Posted on 10/15/2009 12:35:39 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
The love affair between Barack Obama and young Americans may be on the rocks. Recently released figures from the Department of Labor reveal staggeringly high joblessness numbers among America’s youth. Indeed, 53.4 percent of young Americans are without a job – a post-World War II high.
With over half of 16-24 year olds jobless, even after stimulus package after stimulus package supposedly meant to create jobs, one has to wonder how Barack Obama’s approval ratings are doing among his strongest supporters. Unsurprisingly, the answer is “worse.” According to Gallup, approval of President Obama among young adults aged 18 to 29 fell 11 points this summer. While the President’s approval ratings have fallen recently among all age groups, this drop was the sharpest decline of any age demographic.
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I almost feel sorry for them.
But they bowed their collective knees to this clown. He cannot deliver because he is a vapid self-absorbed boob.
Time to grow up, kids. Don’t believe your professors or Hussein. They’re liars.
GOOD!
Obamamania is dying. what goes up must come down.
These youth are realizing that big government hope and change isn’t so good. Bush received undue blame for a myriad of non-existent problems and these folks were too young and inexperienced to understand it was all BS. Reality bites.
“Too soon old and too late schmart,” and this is a real shame. Lots of voters are suffering buyers’ remorse, but lots of young people may be suffering loss of innocence. We all lose our innocence, but it has to hurt like hell to fall from jubilation to despair. Hope they all recover.
And then in 10 or 20 years when they do get jobs......they have to pay for all these spending spree’s...by their beloved Obama! Sad isn’t it.
they’d love him again if they could get some of that free money from Obama’s stash...
The youth who voted for him still blame Bush. They are doubling up their efforts to make us into the USSA since they don’t have jobs and they need free health care!
Why do they need jobs when ‘bammers is going to provide everything for them?
If only Obama would send these kids a $250 check, they’d love him again, and sing his praises, and bake him cookies, and Twitter about how cool he is.
If only....
But they have Hope now.
If you think about it, This is good news.
It’s an indication that young people still want to do something productive and have some control over their own future.
When I was young, I couldn’t wait to get a job because it would mean my independence and getting out of Mom and Dad’s house.
This is a normal step in development.
Sitting on your ass at home waiting for your check from Uncle might be considered an alternative, But not a very good one.
I cannot believe a teenager impatient for their life to begin, would wait and let someone else decide what their future holds.
In this economy employers don't want to spend money on training. They only want experienced employees.
Change we can believe in, thanks Obama.
Just tell them they have hope and change.
Look at this URL(If she wants to re-locate to the Omaha, NE area): http://careerlink.com/browse/occupation/083 Lots of Med Records jobs.
I, and countless others, voted for Jimmy Carter. We have never pulled a lever with a 'D' on it ever again . . . EVER.
There is hope ... and change. The pendulum will swing.
Thanks. LMAO. Hubert Humphrey came to my little home town when I was a small boy. A good, smart farmer asked him a question. HH spoke for some time. The farmer thanked him and repeated his question verbatim. I’m just dumb lucky enough to have been there, and never to have voted “D”.
ROFL
I am betting by then that the youth vote will be nearly 100% for anyone running against the zero.
The Communist indoctrination by radical college propagandists posing as professors is wearing off, thanks to a hard dose of reality.
“I, and countless others, voted for Jimmy Carter. We have never pulled a lever with a ‘D’ on it ever again . . . EVER.”
I was too young to vote when Jimmah Carter ran the first time but turned 18 just in time to vote for Reagan. Carter was such a pansy and that misery index...ugh!!! Reagan made me PROUD to be an American!!! I have always felt pride in my country and proud to be an American - I am not going to let some 3rd rate Marxist, dictator wannabe take that away from me. The American spirit lives in me (and a whole lot of other people, too).
I believe you are right, the pendulum will swing. The young voters are going to be mighty ticked off when they realize socialism will reduce their opportunities. Maybe they’ll be happy with a ‘ribbon’ that says “We all won.” yeah, that’ll make a feel better.
They will come out better for it in the long run. Being a teenager during the Carter Administration did as much as anything to cement my beliefs as Conservative.
I concur. I’m a young voter (28) and a large number of my friends are more conservative than I would have suspected. Among those who voted for Obama, there is indeed a sense of buyer’s remorse and a resolve to do what we can in 2009 (I live in NJ, so gubernatorial elections are coming up), 2010 and 2012 to minimize his power and ultimately replace him.
I liken voting (D) to the experience of a recovering addict — you know what you did was wrong, but relapse is often a part of recovery. Beyond that last relapse, your mind is clear (and you’ll be voting (R) from now on!).
I should know — I had my last relapse November 4th, 2008... (puts flame suit on)...
Yea, and then you spend your lives cleaning up after these cretins.
Wait until they find out how much they have to pay for health care, especially since they are young and healthy. Hope and change.
Once the indivudual mandate “Tax” is felt by young people their support will drop as well, not only does this take away their spending money, but also most young I have found are Libertarian in philosopy (even if they aren’t self-described “Libertarians”) taking away their choices and FORCING them into a government program, as well as higher taxes (or healthcare insurance premiums) will not sit well..
As long as you know what you have done, have repented, and help clean up THIS MESS. I welcome you..btw I am 29, but I voted Constitution Party (couldn’t even stomach McCain)!
Chilrun, you have learned a life lesson. When a Democrat moves his lips he is lying.
The sad thing about this is that employment might not spike up for a few years. Meanwhile every May/June high schools and colleges will graduate a new crop of young workers. When things pick up, employers may prefer newly graduated students to those who have been sitting on the unemployment line for a few years. Thats bad for anyone graduating in 2008, 2009 and 2010...they may be left behind.
The Obama youth are hardly any different in terms of a similarly deranged mentality.
The Kos Kidz are truly the lost souls.
I was a high schol senior in 1978 and remember what happened to my generation when we first got to vote for President in 1980. I think there is going to be another rather large generation of Conservatives very soon.
I don’t feel sorry for them. They bought Obama’s lies hook, line and sinker, and didn’t mind crowing about it. Let them reap what they’ve sown.
Obama & the democrat party have intentionally, maliciously destroyed the next generation: no jobs, massive taxation, massive debt, perpetual near poverty.
Why was this done? To crush the middle class and create a permanent underclass of State Media mind numbed morons to perpetually vote the democrats into power in a new Permanent One Party System.
_Fomenting_ a revolution is tailor-made for youth. It is exciting and the ultimate act of rebellion. _Living_ the revolution, not so much.
“..I live in NJ, so gubernatorial elections are coming up..”
Not enough to just vote “R”, brother.
You have to make sure they’re real Conservatives, and not just RINOs (Democrat-Lite).
Which takes work...paying attention to how these cretins VOTE, as well as what they SAY and DO. Look at how Olympia Snowe (RINO-Maine) screwed us earlier this week.
A liberal is a liberal, no matter with D or R after their name.
Especially when it comes to your gun rights; You have Corzine (D-Rat) and Christie (RINO) bebopping along on the same path when it comes to YOUR right to keep and bear arms in New Jersey.
They either GET IT or they don’t. A politician either trusts you as a free man, with rights, duties and obligations under the Constitution, or he sees you as a peasent to be lied to, taxed out of existence, and manipulated.
Lonegan would have been an excellent candidate for Jersey, but...
I wish you luck. Christie will probably get the election, and I sincerely hope he’s better for the state than that POS Corzine...but I doubt it.
For the record - I was a Dem when Rizzo was the mayor of Philly. Left that party when I woke, voted for Reagan, and NEVER looked back. But I do my homework before I pull the lever.
I have indeed repented — in no other time of my life have I made such an effort to truly understand the issues we now face. I now make it a point to let my voice be heard, since laying silent is no longer an option. I just hope I can convince the rest of my young friends to do the same...
I have to hold out and hope that Christie is at least somewhat better than Corzine, since Lonegan is no longer in the running. Perhaps a non-Democrat victory in NJ will reinforce the power of the people to demand [positive] change — and remind a certain someone in Washington that “change” works both ways...
Socialism makes you stupid.
“A survey by the Young Republican National Federation at the beginning of this year showed that 23 percent of Young Republicans wanted their party to focus on job creation...”
Focus on “Job Creation”?! What? This sounds like socialist talk. How bout focusing on free markets & Consumer Sovereignty?
Competition, free trade, let the chips fall where CONSUMERS say they may.
“Job creation” is RINO/Socialist talk, it needs to stop.
“I should know — I had my last relapse November 4th, 2008... (puts flame suit on)...”
You didn’t find reading material here?
I feel sorry for any American who is hurting now and those that will hurt in the future because of what has been done to our country. Hopefully those that have not been informed enough will realize we all have a responsibility to protect our constitution and make sure our elected officials are acting in the best interest of our country. I am not perfect and I will not wish ill on anyone. I doubt Reagan would wish ill on fellow Americans either.
I interview people in this demographic as part of a volunteer job at a food bank.
Most of them say something like, “I don’t have a job and neither do any of my friends.” I want to say, but can’t, “So that Hope and Change is working out well for you?”
See tag. I suppose most of them would answer, “Yes.”
There was plenty to read, it just took a while for it to sink in and for me to understand. FR has been my anonymous support group in my move away from liberalism =)
This is what we told you that would happen when you raise the minimum wage!!!
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