Something To Chew On
With the latest Gallop Poll out that Obama’s approval rating is at a “dismal” 53%, Republicans and media hacks are beginning to declare the end of the Obama Presidency. Media Matters puts this little spin on Obama’s approval rating:
Not that anyone cares, but in October 1981, Ronald Reagan’s job approval rating stood at almost the exact same point as Obama’s today. And this was after Reagan enjoyed a huge spike in popularity following an assassin’s attempt on the president’s life.
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In other words, Obama is on the exact job approval path as Ronald Reagan, whom most Republicans and journalists claim to be among the most successful, and popular, presidents of the last half-century. The only twist is that for Obama, this is all very bad news. The press harps on the dip in Obama’s job approval rating since the spring, but remains silent on the fact that Reagan’s polling looked exactly the same.
Tags: President Obama, Ronald Reagan
Another interesting fact: Reagan loved having sex with men. (Not that there is anything wrong with that.) I just wonder why Republicans love Reagan, but get all freaked out by his sexual preference.
huh?
Have you looked at Nancy? She was practically a twink.
That factoid must be from the unofficial biography, Jason. I don’t recall seeing it on the library website.
Jason330 is feeling a bit rambunctious tonight.
LOL! Actually, Jason is simply doing unto Republicans what they do to everyone else.
People are talking about the “President Ronald Reagan Was a Homo” story and I think that it is telling that he never denied being gay.
Jason330, don’t you mean “Some people are talking . . . “
And remember Jason330, when the media demands an apology say, “I’m sorry if anyone was offended by my comments . . .”
If anyone says that Fox News is real news I say, “Oh yeah, well why are they refusing to cover the Ronald Reagan homsexuality story then?”
And based upon Jason’s stunning logic, we can make certain assumptions about Obama’s relationship with his daughters since he has never denied committing incest with them.
Don’t get mad at me just because your hero loved sucking Rock Hudson’s you know what.
Stay classy, Jason.
Actually, I think Rock was the pitcher and Ronnie was the catcher.
Reagan was from California. And an actor. It’s obvious, peoples!
so all actors from California are gay? Wow – not exactly progressive thinking, is it?
Suzanne, you missed the snark.
Interesting graphic — Presidential approval ratings compared – and with little notes about what happened during specifics peaks.
Check this one out
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-presapp0605-31.html – it’s pretty interesting and shows us what we all already knew – Dubya sucked and Clinton rocked (well, not as much as some others though – like Kennedy). Amids all his problems, Bill Clinton’s approval ratings in the fall of 1998 stayed between 57% and 60%. Only three presidents received lower scores then Bush (Carter, Nixon, Truman).