Liberal Media Meltdown - Prove Obama Is A Bad President

[red states rule]

Wow is this lib starting to feel the pressure of Obama's failures. Now he is demanding his readers 'prove" Obama is a bad President

Libs are funny when they are on the ropes and unable to face the truth about the first black President and his lack of leadership skills

I guess that "shit load of economic experience" another poster was telling us about turned out to be another talking point that melted away when the light of truth was shined on it








Tell me again why Barack Obama (http://topics.bloomberg.com/barack-obama/) has been such a bad president? I’m not talking here about him as a tactician and communicator. We can agree that he has played some bad poker with Congress. And let’s stipulate that at the moment he’s falling short in the intangibles of leadership.

I’m thinking instead of that opening sequence in the show “Mission Impossible (http://topics.bloomberg.com/mission-impossible/),” the one where Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, gets his instructions.

Your mission, Jim (and readers named something else), should you decide to accept it, is to identify where Obama has been a poor decision-maker. What, specifically, has he done wrong on policy? What, specifically, would you have done differently to create jobs? And what can any of the current Republican candidates offer that would be an improvement on the employment front?

I’m not interested in hearing ad hominem attacks or about your generalized “disappointment.”

I want to know, on a substantive basis, why you think he deserves to be in a dead heat (http://www.gallup.com/poll/149114/Obama-Close-Race-Against-Romney-Perry-Bachmann-Paul.aspx) with Mitt Romney (http://topics.bloomberg.com/mitt-romney/) and Rick Perry (http://topics.bloomberg.com/rick-perry/) and only a few points ahead of Ron Paul (http://topics.bloomberg.com/ron-paul/) and Michele Bachmann (http://topics.bloomberg.com/michele-bachmann/) in a new Gallup Poll. Is it just that any president -- regardless of circumstances and party -- who presides over 9 percent unemployment deserves to lose?


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-26/you-think-obama-s-been-a-bad-president-prove-it-jonathan-alter.html

[red states rule]

Meanwhile, the voters are weighing in on how they rate Obama's performance


President Obama Job Approval

Polling Data


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RCP Average

8/17 - 8/26

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44.0

52.0

-8.0



Gallup (http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Job-Approval.aspx)

8/24 - 8/26

1500 A

41

51

-10



Rasmussen Reports (http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/obama_approval_index_history)

8/24 - 8/26

1500 LV

45

54

-9



CNN/Opinion Research (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/26/new-cnn-poll-support-for-libya-jumps-but-no-bounce-for-president/)

8/24 - 8/25

1017 A

45

54

-9



Associated Press/GfK (http://surveys.ap.org/data/GfK/AP-GfK Poll Aug 2011 FINAL Topline_ObamaEconomy.pdf)

8/18 - 8/22

1000 A

46

52

-6



Pew Research (http://people-press.org/files/legacy-questionnaires/August Political TOPLINE FOR RELEASE.pdf)

8/17 - 8/21

1509 A

43

49

-6


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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html

[Kathianne]

Why he's doing so badly? The answer is there, the part Alter wants the reader to dismiss:


...I’m not talking here about him as a tactician and communicator. We can agree that he has played some bad poker with Congress. And let’s stipulate that at the moment he’s falling short in the intangibles of leadership...

then he adds:


...Like everyone else, I’ve got my list of Obama mistakes, from failing to break up the banks in early 2009 to neglecting to force a vote on ending the Bush tax cuts when the Democrats still controlled Congress. He shouldn’t have raised hopes with “Recovery Summer” and “Winning the Future” until the economy was more durable. I could go on...

The article basically is a call for liberals to get back on the bandwagon and excuses for failure. I don't think he's accomplished what he set out to do with this piece.

Alter is a fantastic writer, his thinking though is not always as tight as his writing.

[red states rule]

Why he's doing so badly? The answer is there, the part Alter wants the reader to dismiss:



then he adds:



The article basically is a call for liberals to get back on the bandwagon and excuses for failure. I don't think he's accomplished what he set out to do with this piece.

Alter is a fantastic writer, his thinking though is not always as tight as his writing.


Valid points Kat. I do recall seeing him on MSNBC and he always held Pres Bush and the R's to much higher standards

Libs like Me Alter are unable to cope with reality. There dreams of uncheked power for decades is about to end next year and they are like a drowning man reaching out for anything to grab onto

[KarlMarx]

Q: Tell me again why Barack Obama (http://topics.bloomberg.com/barack-obama/) has been such a bad president?
A: That's like asking why do people think skunks smell bad. First, the economy is in a shambles. The guy and his fellow Democrats have been in control since 2006. They not only helped bring about the situation they're in, they've helped to make it worse. The results speaks for themselves. Two and a half years of Obamanomics and the economy is still in tatters.

Q: What, specifically, has he done wrong on policy?
A: Obamacare, increased regulation, following the global warming hoax, you name it. Obama's policy decisions have been dead wrong almost 100% of the time.

Q: What, specifically, would you have done differently to create jobs? And what can any of the current Republican candidates offer that would be an improvement on the employment front?
A: Repeal Obamacare, first and foremost. Repeal the stimulus, second. Propose a reduction of tax rates for individuals but more for businesses. Reform the tax code. Privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Repeal the Community Reinvestment Act. Reform Social Security and Medicare. Stop the unneeded hamstringing of defense. Repeal the laws and statutes that encourage diverting food crops into the production of ethanol. Impeach Barney Frank or at least have him tarred and feathered (ok, you know I'm kidding... kind of.. well, not really, he looks like the kind of guy that would look good in feathers and probably has already worn them).

[red states rule]

Q: Tell me again why Barack Obama (http://topics.bloomberg.com/barack-obama/) has been such a bad president?
A: That's like asking why do people think skunks smell bad. First, the economy is in a shambles. The guy and his fellow Democrats have been in control since 2006. They not only helped bring about the situation they're in, they've helped to make it worse. The results speaks for themselves. Two and a half years of Obamanomics and the economy is still in tatters.

Q: What, specifically, has he done wrong on policy?
A: Obamacare, increased regulation, following the global warming hoax, you name it. Obama's policy decisions have been dead wrong almost 100% of the time.

Q: What, specifically, would you have done differently to create jobs? And what can any of the current Republican candidates offer that would be an improvement on the employment front?
A: Repeal Obamacare, first and foremost. Repeal the stimulus, second. Propose a reduction of tax rates for individuals but more for businesses. Reform the tax code. Privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Repeal the Community Reinvestment Act. Reform Social Security and Medicare. Stop the unneeded hamstringing of defense. Repeal the laws and statutes that encourage diverting food crops into the production of ethanol. Impeach Barney Frank or at least have him tarred and feathered (ok, you know I'm kidding... kind of.. well, not really, he looks like the kind of guy that would look good in feathers and probably has already worn them).


You left out the tax increases he had leveled on business and individuals. The tax hiks in Obamacare have already taken effect

THEN, we have the Bush tax cuts ready to expire on Jan 0i, 2012

The taxpayers are in for a double whammy and it is all thanks to the Obama and the Dems. Yea, those tax increases will do wonders for the already failing Obama economy

How many more people will lose their jobs and businesses before Obama is sent into retirment and becomes an "expert" on MSNBC?