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71. People's votes are none of your business.
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 03:54 PM
Jul 2013

You are all over this thread trying to play McCarthy. Why is that?

I will tell you my opinion of Obama. I think it is one of the greatest tragedies in recent history that he took a sweeping mandate to take this country back from the plutocrats who are raping it, and pissed it away to please his corporate masters.

The record does not show a President who has been working hard for the poor and middle class but was obstructed at every turn. The record shows aggressive, *proactive* advancement of a predatory corporate agenda, in every single policy area important to the one percent

That's called betrayal.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3152360

Corporate and bank-cozy appointments, over and over again, including major appointments like:
A serial defender of corrupt bankers for the SEC; the architect of "Kill Lists" and supporter of torture, drone wars, and telecom immunity for the CIA; and a Monsanto VP who has lied and been involved in extremely disturbing claims regarding food safety for the FDA. An Attorney General who has not prosecuted a single large bank but wages war against medical marijuana users and *for* strip searches and warrantless surveillance of Americans. Tim Geithner. And now Penny Pritzker.
Bailouts and settlements for corrupt banks (with personal pressure from Obama to attorneys general to approve them),
Refusal by Obama's DOJ to prosecute even huge, egregious examples of bank fraud (i.e, HSBC)
signing NDAA to allow indefinite detention,
"Kill lists" and claiming of the right to assassinate even American citizens without trial
Expansion of wars into several new countries
A renewed public advocacy for the concept of preemptive war
Drone campaigns in multiple countries with whom we are not at war
Proliferation of military drones in our skies
Federal targeting of Occupy for surveillance and militarized response to peaceful protesters
Fighting all the way to the Supreme Court for warrantless surveillance
Fighting all the way to the Supreme Court for strip searches for any arrestee
Supporting and signing Internet-censoring and privacy-violating measures like ACTA
Support for corporate groping and naked scanning of Americans seeking to travel
A new, massive spy center for warrantless access to Americans' phone calls, emails, and internet use
Support of legal immunity for telecoms/warrantless wiretapping
Support of legislation to legalize massive surveillance of Americans
Militarized police departments, through federal grants
Marijuana users and medical marijuana clinics under assault,
Skyrocketing of the budget for prisons.
Failing to veto a bipartisan vote in Congress to gut more financial regulations.
Passionate speeches and press conferences promoting austerity for Americans
Bush tax cuts extended for billionaires, them much of it made permanent
Support for the payroll tax holiday, tying SS to the general fund
Support for the vicious chained CPI cut in Social Security and benefits for the disabled
Social security, Medicare, and Medicaid offered up as bargaining chips in budget negotiations, with No mention of cutting corporate welfare or the military budget
Advocacy of multiple new free trade agreements, including The Trans-Pacific, otherwise known as "NAFTA on steroids."
Support of drilling, pipelines, and selling off portions of the Gulf of Mexico
Corporate education policy including high stakes corporate testing and closures of public schools
Entrenchment of exorbitant for-profit health insurance companies into healthcare, through mandate
Legal assault on union rights of hundreds of thousands of federal workers
New policies of targeting children and first responders in drone campaigns,
New policies of awarding medals for remote drone attacks,
Appointment of private prison executive to head the US Marshal's office
Massive escalation of federal contracts for private prisons under US Marshall's Office



Chilling Legal Memo From Obama DOJ Justifies Assassination of US Citizens
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101654954

Obama seeks longer PATRIOT Act extension than Republicans (December 2013)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x380450

When it comes to civil liberties, apparently Democrats are just as bad as Republicans.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022101960

NSA's Massive New Spy Center to Track Your Emails, Internet Activity, and Phone Calls
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101620852

Obama Quietly Signs Abusive Spy Bill He Once Vowed to Eliminate
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022104861

Obama repeals Magna Carta, asserting powers our forefathers denied to Kings
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101655620

Obama's Memo on Killing Americans Twists 'Imminent Threat' Like Bush
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101654919

Obama no better than Bush when it comes to security vs. civil liberties.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022355307

Obama Admin Seeks Permission TO LIE In Response To FOI Requests - Even To The COURTS
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2185303

NDAA on trial: Obama Administration fights ban on indefinite detention of Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101748688

Obama administration complicit with private prison industry: President Obama's IncarcerNation
http://www.nationofchange.org/president-obama-s-incarcernation-1335274655

Obama, Democrats Push to Make Bush Spying Laws Permanent
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022084702

NDAA, signed by Obama, is a direct attack against legitimate protest and dissent
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022064803

NSA Whistleblower: All Americans under constant surveillance, all info. stored, no matter the post
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002193487; http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021935289

Bipartisan Congress Disgracefully Approves the FISA Warrantless Spying Bill for Five More Years
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022087323

While Public & Media Focused on 2nd Amendment, 5th Amendment Quietly Dismantled
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022390581

How the Obama administration justifies extrajudicial killing of Americans,
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022318187

Judge Says Under Law Executive Branch Can Commit Acts That Sure Do Seem Unconstitutional
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022122464

Obama Justice Dept. says wiretap lawsuit should not proceed
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014337039

NDAA Lawsuit- Hedges v. Obama, The Last Thin Line of Defense
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022357078

Federal authorities step up efforts to license surveillance drones for law enforcement
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022383596

Big Banks and FBI worked together vs Occupy
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022095056]

FBI Investigated 'Occupy' As Possible 'Domestic Terrorism' Threat, Internal Documents Show
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022061578

FBI Documents Reveal Secret Nationwide Occupy Monitoring (Updated the OP)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022057064

Public Buses Across Country Quietly Adding Microphones to Record Passenger Conversations
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021965291

Street artist behind satirical NYPD 'Drone' posters arrested
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021920967

The Obama DOJ urged the Supreme Court's endorsement of strip searches.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002521527

Obama Administration Fights to Allow Warrantless GPS Tracking
http://sync.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1074474

Anonymous to FBI: hey, dudes, maybe you could take a break from...investigating activists....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022145621

Half a billion dollars for drones to spy on Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021876414

From Bradley Manning to Aaron Swartz -- The Government's Inhumane Persecution of Brave Truth Tellers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022276941

The sight of Army helicopters and the sound of gunfire...on Houston's south side
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022276742

Kiriakou and Stuxnet: the danger of the still-escalating Obama whistleblower war
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022275570

Can the DEA Hide a Surveillance Camera on Your Property?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022237059

Social Media and the Stasi
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021888029

Homeland Security Wants to More Than Double Its Predator Drone Fleet Inside the US, Despite Safety/Privacy Invasions
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014312823

CIA Behind Bizarre Censorship Incident At Alleged 9/11 Plotters’ Gitmo Trial
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022280285

“I Am Wearing My Conviction As A Badge Of Honor.”
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022275128

Meet the Contractors Turning America's Police Into a Paramilitary Force
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12525281

How Secrecy Corrodes Democracy
http://election.democraticunderground.com/101655009

Obama Quietly Issues Ruling Saying It's Legal For The FBI To Break The Law
http://election.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7545687

US Pulls Plug on Iran Cable News (Press TV)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014394770

DHS Watchdog OKs 'Suspicionless' Seizure of Electronic Devices Along Border
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022339091











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How do you feel about President Obama? hrmjustin Jul 2013 #1
I approve of Obama's job, but just imagine how high his % would be... Frustratedlady Jul 2013 #4
Answers for you: LWolf Jul 2013 #86
Oh no, he may not get re-elected in 2016! JaneyVee Jul 2013 #2
+1 flamingdem Jul 2013 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #10
Hey Joe... Scurrilous Jul 2013 #12
How do you feel about the president? hrmjustin Jul 2013 #22
We laughed like hell when his approval dropped below 30%. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #27
Good point, but we are nowhere near where Bush was after Katrina karynnj Jul 2013 #33
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If his number was that low it would effect the democrats chances on re-election. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #39
I think it could karynnj Jul 2013 #63
It's safe to say OilemFirchen Jul 2013 #74
Be careful you might be called McCarthy for asking like I was. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #75
Worse, I think. OilemFirchen Jul 2013 #79
LOL you evildoer! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #80
Bush had a 28% approval rating after having a 91% approval rating. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #44
Agree AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #20
The trendline is not even that impressive ProSense Jul 2013 #24
It has very little to do with the economy BlueStreak Jul 2013 #3
The average American BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #5
The 8 percent who have moved away from Obama do understand Gitmo. BlueStreak Jul 2013 #6
Single issues BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #19
Death by 1000 cuts does, however AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #21
Hyperbole much? nt BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #25
No AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #32
Indeed yes. nt BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #48
It's the pattern of AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #52
Yourself? nt BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #57
I know you are.... AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #64
Sorry wrong answer. nt BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #94
Exactly -- well many issues, anyway. BlueStreak Jul 2013 #42
And... AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #47
So the font of all wisdom lies here on DU? The rest of the country is matthews Jul 2013 #55
This is the thing that bothers me the most. We could be losing the generation we must win BlueStreak Jul 2013 #73
Even a couple of the girls that I include in the ditz category matthews Jul 2013 #92
+ + + You could add his poor environmental record and failing to prosecute very public crimes. byeya Jul 2013 #28
The spying/NSA has really bothered me exboyfil Jul 2013 #34
Yet Gallup and Rasmussen... PennsylvaniaMatt Jul 2013 #7
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You seem very invested leftynyc Jul 2013 #26
49% is part of a bad trend ... bwahahahahahahaha. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #29
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I'm laughing at the (ahem) "depth" of your statistical analysis. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #81
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30 + years of the delibarate destruction of the public sector has "worked" I see... YoungDemCA Jul 2013 #9
Why is the outlier highlighted in this post? RCP avg is higher without both outliers uponit7771 Jul 2013 #11
Because it is a McClatchy article about the McClatchy/Marist poll cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #13
I sure hope the numbers improve before his re-election campaign LordGlenconner Jul 2013 #14
lol! JoePhilly Jul 2013 #87
Welcome Back! RandiFan1290 Jul 2013 #16
+1 JoePhilly Jul 2013 #30
Its pretty simple GlashFordan Jul 2013 #17
Yes.. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #23
So your not an Obama fan? hrmjustin Jul 2013 #43
They won't answer Andy823 Jul 2013 #49
He talked to me last night for awhile so I have hope he will respond. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #50
I'll answer. LWolf Jul 2013 #83
I am a fan of PBO GlashFordan Jul 2013 #51
Thank you for answering. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #53
Cool story glash!!!1 tridim Jul 2013 #54
You're getting grass stains on your back GlashFordan Jul 2013 #59
That's fantastic glash!!!!1 tridim Jul 2013 #61
I picture you saying that in Stewie's voice. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #62
"Every speech is guaranteed to be filled with 2.3 Me's, I's and We's per minute" OilemFirchen Jul 2013 #76
results of alert: kelly1mm Jul 2013 #84
I've said it before. OilemFirchen Jul 2013 #88
Me too GlashFordan Jul 2013 #89
What a bunch of bullshit. Zoeisright Jul 2013 #69
The economy is a failure? Motown_Johnny Jul 2013 #96
Obama has become a picture of a passive president to the public..... dmosh42 Jul 2013 #18
Harry Truman would not abide the Repubs' obstructionism. He'd have reporters come into his office byeya Jul 2013 #31
He took the helm at time the US needed a skilled, effective CEO leftstreet Jul 2013 #38
And leftstreet calls for a "CEO Pretzeldent"!!!1 tridim Jul 2013 #56
Looks like oppourtunity for progressives Bradical79 Jul 2013 #40
His approval numbers are reflecting Americans' disappointment that he's a do-nothing prez. reformist2 Jul 2013 #41
LOL. Rasmussen has him at 48% WaPo at 49%. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #45
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You seem to be upset that his poll numbers are as high as they are. Are you? hrmjustin Jul 2013 #65
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #66
What is your opinion of Obama? Did you vote for him? hrmjustin Jul 2013 #67
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Yes he is super awesome. I am not in favor of what the NSA is doing but I still love the man. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #70
People's votes are none of your business. woo me with science Jul 2013 #71
I was curious. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #72
Wow ... there are an awful lot of blue links in there. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #82
Don't be silly. DemocratsForProgress Jul 2013 #90
Were you here then? FSogol Jul 2013 #77
Rasmussen won't shift its model back to favoring the GOP JoePhilly Jul 2013 #85
Gallup has Obama +6 for approval. Dawson Leery Jul 2013 #97
Oh, obviously this is an error or just a mistake... Safetykitten Jul 2013 #46
Welcome to the new DU Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #58
You forgot the word, "back" after welcome. FSogol Jul 2013 #78
McClatchy 11/29/2012 "Obama, Romney tied" Motown_Johnny Jul 2013 #91
Thanks. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #93
It sure doesn't mean it is right either... Motown_Johnny Jul 2013 #95
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