A new Gallup poll has Obama's approval numbers plummeting. When compared to other presidents at this stage in their term, going back to when polls started in the 40s, Obama is lower than Carter. He's tenth.
Polls can slide. It's what they do. Like your blood sugar reading, it'll be different every time you prick your finger, depending on how long ago you consumed that Snickers bar. But if taken long enough, you'll start to see a pattern emerging.
Is that what is happening? We'll see. ObamaCare is his big test, and he knows it, thus the anxiousness to get it passed. If it fails, so does his illusion of power. And all the Democrat kiddies in Congress will run around the playground out of control.
Whatever is happening, the entertaining portion of this evening is how the mainstream media are reacting. They are spinning the news with as much optimism as possible, saying things like, "His numbers are down but people still love him!" Uh, actually, no. Dropping approval means dropping approval.
Today, Rush played a soundbite to give a taste of the media panic. The only thing Obama has going for him is popularity. If that leaves, he's toast. He knows it. They know it. And their soundbites show it. I can't play the audio so I'm posting the transcript. Enjoy. This is poetic double speak. (italics mine)
RATIGAN: His approval rating has trended down over the past few months. No surprise there.
HALL: His approval rating, which is still high, there's still a lot of favorability that the American people have toward him.
GOODWIN: Even though some of his approval has slipped on various issues, leadership attributes still remain really high.
GIBSON: While he remains personally popular he cannot defy the political law of gravity. The President's job approval rating has fallen.
SHUSTER: His overall approval rating remains high.
CROWLEY: The President's overall approval is dropping. Though, it does remain a healthy upper 50%.
WATSON: The President's job approval stands at 59%. Not bad.
BREWER: It's slipping somewhat.
SERWER: You have a President who still has very high approval ratings, relatively.
MATTHEWS: It's still okay. It's a little bit down.
And that's how you report with an and/but.
1 comments:
Wow, that's an eye-opener. And such nice, gentle phrases they use: "trending down" "slipping somewhat" "relatively" "a little bit down." The press really has turned around and become a kinder, friendlier beast! (except for that nasty "go-for-the-Conservative-jugular" thing which seems to be typical of the breed).
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