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Public opinion turning against Obama on oil spill
Yahoo News ^ | 5/26/2010 | Yahoo News

Posted on 05/26/2010 1:31:11 PM PDT by Dallas59



The American public is losing its patience with President Obama over his handling of the Gulf Coast oil spill.

In the five weeks since an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig sent hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, Obama had largely escaped political fallout. But as BP attempts yet again to seal the leak, a new USA Today/Gallup Poll finds a majority of Americans unhappy with Obama's handling of the spill. According to the poll, 53 percent rate Obama's handling "poor" or "very poor"; 43 percent believe Obama is doing a good job.

Yet the poll also finds that the public tends to blame others in the mess more than it blames the White House. Asked broadly about the federal government's role, 60 percent rated the response "poor." BP got the lowest marks: 73 percent of Americans gave the company's handling of the spill a "poor" rating. Still, a whopping 68 percent say BP should remain in charge of the cleanup.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: disater; incompetence; incompetents; kenyanclown; obama; oilspill
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To: UCANSEE2

“I know that ball went somewhere into these bushes.”

“I’m gonna lay on my stomach and make a tunnel out of my hat to read the green and then plumb bob the line for twenty five minutes. Then I’m gonna blow it by the hole 12 feet or so and do it again.”


21 posted on 05/26/2010 1:44:07 PM PDT by jessduntno (If someone calls me a racist I tell them, "you're just saying that because I'm white.")
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To: Dallas59

President Vacation has one of those blackberry thingys he says he doesn’t know how to use! Even so, I think they be named after him.


22 posted on 05/26/2010 1:44:47 PM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: ully2
43 percent of the population must be juveniles, communists, illegal aliens and criminals...............

43% elected Bill Crinton....enough said!

23 posted on 05/26/2010 1:46:07 PM PDT by jslade (People that are easily offended OFFEND ME!)
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To: subterfuge

“President Vacation has one of those blackberry thingys he says he doesn’t know how to use! Even so, I think they be named after him.”

Because of his...um...attributes?


24 posted on 05/26/2010 1:46:10 PM PDT by jessduntno (If someone calls me a racist I tell them, "you're just saying that because I'm white.")
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To: jessduntno

You’re catching on!

Barama is probably one of those guys that lets his buddies give him an On-Course lesson for each and every swing. We like to just go ahead and hit into those kinda guys.


25 posted on 05/26/2010 1:49:32 PM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: Red Badger

Don’t forget useless idiots. And 43% really are. That is Rock Bottom.


26 posted on 05/26/2010 1:49:44 PM PDT by screaminsunshine
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To: Vasilli22

Marine life chokin’ while Oboy goes strokin”...

The Gulf mess ain’t nuttin’, ‘cause Obama needs puttin’...

The beach’s a treeible scene, but Obama’s on the green...


27 posted on 05/26/2010 1:50:57 PM PDT by Voter62vb
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To: Dallas59

28 posted on 05/26/2010 1:51:32 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (11/03/2010 - What did Obama know and when did he know it?)
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To: Dallas59

“43 percent believe Obama is doing a good job. “

The same 43 percent who believe OJ Simpson is innocent.


29 posted on 05/26/2010 1:51:54 PM PDT by hoe_cake
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Hey, that fits.

Now it’s time for Richard Pryor/Chevy Chase...Word Association...

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/word-association/29157/


30 posted on 05/26/2010 1:55:54 PM PDT by gathersnomoss
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To: subterfuge

“We like to just go ahead and hit into those kinda guys.”

You mean;

“Oh man, are you guys alright? I never hit a 4 iron that far in my life! Geez, sorry about that guys. Do you think we’ll finish before dark?”


31 posted on 05/26/2010 2:00:34 PM PDT by jessduntno (If someone calls me a racist I tell them, "you're just saying that because I'm white.")
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To: subterfuge

I’m going to save that one.


32 posted on 05/26/2010 2:01:43 PM PDT by gathersnomoss
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To: Dallas59

BOWoods


33 posted on 05/26/2010 2:03:27 PM PDT by FrankR (Standing against tyranny must start somewhere, or the future belongs to the tyrants.)
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To: Dallas59

Leader of the SPill Baby Spill party


34 posted on 05/26/2010 2:06:20 PM PDT by NoLibZone (Liberals are right. The AZ situation is like Nazi Germany. Mexico is Germany and Arizona is Poland)
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To: Dallas59

Community Organizer not qualifed to handle all that he has unleashed on the US.

Golfing while oil leak kills the South.

Playing Muslim pussyfoot while Iran, Russia, Syria, Egypt, etc. line up for war against Israel.

Pretending the pipsqueak in North Korea is under the control of China until he finally attacks South Korea so that now we have a war about ready to pop there.

China military acting aggressively in Asia.

Forcing our soldiers to be unarmed in a theater of war.

Introducing homosexual activism into the troops’ quarters.

Debt 90% of the GDP and growing! Moodys is threatening our aaa loan rating.

More and more and more calls for bailouts in US and Europe.

Leaving the border wide open to jihadists; closing gitmo, importing muslims from terrorist states into the US.

Playing like he’s the President of Mexico and puffing up the Mexicans/drug lords/criminals who hate and disrespect the US.

Passed a health care bill that will not only bankrupt the country; but that 61% of Americans want repealed.

Bam Bam is a real piece of work. We are going to pay. :(


35 posted on 05/26/2010 2:11:13 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: jessduntno
“Oh man, are you guys alright? I never hit a 4 iron that far in my life! Geez, sorry about that guys. Do you think we’ll finish before dark?”

Precisely. I like to add, "what're you, about 28 over par now? The pro here is pretty good if you can squeeze in a lesson with him."

36 posted on 05/26/2010 2:12:10 PM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: All

If the ongoing procedure works for stopping the oil leak, watch the clown come on TV tomorrow and get all of the credit for “pressuring” BP....


37 posted on 05/26/2010 2:16:41 PM PDT by Maringa
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To: Dallas59

43% still drinking Grape Kool Aid.


38 posted on 05/26/2010 2:27:48 PM PDT by Colvin (Proud Owner '66 Binder PU, '66 Binder Travelall,)
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To: Maringa
Goes without saying. He's incapable of staying out of the limelight for so much as a day, narcissist that he is.

One only wonders what GWB's approval rating would be if he displayed, for in excess of one solid month, the utter neglect of the problem down in the Gulf that 0 has. I'm betting negative numbers.

39 posted on 05/26/2010 2:32:09 PM PDT by Emile ("Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." -- A. Huxley)
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To: jessduntno
Many commentators said that Obama’s resemblance to Tiger helped him during the election.

A lot of, shall we say, not so bright people, actually believed or at least fooled themselves into thinking they were voting for Tiger by proxy.

How did that work out? Now we have a goofy, awkward, geek as President.

No matter what MSNBC says, not all Blacks are good athletes.

40 posted on 05/26/2010 2:32:30 PM PDT by 240B (he is doing everything he said he wouldn't and not doing what he said he would)
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