How the HELL does this shit happen?

[Fear Itself]

Bush approval at 52%

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Presidential_04/bush_ja.html

[China_cat]

1. Maybe 52% of the 100 people they asked at the

last Bush rally.

[DFLer4edu]

7. You forgot about the oaths of loyalty

[China_cat]

35. oh yeah

Republicans don't lie </sarcasm>

[flygal]

2. the media ?!!

That's all I can think of. People just don't feel the urgency of what is happening. I just refuse to believe ANYone who voted Kerry would give * a positive approval rating.

[99Pancakes]

9. I agree

The media is so loving to His Royal Highness, King Dumb-Dumb II. I remember in the 70s how aggressive journalists were. What's happened?!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. Easy when Bush basically owns the media

They are afraid to buck him, and stick to his talking points. No need for anything else now.

[99Pancakes]

12. This is why I think

that as Americans move to alternative energy sources, the Shrub Family Dynasty will start to collapse. Bleeding their bank accounts is the best way to do it. Then, he can't buy the MSM. I have "joined" the Oil Peak Forum, and will follow there.

[CatWoman]

4. do you ever stick around to discuss the "revelations" you post?

or are you a mean, lean, posting machine?

[charlie]

8. The only thing we have to fear

is....

[Fear Itself]

18. I'm right here.

I'm listening...

[DFLer4edu]

5. Just like any lunatic, he is heading in a clear direction

which would be a downward spiral. However, his direction is clear, he is heading down the holl, and therefore I approve of his leadership.

Seriously though, I've stopped trying to figure out how the hell it works.

[blm]

6. You sure like to post proBush info.

pee yoo

[CatWoman]

11. BINGO!!!!!!

[Fear Itself]

17. And as for you...

You're just mad about that little dust up we had about Conda-leeza!

[CatWoman]

21. you don't have the qualifications to make me "mad"

you're nothing but a name behind the monitor.

amazing you would think so much of yourself.

or -- are you betraying your true motives?

[Fear Itself]

22. I know you are wrong.

You do not know you are right.

Look at all my posts if you need help.

[CatWoman]

26. where you can find help

under the bridge, with the three billy goats gruff.

glad I could help out.

:hi:

[Fear Itself]

27. Now I need help!

[Fear Itself]

13. No, I post what is out there and true.

Look at ALL of my posts buster brown. You will quickly see how wrong you is.

[CatWoman]

23. true????????

true??????

by who's standards?

the republicans?

the media's?

your's?

[Fear Itself]

25. (Sigh)

I published a compilation of polls on Bush's approval rating from one site.

Are you trying to say I doctored the info I posted? If not then what are you laboring to say buster?

[CatWoman]

38. I do know that the link you provided is a rw hack site

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

29. and flame bait

[CatWoman]

33. he's full of so much wit and wisdom, Teena!!!!!!

and for some strange reason, has taken complete control over my emotions.

He/she thinks I'm "mad" at it for some odd reason.

He/she made a damn fool of his/her self, and is trying to throw the monkey on my back.

*sigh*

I suppose posting this stuff is therapeutic.

[UNIXcock]

10. Seems everyone "loves" Bush around ...

... these parts :mad:

[Goldeneye]

14. A lot of people didn't vote at all and they are probably

more likely to say they like him or approve of what he is doing, because

a. they didn't vote, and probably don't pay that much attention
b. they figure, "hey he got reelected, this guys kicks ass"

[teach1st]

15. 52% approve of bad government...

...diminished rights, and purging for loyalty. I guess 52% approve of invading the wrong country, too, and driving our debt into dangerous territory. They like the torture and the killing of tens of thousands of innocent civilians in order to liberate them.

Or, perhaps, they don't have access to the truth anymore.

[fshrink]

Because

everybody knows that not supporting the idiot now really means bringing most of this country's institutions down. Nearly nobody wants that, including most democrats. The idiot is reigning off of fear and spinelessness. Period. End of story.

[Blue Dog Dem]

16. Do we really want to know

Bush has taken over the center, he ran off the Pat Buchanan's, and Jerry Falwell's, and talks like he is taking on our ideas. Notice how the extremist on the right are criticizing Bush, Bush took the center, that is where elections are won.

In reality I think on most issues we all, both sides of the isle, agree need to be changed, but we disagree strongly on HOW to get things done. Example, everyone knows health care is a massive problem, we say health care should become one of those universal rights like electricity and phone service, more like a public utility, the right says it should be more market reforms, we both agree there is a problem, but no one digs past that. Anorther example, Social Security, we all know it is going to fail, Bush is doing SOMETHING, I have not heard our sides plan, but I am all ears. Right now Bush sounds "reasonable", even if he is pushing a right wing agenda in the back ground.

Bush jumps up and says "I am gonna fix 123XYZ", and everyone goes uhhhh, ahhhh, and that is it, since we do not differentiate ourselves enough, we look like also rans.

We need to explain HOW we are different, WHAT we will do differently, and WHY our ideas result in a better quality of life for the American people.

If we do that, and we have a messenger who does not detract from the message, we win, hands down.

I do not think bush has deep support, but it is wider than ours was. If we can stay on message we win, our message is to powerful not to.

[99Pancakes]

24. Did you just say

Bush has a "reasonable" solution? Hmmmmmmmm...........
Not sure Dumb-Dumb is capable of reason. Bleeding SS? Hmmmmmmmmmmm.....

[Blue Dog Dem]

28. No, please re-read

I said ..........SOUNDS reasonable........

[99Pancakes]

30. "Is" reasonable..

"sounds" reasonable....all the same.
(I am not convinced "reasonable" belongs in any sentence with Dumb-Dumb in it)

[Martin Eden]

19. It's all about PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT

Propaganda initially developed for influencing enemy populations has been adapted to misinforming and shaping the opinions of American citizens.

If you haven't read this article already, please do:
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2004/111804.html

[Ms_Mary]

20. I do not know. He was below 50%

and "won" the election anyway. He bungled all three debates. His record sucks. He's got is embroiled in a war for false reasons that we can't get out of. There is not one positive thing I can say about his presidency. HOW does his approval rating go up?

[SmokingJacket]

31. Nixon got 60% of the popular vote in '72.

He must have been an AWWWWWWEEESOOMMMME president!!

Woo, 60% of Americans are never wrong!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

32. Don't worry DU'ers..soon fund drive week will be over

:D

[99Pancakes]

34. Shrub has 0% approval rating

in this forum, and that's the RealClearPolitics that make sense to me.

[GetTheRightVote]

36. the Gallup Poll has him at 47 percent

This is pretty low but not low enough for me, these people are scary in this country. DU is the only place to be anymore.

[99Pancakes]

39. Like I said, 0% approval here

and that's all that matters. 'nuff said.

[aquart]

37. RealClearPolitics? Like Clear Channel?

[oldgrowth]

40. Give it some time a lot do not vote and they don't like losers