Poll Shows Americans Losing Faith in Obama

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Poll - Do you think the stress on President Obama is taking its toll?

  • Yes, i think the stress has taken a toll on Obama
    22.22% (4)
  • No, he knew what he was walking into and was prepared.
    50.00% (9)
  • I am undecided
    27.78% (5)
Total Members Voted: 18
  • Hiya LCB'ers,



    Is the stress as being president taking its toll on Obama?

    The majority of Americans — nearly 60 percent — lack faith in President Obama, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll published on Tuesday.

    The results are the exact opposite of what voters said in a similar poll at the beginning of Obama's presidency 18 months ago. Then, approximately 60 percent said they were confident with his decision making.

    The Washington Post said there were a number of  factors that may have affected the outcome, including problems in the housing industry, unemployment and the staggering economy.

    Only 43 percent said they approve the way Obama is handling the economy, while 54 percent said they disapprove.

    The results were based on polling 1,288 adults July 7-11, and the poll has a margin of  error plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

    Do you think the stress is more than he thought he would ever have to handle? Has he lost that air of confidence with the American people?

    If President Obama could do it all over again, knowing what he knows now, would he run for president?

    Lips







  • we needed a poll to tell us this???


  • we needed a poll to tell us this???


    And why not? what is wrong with this poll,Max? grin
  • I've not lost faith in Obama, I've lost faith in Government.  
    Obama is just another piece of a malfunctioning machine.  Republican...democrat...whatever, its all the same these days...two sides of the same coin.  There really is no more Democracy as we know it...We now are governed by Corporatocracy.

    if you care to open your eyes a little, then please take some time out of your busy day and check out these documentaries:

    The Obama Deception Full Length Version
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw

    Zeitgeist Addendum Full Length
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gKX9TWRyfs

    Loose Change 2nd Edition
    Full Length
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yx9NRX37SM



  • we needed a poll to tell us this???

    And why not? what is wrong with this poll,Max? grin


    i'm talking about the  Washington Post/ABC News poll, if you can't tell that this country is going into the toilet and that the obama sheeple are starting to see the error of their ways without a newspaper poll...you really need some help. cheesy
  • I hope he certainly has not lost faith in US as americans, hopefully he understands that WE are working just as hard as he is.

    He did say it was going to take some time, it cannot be done overnight, it is not just ONE thing he is facing.. he is facing a whole country with millions of different kinds of people, with different forms and ideas of freedom and religious values.

    I wonder how many people go with the flow..

    I think that though he is the President, and is in his power, that he hurts and feels just like us.
    I think if he could change things NOW he would and make us happy.. he faces the impossible.

  • he feels nothing like the majority of us. if so, why want to sue arizona for standing up to ILLEGAL aliens?, why shove socialized health care down our throats, when no one wants it?

  • Hey Man  cool.

    We all knew that this Congress never gets anything done.  But we now know that even more, realizing that more Americans are tired of "across the lines" bureaucracy and that just being the opposition isn't good enough.  So, I will give him that. 

    I thought that before the election that I wasn't going to hope that he was the President, for the reason of the spending that he had in mind, however, he's grown on me.  Wall-Steet is hiring right now, and if you have stocks, you should see some growth by September.  Business are comming back, unemployment will falter.

    After the economy does well, the result is inflation.  Inflation gets managed, and then the recession occurs.  Everyone now is banking on how historically the United States has had this cycle since the 1860's, business are investing again.  Its on suckas!!!! tongue

  • Poor guy, he came into a mess. Everyone is being hard on him, and like Imagin. said. He is only human, humans make mistakes, and I think some people forget that as human beings we are entitled to make mistakes. I mean last time I checked, we all make them.

    Give the guy a chance, then pass your judgement. Who are we to judge him anyways? Anyone here think they could do a better job huh Run for president then.

    Again, just my 5 cents.



    :-*

  • give the guy a chance???  lets see, in a bit over a year, the deficit is up to a TRILLION dollars,and unemployment is at its highest rate since the depression...how much more of a chance do we need?...wait, i forgot. it's bush's fault. still want to know why he didn't just part the gulf so workers could walk down and cap the damn well.

  • I think America had faith in change when Obama came into office. What I don’t think is realized is what it takes to make these changes. Change does not happen over night. This is the reality that people refuse to accept.

    We tend to focus on what is not done without ever giving any consideration as to how long the road is to unravel the damage that has been done in our country. We have short term memories, forgetting just how bad of a crisis we were in. It’s not what Obama has done thus far, it’s what can you do for me today.

    Barack Obama gets elected and everybody waits. The problem is nobody wants to wait too long. Then the firing squad comes out and people want instant results. Does it really matter who was elected? Does it matter if it was a Republican or Democrat? We had a Republican and we all know how that ended up.

    The real truth of the situation is no matter who was elected president, our country was in deep trouble. Let’s not forget Obama was elected president. He was not elected Jesus. He can’t walk on water, he can’t move mountains and he can’t perform miracles.

    But he can and has made changes for the betterment of our country. We are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel in our economy. The recession has slowed down and the fear of a great depression has lifted. He has eased Anti American tenisons throughout the world. He has made education a national pirorty for our children.  He brought restored faith around the world that Lady Liberty will always hold her torch high and beam with pride.

    But like everything in life, we all find fault. For every good thing done, someone is going to find something wrong. What happened to a our country that was once proud to be an American? Sometimes I think we are our own worse enemies.

    Lets not forget……..”Stand beside her, and guide her. Thru the night with a light of above. God Bless America, my home sweet home.

    Lips
  • Well said Lips, you have said exactly what I wanted to say, just didn't know how wink






    :-*

  • Obama is the best president ever.


  • Well said Lips, you have said exactly what I wanted to say, just didn't know how wink

    I agree...very well said...btw lips, i adore the new pic





    :-*
  • Well, I never had confidence he could really do anything. He's just a figurehead, the REAL power lies in the Congress and Senate. And considering how those bozos have screwed us, seems we don't need a new Prez, we need new politicians who know and understand WHO PUT THEM IN THEIR POSITION.


  • I edited my post for the reason being that this thread will go in many directions. All I will say is that we as americans need to open our eyes to see what the hell is going on. We are supposed to be the land of the free and home of the brave. I see things for what they really are and I have lost all faith and hopefullness for our president and government. Look at the BP oil spill....................hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
    God Bless us Americans and Hope that we do indeed stand for what we believe in wink FREEDOM!!!
  • Obama is truly a wonderful President!  Let's see:  He promised to close down Gitmo and it's still opened.  He told us if we DID pass his stimulus package (800 billion in MORE barrowed money) then unemployment would not go over 8%.  (It's now nearly 10%, NOT including those who have stopped looking for work.)

    We are still using the US Military to police the world, espeically in Afghanistan and Iraq.  Then SENATOR Obama was opposed to such actions.

    For the first time in US history, the average government worker earns more than private sector workers.

    When states like Arizona try to pass laws to protect themselves against criminal illegal immigrants, Obama has DOJ sue the state.

    Obama played more golf in his first 6 months than Bush did in 8 years.

    Small business owners are scared to death to hire new people for fear of taxes.

    And.......the BEST of all!  10 Trillion (That's trillion with a big "T") in national debt which effect our grandchildren and great grandchildren.

    GREAT JOB Obama!

  • ...zactly dr...point after point, and the list goes on...

  • dont worry we can all "hope" for some "change" when the mid terms come around....can anyone tell me one promise that obama has made since he started his campaign that he has kept??  just one.  how did that big stimulus bill work out???  how much more do your kids owe now then they did???  how about two years from now??? GOOOOOO OBAMA!!!

  • dab....right on.  Case in point:  Obama's housing stimulus.  He supposedly created a plan to save the realestate market.  Well, guess what?  Housing starts in June were the lowest since the Depression.

    Obama should be impeached.

  • Hey Man  cool.

    I don't think it was HIS fault, even though I didn't vote for him.  I like him now, even though I didn't vote for him.  If I could go back, I would vote for him.

    So lets just clear some things up.  Perfect unemployment is at 5%.  Research it.  If you guys don't mind paying $7.50 for a gallon of milk, then just chill out. 

    Because the US did so well in the mid and late nineties, we were due for some inflation.  Remember, inflation is caused when the economy does well over a length of time.  In efforts to avoid "hyperinflation", policies are put into place.  Let's face it some people loose their jobs.  Heh, mine was outsourced to Mexico, and I am Mexican.  Now, those aren't the policies I am referring to, but a stimulus package includes improvements in infrastructure. 

    All over our state, there are stimulus improvements being made.  Guys are getting back to work, Wall-Street is actually hiring again, when we see this trend, the economy does better.  Much of what the Gulf has had to endure will be absorbed by BP. 

    The unemployment % is skewed.  Unemployment is people "actively" looking for work.  They are filing their claims, and being payed unemployment.  This figure doesn't include discouraged workers (people not working, not actively seeking), nor does it include over-qualified workers (people working "under" their qualifications). 

    The real problem is the "underground" economy.  This "economy" is estimated at about 1/3 of our GDP (Gross Domestic Product).  How many people do you know, filling up with gas on the company card, hiring employees under-the-table, failing to report changes in traffic tickets and fines so to save in insurance premiums.  The list goes on you get the idea.  Even little Cindy from next door, making $100 a week in babysitting, is a part of this, "underground economy".  There is much more money that through corporate sanctions, and so on. You get the idea.  Its our REAL PROBLEM.

  • so freddy,,.,...... what is your point in favor of obama??

  • Freddy:

    Please site a source (any) that 1/3 our economy is "underground?"

    Also, please share how Obama can repay the 8-10 trillion money$ we owe as a nation.  (Mostly borrowed under his 18 month rule.)

  • Obama should be impeached.


    I totally agree with this statement

  • What is it exactly that you guys are expecting from this president? I'm sure he would walk on water if he had the power to do it.

    Obama is not the one that got us in this mess....remember!!! He is trying to get us out..give the man a chance.
    Why is nobody talking about Paulson..he is the one that got the first big bail out money under Bush...that money went all in the wrong hands and some of it in his own pocket.

    I'm sure Bush was glad that his term was over and he could get the hell out of there.

    I feel very strong that while Obama is in office we will find some of the culprits that are behind all of this. It is happening right now...just give the man a chance.

    Unemployment %, well I know a few people myself that just look online to find the 5 jobs a week they need to collect. Takes about 5 minutes and you get another check. Why go to work somewhere.

    And the polls that show, I think they are taking a poll among the tea parties and that are the results. It is made public because it will influence some people to not like him either.

  • oh this is gonna be good...
    i've got my popcorn, sodie-pop, and gonna watch this one from the sidelines  tongue tongue 

  • Ok I have to step in here... For the unemployment comment, its not us Americans fault that we are in a depression not a recession a depression! If the government can send money over seas and bail out the banks why not fund the unemployment. There are NO jobs out there no where. The county where I live is the highest unemployed county of the state of Kansas, Mcdonalds isnt even hiring. Ugh I get so frustrated sometimes that people dont really see the light as to what is going on. Our president is a puppet plain and simple. There is also proven facts that the BP oil spill was done on purpose, Goldman Sachs owned 44% of BP stock and pulled all of it out a week before the spill happened, what would you think?

    When the states are cutting people off of foodstamps to help fund the unemployment something needs to be done. Everyday it gets worse instead of better and we as americans need to stand up and voice our opinions to get your country back together. kiss

  • it angers and saddens me to say, the truth fu@%ing hurts!

  • You are absolutely right ishin.....:) I never knew any of the stuff that goes on until one day when I opened my eyes and started seeing it for myself. It makes me sick to my stomach that our leader would do some of the things that are being done. May God Bless us all!!!!

  • It is not our leader that is doing everything wrong. I can't figure out why people point the finger at him....everything is done in the Senate and House. He can't do anything without them. Even if he tries, he gets shot down in a new york minute by them.

    Just look at the 6 month drill stop he ask for. Some judge overturned it and come to find out...the judge had a big interest in the oil industry.

    A very important bill HR4899 should have been signed into law back in May. Congress is holding it up because they are bickering over some extra funds a few asked for and would benefit them next election.

    It is greed and politics that are ruining our country...and not our Leader. When you open your eyes, open them wide enough so you can look at the whole picture instead through a telescope looking at one man.

    Sometimes I wish we could find out what really is going on but then I have fear that it would be too overwhelming for us to conceive. And I wouldn't doubt that Goldman is behind a lot of it.

  • have we found one positive thing he has done yet??  we should ask nancy pelosi and harry reid  ...they can tell us!!!

  • I totally agree laqunagirl.Our country has been going downhill for awhile now.It's easy to blame Obama but we were headed to this crisis LONG before he took office.Our senators and Congressmen are the real problem.They are all for themselves and if it doesn't benefit them or if it's just some kind of power play...Republican against Democrats ..they'll just sit on it...try and ignore it and stick their heads in the sand.They are all about me...me...me!!!More money for the fatcats and the little guy gets screwed again.

  • He gave us belief, hope and faith in our country, it is something we needed and it is the secret to life itself, he is doing what a man can physically, he never said he was a miracle worker. It is us in ourselves who is losing what this country is made of, we need patience to keep our hope and faith alive. That is what President Obama asked us for is patience, he was elected and now we want to turn our backs, criticize him and give up? Come on America.. stand up, have faith, keep hope, be real to this country, forgive him if he cannot do miracles, keep this country beautiful, it starts with us.

  • i spent twenty years in the u.s. military standing up for and keeping faith in this country.  As a retired veteran it shames me that Obama has been more focused on how the rest of the world perceives his greatness instead of caring about what he can do for the country.  His agenda is about as far left radical as it can get and SOCIALISM is what he wants.  REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DESTROYS CAPITALISM. Many of us always had the belief, hope and faith that you mention and didnt need a miracle named obama to get us fired up.  Patience only goes so far when you are running your country into the ground.  If he is not in a position to at least make some intelligent decisions as president of the united states then WHO IS???  Mid terms elections are right around the corner and then we will spend the next ten years trying to undo what has taken place in the last year and a half.

  • to be fair whoever won was facing a huge huge mess.....but now it appears mainstream media has a muzzle on it...no coverage about cap and trade, iowa flooding, ground zero mosque etc.etc.etc. Not to mention if you don't agree then your a racist.

  • The internet/ alternative news is our savior.  Mainstream media: change da channel!

  • Hey man  cool.

    I didn't say that 1/3 of our economy is underground....What I said is, that we have a problem in the US, called the "underground economy" which is estimated at about 1/3 of what our GDP is.  So, if our GDP was 12 trillion, then the underground economy (the revenue thereof) would amount to 4 trillion.  Make sure you understand what I am saying, I am not saying that the underground economy is 1/3 of our GDP, what I am saying is that the "underground economy" is estimated worth of 1/3, but some sources I have found says that the underground economy's worth is estimated at about 60% of the Gross Domestic Product.  I just used the low side of the estimate. shocked

  • Let us ask everyone... If YOU were president RIGHT NOW, what would you do..?

  • Imagination.....Restore "faith and hope in our country?"  You have got to be kidding.

    Okay...I'll bite at your question.  What would I do (or NOT do).  A few:

    1.  I would pull troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan.  Senator Obama thought that was a good idea, now President Obama is dragging his feet.  The USA has spent enough money and blood on the Arabs.

    2.  I would work hard to put the brakes on illegal immigration.  Even militarizing the boarder.  Illegals bring crime and mooch off the US economy.  If you are an illegal, you get rounded up and set back.

    3.  I would cut taxes....for EVERYONE.

    4.  I would end the "culture of dependence."  Too many people are thinking the government owes them something.  Just look at the famous Youtube video of the women saying Obama is going to buy them a new car, house, cell phone, etc, from his "stash."

    If you wish, Imagine, I'll private message you more smiley

  • i would admit that I am a man who got elected with absolutely NO EXPERIENCE on handling any major situation and SURROUND myself with advisors WHO DID HAVE EXPERIENCE....and i would let them help me make sound and just policy that will help our nation.

  • True, i do beleive he should butt-out, it is THEIR fight, and i still cannot understand why we are there, is it because we are a powerful country that is pressured to help, is it actually our business to be there, is it the void we will feel if we ever need them they will shame us for not being there when they needed us? Is it ultimate power and control.. proving us.. What the heck is it all for anyway.. War.. what are they fighting for? I am seriously confused when it comes to what is happening over there.. I agree Doc.. does it boil down to Man against Man, And having no peaceful compromise, very sad..

    I thought about the stimulus, and what i feel is it was done for the future, yes he could have given us the stimulus, we'da spend it, done and over, and still we'd have the same troubles.. he was looking for a longer and wider term effect, because without our banks we cannot buy homes, businesses, or cars etc.. other economics that hold our value, businesses would have died and soon our country would end barren, ghost towns popping up, money in our hands but nothing to buy..

    This is only my mindsight, im not good with politics as far as terms and depth, i just think there are a few things he is right about..

  • Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists and Obama supporters, et al:

    We have stuck together since the late 1950's for the sake of the kids, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has clearly run its course.

    Our two ideological sides of America cannot and will not ever agree on what is right for us all, so let's just end it on friendly terms. We can smile and chalk it up to irreconcilable differences and go our own way.

    Here is a model separation agreement:

    Our two groups can equitably divide up the country by landmass each taking a similar portion. That will be the difficult part, but I am sure our two sides can come to a friendly agreement. After that, it should be relatively easy! Our respective representatives can effortlessly divide other assets since both sides have such distinct and disparate tastes.

    We don't like redistributive taxes so you can keep them. You are welcome to the liberal judges and the ACLU. Since you hate guns and war, we'll take our firearms, the cops, the NRA and the military. We'll take the nasty, smelly oil industry and you can go with wind, solar and biodiesel. You can keep Oprah, Michael Moore and Rosie O'Donnell. You are, however, responsible for finding a bio-diesel vehicle big enough to move all three of them.

    We'll keep capitalism, greedy corporations, pharmaceutical companies, Wal-Mart and Wall Street. You can have your beloved lifelong welfare dwellers, food stamps, homeless, homeboys, hippies, druggies and illegal aliens. We'll keep the hot Alaskan hockey moms, greedy CEO's and rednecks. We'll keep the Bibles and give you NBC and Hollywood.

    You can make nice with Iran and Palestine and we'll retain the right to invade and hammer places that threaten us. You can have the peaceniks and war protesters. When our allies or our way of life are under assault, we'll help provide them security.

    We'll keep our Judeo-Christian values. You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism, political correctness and Shirley McClain. You can also have the U.N. but we will no longer be paying the bill.

    We'll keep the SUV's, pickup trucks and oversized luxury cars. You can take every Subaru station wagon you can find.

    You can give everyone healthcare if you can find any practicing doctors. We'll continue to believe healthcare is a luxury and not a right. We'll keep "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "The National Anthem." I'm sure you'll be happy to substitute "Imagine", "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", "Kum Ba Ya" or "We Are the World".

    We'll practice trickle down economics and you can continue to give trickle up poverty your best shot.

    Since it often so offends you, we'll keep our history, our name and our flag.

    Would you agree to this? If so, please pass it along to other like-minded liberal and conservative patriots and if you do not agree, just hit delete. In the spirit of friendly parting, I'll bet you answer which one of us will need whose help in 15 years.

  • amen,  you are so spot on this point

  • I don't want a divorce, i refuse to sign.. there is no way i'm taking Oprah.. and those songs.. not without a police force!

  • Well, I'd remove the illegals. Now some would say "hey! That's going to cost us alot!" Here's how to fix that.

    1. Employers WILL use "E-verify" to check ssn. Failure to do so and hiring illegal, results in $10,000 fine. Or the loss of business and maybe some jail time. (No exceptions, none you WILL PAY THE FINE. Fine will be used for transportation of illegal back to border)

    2. Random audits of company and employees for verification. (US troops on border who got called back from war zones to save money)

    3. Banks are then told "Start lending or we'll pull FDIC backing". (Would you trust a bank who couldn't replace your funds????)

    4. Cut (By 25%) all small business taxes on employers with 200 employees or less.

    5. Retirees making more then $50,000 yearly without including SS cannot recieve SS. (I know this would tick off some people, but what with many having $1,000,000.00 banked, they really don't need that extra frankly)

    Regarding the removal of illegals, this has been done before also. in 1930 millions of Hispanic people were moved back to Mexico. Now this wasn't without problems (Some were citizens supposedly) but they claimed 'This hurts the children" Well, come by legal means and there's a good chance this won't happen.

    That's all I have to say now on this.

  • Max your written word belongs on the front page of every newspaper across America. You should seriously submit it. Excellent reading!

    Here is where i stand at a crossroads. I guess the real issue is not Obama at all. I am not a die hard Obama groupie who has blinders on. What i really want to ask is, truly someone answer this question with all honesty....

    With such turmoil our country is left in, is there really a man.....a single man who could put a quick fix on our current affairs happening in our country now? Does he exist, or is it a fallacy to even think it possible?

    I may seem defensive in regards to our current leader in power. But in reality i think what i am defending here is the impossible dream is possible. Maybe i am a dreamer........i want to believe in every lyric in "Imagine". My dream is not to give up on us........not to give up on America. Get back our pride without casting stones and find resolutions. We have been ridiculed and chastised by so many other countries as it is.

    I am hoping we find our way back home.........and we do it together. United we stand.....divided we fall.

    Lips
  • I don't even Vote and never will.They don't give a crap about votes.They just put who they want in office.I gave up on this World along time ago.

  • a leader is one who can lead others merely by natural dynamic words or actions.  There is nothing natural or dynamic about our current leader....compare him to ronald reagan or martin luther king Jr......or even bill "give me some lovin" clinton  cheesy  ....so far this presidency has not done one thing that was supported by a majority of the legal citizens of the usa....how is this and what is the hidden agenda?? hmmmmmm??

  • I have to agree with dabigdog that Regan, MLK, and yes, even Clinton would have been more of a "Uniting" persona then Obama has been or frankly ever will.

    With Regan, the actual "Goodness" of the people came out. With MLK, the actual "Spirituality" of people flowed and with Clinton, the need to keep the ship on course also was done.

    But with Obama, the ship flounders, the rowers have little direction and one side is rowing the opposite of the other side. In short, we're going in circles and we're not making any progress.

    And we're getting very near the drain.

  • it has been several months since we had this thread going....has anyone had a change of heart over the current administration.....for better or worse after the last nine months?  are we headed into the right direction?

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