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Anonymous

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What an uplifting speech. It's too bad George W. Bush doesn't practice what he preaches. From the speech tonight:

By trusting the people, our Founders wagered that a great and noble Nation could be built on the liberty that resides in the hearts of all men and women. By trusting the people, succeeding generations transformed our fragile young democracy into the most powerful Nation on earth and a beacon of hope for millions. And so long as we continue to trust the people, our Nation will prosper, our liberty will be secure, and the State of our Union will remain strong.

What "the people" think:

Over 60% of Americans want all troops out of Iraq withdrawn within one year.
68% of Americans think the nation is on the wrong track.
41% of Americans think that President Bush is "definitely worst than most" past presidents.
69% of Americans think waterboarding is torture and at least 58% think it should not be allowed.
57% of Americans believe that abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
At least 54% of Americans support civil unions for gay couples.
A majority of Americans want the government to fund stem cell research.
57% of Americans oppose telecom immunity.

This man truly is in an alternate universe or the biggest hypocrite in history. :roll:
 

passin thru

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Polls have always been a joke. Remember the polls said Kerry was going to win. Polls are just for reprters so they can try and make a story.
 
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kolanuraven said:
T99 said:
I think so too, I think the numbers are much higher.



:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


I watched the Animal Planet shows instead. :lol: :lol:

Yep--I watched about 2 minutes worth- once when he was mumbling about doing something about health care (I heard that one in 2000- and he did nothing then) and again when he said something about "Buy American" (heard that one half a dozen times before :roll: - as he hypocritically does the opposite and supports foreign products over US- as has been shown with his administrations/USDA's failure to enact the M-COOL law :( :mad: )- heard him say the people want secure borders ( again while he hypocritically does little to make it come true :mad: )--and the rest that I heard sounded like the fearmongering he's used for years whenever he didn't actually have a solid plan for anything.... :( Gets about as old as Rudi's on line answer "DUH-9/11."

Relatives kept calling all thru the speech-saying they decided to call now because there was nothing else on tv besides the Idiot-- so maybe he can take credit for bringing families closer together.. :wink:
 

T99

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The closest he got to even mentioning agriculture in his speech last night was when he talked about buying crops from other countries. I couldn't sit through the rest of it.
 

Sandhusker

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My wife asked me if I wanted to watch the speech. I told her I wasn't interested in anything that sold out _____ _____________ ________ had to say - then I had to apologize to my kids for using such discriptive language.
 

backhoeboogie

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Ya'll just really love these polls huh?

Here is one from a place that is not eat up with cry babies:


Do you think the U.S. economy is in a recession?

Yes (1219)
39%

No (1678)
54%

Don't know (228)
7%


Total of votes : 3125
 
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Anonymous

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40% is a pretty high number that think we are already in a recession--as thats probably higher than the percentage of economists that say we are already in recession...But then another 40% of them thinking we are heading into one.....With them it just depends on which definition and how many of the negative factors of indicating being in a recession is used.....
 
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Anonymous

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Doesn't look to me like there is a lot of faith in GW when he says the economy is just Hunky-dory- in fact it doesn't look like there is much faith in GW when he says anything... :shock: :wink: :lol: :( :(


January 24, 2008 08:00 AM Eastern Time
State of the Union Rated Poorly by 4 out of 5 Americans
Four in Five Also Say Strengthening the Economy is Going Poorly


ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As President George W. Bush is fine tuning his last State of the Union address, American adults do not think much of the current state of the country. Four out of five Americans (81%) think that the current state of the country is fair or poor while just 19 percent think it is excellent or good. In fact, just two percent of Americans think the state of the country is excellent. Last year at this time, three in ten (31%) thought the state of the country was excellent or good while 69 percent felt it was fair or poor.

President Bush also cannot count on support from his own party as six in ten Republicans (61%) believe the current state of the country is fair or poor. The numbers for Independents and Democrats are, not surprisingly, even worse. Almost all Democrats (95%) say the state of the country is fair or poor as do 87 percent of Independents.

These are the results of a nationwide Harris Poll of 2,302 U.S. adults surveyed online between January 15 and 22, 2008 by Harris Interactive®.

How Certain Issues are Going

One reason for the general state of unhappiness in the country as a whole may be that there is a negative perception of the state of so many specific issues. Of the seven issues asked about, strong majorities say they are going poorly. Considering the economic news of the past few weeks, strengthening the economy is not looked at as going well at all. Four in five Americans (81%) say that is going poorly while just 16 percent say it is going well. Another economic issue, making taxes fairer, also does not do well, as three-quarters of Americans (75%) say that is going only fair or poor and one in five (19%) say it is going well.

Three in five (61%) Americans think the war on terrorism, normally one of President Bush’s strongest issues, is going poorly with just one-third (35%) saying it is going well. The war in Iraq fares even worse, as two-thirds (66%) say that is going poorly. Strengthening social security was one of President Bush’s signature initiatives, but Americans do not think highly at all of how that is going today. Just one in ten (10%) say that is going well in the country while 84 percent say it is going poorly. Three-quarters (76%) say making prescription drugs affordable is going poorly and two-thirds (66%) say protecting the environment is not going well.

In looking at the six issues that were also asked about last year, only one has seen an increase in people saying it is going well. Last year, one in five (19%) said the war in Iraq was going well, this year one-quarter (26%) say the same. While all the others are down, the one that has taken the largest drop is strengthening the economy. In 2007, over one-third (36%) of Americans said that was going well. One year later, just 16 percent say the same thing.

Issues to Emphasize in the State of the Union

As Americans watch the number of foreclosures rise and home values and portfolios drop, it may not be too surprising that strengthening the economy is the top issue people would like to see President Bush emphasize in the State of the Union. Almost two-thirds (64%) of Americans believe he should emphasize it up from just one-third (33%) who thought so last year. Half of Americans (49%) believe the war in Iraq should be emphasized; just about the same as last year’s 51 percent. Less than one-quarter of adults say any of the other issues asked about deserve emphasis in the State of the Union.

There are certain generations more worried about strengthening the economy than others – Generation X (those aged 32-43) and Baby Boomers (those aged 44-62). Seven in ten of both of these groups (69% and 71% respectively) believe strengthening the economy should be emphasized in the state of the union. This number drops to just over half of Matures (58% of those aged 63 and older) and Echo Boomers (57% of those aged 18-31).
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080124005165&newsLang=en
 

aplusmnt

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passin thru said:
Polls have always been a joke. Remember the polls said Kerry was going to win. Polls are just for reprters so they can try and make a story.

That is because 90% of polls you see by major polling companies always have a larger percentage of Democrats that are polled. You would think that once and a while their would be some polls that had more republicans polled but it is so rare if ever happens.

One reason is that the majority of the polls are done during the daytime over the phone. Majority are women at home during the day or some out of work welfare case staying home instead of working. You wont find to many republicans at home during the day watching "One Life to Live"
 

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