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Holly_Hobby

(3,033 posts)
Sun Dec 15, 2013, 04:45 PM Dec 2013

From my email - The Popularity of President Obama

THE POPULARITY OF PRESIDENT OBAMA

I hear that President Obama's popularity is down, and honestly I am trying to figure out, what do the people want from this man?

Be reasonable and consider this.
When he took over, the US Auto industry was going bankrupt, he saved it.

When he took over, he found that the Iraq war, Afghanistan war, the tax break for millionaires,
and the Prescription drug plan had not been put on the budget.
He budgeted all of these.

When he took over, we were losing 750,000 jobs a month.
He has put on 5 million jobs.

He ended the war in Iraq.

He eliminated Osama Bin Laden.

The stock market is very important to people who have a 401K. When he took over, the stock market was under 7,000. It is now over 16,000.

He ended Don't Ask, Don't Tell for the military.

He settled the Libya problem with no Americans getting killed.

He settled Syria's chemical weapons problem with no Americans getting killed.

He has begun the work on settling Iran's nuclear problem.

He has begun a health program that no other President was able to begin, even though they tried.
Soon, every person in the country will have access to health care.

He has protected Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid from the other party.

And he has done all of this, while the other party has fought against every single thing he
has tried to do. Everything he has put forth has been blocked, but in spite of this, he
has accomplished all of the above.

What human being alive in this country could have accomplished what he has against
total obstruction from the other side?

Can you imagine what this country would look like now if he had not taken over
and corrected the mess we all were in?

It's not whether you're Democrat or Republican, Liberal or Conservative.

It's whether you can be honest and truthful, if not to your friends, at least to yourself.

Bill

(edited for punctuation)

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From my email - The Popularity of President Obama (Original Post) Holly_Hobby Dec 2013 OP
Why does Obama need to be "popular"? djean111 Dec 2013 #1
Some people, even here, have an irrational hatred of any list of Obama accomplishments. Liberal Veteran Dec 2013 #2
This. (nt) Control-Z Dec 2013 #3
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
1. Why does Obama need to be "popular"?
Sun Dec 15, 2013, 05:02 PM
Dec 2013

I have not seen much evidence that anyone in Washington really cares what citizens think about them - until election time.
He cannot run again.
So - IMO and all that - why even look at a popularity poll? This isn't American Idol.

Liberal Veteran

(22,239 posts)
2. Some people, even here, have an irrational hatred of any list of Obama accomplishments.
Sun Dec 15, 2013, 05:05 PM
Dec 2013

I, on the other hand, think it can't be used enough.

Kick and rec'd.

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