Reply #29)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 05:56 PM
35. Breaking laws by stealing and deseminating ...
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Sensitive information is neither dissent, nor disagreement.
Other than that ... Yeah, it's just like that! |
Response to JaneyVee (Reply #27)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:39 PM
Cha (268,301 posts)
50. Protests put down in Russia after dissenter sentenced
Response to Demeter (Reply #81)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 09:34 PM
Cha (268,301 posts)
84. The Dictator Putin's Trumped up Charges.. but go ahead.. defend that rwinger homophobic, internet ..
Response to Demeter (Reply #8)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 05:00 PM
Tarheel_Dem (30,879 posts)
33. If you can't manage damn near unanimous approval in a closed society, you must be doing it wrong.
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How 'bout that Kim Jong Un?
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Response to Demeter (Reply #36)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 01:06 PM
Tarheel_Dem (30,879 posts)
79. Pew Research: Russia’s Global Image Negative...Americans’ and Europeans’ Views Sour Dramatically
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http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/07/09/russias-global-image-negative-amid-crisis-in-ukraine/pg-2014-07-09-russia-favorability-02/
Russia Increasingly Unpopular Across the 44 countries surveyed, a median percentage of 43% have unfavorable opinions of Russia, compared with 34% who are positive. Negative ratings of Russia have increased significantly since 2013 in 20 of the 36 countries surveyed in both years, decreased in six and stayed relatively similar in the remaining 10. Americans and Europeans in particular have soured on Russia over the past 12 months. More than six-in-ten in Poland, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, the U.S. and the UK have an unfavorable image of Russia. And in all but one of these countries negative reviews are up by double digits since last year, including by 29 percentage points in the U.S., 27 points in Poland, 24 points in the UK and 23 points in Spain. Greeks stand out among their European counterparts – just 35% dislike Russia, virtually unchanged from last year. Ukrainians’ attitudes toward Russia also have changed significantly over time. Six-in-ten in Ukraine rate Russia unfavorably today, compared with just 11% in 2011, the last time the question was asked. Within Ukraine, there are deep divides by region and language. More than eight-in-ten in the country’s west (83%) give Russia low marks, compared with 45% in the east and only 4% in Crimea. Within the east, Russian-only speakers (28%) are less negative toward Russia than their neighbors (58%).2 
If they ain't closed by now, just wait.
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Response to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #33)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:09 PM
Cha (268,301 posts)
43. Yeah, ******* Putin has his fans bragging about his high popularity in Russia. Poor sad little
Response to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #33)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:26 PM
49. But s/he works with the "emigres!" You know the people that FLED that place rather than wind up
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like Pussy Riot or this guy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Litvinenko Holy Hell on a hyenna. Just when I think this place CANNOT POSSIBLY get any dumber/weirder/more divorced from reality... some shit like this subthread comes along.   |
Response to Number23 (Reply #49)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:44 PM
Cha (268,301 posts)
51. LOL@the putin fan club.. ted cruz is the president.
Response to Number23 (Reply #49)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:52 PM
Tarheel_Dem (30,879 posts)
78. How the hell can anyone, with a straight face, brag about Pooty's approval numbers when we know....
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what happens to journalists who oppose "The State"? These folks found out the hard way.
Russian Journalists Murdered Since 2000 After the report was finished, two more journalists were killed, including Natalia Estemirova in July 2009. 
In November 2010, Kommersant journalist Oleg Kashin was severely beaten has has since recovered. 
If your government doesn't tolerate opposing views, you're a fuckin' "closed society" as I stated before. |
Response to Demeter (Reply #82)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 06:17 PM
Tarheel_Dem (30,879 posts)
83. I provided a poll of Pooty's global approval. Can you provide the same to back this up....?
Can you quantify this statement?  |
Response to Demeter (Reply #8)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 08:47 AM
74. Putin certainly treats the Russian LGBT community with deference and respect
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Putin certainly treats the Russian LGBT community with deference and respect-- his degree of stewardship and integrity accurately displayed as such in doing so as he improves the lives of LGBT Russians.
Good things for his nation, indeed. 80% approval rating, indeed. (insert rationalization below for effective self-validation) |
Response to toddwv (Original post)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:10 PM
10. Seems America likes a President that acts like a liberal
Response to toddwv (Original post)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:15 PM
12. Low gas prices, rebounding consumer confidence.
Response to B Calm (Reply #23)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:57 PM
24. Folks seem to forget that as they attack Obama for his measly unearned 50%.
Response to Fred Sanders (Reply #24)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:18 AM
Cha (268,301 posts)
62. "Measley unearned 50%".. Rofl.. LOL
Response to B Calm (Reply #23)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:59 PM
26. It's that high?
That number will go down. |
Response to toddwv (Original post)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:19 PM
herding cats (16,945 posts)
45. as consumer confidence goes up, so will his numbers.
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It's going to be interesting to watch the reactions from the RW.
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Response to toddwv (Original post)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 09:54 PM
59. Sure he's 'divisive!' Dividing the rich parasites from the people's pockets!
Response to freshwest (Reply #59)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:09 AM
Cha (268,301 posts)
61. Boom!
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Thank you, fresh!
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Response to toddwv (Original post)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 01:21 AM
Cha (268,301 posts)
68. KICK for Obama!
Response to toddwv (Original post)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 05:18 AM
69. This piece of news needs more kicks 'n recs. eom
Response to Jamaal510 (Reply #69)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 05:25 AM
Cha (268,301 posts)
70. Thanks for getting in there and doin' it, Jamaal!
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