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Associated Press Says Obama Presidency Has Caused "Malaise" (Welcome Back Carter)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
| Kristinn
Posted on 11/10/2009 5:17:17 PM PST by kristinn
With a choice of words that will surely drive Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod to apoplectic profanity, the Associated Press writes tonight that their boss, President Barack Obama, is foundering in the latest AP-GfK Poll and uses the dreaded Carter era term "malaise" to describe the public's mood.
The AP lede tells the story:
"The euphoria of 2008 is over: America is in a funk. Elected last November on a wave of optimism, President Barack Obama now finds himself governing an increasingly pessimistic country...perhaps most striking for this novice commander in chief, more people have lost confidence in Obama on Iraq and Afghanistan over the last month. Overall, there's a public malaise about the state of the nation.
While Obama's approval rating is 54%, that marks a twenty point drop since he assumed office in January. More important, the percentage of Americans who believe the country is on the wrong track is up five points from last month to a solid majority of 56%.
Obama is also steadily losing support for his handling of the economy, Iraq and Afghanistan.
With official unemployment at 10.2% and no improvement in sight going in to the holiday season, the federal budget blown out and Obama seen as incapable of making a command decision on Afghanistan, Jimmy Carter era cardigan sweaters may make a fashion comeback at the Obama White House. Wait, they already have thanks to Michelle Obama.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ap; bho44; bhomalaise; democrats; hopeychangey; jimmycarter; malaise; obama; obamalaise
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This is a bellwether choice of words by the AP. they know what they are doing. The question is 'why'?
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:17:19 PM PST
by
kristinn
To: kristinn
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:19:34 PM PST
by
GOP Poet
(Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
To: kristinn
Great subtitle-—I wish I had thought of that!!
To: kristinn
>>>>>"The euphoria of 2008 is over: America is in a funk. Wrong. We're screwed!
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:20:14 PM PST
by
Reagan Man
("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
To: kristinn
Yep. We’re in a total funk - since 11/08.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:21:38 PM PST
by
Jane Long
(Clean out Congress...give 'em term limits and their own dose of "government" healthcare.)
To: Reagan Man
Ther are close. The word I had in mind also started with the letter F.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:21:50 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: kristinn
“Welcome Back Carter” X 1000.....idiots.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:21:58 PM PST
by
goodnesswins
(Become a Precinct Committee Person/Officer....in the GOP...or do NOT complain.)
To: kristinn
It was a miss print, they meant to type he caused mayonnaise.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:21:58 PM PST
by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: Bender2
Malaise, Part II.
Obama - Carter, the Sequel.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:22:48 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: kristinn
The AP isn’t the only MSM outlet publishing negative BHO stories this week.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:23:44 PM PST
by
ChocChipCookie
(When a president must hire out his real job to 32 czars, he was never CEO material.)
To: kristinn
malaise is much better than “tits up”.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:23:50 PM PST
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: kristinn
"NOVICE COMMANDER IN CHIEF"???That's racist! LOL!
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:23:59 PM PST
by
lodi90
To: kristinn
Maybe they are still angry about the leaked information (regardless of the veracity) that 0 was sending troops to Afghanistan?
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:24:08 PM PST
by
IMissPresidentReagan
(ATTENTION RINOS.: IT'S NOT THAT I'M TOO FAR RIGHT; IT'S THAT YOU'RE TOO FAR WRONG! fubo funp)
To: kristinn
most striking for this novice commander in chief BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahahahaha! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
He is such a putz.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:24:13 PM PST
by
grobdriver
(Proud Member, Party Of No! No Socialism - No Fascism - Nobama - No Way!)
To: kristinn
Will they re-invent the
Misery Index that we had during the carter years.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:24:21 PM PST
by
blam
To: Army Air Corps
Same here, but FR is a family friendly.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:24:26 PM PST
by
Reagan Man
("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
To: kristinn
It must be bad if the AP has decided to tell the truth. Maybe the public is finally catching on to what we freepers knew all along.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:24:37 PM PST
by
Lucky2
(Impeach Obama and fast!)
To: kristinn
we need the ol’ MISERY INDEX back !
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:24:43 PM PST
by
Reagan69
(The only thing SHOVEL-READY since BO's stimulus has been MICHAEL JACKSON (tammy bruce))
To: kristinn
Time for a new and improved version of the Misery Index.
Kristinn, Mrs. exit82 and I heard you on a DC radio station while we were driving into DC last Thursday for the House Call rally, coming up on the bus from the Orlando.
Was able to find trooprally and his wife, and Cindy True Supporter after the rally, but missed seeing you.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:24:57 PM PST
by
exit82
(Democrats are the enemy of freedom. Sarah Palin is our Esther.)
To: kristinn
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