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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Who'd a thunk it?!
FReegards...MUD
I have felt the need on my heart to pray for that speech. Now I think I know why.
The sincerity and outrage at injustice that the President will show on Tuesday will seal the doom of the 'Bush is in bed with big business and is corrupt' garbage being flung by the leftist politicians and media!
This is fun, isn't it, RWP?! I haven't been this happy in years!! :o)
This is the first thread I read this morning
A good way to start the morning freeping
Thanks for the ping
It certainly does.
As much as I despise Clinton, I think the 'American people' have to take part of the blame here. It was the whole "Character doesn't matter, give us money" philosophy that got Clinton elected (Remember his saying "It's the economy, stupid") and reveled in the false inflation of stock prices. The executives of these firms were definitely lacking character, but so is much of the rest of the country. Or at least they were. Hopefully, the people have awakened to realize that character does, indeed, count.
Would it have made more sense if they'd included slack SEC oversight and the fact that the White House was For Sale to the highest bidder?
FReegards...MUD
"USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll conducted June 28-30 found that 76% of Americans believe big business has too much influence over decisions made by Republicans in Congress. Nearly as many -- 64% -- think the same of business sway over Democrats."
Of course, they are careful to make the Republican look far, far worse than the Democrats. %$##*&
Sure. Look at all the corrupt things the Clintons did for money. Follow the leader.
If it's good enough for the chief law enforcer of the land, it's good enough for the citizen.
Absolutely. Corruption was the name of the game for 8 years. While xlinton obviously didn't create corruption (IMO, his election and reelection reflected the 'if it feels good, do it' direction America was already taking), his own lack of character and honesty gave a green light to others to do the same freely.
One of the more positive things about those 8 years is that, in retrospect, most Americans realize that that's not the way they want America to be. I think the 'sleeping giant' is being awakened in more ways than one.
The question (or at least NewsMax's fuzzy paraphrasing) was far too touchy-feely to make any sense. Clinton's "moral failings" did not turn otherwise law-abiding, sixty-year-old men into business frauds. His administration's lack of enforcement just let the frauds go on too long.
And the ball is now in Bush's DOJ court.
If he doesn't want to get smeared by this, we better see some prosecutions of the criminals, and some firings of those tasked to expose them sooner.
Yep...now we know why all Dem folks were chanting "Character Doesn't Matter"...it was becuz they was cheatin', too, on their wives, on their accounting. When "Character Doesn't Matter" Liars, Cheaters, Adulterers, and Traitors have a field day!!
FReegards...MUD
You hit the nail on the head. And the reason why there was slack SEC oversight? Bill Clinton and Robert Rubin. Rubin was a primary beneficiary in the pump-and-dump scheme of the 90s. Sheesh....GoldmanSach made out like a bandit!
As much as this poll is good news, I don't like the assertion that Bush is part of it at all. This rests squarely on Clinton and the gang. The tar and feathering that Harvey Pitt is taking is grossly unfair. He's been at the helm for one year, and it appears they are now going after major offenders. What did Arthur Levitt (former SEC chair) do? He spent all his time lobbying for more legislation rather than have his agency perform the proper oversight. Had his agency done so, perhaps we wouldn't be in this mess. But then, he was probably taking directions from on high: Clinton and Rubin.
The whole thing makes me sick and the complicity of the press is nauseating. God, I hate the press.
I hope W nails it hard tomorrow!!
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020708/4253661s.htm
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