Data From Skewed Polls Portray President Obama Unfairly; Media Buys It
The realistic portrayal of the history of this century would have to exclude the punditry heard on Sunday morning television. Twenty-first century history, just a decade and a half old, is being rewritten right before our eyes. I never believed history would be kind to GWB, but somehow they’ve pulled this miracle right from their collective pundit posteriors. The years following the appointment of President George W. Bush by the Supreme Court were tumultuous and terrifying. We were “surprised” by the attack on our soil on September 11, 2001. The inexcusable negligence and downright laziness of ignoring CIA warnings and taking the longest presidential vacation on record just prior to the monumental attacks were basically forgotten, as the nation rallied around the Bush Crime Family, the unsuspecting victims of terrorism.
The Bush Era came to a close in 2009 and Obama inherited a plethora of problems. Just two years into President Obama’s second term, he has had quite a few successes which have been quickly forgotten, yet the Democrats fail to capitalize on these accomplishments because they have to defend President Obama from the bizarre portrayal of his record. Somehow they omit:
- The embarrassing policy of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell has been abolished
- He found and killed the biggest villain since Hitler, Osama Bin Laden
- Wars in Libya, Ukraine and Syria have been averted
- Gay Marriage is becoming more widely accepted
- The first step towards Single Payer Healthcare was miraculously passed
- Unemployment is down substantially
- The Stock Market is at record highs.
Conservative pollsters from Quinnipiac and Rasmusen felt the “appropriate” title of a poll should be: Who is the worst president since World War II? Apparently every single news organization felt the need to reveal this skewed data, stories were run on every news outlet from Free Speech TV to Rush Limbaugh. The loaded question, polled to mainly older, white Americans produced exactly the results the right leaning groups wanted. Obama, barely edged out Bush 43 to earn the dubious honor (37% to Bush 34%) of being the worst post WWII Commander in Chief.
GPS Fareed Zakaria and Economist Paul Krugman on Sunday 7/20/14 Show
In sharp contrast, however, Fareed Zakaria’s Global Political Square (CNN) interviewed Paul Krugman saying, “Paul Krugman is a controversial and influential economics columnist for The New York Times. He is also a professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University. He won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2008 for his formulating “New Trade Theory.” He is the author or editor of 20 books, including Principles of Economics, The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 and The Conscience of a Liberal.” The bottom line of the GPS Interview: Obamacare is coming in way ahead of expectations. The President receives high praise from a Nobel Prize winning Economist, yet we simply hear from 99% of the rest of media outlets, that this “community organizer” president is simply the worst. Krugman’s interview aside, you’d think our only hope as a nation would have come in the form of a Willard Romney presidency if you watched the rest of the arbitrary nonsense labeled as news from corporate media moguls.
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Steph July 21st, 2014 at 19:20
There can really be no way that poll can be accurate. If you’re going to rate all of the presidents since WWII, then only those who were alive during those administrations should be allowed to participate. I really despair at how ridiculous this country has become.
arc99 July 21st, 2014 at 19:25
the only group which rated President Obama as the worst, was the demographic aged 50 and over. all other age groups selected President George W. Bush.
make of that what you will.
Steph July 21st, 2014 at 19:29
Ah, yes. The Fox demographic.
NW10 July 21st, 2014 at 19:40
They’re the same bunch of people that picked Saint Reagan as the best, go figure.
R.J. Carter July 22nd, 2014 at 09:44
Interestingly enough, those aged 50 and over actually lived through more administrations than the others, so they had an experiential basis from which to speak.
Steph July 21st, 2014 at 19:20
There can really be no way that poll can be accurate. If you’re going to rate all of the presidents since WWII, then only those who were alive during those administrations should be allowed to participate. I really despair at how ridiculous this country has become.
arc99 July 21st, 2014 at 19:25
the only group which rated President Obama as the worst, was the demographic aged 50 and over. all other age groups selected President George W. Bush.
make of that what you will.
Steph July 21st, 2014 at 19:29
Ah, yes. The Fox demographic.
(((NW10,PATRIOT! ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ))) July 21st, 2014 at 19:40
They’re the same bunch of people that picked Saint Reagan as the best, go figure.
R.J. Carter July 22nd, 2014 at 09:44
Interestingly enough, those aged 50 and over actually lived through more administrations than the others, so they had an experiential basis from which to speak.
Jake July 21st, 2014 at 19:26
To be honest I think the Democratic Party’s failure to promote the amazing record of Obama – the fantastic job he did on the economy (checked your 401k lately?), his life-saving Affordable Care Act and ridding the world of Saddam Hussein, Col Gaddafi and Osama Bin Laden – makes me think there is a not-so-hidden vein of Dixiecrats within the Democratic Party.
NW10 July 21st, 2014 at 19:39
It’s not the Democratic Party’s fault, it’s unicorn progressives fault. Stepping outside of this blog, I’ve seen unicorn progressives trashing the hell out of Democrats and Obama for not being extremely far left, and they trashed the hell out of the ACA because it didn’t have a public option and wasn’t single payer. It’s people like Cenk Uygar, Markos Moulistas, Jane Hamsher, and the other unicorn ratf*king progressives that are really to blame.
TeapartyCrasher July 21st, 2014 at 20:14
They are called emoprogs or firebaggers. They are the reason the Teaparty exists.
R.J. Carter July 22nd, 2014 at 09:45
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
arc99 July 21st, 2014 at 19:43
As the late Rod Serling used to say, submitted for your consideration.
This comes courtesy of the New England Journal of Medicine in a study dated 4 days ago.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMhpr1405667
Health Care Coverage under the Affordable Care Act — A Progress Report
…………
Taking all existing coverage expansions together, we estimate that **20 million Americans have gained coverage** as of May 1 under the ACA (Figure 3FIGURE 3Categories of Expanded Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).). We do not know yet exactly how many of these people were previously uninsured, but it seems certain that many were. Recent national surveys seem to confirm this presumption. The CBO projects that the law will decrease the number of uninsured people by 12 million this year and by 26 million by 2017
R.J. Carter July 22nd, 2014 at 09:47
That’s interesting that they know how many have “gained” coverage, but don’t know how many of those were previously uninsured. If they weren’t uninsured, then didn’t they already have coverage? Or is that an inelegant way of saying they gained more coverage than they had before?
(((NW10,PATRIOT! ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ))) July 21st, 2014 at 19:39
It’s not the Democratic Party’s fault, it’s unicorn progressives fault. Stepping outside of this blog, I’ve seen unicorn progressives trashing the hell out of Democrats and Obama for not being extremely far left, and they trashed the hell out of the ACA because it didn’t have a public option and wasn’t single payer. It’s people like Cenk Uygar, Markos Moulistas, Jane Hamsher, and the other unicorn ratf*king progressives that are really to blame.
TeapartyCrasher July 21st, 2014 at 20:14
They are called emoprogs or firebaggers. They are the reason the Teaparty exists.
R.J. Carter July 22nd, 2014 at 09:45
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
cwazycajun July 23rd, 2014 at 10:35
no its the corprate bought and payed for yella bellied blue dog shit dems who will cave everytime the republicons say somethin mean about them..the run like a kitten froma pit bull except where theres money involved ..they will turn on the president at the drop of the hat if it will get them elected no matter how good his proposals are for the american people
NW10 July 21st, 2014 at 19:42
Quinnipac is the same polling organization that stated Mitt Romney had a lead in Colorado and was closing the gap in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Excuse me if I question their credibility.
(((NW10,PATRIOT! ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ))) July 21st, 2014 at 19:42
Quinnipac is the same polling organization that stated Mitt Romney had a lead in Colorado and was closing the gap in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Excuse me if I question their credibility.
arc99 July 21st, 2014 at 19:43
As the late Rod Serling used to say, submitted for your consideration.
This comes courtesy of the New England Journal of Medicine in a study dated 4 days ago.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMhpr1405667
Health Care Coverage under the Affordable Care Act — A Progress Report
…………
Taking all existing coverage expansions together, we estimate that **20 million Americans have gained coverage** as of May 1 under the ACA (Figure 3FIGURE 3Categories of Expanded Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).). We do not know yet exactly how many of these people were previously uninsured, but it seems certain that many were. Recent national surveys seem to confirm this presumption. The CBO projects that the law will decrease the number of uninsured people by 12 million this year and by 26 million by 2017
R.J. Carter July 22nd, 2014 at 09:47
That’s interesting that they know how many have “gained” coverage, but don’t know how many of those were previously uninsured. If they weren’t uninsured, then didn’t they already have coverage? Or is that an inelegant way of saying they gained more coverage than they had before?
Obewon July 21st, 2014 at 20:40
That same poll of voters answered “39% say Obama is a better president than George W. Bush!” Vs -Obama, barely edged out GWB43 to earn the dubious honor (37% to Bush 34%) of being the worst post WWII Commander in Chief.
Obewon July 21st, 2014 at 20:40
That same poll of voters answered “39% say Obama is a better president than George W. Bush!” Vs -Obama, barely edged out GWB43 to earn the dubious honor (37% to Bush 34%) of being the worst post WWII Commander in Chief.
William July 21st, 2014 at 23:01
The same idiots that think acorn effected the outcome of the last presidential election
William July 21st, 2014 at 23:01
The same idiots that think acorn effected the outcome of the last presidential election
m2old4bs July 22nd, 2014 at 00:04
History will see it differently.
m2old4bs July 22nd, 2014 at 00:04
History will see it differently.
starskeptic July 22nd, 2014 at 01:42
The same people who think Obama CAUSED World War II.
Tom Ward July 22nd, 2014 at 03:42
Also the same people who blame Obama for the response to Hurricane Katrina.
starskeptic July 22nd, 2014 at 01:42
The same people who think Obama CAUSED World War II.
Tom Ward July 22nd, 2014 at 03:42
Also the same people who blame Obama for the response to Hurricane Katrina.
fahvel July 22nd, 2014 at 04:49
every one below can groan moan and belittle the polls – justifiably – but these are the #’s that go out to the world and hence this is what the world perceives the usa to be: a collection of sheep and pollsters who have nothing but nothing to care about – the image of the usa a la the republican party, is dropping into the toilet with the occasional giggle at the exceptionalism once and probably still claimed by the right wingers.
fahvel July 22nd, 2014 at 04:49
every one below can groan moan and belittle the polls – justifiably – but these are the #’s that go out to the world and hence this is what the world perceives the usa to be: a collection of sheep and pollsters who have nothing but nothing to care about – the image of the usa a la the republican party, is dropping into the toilet with the occasional giggle at the exceptionalism once and probably still claimed by the right wingers.
R.J. Carter July 22nd, 2014 at 09:40
Someone owes me a new coffee. And a new keyboard.
R.J. Carter July 22nd, 2014 at 09:40
Someone owes me a new coffee. And a new keyboard.
patrynxx July 22nd, 2014 at 16:13
well Eric Cantor loves polls. So we’ll take this with a grain of a grain of salt that he’s the worst President since who? FDR wasn’t bad which history book did they not read. (CHEATERS)