Posted on 07/08/2002 6:56:20 AM PDT by kattracks
Despite a coordinated Democratic Party-media push to pin blame for the recent wave of corporate scandals on President Bush, a majority of Americans currently blame ex-President Bill Clinton for the business corruption that has sent the stock market reeling and caused a crisis in confidence in corporate America, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday.
51 percent of Americans surveyed agreed that President Clinton's "moral failings in office" contributed to the permissive climate that encouraged corporate leaders to behave unethically.
Of that number, more than half, 26 percent "strongly agreed" that Clinton was partially responsible for the business scandals. The rest, 25 percent, "moderately agreed" the ex-president deserved blame.
When asked the same question about President Bush, only 15 percent "strongly agreed" that he set a climate that encouraged corporate corruption. 31 percent "moderately agreed" with the same proposition, for a cumulative total of 46 percent - five percent less than those who blame Clinton.
Another stunning development: President Bush's approval ratings have actually improved in the weeks since the Democrat-media complex began shifting blame to Bush.
The CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll put Bush's overall job approval at 76 percent - up six points since early June.
"This result alone suggests that the president has been untouched by these scandals," Gallup said.
Gallup surveyed 1,019 adults over the age of 18 on June 28-30. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.
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Exactly. I saw an article in which it cited polling data which showed that most Americans prefer this approach. More oversight, but not more legislation.
Well, sonoffagun! I can dream, I guess... but whatever the reason, I'm glad to hear it.
In my travels as the househusband ( and formerly as a wrecker driver ) I have noticed a lot of very diverse people listen to talk radio- not just Rush, but all sorts of conservative and even Libertarian talkers. I really believe talk radio is more influential that the Jackal Pack Media wants to acknowledge.
-PJ
No doubt about it!! And add in the Internet and I think we can begin to understand why the Vast, LeftWing Medyuh Whore'd's Lies are no longer believed by as many Sheeple!!
Keep Fightin' the Good Fight and Victory is Inevitable...MUD
Yes, and they continue to lose market share and audience, but they claim they can't figure out why. Maybe, they should consider just reporting without spin and their agendas, and stop condescending to us.
Believe me, my young FRiend Nick, dead is anything but naive...MUD
Dude, you are seriously weird.
I never, in my life, said any such thing.
Are you hearing voices in your head?
Zeitgeist, shmeitgeist.
The people who committed these crimes are responsible.
I lived through the Reagan years. I lived through the Clinton years. I was responsible for my own actions during both.
Did you behave yourself better under Reagan and worse under Clinton? Or were you somehow immune to the corrupting zeitgeist?
Let me please intervene here, mis amigos...dead, rw's a young FRiend of mine from my birth State of Kansas...and while we Kansans may be somewhat wide-eyed, we almost ain't NEVER "seriously weird"!! Capiche...MUD
BTW...rw, dead's good people.
NO...you are one demented man, although--contrastingly, I'm sure--one heckuva father!! "Pure", though?!! I have sincere doubts...MUD
Great! Thanks for the ping.
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