(CNN) - A new national poll indicates that President Barack Obama's approval rating has edged up three points, and it appears that the war in Iraq is behind the bump. But according to the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey, Americans are giving the president bad marks on the economy.
The survey, released Friday, indicates that 50 percent of Americans approve of the job Obama's doing as president, up from 47 percent in last month, with 49 percent disapproving, down two points from August. And Obama's approval on how he's handling the conflict in Iraq now stands at 57 percent, an eight point jump from July. The poll was conducted Wednesday and Thursday, after the president gave a prime time address from the Oval Office on Iraq.
"Obama's decision to remove combat troops from Iraq is very popular," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Only three in ten Americans say that the U.S. should still have combat troops in Iraq, with 28 percent saying that this is the right time to remove them and another four in ten thinking that should have happened before now."
But the poll doesn't suggest that the public's optimistic about Iraq - most say that the remaining U.S. troops will wind up in combat situations and that the Iraqi government won't be able to maintain order once all U.S. troops are removed.
"Only one in five think the war in Iraq is over, and the war itself remains very unpopular," adds Holland.
Six in ten questioned in the poll say the 2007 surge of U.S. combat troops in Iraq was a success. President George W. Bush ordered the increase of troops, but only four out of ten say they approve of how Bush handled the situation in Iraq, with 59 percent they disapprove.
Presidential candidate Obama pledged to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq. Tuesday night President Obama announced the end of the U.S. combat mission in the country. Do Americans think Obama's doing a good job keeping campaign promises? Fifty one percent of those questioned in the poll say yes, with 47 percent saying no.
The poll indicates that the public still give the president poor marks on the economy - with four in ten giving him a thumbs up on the economy and nearly six in ten disapproving of his track record on the issue, which remains upmost in the minds of Americans.
"The fact that Iraq is not the most important issue to most Americans indicates that any advantage Obama gained as a result of his speech on Tuesday will be temporary," says Holland.
Obama's overall approval rating got its biggest bump in two regions where there are a number of endangered Democratic House seats. His approval rating is up six points in the Midwest, to 49 percent. And his 48 percent approval rating in the South is four points higher than in August. More than eight in ten Democrats like Obama and more than eight in ten Republicans dislike him. His rating among independents, at 45 percent, is essentially unchanged since last month.
The poll was conducted as the president led a two day Middle East peace initiative at the White House, which has led to promises of a second round of negotiations later this month between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators. But the survey indicates that only one in four think peace can be achieved in the period ahead - the lowest number of record dating back to 1982, when the question was first asked.
The CNN/Opinon Research Corporation poll was conducted September 1-2, with 1,024 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
–CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report
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His approval ratings will be alot higher if we didn't have an obstructionist party hell bent on seeing him fail. The republicans are waiting for their Waterloo moment and fortunately for us, they haven't gotten it. Keep up the good work Mr. President.
God Bless you President Obama. There is something clearly sick with society when a man that ends a war is opposed by people who support a man who starts wars (Bush).
Tragic that we must share this planet with so many stupid and uneducated fools.
Wish the South had successfully seceded from the North during the Civil War. At least these stupid rednecks could have had a country of their own and left the rest of us in peace, while in time, their country collapsed.
That is because he is keeping his word, unlike the previous administration that lied to the American people about everything, including raising the alert level a week prior to an election when even the homeland security head and his military advisors thought it was erroneous. This president continues to outshine, and out perform his predecessor by miles. President Obama, the republican party is in complete turmoil as noted in the most recent primaries, and the in party fighting and bickering. Now, that it seems that the economy is turning around, and new real jobs have actually been added, they are going to try to discredit, or take credit for any turn around that occurs. However, we the people have been watching the party of NO try and block any constructive plan to promote job growth, including this small business aid program. REPUBLICANS, America is watching and listening. Even though you may be more vocal, the message is very clear. You just have to have an IQ above "moron" to realize that by 2012, you better have one heck of a candidate to defeat this president. Currently you have NOTHING!!!!
our thanks to President Bush who made this possible for Barry
Barack Obama is one of the great Presidents in United States history! What a blessing after living through eight years of agony under George Bush!
CNN cannot have an article about the president or democrats without adding their "buts". Hmmm, seem to miss this practice with the republicans.
Do the higher ups at CNN ever pay any attention to Ticker? Do they care how bias it is for the right, notice that Palin is shoved down our throats daily? Ignore any accomplishments but dwell on negativity?
Does anyone care that this website lacks in integrity and honor?
CNN is supposed to be in big trouble with their station. Ticker is one of the reasons why.
Obama is a great President, especially when compared to Republican Presidents, and he's just getting started.
The Repubs will keep trying to change facts and history, but their evil deads will/do catch up to them.
Who are they polling (calling)?!?!?! How many people??!!! I have never been called and until I am (I guess I'll have to actually listen to the telemarketers-NOT)... I won't believe that they are polling the nation.
Society expected an instant fix to a situation that took years of compliancency to get us into. STOP THE MADNESS... support him GOP or GET OUT OF THE WAY!!! The people who truly support the President must turn out in same record numbers this mid term election to ensure that the President's opponents do not win the majority. Stopping hold up progress in order to gain control only to shut down government with silly nonsense!!
His approval rate never down
He said the war was over, but yet 50,000 troops are staying in Iraq....hmm
@Shucks..its about time he kept at least one campaign promise..what about the 1000s of others he didn't keep...
I wouldn't go out and celebrate over a 3 point jump..remember the unemployment rate just ticked up another 1/10th of a point. It is now 9.6% nevermind what the underemployed rate is about 18% in some states.
If it wasn't for the surge, we would still be there. So even though Bush brought the country into an unnecessary war (I hold him responsible for that), he still gets credit for handling it right when he did.
Laura, Boston
God Bless you Obama oh gross! I am embarrassed to have him as our president. he is the worst president and I am a democrat too, but not for long. In November I am voting republican for all elections. We need change from this! I'd take Bush back in a heart beat! Yuck!
Funny how the repubs want Regan to be credited with "wining the cold war" forget about the fifty years of effort by many Presidents and partiots, and when Obama has to step up and delcare the war over and won, they see it as a Bush victory??
It's Dubya's fault, not his victory.
Obamas poll numbers are down only because people don't like what he has done! Pretty simple!
You libtards are so clueless. Bush approved the surge which brought about the eventual victory in Iraq. I know that libtards like to rewrite history to suit their needs, but give it a few more years until thinking people can't remember it anymore at least.
Oh, Jay, you are the uneducated fool. Your total lack of historical perspective clearly shows your ignorance. But, then again, you are a libtard and thus have an excuse....
Thank you Mr. President. You have done a great job for the troops and their family. God bless you, God bless USA
Thank you President Obama for continuing to fulfill your campaign promises. Combat troops out of Iraq. 7 straight months of private sector job growth. Health insurance reform preventing private health insurance companies from dropping coverage when you actually need the coverage you've paid for. Fair pay act for women. And, by the way, more deportations of illegal immigrants than any other president in history.
That is Hope and Change we can believe in! (and it eats up you angry rigth wingers, doesn't it?!?!)
My number one reason behind voting for Obama was his promise to end the war. This is a great start but lets get ALL the soldiers home.
ONLY IDIOTS sit and listen to the blatant GOP lies, hate, fear, negativity. If they have no hope, no plans, to he!! with them.
VOTE the GOP out !!!!
I am laughing at the comments supporting Mr. OBOZO. These are the kool-aid drinkers who can pay for his tax increases and the deficit this clown is running up.
OBOZO's highlights:
*Increased taxes and fees
*More than tripled the deficit in less than 16 months
*Increase Fed GOVT Budget spending by over 20%
*Supports amnesty so we can have more on welfare
*Has no clue how to create jobs (except GOVT jobs where debt runs higher)
Yeah, OBOZO is doing a great job.
You fools pay for this. Call me when you have successfully run a business.
President Obama is a good man, a brilliant man and sincere-caring man, who wants to do his very best for America! We approve of you, President Obama, no matter what the haters say.
Considering the "stellar" candidates that the GOP has, they should not count their "chickens" before they hatch!
Folks, please tell your friends the TRUTH, about what the GOP has planned IF they win a majority: investigations, impeachment of a democratically elected president; they will repeal Medicare and Social Security!
in NOvember vote NO for the Party of NO!
(To CNN: what's up? Why pander to the lying Conservatives?)
Outstanding job taking credit for the surge from the previous administration and then using the same stratgegy for Afghanistan, "we'll pull out . . . but depending on circumstances on the ground." Regarding obstructionists, why would people in their right mind be so gullible and actually approve quadrupling of the deficit, trampling on our civil liberties, appointing people who don't pay their taxes to be in charge in key positions in government, and who squandered all the stimulus money with no jobs being created except government jobs.
Each day when I ride to and from work, I see an increasing number of unemployed just sitting around or begging on the street numbers.
That's what's happening outside the beltway, and why would anyone be so incredibly stupid to believe there has been an economic recovery? There have also been more lies, arrogance, and unwillingness to listen to the citizens of this nation. How is that an improvement over the previous administration? Liberals need to quit using false information and rhetoric in their desperate attempts to promote lies before the November elections. The results are all around us, in our faces, in the numbers spelled out in the number of unemployed, the unemployment rate, and the deficit. You can't argue with that. And most importantly, this started with a Democrat controlled Congress during the last two years of the Bush administration.
Liberals stand by for the largest proctological surgery in history when November comes around; that's when voters who are sick and tired of your political agenda that is ruining this country will perform the "rectal-cranial" extraction at the polls!
A few things are related.
1. Iraq war over
2. Gulf Spill over
3. Healthcare is not the boogy man the GOP claimed it was, seniors are gettting cheques to the the doughnut hole, people are not being deinsured.
In the end it is still about the economy and untill this mild recovery turns into a strong recovery his numbers will not go too much higher. when i compare him to the GOP, i would still pick President Obama over what appears to be going back to the Bush agenda.
katiec, CNN and the rest of the MSM give Democrats and the left a break far more often than republicans. The 'buts' are very real, and it's about time Obama starts to get objectively measured rather than having the press as a fan club. If anything they need to be tougher, particularly on foreign policy and the economy, two areas of impotency by the Obama Administration.
A fool and his money will soon be parted, as the saying goes. The stupid votors are being parted from their money, and will be for many many years now.
Isn't it interesting how easily an idiot's opinion can be swayed? Obama does a speech and gains about 10% in popularity.
How about that 9.6% unemployment? Thanks Obama, for changing so many unemployed people's lives!! They once had to work for a living, now they're poor and don't have to work!!
It's so hard to fathom - we have a president who makes a promise and then tries very hard to keep his word. They weren't just campaign nonsense like we heard for so long.
President Obama is a man with integrity who wants to help the American people and who loves this country.
Thank you, America, for voting for this man!
OBAMA – 2012
I don't know how anyone can approve of our President. Other than trying to be somewhat respectful he has done nothing but drag the economy into the ground and be led around by Bush on the war initiatives. He will go down as worse than even Carter.
We have spent trillions in the Iraq war, trillions that now can be used to reduce our deficit. Republicans knew this was President Obama's plan to reduce the deficit and that's why they have lied to the American people and refused to help the cause. THINK ABOUT IT.
I think the President has done a great job of cleaning up the economic catatrophies and the international conficts created by our misguided and inept former President and his administration. Now If the President can just get the financial advisors to take a course on 21st century economics, and understand we need to incentivise our companies to bring back jobs and invest in competitive manufacturing. Also, he needs to also educate all that with our economy based on housing, and consumerism, the longer you dont spend, the more painful it will be. Spending and investing will fuel growth. If we dont, we will safe ourselves into a depression ! Good work so far Mr. President, now please use your influence and communications gifts to send the message. Im a big fan, have voted for you, and am so glad we didnt have another four years of Republicans, we would surely have been in a deep depression and created a global catastrophy.
One of the Greatest Presidents this country has known... stay tuned for more. And vote Democratic this fall to keep the momentum going!
We are beginning to see the demise of the Dumb as Rocks (Dar) conservative movement. While Republicans are celebrating the success of their efforts of moving American jobs overseas to hurt workers and unions, people are beginning to see through their attempts to punish the middle class for the last 8 years.
This is the same guy that opposed the surge, which made it possible for him to have his little speech. GWB never gets any credit, Obama is a tool.
well we know that poll is a lie because all the other polls show him going down. he is at 43 % approval not 50 % and the people that really count the independents give him only a 33 % approval.
Dutch: I see you repeat this "obstructionist" point in lots of postings, but the republicans (assuming that's who you're referring to) can't obstruct anything the President and democrats want to do. They've got majorities in both houses. They may be a loud minority, but they've got no power to stop this President. And everyone has the right to be on the other side of any or all of these issues. Posts like this remove any credibility from your ideas.
Obama has misjudged the character of the country in his whole approach and has failed to address the main issue. Fiscal disasters like the health-care plan, where improvements in costs and not coverage itself were what Americans wanted. Overall, he has failed to connect with the voters, and his overall plummet in the polls are clear evidence to this. A small bounce up in the polls right after a speech is normal, regardless of who is in office.
His approval rating will be better if he take another vacation.Each time he blame Bush- isee his code, I cannot do it,it is too hard to be president,. and it is also Bush gilt.
@ Jeff Brown.....get back in line to get your food stamps and welfare check. If you get out of line you will have to stay at home and get it out of the mail box!!
@Dutch/Bad Newz,Va...your posts shows true brilliance in sporting the blind mice that follows Obummie. Get of the Kool-Aid and see things for what they are. Obummie has piss poor economic policies. That is why the repubs are against him. The only people that support him have their hand out or are the liberal radicals that don't care about the country and it's survival. Their goal is to become like Greece and explode the country economically.
@ Jay......We are headed for a civil war with the MOST racially and economically dividing president we have ever had.
It was a great speech. I have a feeling, the vacation is over. Obama will have one thing after another for the next 5 weeks leading up the elections. Cmon, good economic news, maybe a half point drop in unemployment or a great round of earnings reports...
You people are absolutely seperated from truth. This was GWB's timeline and ONLY because he stuck to his guns (something Obama could never even conceptualize) and wouldn't cowtow to the likes of then Sens. Obama, Reid and Spreaker Pelosi this would not have been possible. Progressives and liberals can try to revise history but you can't revise present day reality. Many here are sheep following the other sheep.
CNN lies. They had a poll going when the prez made his speech the other night. In every question, he was failing, so, what did they do. They closed it down early and would not let people have their say.
Obama's approval ratings say a lot more about what the rethuglican'ts are doing than what he's doing. we have half the congress trying to stop him from succeeding. these people are sitting on their hands instead of trying to help the country out of the mess they created. i have a suggestion for helping the debt. let's not pay these jerks for doing nothing. if they refuse to help govern, we should refuse to pay them.
NO PAY FOR THE PARTY OF NO!
Wait... wait wait wait.... where's all the usual posts about how polls are biased and unreliable because they only call people with land lines? Where's the "well, I've never been called for a poll and I'm 60 years old... so obviously the results are flawed"? Oh that's right.. THIS poll supports your world-view... so there's no reason to claim it's inaccurate. I mean.. IF they HAD called you... this is what you would have felt... so THIS poll must be accurate and doesn't warrent a comment about how the group doing the poll is notoriously biased for the right. Oh my... and no mention of sampling error? Thanks guys... I really get a kick out of the collective intellect at the CNN commments section.
Can you reporters stop throwing in " but" each time the President speaks or states something positive? If I wanted to listen to Fox News, then I would change the channel. Please, stop asking your 'analyst' leading questions. Why should anyone ever wonder why the economy is so bad?
September 3rd, 2010 12:48 pm ET
our thanks to President Bush who made this possible for Barry
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It's true. If Bush hadn't lied us into a war we didn't need to fight, against a country that was no threat to us, to get rid of WMD that didn't exist and then proceed to botch the execution of that war so badly that instead of taking "weeks, maybe months" as we were told in 2003, and costing trillions of dollars, instead of the "$50 billion tops" Bush & Co claimed it would cost, not to mention ruining the lives of thousands of our soldiers and their families and those of countless millions of Iraqis, all while strengthening Iran's influence in the region, then Obama would not have been able to get us out of this mess.
So yes, W "made this possible" for President Obama. But only conservatives, in their twisted, through-the-looking-glass world, think that this something for which W deserves congratulations and kudos.
George Bush started a war of choice on a lie and maybe now it's over, 4400 dead Americans 100,000 Iragies, trillion dollars all on a lie, but if the American people think that Congress is a mess now wait until after the Election in Nov. there will be more obstuctionist when we get more republicians and moron teaparty people in, and that their only job will be is to make the next 2 years a total failure so they can take over again and put the last decade of abuse back in power.
It's also refreshing to see SO many comments that dismiss the views of the right as simply being held by "ignorant uneducated fools". I mean... if they could only see the light... and be as smart as I am.. they would SURELY be progressives and democrats. My freshman comp professor TOLD me that I'm smarter than they are... and that I should think for myself... and these uneducated rednecks are lower than me because they lack the education that I have. Obviously if they WERE educated they would think for themselves... and think just like ME!
obama victim September 3rd, 2010 12:48 pm ET
our thanks to President Bush who made this possible for Barry
How can you possibly say something like that??!! What Bush "made possible" was for THOUSANDS of Americans to be killed, TRILLIONS of American dollars to be wasted and HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of innocent Iraqis to be killed!!!!! He also "made possible" that most of the rest of the WORLD to hate us for eight long years!!!!!
You, Obama Victim, are an ANTI_AMERICAN BOOB!!!!!!
Those who are frightful about America becoming involved in an outbreak of violence in Iraq are missing the point.
We are not getting involved anymore. We have done everything we can do. We cannot stay there forever. Whatever happens now happens.
God be with the good guys.
LOL.
"if only cnn wasn't controlled by the crazy right...."
what a joke. you people disgust me with your willingness to blindly spread hate
Why does this surprise anyone/ The bobbleheads at both ends of the spectrum hated the speech, so real people liked what they heard. Maybe the real people actually listened to President Obama instead of waiting for him to fly into a rage so a cable news associate producer intern trainee would have something else to add to the endless loop of pablum they serve up.
Hmmmmm – who's out of touch?
Correction. Obonzo didn't "decide" to remove combat forces from Iraq. He merely implemented the Status of Forces Agreement that has existed between the US and Iraq since December 2008. In other words, he implemented GWB's deal.
Thank you for carrying out Bush's plan and taking the credit, classy. This happened because of the surge that Obama was against. Jay half your demo idols are from the south. Think before you post. Wake up sheep!
@ katiec September 3rd, 2010 12:48 pm ET
You hit the nail right on the HEAD – integrity is not the 'key issue' on CNN's Ticker!! Their headlines also do not correspond with the story – It the headline is NEGATIVE – there is a BUT in the story! This also occurs if the headline is POSITIVE – there's another BUT!!
President Obama will go down as being one of the greatest Presidents of all time!!! Just like the Economy is slowly recovering – just what President Obama has predicted since DAY 1 – people will realize that he's doing what he has promised and that is the reason why he got elected!!
The RepubliCAN'Ts can continue with the 'empty rhetoric' and 'hatred for Obama' but it will NOT get them anywhere!!!!
Isn't it ironic that the party of no socialism is mad at Obama because he is not doing anything to strengthen the economy, so basically they are waiting for the government to do something to help them. Ha-ha..
I've had no problems in the economy because I don't wait on anybody. One door closes another one opens. All you republican socialist take that!
I wouldn't say 3 pts is ANYTHING.......He has a LONG WAY to go before he changes my mind and alot of others. God Bless USA
Quote: 'The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points'
I change my own mind about Obama +-3 points depending on the time of day. This is not news. The honest, valid thing to say would have been that Obama's approval rating remained statistically the same. CNN needs to learn basic statistics.
Chris Matthews, did you hear that?
Stop slamming the president for reading a teleprompter. It was reading with a teleprompter that gave you those chills up your legs during his campaign speeches. How come it is not working for you now?
You are a fraud and phony ... a fair-weather friend. You have a nasty habit of trashing people when they are down. in 2000, "Al Gore it too stiff, too intellectual, does not connect with the American people", you mocked the hell out of him, that when you got the president you wanted – G.W. Bush, you couldn't stop complaining about him. Hillary Clinton. You very much anointed her, that when she started losing in some primaries you started talking about "The Hillary cackle" you mocked the living daylights out of her. Now Obama is down in the polls, you are questioning him. You are not in a position to tell him and his team what to do. After all, how did you help President Carter?
I'll keep watching Hardball though, even though sometimes you display some level of ignorance that baffles me. You don't need a rocket scientist or political scientist to figure out that had the Racist Republicans or spineless Democrats helped the President the economy would have been in much better shape.
Thank you President Obama for sticking to your guns. The republicans who lied us into the Iraq and took their eyes of the ball is now trying to dis-credit our President. They are complete idiots. All these scare tatics and mumbo jumbo about the our President not being right for America. What is that suppose to mean. Now, the repulicans are pissed off the a black man is running the country. Just like Ed Shultzs states. All of the anger is coming from old, white, and angry mccain and liar palin leftovers.
Really????? That was nothing but a campaign speech, with zero substance to it, at all.
How do you figure that raised his approval rating??? I downgraded the entire speech as campaign rhetoric, of zero value.
What a joke! This man and his cronies had little or nothing to do with the results of the Iraq war. If anyone needs to take credit for the results it's President Bush. President NObama not only opposed the war in Iraq; he and "Deep Throat Biden" even opposed the surge.
Now they are taking credit (and main-stream media and CNN are trumpeting their lies) for something they attempted to obstruct. These people are not only liars and hypocrites, but they have no shame. The American populace should remember all this when it comes time to clean house!
Stay tuned!
Isn't it wonderful to have a President with actual thoughts in his head?
I'm so very proud of him and again proud of the United States for electing him. More good things from our president are on the way.
Here's a story you won't see a link to on Drudge.
Who cares about his approval! He isn't running for election this year. And sorry republicans! He won and you lost in a democratic election! You still have yet to accept the outcome! What sore losers! And it's not as if the country is ready to forgive republicans for creating the crises we are in today! Republicans still hold to the same tired old policies that failed during Bush Jr. Why don't you come up with new ideas? Ideas that won't fail?
The economy is improving but it takes a while to get turn something as enormous as the economy of the US and for that matter the world around. If the Republicans and especially the Tea Partiers with their mentality had been in charge for the last 20 months, we would all be in breadlines. Obama is doing fine.
I'm glad to see that SOME Americans are starting to see that this man only wants to help this country. He was left with a horrible mess and he gets no help from any of the Republicans. Al they want to see is the country fail so they can talk themselves back in office. It really is too bad that there are so many " followers " in this country and that they won't even try to learn what is true and what isn't. They really should check things out before they follow idiots. Also, religion plays no part in politics contrary to what these fanatics would have you believe. I vote every election and have voted for Republicans in the past, however, I will NEVER vote for another one.
Obama has done more GREAT things to help Average Americans then Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush all put together.
God bless our country, the troops and President Obama.
Keep fulfilling the promises for the American people: responsibly ending an unnecessary war, finance reform, Mathew Shepard Act, health care, nuclear nonproliferation, diplomacy with global community for peace, etc.
With all of the out of control spending, shoving stimulus, healthcare and lawsuits against AZ – down our collective throats, I am shocked that his approval rating is so high.
The President was true to his campaingm promise regarding this said chapter of American history. The Repulicans think we won a war and give credit to the Bush surge. But the reality is we collapsed an admittedly evil regime, brought the country into violent chaos and destroyed the county's infrastructure - some places still do not have electricity. And left the country with a shell of a goverment that is not a democracy. Worst of all the chaos allowed Al Queda to thrive in the lawless areas off Iraq. And all this because of lies regarding WMD. So what did we win ? A safer enviorment from terrorists. Not really, more to the point, a better enviorment for Al Queda in Iraq.
God continue to bless and help this country because Obama certainly isn't going to.
@ Shucks "That is because he is keeping his word, unlike the previous administration that lied to the American people about everything"
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Really? Really?
Is unemployment over 8%?
Is Gitmo closed?
How many "5 day review the bill before we vote" periods have we experienced?
Summer of recovery?
OK, if you say so!
Come November and republican will have surprise.
This poll changes on the mood of the people on that particular time.
More they get educated about voting for their own interest, they will vote for democrats.
Republican party is for rich and for corporation nothing more or less.
I see where the lying toady once again "slammed" Republicans once again for the failure of his stimulus program, even though they were given no input and the libs hold the majority in both houses of Congress and the presidency. Of course the drug crazed followers immediately chimed in like it was the Republicans fault. Here is a clue libs, you can't give a trillion dollars to corrupt union bosses and dope addled left wing crackpots and expect the economy to recover. But Obama was once again able to "slam" someone beteween his many vacations.
8 years of Bush led to this crisis? All 8 years of President Bush's deficet combined is less the the first year of Obama. You would think I did great things if you gave me 3 trillion dollars. Since Washington to Bush the deficit was 9 trillion. Over 230 years to rack up that number. That has grown to 13 trillion in the first 2 years. With all of that money we still have 9.6% unemployeed.
to obama victim: You are so disrespectful in addressing President Obama, you may not consider him your president, but HE IS the president of the United States. It is people like you who keep this country from moving forward. You reap what you sew so don't be surprised when the time come when you are totally disrespected by others for no reason at all. LOSER!
Now wait just a minute...
This is a poll that the results are in favor of Obama (if you call 50% approval a good thing)... yet not a single comment to the effect of:
"I only have a cell phone"
"No one polled me"
"My friends weren't called"
"The only poll that counts is in November"
Blah, blah, blah... ad nauseum.
Coincidence? Methinks not.
The fact remains that Bush and Chaney brought us to war in Iraq on bold-face lies. 9/11 was not brought about by Sadaam. When are you dumb Republicans going to get that through your thick noggins. The Iraq war was going to land in the lap of any president that came after Bush. Obama didn't believe in the war ... Hillary did so did Biden, Obama did not!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jay September 3rd, 2010 12:45 pm ET
God Bless you President Obama. There is something clearly sick with society when a man that ends a war is opposed by people who support a man who starts wars (Bush).
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Thank you Jay. My point exactly. There is a disease spreading in our beloved country. The voice of evil is heard, understood, and embraced by a faction of our society. Our attempts at putting rights to wrongs are chided, demeaned, and derided.
I admire the tenacity of our President. I admire his sheer determination to continue to steer our country further away from the precipice of this recession. It is going to take time, as this was very close to a depression. Yet it is evident that there are so-called Americans out ther for whom the Party is more important than their COUNTRY.
Give me someone who cares for the well-being of ALL Americans, not just the few. Give me someone who embodies good character, intelligence, and a hard-work ethic. Give me someone willing to take on everyone and everything that has been bleeding our country dry for their own purposes. Someone who will do WHAT IS RIGHT for all, and not just for the SHORT TERM. They can be from any Political Party, and that's whom I will support.
Obama 2012
This poor man could stand upside down and spit out quarters and still would not please Americans.
Whom do they think will lead them out of this economic disaster, Palin.
the dems always talking about unfunded wars. Even with 2 wars Bush's deficits were 1/5 of Obama's.
What is the BIG FREAKING DEAL, President Obama has ended the war, he didn't take any credit for it, mentioned bush, and oyu people still complaining abt this and that. I'm convinced that cnn is in copmpetition with fox. You lost your station suck right along with fox.
I agree with you Dutch/Bad a 1000% We should have more of a majority so dems can get something passed and done. Remember
the Alamo and the party of No this November. Vote Democratic for all of us.
Too funny when you consider that it was the Bush strategy for the surge that provided a victory (not even mentioned) and set the time-line for the withdrawl...
I am always amused at the posts calling Bush a traitor and a liar for invading Iraq. Do people truly believe that there was a mass conspiracy of every branch of our intelligence gathering community to propagate a war? Do people forget that the President must ratify through Congress a declaration of war? I have always believed that the Bush philosophy was to establish a Democracy within the region that would spread and/or help control Iran's choke hold on the area. Additionally, I believe that Bush was smart enough to know we would never win in Afghanistan and that bringing war to Iraq would suck many of the terrorists into a well defined battlefield where we could annihilate as many of them as possible. How soon we forger those innocent civilians dead at the hands of radical Islam, payback tenfold! President Obama only sees the politics in war as it effects his political aspirations, he does not seem to understand that these people we are fighting are one step away from slitting our throats at the first available opportunity, or maybe he does...
Okay, Mr. Obama, build on this recent rise in your approval. Pass some new economic legislation, or pass an energy bill, or immigration reform. Any action is helpful with the midterms just two months away.
For all the Obama haters who won't admit the real reason behind their hate, think about it when you lay your pale asses out in the sun to try and get his complection type, it's not okay for him to be born black but it's ok for you to expose yourself to cancer causing rays from the sun to try and look like him, if your'e pale and you know it raise your hand, and own it don't try ro be something your not......Sun tanning is the act of exposing the skin to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, for the purpose of darkening skin color, that is all............LOL!
our thanks to President Bush who made this possible for Barry
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Bush, for this trillion dollar war, thousands dead, failure to find weapons of mass destruction, and leaving an empowered Iran.
Obama Victim,
What exactly are you refering to? Bush made it possible by invading Iraq on false principles? Or that he lied about every possible thing he could get away with? Do you even know what the word victim means? What exactly have you been victimized by?
The Spin starts here...
This country is not good enough to deserve this President who inherited pure unadulterated manure that has resulted from years and years of neglect from previous so-called leaders. All he tried to do is save the country from depression and deal with problems that previous Presidents didn't have the guts to entertain. And he's still willing to dig into the most horrendous of our problems, reform of entitlements, in order to save those programs ultimately. And with all the vitriole he has taken about his heritage, his religion, and his intentions, he's never tried to demean any group of people, including the vicious Sarah Palin, who should be dubbed the Queen of the Reign of Terror. Kudos to Obama and bless him for putting up with his simple-minded countrymen.
Is somebody really complaining that CNN is biased? They are obviously FOX fans and for a FOX fan to complain that CNN is biased is laughable. CNN is the closest thing to being unbiased that there is and is 10,000,000,000,000 Xs less biased than FOX. FOX is 100% biased to the right without any exceptions EVER.
How is it possible that FOX fans can't see that?
Pres. Obama has delivered for the American people! He ended Bush's foolish $1 trillion Iraq War. He negotiated the START treaty with Russia. He has launched negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. He has a plan to end the Afghanistan occupation. He saved the economy from total collapse in 2009. He accomplished major health care and financial reforms. He compelled BP to set up a compensation fund for Gulf oil disaster victims. I thank God we have such an intelligent and honest President!
Mr. President, keep on pressing on, because your reward will be great.
Mr. President, keep on extending your hands, because your reward will be great.
Mr. President, keep your eyes on the prize – because your reward will be great.
Mr. President, keep treating your enemies right – because your reward will be great.
Mr. President, keep treating your neighbors right – because your reward will be great.
God don’t go back on his words.
This world was created by his words. All I see is Good -versus- Evil. God -versus-Devil.
What have the republican done for the last 19 months or so? All I have heard is NO, NO, NO, NO.
No Obama this –
No Obama that –
No Obama did that –
No Obama should have done this –
No Obama got to do that –
No Obama got to do this –
No big government,
No government at all.
So why are they trying so hard to stay in Government positions if it so bad? It’s a 24 hour cycle of NO, NO, NO, NO. How much do this word worth. It worth a lot it seems because, we have paid their salary for over 19 months.
Jesus came preaching Love. All I see is hate. Love thy neighbor’s as thy selves. I guess they do not like themselves. If they could bottle up the air and put a price on it they would do it.
If you are truly a child of God you will know the false prophets when you see them. Glenn Beck surly seems to be one. He spread hate and lies and then turns around and preach the gospel. I’m not judging him, but the Bible say to be aware of false prophets.
The m(Men) e(Evil) d(Den) i (In) a (America) plays a big role in this 24 hours cycle.
His approval rating nerver change .........he is doing a great job! NOW CNN POLL ME
I say what I mean and I mean what I say.
YOUR POLLS MEAN NOTHING!
Polls,
ALL POLLS,
including the polls that make me feel BAD
AS WELL AS the polls that make me feel GOOD (like this one)
have no worth or meaning.
I have never been polled.
Have you ever been polled?
Do you know ANYBODY who has participated in one of these polls?
Have you ever heard of Frank Luntz?
Polls is what they give us in lieu of actual journalism
The only poll that matters is the one we all participate in and that's in Novemeber!
As far as I am concerned it will only continue to RISE despite what the evil, manipulative republicans try.
Oh the Bush years – how wonderful they were and how quickly people forget.
Waking up morning after morning to FEAR. Being told we were under a RED CODE or an ORANGE CODE or whatever. I felt as if I were living in some third world country. I didn't feel safe at all. Many people stopped eating lunch outdoors. Ridiculous.
ECONOMY: 750,000 JOBS LOST people. Not found. LOST each month. Banks crumbling and Wall Street throwing parties.
I'll stick with our current president. Do you really want to return to these turbulent times? I don't.
The right's continuous bashing of our Commander in Chief undermines his authority and weakens our country. They are providing aid and comfort to the enemy. Those of us with loved ones serving in those God forsaken sand pits can't tolerate the mission being undermined by supposed Americans who would readily compromise the safety for the troops they claim to support if political points can be gained by bashing the President.
Republicans are endangering our troops. They must be stopped.
Obama's approval rating always inches up a bit after he shows his face on TV–and then always drops back, or maybe a little lower, a week or two later. It's been very consistent in that regard in the seventeen months I've been tracking it.
When will Americans, look, understand and take stock of the real culprits in the destruction of their economy? Thirty or more years has been the slow and increasing downfall of the economy.
Truth is simply the rarest of what they want to know or read. Americans want to live in a "Disneyland," type of world. Blame is the name of the game, and twisting history, in all fields, has been the easiest way to keep the ignorant in place.
Living outside,' the cabins four walls,' has open the minds and eyes of those trying to understand what is going on the the USA.
American television shows and news media, is truly a "JOKE!"
Unfortunately, the general population of America is giving "The Herd of Sheep," falling off the cliff, a run for there money.
That is why my family exodus from the USA, to make a more viable life. Maybe Canada is perfect, but, after more than three decades, we realized it was the best move for us. So, go ahead, keep throwing stones at our windows: at least our economy is better.
Being debt free, is heaven!
@Dutch,
His approval rating would be a lot higher if he didn't insist on wasting trillions of bucks on a health care welfare scheme 60% of us want repealed, or trying to raise everyone's energy costs with a cap'n'tax scheme 61% of us think is a bad idea, or wasting more trillions bailing out unions and protecting the jobs of public-sector employees.
The recessive economy is holding his poll numbers down. Actually, it should not be because we are doing a lot better than when he first began. In January 2009 we were losing about 750,000 jobs per month, now we just had a net loss of 54,000, with the private sector actually adding jobs. We are headed in the right direction and definately a better direction than before President Obama was sworn into office.
I agree with jay!!! I believe ratings will keep going up in the right direction, Gallups results are pretty accurate. It is sad that people would comment on everything our president does. We just need to look to years back and see were we are today. I do not agree with thanking mr bush for the surge, as he was the one who started the war.
As far as the mosque drama, it is unfortunate that so many people are so passionate about it. Do people realize that other than a mosque , there is a lot of other establishments in the area that may be offensive to others. How ironic that the same people who are fueling a religious war, will be the same ones, wishing you a happy holiday season in the months to come!!
I hope people think it twice, before they vote republican. People do need to educate themselves and look at the facts....and not follow a gold digger like Sarah Palin!!
What we need is Education, Education and more Education...
God Bless America !!!
obama victim 12:48 pm ET "our thanks to President Bush who made this possible for Barry"
By starting a pointless war based on lies that resulted in the deaths of over 4,000 American military personnel, tens of thousands (some estimates are over 100,000) Iraquis, and nearly a trillion dollars in debt? You're welcome to thank ex-President Bush all you want, but leave us out of it.
Thank you, Thank you Mr. President Obama. I thank you because for keeping your word, and you are a President, the majority American and world wating for. I thank you Mr. President for working hard to get us back lead the world agian. We should be able be happy and Thank God for leding us to select the honest, and smart president in history.
God Bless America, again and again
Amazing -nothing has changed in the Mideast - settlements are still the non starter for serious discussions –and Jersulaem and the Golan Heights will not be relinquished by Israel - These talks will fizzle by Christmas and a new round of attacks will start. Sorry but it has been that way since 1952. If Obama really wanted to see progress, he could have insisted that settlement activity cease - Israel has been violating a UN sanction for years with settlement activity and the US has done nothing. How can the US expect nations like North Korea Iran Cuba China Venezuela et al take UN sanctions and directives seriously while the US allows Israel to flaunt them for years? And Iran will never back down from its muclear weapons path so long as the US allows Israel to illegally keep tactical nuclear weapons despite US rules to the contrary
Alfred E. Newman as president...what a concept. what me worry? You libs got to have a chromosone missing. Nothing Obama's done has worked or will work unless that is what he wants. I can't stand to listen to his voice. He makes Bill look like a OK president.
If you can find Conservative Pat Buchan's latest article on The Cakewalk War, worth a read:
Quoting: " Iran saw its great enemy Sadam removed and Shia allies come to power in Baghdad. BinLaden saw America bled dry by wars. AlQaeda has spread to Somalia, Yemen and North Africa. America was tied down by war and China emerged ....."
He ends by asking "What does it profit America if we save Anbar and lose Arizona"
Good work, Mr President. The Republicans will always be popular as long as the American people refuse to read and to think.
some of you people are very funny , can't wait to see your specials on Comedy Central, First of all lets talk about the Bush haters, look he has been gone almost 2 years anything happening with America right now is solely on Obama's shoulders, things like the Stock Market reform which now makes it legal for these big companies to no longer release records to the public, how about the health care reform that over 60% of the country did not want ,but was pushed through with back room politics with tons of fluff added for extra measure , you or most likely WE will be paying for the next 4 years before it even goes into action, or how about the unemployment issue which is not getting better no matter how much the right lies. Wana talk about Iran? didn't think so, as our resident president just watches them become a nuclear power. or North Korea who can sink an alies ship and we don't even have the guts to condem them for it , all the while they threaten South Korea with nuclear threats, but the admin says nothing at all. or how about his admin increaseing tensions with the rest of the world by releasing statements to the U.N stateing U.S.A. is one of the largest violaters of human rights(kinda defeats the cause of us condeming Iraq, and other countries for their violations) , and ofcourse lets not forget we are about to send troops to Yemen (for some reason) eventhough our Combat troops will be Back in Iraq with in 6 months and peace keeping troops are still there(all the troops from Vietnam were called peace keeping troops), or how about cash for Clunkers Billions spent to fatten the pockets of G.M. , Ford, and Chrysler , WE are Trillions in Debt yet he keeps spending at a record breaking rate ,you can't just set at home on welfare and keep screaming good job Obama you need to educate yourself!!
and as for Jay I'm from Texas one of the few States to have a budget surplus while i bet your State is Millions in debt ,i'd like to know if the South did leave the Union where would you get your , food , oil, and natural gas, You use the term Redneck as an insult ,that term was used to discribe people who's neck was red from being in the sun all day working to support their families and to produce the food you eat, the cloths you wear , the gas for you car, and to pay for your unemployment claims, these people are the backbone of America , how Dare you insult them , why don't you go hugg a tree while the South tries to keep America strong , you moron
Of course his ratings are down. Every Republican worth his salt has been harping the same BS obstructionist talking points since the day the President took office.
William James (1842-1910) The father of modern Psychology said "There's nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe"
But, it's the economy, stupid!
This item was posted at 1220 New York time. It's now 1420. What are the latest poll results?
All the people of the south east are not dumb. Most of the folks down here just don't pay attention to the people they vote for. If they did, they would know that the Republicans will never overturn R v W. The GOP talk about how they are against abortion, but know they would lose many more elections if it was band. It would be the best thing that could happen to the Democrats.
"CNN cannot have an article about the president or democrats without adding their "buts". Hmmm, seem to miss this practice with the republicans."
That's because there's an unwritten agreement amongst most "news" media. Fox is the ugly girl that the mediocre girl hangs out with to make herself look prettier. Get it? They all support the establishment, period. Any time there is a threat to the status quo that would seriously shake things up, Fox goes bonkers and the rest pretend to be reasonable while pushing the same nonsense in a more subtle manner. CNN, after all, is a giant corporation...do you really think they would want a government that reigns in corporate abuse of the middle class? If you do, you've probably got about 10 minutes until your luncheon of peyote and hash brownies really kicks into full gear.
You have to be kidding, Liberal posters....
All Obama did was follow through on Bush's timeline. God Bless President Obama? Are you kidding? He opposed the surge, which was unanimously applauded as the reason for our most recent successes, and now he's using the Bush gameplan for departure of troops.
Grow a spine. Obama claims this is a campaign promise delivered, when it was a goal already established by a "horrible" predecessor. Read, and learn some facts, morons.
God bless you Odama........
Oh yeah ,Thanks George Bush for starting a war that has sucked the life from our economy just so you could settle an old score with saddom not to mention make Dick Cheney a rich man.
Jeff Brown in Jersey September 3rd, 2010 12:48 pm ET
Barack Obama is one of the great Presidents in United States history! What a blessing after living through eight years of agony under George Bush!
It is really going to be a blessing for you children when they have to pay for all Obama's bills.
To date, Obama is probably the worst president ever and unless he changes drastically, history will prove which one of us is correct.
Hey Jay i agree with you "Tragic that we must share this planet with so many stupid and uneducated fools". It is my belief we can afford to save some few dollars to invest in USA other than funding misguided ideological imperialistic adventures in this time of history.
Do these same people know that this pull-out was already scheduled by President Bush in December 2008?
Shucks September 3rd, 2010 12:47 pm ET
That is because he is keeping his word, unlike the previous administration that lied to the American people about everything
Of course, they don't see it as self-imposed. It's all George Bush's fault.
George Bush, who doesn't have a vote in congress and who no longer occupies the White House, is to blame for it all.
He broke Obama's promise to put all bills on the White House web site for five days before signing them.
He broke Obama's promise to have the congressional health care negotiations broadcast live on C-SPAN.
He broke Obama's promise to end earmarks.
He broke Obama's promise to keep unemployment from rising above 8 percent.
He broke Obama's promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo in the first year.
He broke Obama's promise to make peace with direct, no precondition talks with America's most hate-filled enemies during his first year in office, ushering in a new era of global cooperation.
He broke Obama's promise to end the hiring of former lobbyists into high White House jobs.
He broke Obama's promise to end no-compete contracts with the government.
He broke Obama's promise to disclose the names of all attendees at closed White House meetings.
He broke Obama's promise for a new era of bipartisan cooperation in all matters.
He broke Obama's promise to have chosen a home church to attend Sunday services with his family by Easter of last year.
Yes, it's all George Bush's fault. President Obama is nothing more than a puppet in the never-ending failed Bush administration.
If only George Bush wasn't still in charge, all of President Obama's problems would be solved. His promises would have been kept, the economy would be back on track, Iran would have stopped its work on developing a nuclear bomb and would be negotiating a peace treaty with Israel. North Korea would have ended its tyrannical regime, and integrity would have been restored to the federal government.
Oh, and did I mention what it would be like if the Democrats, under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, didn't have the heavy yoke of George Bush around their necks? There would be no ear marks, no closed-door drafting of bills, no increase in deficit spending, no special-interest influence (unions), no vote buying (Nebraska, Louisiana).
Mr. President,
Job well done.
One Citizen.
PS.... Don't let the Republicans stop you WE THE PEOPLE voted you in and we will see you through. The lies and contemptuous actions of the Republican party will catch up to them eventually. Head up, eyes on the goal.
being a canadian i can tell you that canada excep;t for redneck neaderthal alberta and their six pack economy is one big obama supporter. and stated in some of these other opinions how can a country condem a man who has stopped a war and is trying to end another war and at the same time clean up the economic catastrophe thats been left to him be at 50 percent in the polls. its beyond me that a man who has accomplished what he has in two years that took bush and cheney eight years to create can be villified the way he is by those red neck no mind republican ghouls dressed up as human beings. as far as canada and the rest of the world is concened i hope the american people have the forsight to understand how lucky they are to have a man of obamas character and intellect running your country come november. give the man a chance to succeed and if he does we ll alll be the better for it.
Congratulation, Mr. President!
Just do it this way, and in 2012 you will have two more votes for you from my family. Both of my daughters will be old enough to vote for first time, and their votes will go to you!
God bless you, Mr. President!
The President has the truth on his side, while the repub have the...
Because he is a man of integrity who keeps his promises and doesn't lie to the American People (like Bush did). He is truly knocking himself out. You can see it in his face and all that gray hair, and all he gets is a lot of BS from the tea party idiots and the Republicans. Those people definitely don't like being in the minority. As Bob Dylan once said " The Times They are a Changin." Get with it you old windbags.
Godspesd Mr. President. In Sha Allah, you will suceed!
the President is a man of honor....He keeps his words in mostly everything so far. Someone may not like him for what ever reason, but one cannot say he lies to the American people. we wish him all the best for the rest of his term....