StarTribune: 'Voters Weathering Economic Downturn Sticking With Obama — Because They Like Him'
Forget those polls. In the mainstream media, there's always good news for President Barack Obama. So it is on the Minneapolis StarTribune's Web site. An Associated Press article appears under the headline "Voters weathering economic downturn sticking with Obama — because they like him" and includes this heartening news:
People who have lost their jobs or homes during Obama's presidency nonetheless say they want him to succeed and, what's more, they're working to help re-elect him because of the affinity they feel for him.
And how did the AP arrive at this conclusion in its 31-paragraph story? They talked to people, that's how. Specifically, the article includes quotes from two, count'em, two women who have lost their jobs, one woman who has lost her house, and one woman who has a law degree but "cobbles together work as a caterer, cake decorator and office manager." The AP supplemented its exhaustive research by talking to a few Democratic operatives, to assure an objective and complete analysis no doubt.
Let's see. There are currently 14 million unemployed Americans, an increase of 2.4 million since Obama took office. Last year, foreclosure filings were reported on a record 2.9 million properties. Yet the Associated Press interviews four people and reports they and others hit by the Obama Depression are "working to help re-elect him." Guess they just couldn't find anyone who isn't.
Yes, indeed. There's always good news for Obama. The mainstream media would have it no other way.
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Yeah, and I just read a quote
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 6:56pm.
Yeah, and I just read a quote from Boy BlahBlah - the GOP will 'cripple' America!!! Hey, Barry - you've broken our legs, our arms, our ribs, and our bank accounts, as well as added multiple layers of rules, regulations, laws, edicts, and fatwahs.....we've have your 'boot on our throats'..............and you've been 'kicking our asses'...............and we've been 'eating our peas'................I'm not sure what the GOP - or Bugs Bunny, for that matter - could do to make anything worse!!!
killa you forgot the czars
Submitted by tribchet on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 7:25pm.
Hey killa: You forgot to mention the czars! We need more of 'em for sure. By the way, who pays for the czars? I'm sure it's in my well worn copy of the communist manifesto if I could just find the thing.
People love him for sure but are slowly coming around to the fact that Obama would have to repudiate everything he's done right down to his core beliefs in order to get this country going again and "that dog don't hunt".
Yep. trib.........I'm sure
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 8:30pm.
Yep. trib.........I'm sure I've forgotten a LOT!!! Because it seems that EVERY DAY is an assault on our freedoms and senses and beliefs and way of life - every morning when I read the news - for the past almost 3 years - I've been absolutely asstonished at what is going on............and it STILL goes on!!!
Let's just keep reminding each other of all the negative things that this poser/loser has done to us and our country.
Sounds like........
Submitted by GregE on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 7:50pm.
.......his campaign is "The amateur GOP will cripple America. I'm almost done with that phase. I'm going to kill it. Let's not waste time redoing the crippling."
OK..........I've seen a more
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 9:52pm.
OK..........I've seen a more thorough transcript of Barama's statement............he said the GOP would 'FUNDAMENTALLY cripple' our country. Now............the last time I heard that word was out of our Great Messiah's own big purple mouth, when he promised to FUNDAMENTALLY F**K our country!!! OK OK............I know, he said 'fundamentally TRANSFORM'..............but, in this case, the words are synonomys................
It's OK
Submitted by Mike Bates on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 7:03pm.
because when Barry and his thugs finish doing all that stuff, he'll send a corpse-man over to fix us up.
Hey Mike
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 7:15pm.
Long time no see.....
Don't know if you can use this, but I put together a list of (84 and counting) Obama's Gaffes....and you being from Chicago and all, if you notice that I've missed any, let me know.
Gaffer-in-Chief and his Understudy (I'm not brave enough to tackle THAT list).....fodder for the ages.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Thanks, Blonde
Submitted by Mike Bates on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 7:41pm.
Your list is great. So many times Obamatons will deny a specific statement was made, and documenting them so thoroughly is helpful. If I think of anything, I'll let you know. Thanks for your hard work on it.
It was fun!
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 7:45pm.
My fellow NB'ers, and some folks over on MOTUS (check that out, we need more MODs, mean old dudes) helped me out. My goal is an even hundred.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Blonde....Thank you! A great resource that I hope to use
Submitted by Rush Fan on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 8:00pm.
in an attempt to persuade my Liberal friends and relatives that Obama the Savior is really the Obama the Gaffer.
Good Luck w/That!
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 8:09pm.
We need all the ammo we can get, liberals are pretty, um, married to their idiot ideas.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
is this one on your list?
Submitted by merly1 on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 10:18pm.
I posted it farther down, but dont forget Obama's vaccine "science is inconclusive" blooper in spring, 2008, that received multi-pinnochios in the laughably titled WaPo fact-check story "Dr McCain and Dr Obama." The WaPo story is still easily found online, I believe. More proof, that Dems are the anti-science party..................
Married, Blonde?
Submitted by Mike Bates on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:03am.
Libs not already married to their idiot ideas may have to opt for a civil union in some states.
Good one, Mike
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:23am.
It'll save some from a messy divorce in the eventual happenstance of actually growing a brain and becoming a conservative.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
gaffs are good but lies will always hurt us
Submitted by antiObamunist on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:36pm.
The list gets longer every day. Anyone have a clue how many lies this twerp has pedaled? I am working on a list of unconstitutional acts of the Obamunist. Maybe we can put together a timeline of gaffs, lies and unconstitutionals acts prior to the election.
not certain of the veracity of the it -
Submitted by kata on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:47pm.
But someone devoted a site to them - http://obamalies.net/
It was easy for them to find a few people
Submitted by UpNorth on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 7:05pm.
who think the 0 is still great. The rest of the people they were looking for were at work, or looking to find work, and couldn't be bothered answering inane questions about how great the lamest president since Carter is.
And, Killa, don't forget we're welcome to ride along but we have to "ride in the back", and let them "bring a gun". Besides, we've "made enough money".
True story,
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 7:20pm.
True story, North..........and I think Carter should be taking Boy Barry out for a nice dinner and drinks - for kicking him out of the cellar!!!
If The two of them went to dinner,
Submitted by UpNorth on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 7:26pm.
you just know that we would get the bill, just like Mooschelle's vacations, Barry's vacations and golf, and his campaign trips and buses.
And, I must have missed it, did the administration loan either of the buses out to anyone who flew in to attend the UN, or are they still parked in a garage somewhere, gathering dust?
You're right.........we WOULD
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 8:34pm.
You're right.........we WOULD get stuck with the bill. And I think Carter was known for being a tight-wad anyway. These guys treat their own money a helluva lot differently than they treat our money!!!
I think there was some eco/solar/green type of competition in DC this weekend.........with a bunch of competitors trying to build some eco-whatever...........and they were being paid with OUR money too!!! The thing is - nobody ask's US if we're interested in funding this stuff............
I could have a real nice vacation for 1/100th the cost of Mooooooooooochelles!!! Easily!!!
The tribune is solidly in the bag for Owebama
Submitted by merly1 on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 7:30pm.
They dont even pretend to have an ounce of objectivity.
They also have an almost pathological, negative obsession with MIchelle Bachmann.
That may be in part because she refuses to even try to get their endorsement, ie to interview with them, which
apparently drives them bug-nutty.
A wise decision
Submitted by NotFondOfLibs on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 8:54pm.
I think it is a wise decision by Michele Bachmann to refuse to talk to the Minneapolis Tribune because they probably are only interested in "gotcha" journalism with her. Most of these major newspapers and news organizations around the country like the NY Times and the AP would eat food off the ground if they thought it would help Obama's re-election chances.
Yes, "Gotcha" journalism to the extreme.......
Submitted by merly1 on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 10:08pm.
The Strib wrote a vicious editorial after Bachmann blooped on the HPV-retardation issue, which normally
would be fair except for the fact Obama had a worse vaccine blooper in the 2008 campaign.
The WaPo had deliciously and hilariously skewered Obama/McCain in their Fact-Check section story "Dr McCain and Dr Obama." It pinnochio-ed Obama for throwing all of vaccine science under the proverbial bus in pandering to the autism crowd in 2008. Obama's handlers even later blamed an audience member, ala Bachmann, for part of Obama's misstatement, but of course no Dem activists offered bounties to find that audience member.
Oddly, ;o) the Strib forgot to mention Obama in attacking Bachmann's recent HPV statement. Real journalism is dying a slow and painful death.
Of course
Submitted by grammajane on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 8:25pm.
people here in Minneapolis love obammer. Half of them are people from third world countries or illegal. They get free housing, food, medical, education, lawyers, businesses, don't pay a penny in tax for their first 7 years of residence, and basically, have it made. They realize if they love obammer, and eat their peas,they will continue their great lifestyle
Kidding, right?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 8:26pm.
Weathering the storm and sticking with Obama?
No, Mr. Class Warfare just decided to call out the black folk into a racial confrontation.
two observations..
Submitted by kata on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 8:26pm.
1. You can learn alot about a reporter by looking at who they follow on Twitter
2. People who give their names to journalists should privatize or at least sanitize their social media sites
That's funny because none of my lib friends like Obama anymore
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 8:28pm.
Not one.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
The funny thing is...... the
Submitted by 98ZJUSMC on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 8:42pm.
The funny thing is......
the lames never seem to find these people.
...or, maybe not so funny.
Amazing what you won't find if you don't want to
Submitted by Dave. on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 8:50am.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
A corpseman for all 57
Submitted by 98ZJUSMC on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 8:40pm.
A corpseman for all 57 states.
Stimulus, baby! Yeah!!
Determining a trend at the Minneapolis Tribune
Submitted by NotFondOfLibs on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 8:48pm.
I'dlike the Minneapolis Tribune to explain how their interviews with 2 out of work Americans who like Obama can determine a trend. That is absurd. It has no more applicability than a straw poll. Since this cake was baked by the Associated Press, we should be highly suspicious of its objectivity and credibilility. I have about as much respect for the Associated Press as a German who says Adolph Hitler was misunderstood.
Good AG working on who is responsible
Submitted by coin of the realm on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 9:48pm.
for the economic problems we have and not just blindly blaming whomever he dislikes so that he can get to the root causes and correct the things that need correcting to avoid repeating this type of fiasco. notice he is not on a political witch hunt and is undeterred by Obama, bankers and other AG's efforts to get him to just shut-up and settle. How would that do any good in preventing a repeat of this? How can we possibly know how to begin to repair--IE more jobs and growth--unless we first understand what caused the major economic meltdown? How can we blame Obama for something not of his making? How can we blame Bush for something he may or may not have been able to prev ent un less we know what needed preventing? This is not about ideology or taxes or stimulus, it is about the very nature of the inner workings of the financial world, its ties to regulators, regulations or lack thereof and what constitutes criminal behavior. Further, it is also about the nature of capitalism as we practice it. Do we as Americans owe a duty to businesses to rescue them if they fail or do businesses owe society a responsibility to act in ways that include more than executive compensation and shareholder returns? How about the larger group of stakeholders? How about the government? how about the tax payers and working people of this country?
"The people who caused this crash have to be held accountable and I don't detect any diminution in the desire of the people of New York for that basic kind of justice to be done," he said. "Part of this [investigation] is to air this out and expose it so we can make sure it never happens again."
"To impose accountability seems to be an overarching theme for him, by pursuing this in a way the SEC hasn't," Adams went on. "A crisis happened and there were people responsible.
"One of the things that concerns me right now is this effort to rewrite history, to move us away from the fact that it was bad deregulatory moves and greedy, risky conduct that caused this to happen and that it wasn't the fault of the teachers and cops and firefighters who now seem to be the targets of this effort to cut spending. The markets didn't crash because we were paying too much to teachers."
The sense of public confidence has been eroded so badly," he says. "People still haven't gotten over the crash and the bailout … and people are not going to be satisfied until they have a sense that those responsible have been held accountable. This was a man-made catastrophe."
In pursuing his own investigation, Schneiderman has irritated the administration and the bankers, but he hasn't buckled. He says that to believe there is any other possible way to resolve things is misguided.
"He's taking on the administration, which wants to put everything behind us without doing any work," said Tom Adams. "The administration wants to impose best practices going forward and put everything else behind. What do you expect? The Obama chief of staff is from Chase Bank."
Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes her laws. Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Really, hayate?
Submitted by goodone91 on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 11:00am.
The problem is overspending, not too few taxes!The women in that article are
Submitted by kareling on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 9:46pm.
The women in that article are battered co-dependent enablers lamely defending their abuser. "I know he treats me bad, but it's not his fault." (He'll tell you whose it is.) "Besides, I love him!"
Dump him, girls.
"But I LOVE him!"
Can you say stockholm syndrome?
Submitted by antiObamunist on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:49pm.
.
Brought to you by the same state that elected Ventura & Franken.
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 10:31pm.
Tells you a lot about the politics of Minnesota. The only differences are Michelle Bachman and Mark Pawlenty, but even they can't get along.
Al Franken is a second-rate comedic hack elected to his position thanks to voluminous fraud and coverups by the DFL (drunken, fried losers) party and Jesse Ventura was entirely an "Up Yours" play by the college students who elected him governor.
They would elect a politician on a 100% lutefisk platform, and they talk about Texas?
Well Played Doc!
Submitted by bigdaddy on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 11:48pm.
The folks in MN fell off the credibility train a long time ago.
MN and the credibility train
Submitted by Mike Bates on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:40am.
One derailment came in 1984, when it was the only state that went for Mondale. Sure, he was from MN, but I mean, really.
Franken a second-rate comedic hack?
Submitted by Mike Bates on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:08am.
When did he move up?
What?
Submitted by Bill Brasky on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 11:32pm.
I don't like him. Obama is the kind of arrogant punk that I would slap silly. He is simply put, a flaming a-hole.
Slap him silly?
Submitted by Mike Bates on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:37am.
Please don't do that. He's silly enough already.
And yet, in the year of
Submitted by Slyrr on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 11:35pm.
And yet, in the year of Obama's command to 'be civil', the only way he can get his rabid base to love him again is to be an even bigger ####head than he was before.
It was he who commanded everyone to 'jus' git along'. Now his big plan to get back on top is to be an obnoxious, angry, bile-spitting jerk. Sure, the Kossaks will lap it up.
Don't think anyone else will buy it though.
Like him? Keep him!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:29am.
If those people still want to keep this bastich around after all the crap of the last three years and they "like" him, then they can have him and keep him and go the hell away from this country and leave us the hell alone.
Good Gawd, this is worse than the wife beater's syndrome or the stockholm syndrome on the part of people wanting to keep this manchild around.
When will these people stop putting up with being Soetoro's b!tch? Because that's about all they are these days.
-Jon
Despite the bias and shoddy
Submitted by Chris Norman on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 1:27am.
Despite the bias and shoddy "reporting" by this newspaper, I am amazed that there really are a lot of people who are struggling financially in this economy who still think Obama is a good president who's doing "the best he can". I know a few of them. These are the die hard liberals who have total faith in big government and truly believe that conservatives are only out to help "the rich". I tell them that, while these days, I am as far from being rich as one can be, I'm a conservative - and they just can't see how that can be possible. My conversations with them show me that the political divide in this country is as wide as the Pacific Ocean and as deep as the Mariana Trench.
Two relatives believe we've failed to give him a chance.
Submitted by Thalpy on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 9:19am.
When we've been sent to re-education camps and have failed to make it to Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner, they'll continue to find excuses for Obama because they like him. What will be their excuse in thirty years? There will be no need for an excuse then: America will have moved beyond the vote.
Wait - Wait - Wait will be ObamaCare Legacy
Submitted by Retired Geek on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 7:07am.
When every minute counts to save YOUR life or your loved ones lives - ObamaCare will only take weeks to make a decision and allow your Doctor to proceed with life saving treatments.
Begin to Understand the 'Negative Impact' of ObamaCare on YOUR Life.
http://thpatriots.blogspot.com/2011/09/retired-geek-obamas-presidency_23...
I have to admit
Submitted by mandrake on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 7:23am.
You folks seem to have a remarkable talent for screwing the simplest things up.I think the original idea was universal health care coverage. Which because of political ideology somehow morphed into the Obamacare thing. I do wish you the best of luck.
Not so simple
Submitted by jon_torlin on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 9:13am.
If it's so great, why do people come to America from Canada to get treatment?
Seriously though, universal health care on its own is a bad idea. Ronald Reagan explains why. However, the political idealogy you mention made a bad thing into a monstrous farce that doesn't even deserve the name "health care" which is supposed to be a good thing, a positive thing.
I mean, come on, look at the things that keep popping up that people apparently "didn't know about" but had to pass this thing in order to find out what's in it?(Thanks, Pelousy!) My biggest gripe is the government having access to my bank account and I don't want that AT ALL. If that gets to be continued to be allowed, then where else does the line get drawn if at all?
And sure, you might say "good luck" but you gotta remember, this thing got rammed down our throats regardless of what the populace said, which was "don't do it" (according to the majority of the various polls out there at the time). Congress at the time (before 2010) disregarded the will of the people. So it wasn't just "us folks" that screwed this "simple thing" up.
You might try thinking a little more about the details before blaming the Americans solely for this thing. I blame the Americans for voting Soetoro in, but when they made their buyer's remorse clear, it was ignored by those same people voted in.
-Jon
I mispoke
Submitted by mandrake on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 9:37am.
Sorry, I didn't mean to blame the American people. I should have said politicians. But does look like you are going to wind up with worst of both worlds. Canadian style wait lines and not quite universal coverage.
BTW..Why did Reagan think universal health care was a bad idea? I'll read a link if you have one.
Reagan's thoughts on it
Submitted by jon_torlin on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 10:23am.
I don't know if there's a text version of this out there, I'm sure there is, but it's better to hear the Gipper say it himself. It's just 10 minutes long.
Reagan on socialized medicine
-Jon
Try to extrapolate what life
Submitted by Semus on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 10:59am.
Try to extrapolate what life will be like in a society that continuously defers to their government what should be their responsibility, because they're too stupid, lazy, or afraid. We have some people in, or who want to be in power salivating for this kind of weak, malleable population, why do you think that is so?
"A Republic if you can keep it."
Please feel free to boycott America
Submitted by Agnostic on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 9:41am.
By simple do you mean healthcare - It seems the entire world is having trouble with this issue to the degree that benefits that include healthcare are causing riots and government shut downs but obviously you feel that these people are doing it right and the US is just a screwing up everything by offering everyone healthcare - including those who come here for healthcare because it is still the best in the world for overall care and current technology.
US doctors have a fit when their x-ray machine is 5 years old - the one I used in France was only had two-directional movement - probably about 15 years old at the time.
Don't get me wrong - the condition of the medical system in Canada and some European countries are still good but they have their limitations and trade offs have been made. Some times these trade-offs are good (better universal care) some times - not so good (lack of innovation and mobility).
No such thing as "Universal Healthcare".More like a ponzi scheme
Submitted by antiObamunist on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 1:11pm.
There has never and will never be enough "healthcare" available to satify the ordinary needs of the people. Any real emergency just brings a choice on who gets care. Unfortunatley government control of medicine only means that those with connections to power will receive adequate care. The political class was just looking for a big enough promise(lie) to gain absolute power over the vote.
Didn't I hear something about absolute power?
healthcare
Submitted by Agnostic on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 9:22am.
Just like any economic factor there will be those who 'slip through the cracks'. Social programs are theoretically designed to catch those that slip through but they are economic factors as well and a certain number will continue to slip through.
Liberals, politicians and overly sympathetic people in general need to come to grips with the idea that you cannot save everyone because it is not healthy for society as a whole. Also, stating that we can't save everyone is not a sign of callousness but an observation of natural limitations. It amazes me that so many people that are enthralled with the theories of Darwinism cannot accept this simple fact.
Economics also indicate that for each percentage point of people you try to save using social safety nets the cost is going to increase exponentially. (Using 5% because it is a common number in economics when I studied) If 5% of the population fail under normal economic conditions the cost to society to save 2% of those people could be expressed 2x^2 - where x=the cost of saving 1% of those who fail (probably expressed in hundreds of billions). The difference in saving 2% and 4% could be the difference between Canada and Greece.
The Star- Tribune must be run
Submitted by jessieH on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 9:44am.
The Star- Tribune must be run by either Obama's paid footsoldiers or they are all lunatics.
I vote both.
Submitted by drsamherman on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 8:32pm.
My personal opinion (through the lens of my psychiatric practice) is that most of the rabid Obama supporters are of the lunatic fringe variety with particular emphasis on the kind who have turned the incompetent teleprompted windbag into a deity.