Obama Approval Steady: Gallop Daily Tracking - MSM Lying Asses Off

[Undercurrent]

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

[elleng]

1. So what else is new?

and why would ANYONEs in our right minds pay any attention to polls at this moment in time???

[Undercurrent]

3. The interest I have in these polls is becasue the MSM is lying

and saying Obama's approval rating have plummeted by 20 points.

[Undercurrent]

2. Well lookie here! Hard even for liars to ignore the obvious forever .

CBS News:



A new CBS News survey out today, detailed in full here, finds that President Obama's approval rating now stands at 62 percent. Fifteen percent disapprove of the president, while 23 percent have not made a decision.

It is not unusual for a newly-inaugurated president to enjoy a favorable approval rating, though Mr. Obama's rating two weeks into his presidency exceeds that of his two immediate predecessors.

Both George W. Bush and Bill Clinton had approval ratings of 53 percent around this point in their presidency; George H.W. Bush, with a 61 percent approval rating at this point, nearly matched Mr. Obama.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/02/05/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry4778267.shtml

[Sherman A1]

4. Thanks for posting

Gee what a surprise.....

[dcindian]

5. The MSM controls the word of the common person.

I would hope the internet would fix that but that hope is fading as it seems people are more parrot then person.

[chknltl]

6. knr Thank you for posting this... nt

[Baikonour]

7. I can understand Faux or CNN using loaded figures, but..

I heard Matthews today use the fake percentage figures today, too. What gives?

[VolcanoJen]

22. Tweety's a hack.

That's what gives.

As Chuck Todd pointed out yesterday on Morning Joe, to much mocking from the Morning Zoo Crew, the stimulus-package blowback is a strictly-inside-the-beltway phenomenon.

[Dover]

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[Dover]

9. The good 'news' is that WTP (We The People) have become very savvy and good at spotting the lies.

We are learning to trust the reality WE are attuned to, and don't rely as much on the media or polls
to inform our perceptions.... and we are doing it in numbers too big to ignore. BRAVO!!!!

It's kind of like if the weather man began to lie to us, we'd soon learn to 'read' the weather
ourselves...because it's something we 'know' how to do in our gut but have rarely had to use this
instinct. We must NEVER lose touch with our own instincts, and MUST learn to trust them.

[depakid]

10. And that surprises anyone how?

or why?

[droidamus2]

11. Been explained

As I read somewhere else on DU the 20 point drop is bull. They are comparing a poll that asked how people felt President Obama was doing with the transition (80+ % approval) to a poll of how President Obama is currently doing in office (60+ %). Obviously not a valid comparison. Someone earlier in this thread pointed out that Obama's approval rating is higher than previous presidents at this point in their administrations that is what should be reported.

[Undercurrent]

15. Thanks! I just saw one of the threads, and if my

internet connect hadn't been so off and on the past many hours I might have seen it, and posted the new Gallop poll there instead of starting a new thread.

[Jennicut]

12. Sigh. The MSM can go put its head between its you know what.

This pisses me of royally that they lied about this.:mad:

[bdamomma]

13. Chris Matthews mentioned his poll numbers last nite.

the media needs to be kicked to the curb too.

[bdamomma]

14. the media just like the repubs party does not know how to handle

a popular President, so of course they would try to tarnish him. He's been in office for only 17 days. The media needs to be called out!!!

[tridim]

16. Aww that graph is going to make Tweety and AC very sad.

[janet118]

17. My letter to Mr. Matthews:

Please stop using fuzzy poll statistics to pretend that President Obama's "job approval" rating has dropped precipitously. His JA rating was never 83% - it was around 68%. That 83% number is from an entirely different poll about the transition. You should, and probably do, know this. Yet, you are creating the impression that the public is not supporting Obama. Why? The last poll I saw showed that Obama had a 15% disapproval rating - much the same as always. In these dire times, it is important to back our new president. Those entrusted with access to public airwaves should not be attempting to immobilize him by lying using phony statistics. I don't understand why you are doing this. I also found your comment about Obama's use of a teleprompter ridiculous, especially after listening to Bush for 8 years. And your reference to how Obama talks to his wife and family was disrespectful.

Thank you for your time.

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[jenmito]

18. Thanks for adding your voice to everyone complaining to them. You can also cal 1-212-664-4444.

I've been both emailing them and calling them with a very similar message for 4 days now. I also told them if I wanted disinformation I'd watch Faux. They KNOW they're lying now.

[janet118]

19. Good job! n/t

[FrenchieCat]

21. Thank you! Every letter helps...that's for sure! So does the calls.

They know they are lying, but keep hoping not enough pay attention and they don't get caught.

The day I hear them say they "screwed up" is the day that they might give us hope to become what journalists are supposed to be, not what they pretend.

[WonderGrunion]

20. Well, it does show a 75% increase in disapproval for Pres. Obama

:eyes: