Gallup: Obama’s Approval Drops to 38%

By Doug Powers  •  August 23, 2011 07:37 PM

**Written by Doug Powers

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Team Obama might be praying for any sort of “Gaddafi bump” in the polls, but until that day probably never arrives, Gallup puts President Obama’s approval at a new low:

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Some of those 38% spend their summers hanging around the Bunch of Grapes book store on the Vineyard.

If President Obama keeps going in this direction and can’t get away with fully blaming Congress, the Tea Party, Bush and all manner of “headwinds” for the decline, it sounds like the Dems would be happy to recruit Jon Huntsman to offer Obama a primary challenge.

Rasmussen’s approval index also puts Obama at a new low:

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Morgan Freeman saw Obama on the Vineyard and wanted to advise him to “get pissed off” before this skid leads to defeat next November. If the economy doesn’t somehow magically turn around, and fast, I can already hear Freeman narrating a recap of the 2012 election: “It was the longest night of Barack’s life…”

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  1. #101
    On August 24th, 2011 at 3:34 pm, cbmi said:

    To those who are angry with Mark Levin, I have to ask:

    Do you believe that there is CURRENTLY enough evidence that B.O. was not eligible to be President? I assume you do.

    So, if you DO believe the evidence is out there, why is he still President?

    In other words, pushing the issue hasn’t accomplished anything, and it won’t accomplish anything but a moral victory. The sad truth is that he isn’t going anywhere.

    I think that Mark was referring to not having the details of B.O.’s meeting the Constitutional requirements, not the Constitutional requirements themselves.

    Believing that this issue indicates Mark Levin doesn’t care about the Constitution is a stretch. He’s doing what he can to ensure B.O. doesn’t further trample it.

    Mark Levin did his part to PREVENT B.O.’s election in ’08, and is trying very hard to prevent his reelection.

    Mark Levin was/is a HUGE part in converting progs/libs to conservatism – my personal conversion included. TESTIFY!!!

    There’s a perfect world, and there’s a real world, Mark’s working with what is possible. If he focused every one of his shows on the eligibility issue, B.O. would still be President. If it had been “common knowledge” among those who should have cared BEFORE the ’08 election, B.O. would still be President.

  2. #102
    On August 24th, 2011 at 3:40 pm, cabrerski said:

    On August 24th, 2011 at 3:33 pm, FirstSkirt said:
    Low esteem??? With that left hook??? You made a 3rd grade boy cry. Now that was because you were devastatingly powerful and had good foot work or Kevin was of French descent and a future Democrat Liberal.
    But the compliment part runs true…
    Ilovemycrotchlesspanties still hopes that some day, some guy will look up his dress.

  3. #103
    On August 24th, 2011 at 4:00 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    You are killin’me, cabrerski!! I am breathless…not at what you wrote but at the thought of ILoveMyCrotchlessPanties wearing patent leather shoes, holding up his skirt, and waiting patiently for his only friend to show up.

    I think I can take out ILMC.

  4. #104
    On August 24th, 2011 at 4:32 pm, BOB said:

    On August 24th, 2011 at 3:34 pm, cbmi said:

    To those who are angry with Mark Levin, I have to ask:

    There’s a perfect world, and there’s a real world, Mark’s working with what is possible. If he focused every one of his shows on the eligibility issue, B.O. would still be President. If it had been “common knowledge” among those who should have cared BEFORE the ’08 election, B.O. would still be President.

    I believe you are guessing on what effect if might have if Levin focused on, not only the eligibility issue, but the apparent crimes of document fraud, SS number fraud, Selective Service Registration fraud, Barry’s sealed records from his past, most all of them, the many references from news sources worldwide of Obama being, “Kenya born”, (I have hard copies of about about 10 different ones myself), multiple references in the Kenyan Parliament minutes from their website of Obama being born in Kenya, even discussing how great America was that a man born in Kenyan, who was not even an American citizen, could be elected president of America. I have copies of the entire minutes I printed directly from the website prior to it being scrubbed of those references.

    And that is just the beginning. With all this evidence Levin, and many others like him, all the Fox talking heads, and of course rest of the main stream media, cannot find one damned thing they believe is worthy of a real, independent investigation?? The same media that sent 17 lawyers to Wasilla, Alaska to comb through Palin’s garbage looking for something to damage her with, and recently searched thousands of her emails and found nothing, will not investigate ANYTHING related to Obama’s eligibility and apparent crimes?

    I am supposed to just accept this and praise the talking heads for the non-stop money making talk they perform, while America goes to hell in a hand basket and they have the power and ability to at least try to stop it, but don’t?

    If the job of saving America is too hard, just don’t do it???

    I don’ think so.

    Here is a condensed version of why I believe the promised Congressional investigations that were supposed to happen when the Republicans took control of the House have been so totally ineffective, and will continue to be so. It also covers Congress and why they have been rendered useless in the battle against Obama and his Socialist/Marxist polices.

    Yes, there exist a mountain of evidence to back up my conclusions.

    From a post I made at http://www.thebirtherreport.com :

    It seems that Darrel Issa’s “investigations” of Obama and his regime go like this.

    1. Issa ask the regime for information.

    2. The regime does not reply.

    3. Issa demands information from the regime.

    4. The regime says “screw you”.

    5. Investigation ends.

    There is a fear of Obama and his regime that prevents anything from being done, and I believe with 100% certainty it is because of Congress’ involvement since at least 2008 in getting a known ineligible candidate on the ballot and elected.

    Both Dems and Repubs were involved, some more than others (can you say “Pelosi”?), and the entire Congress fears that doing anything about Obama, his many violations of the Constitution, and/or other crimes, will result in the involvement of Congress in the biggest fraud/charade in history being completely revealed, with the result being prison sentences for some members of Congress.

    Congress has been rendered powerless by what they have done, and by Obama’s knowledge of their involvement in his usurpation of the presidency. If they mess with Obama too much, he spills the beans on them.

    Can you imagine 4 more years of this?

  5. #105
    On August 24th, 2011 at 5:19 pm, Ray said:

    #101 3:34 pm, cbmi said:

    To those who are angry with Mark Levin, I have to ask:

    Mark Levin sat on his a$$ and tried to figure out which way the wind was blowing in 08. He would not commit to anyone until it was too late, as I recall.

    In any case, things are happening in the courts. Orly Taitz has got a Hawaii state judge that will find out why the HDOH did not comply with a Hawaii issued subpoena about ten days ago. This will take place on 9/14/2011. If they do not comply, I suspect they will likely end up in jail. We will see how that goes.

    This is part of an ongoing case in the DC Circuit Court case Taitz v Astrue, where the Social Security Admin. is stonewalling on the form SS-5. First time for one of these cases to reach the discovery stage.

    And then there is Purpura v Sabelius, which should expose the emperor as having no clothes.

    Anyone with two brain cells knowes that the April 27, 2011 long form COLB is a piece of crap that was intended to expose Soetoro, and yet everyone in congress just sits around hoping it will go away.

    The US Air Force just retired one Sargeant Moran, rather than prosicute him for refusing to play along. He insisted on seeing a valid birth certificate.

    We are dealing with an Out-of-Control government and it will come to a head before November 2012.

    Oh yes, not to forget, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in Arizona. Oh, the libs are just spitting mad, now that he has been asked, and agreed, to investigate wheather B. Hussein Oboma is a US citizen. They have launched five special prosecuters to check Arpaio’s laundry.

    Barry’s days are numbered. And when he goes down, he will have plenty of company.

    I will not be happy until the FCC is forced to yank a bunch of broadcast licenses.

    nuff said

  6. #106
    On August 24th, 2011 at 5:36 pm, Ray said:

    oops, that should be prosecute, with an e. :)

  7. #107
    On August 24th, 2011 at 5:54 pm, cbmi said:

    Bob & Ray,

    (LOL – anyone remember those radio guys?)

    I’ll sum up my own respect for Mark Levin by answering Bob’s question:

    On August 24th, 2011 at 4:32 pm, BOB said:

    Can you imagine 4 more years of this?

    No, I can’t. And I believe that Mark Levin is GENUINELY NOT ambivalent and wants it stopped.

  8. #108
    On August 24th, 2011 at 6:51 pm, BOB said:

    Hey cbmi,

    Bob of Bob and Ray here.

    I don’t see defeating someone at the polls, (if it can be done), and letting them and their accomplices, including Congress, off with big fat taxpayer paid retirement checks and all the other perks for the rest of their sorry lives as a satisfactory conclusion to the biggest fraud/charade in American history.

    Plus, it will take years, if ever, to undo the damage inflicted by this illegal regime, if it can ever be corrected. Why should we accept this, especially when the means to undo the damage in one swell foop is available, the only thing lacking is courage?

    To accept a crime of this magnitude because Alinsky worked is not something I want to see my country do.

    I will say this in your favor, for someone I have been disagreeing with all day, you certainly don’t seem like a disagreeable person.

  9. #109
    On August 24th, 2011 at 7:18 pm, Ray said:

    Hey Bob,

    Ray of Bob and Ray here. :)

    I started typing this right after 3:34 pm, cbmi said:, but had to stop and go pick the two boys up from school, so I didn’t see your post until I submitted.

    I hope you have more support on the homefront than I am getting.

    Hang in there.

  10. #110
    On August 24th, 2011 at 9:54 pm, cabrerski said:

    On August 24th, 2011 at 4:00 pm, FirstSkirt said:
    I think I can take out ILMC.

    I will give you 11-2 odds in the boxing arena and 20-1 in the debate contest.
    However I may have to give Ilovemyfishnetstockings a 3-2 edge on the catwalk. The boy is such a fashion queen.

  11. #111
    On August 25th, 2011 at 12:10 am, cbmi said:

    On August 24th, 2011 at 6:51 pm, BOB said:

    I will say this in your favor, for someone I have been disagreeing with all day, you certainly don’t seem like a disagreeable person.

    Thank-you, Bob. I’d like to think I’m not disagreeable. I just have a lot of respect for Mark Levin. I don’t agree with him 100% of the time, and in fact my sister and I will often joke about his moods. Sometimes (I think it’s when his blood sugar is low – :) ), some poor person will call in, and seemingly out of the blue Mark will bite his/her head off. And I’m not talking about one of the “drones” as he calls them, but a person who you can tell really likes him. I feel sorry for those callers :( . But, as I mentioned before, he was pivotal in my seeing the light, and I think he has done a lot of good in that regard.

  12. #112
    On August 25th, 2011 at 12:40 am, OK_Loyalist said:

    On August 25th, 2011 at 12:10 am, cbmi said:

    I used to be a LARGE Levin fan.

    Him calling a certain group of conservatives “goofballs” isn’t my 1st b!tch about Levin.

    What I find totally unacceptable is the railing, the thundering from Levin prior to the debt limit vote on standing strong and voting against it.

    Vote comes down and Allen West votes YEA and Levin is now like a few posters here … (sic) “One vote doesn’t make a congressperson”

    That is sellout horsecrap!

  13. #113
    On August 25th, 2011 at 9:18 am, FirstSkirt said:

    Cabrerski @#110: Damn, I forgot ILoveMyDroopyButt wore the stilletos. Good odds, I pretty sure I can get a TKO in 2 rounds.

  14. #114
    On August 25th, 2011 at 9:48 am, spaceycakes said:

    no way, First. You got him in under 40 sec. in the first.

  15. #115
    On August 25th, 2011 at 2:52 pm, tone said:

    Mark Levin sat on his a$$ and tried to figure out which way the wind was blowing in 08. He would not commit to anyone until it was too late, as I recall.

    In any case, things are happening in the courts. Orly Taitz has got a Hawaii state judge that will find out why the HDOH did not comply with a Hawaii issued subpoena about ten days ago. This will take place on 9/14/2011. If they do not comply, I suspect they will likely end up in jail. We will see how that goes.

    This is part of an ongoing case in the DC Circuit Court case Taitz v Astrue, where the Social Security Admin. is stonewalling on the form SS-5. First time for one of these cases to reach the discovery stage.

    And then there is Purpura v Sabelius, which should expose the emperor as having no clothes.

    Anyone with two brain cells knowes that the April 27, 2011 long form COLB is a piece of crap that was intended to expose Soetoro, and yet everyone in congress just sits around hoping it will go away.

    The US Air Force just retired one Sargeant Moran, rather than prosicute him for refusing to play along. He insisted on seeing a valid birth certificate.

    We are dealing with an Out-of-Control government and it will come to a head before November 2012.

    Oh yes, not to forget, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in Arizona. Oh, the libs are just spitting mad, now that he has been asked, and agreed, to investigate wheather B. Hussein Oboma is a US citizen. They have launched five special prosecuters to check Arpaio’s laundry.

    Barry’s days are numbered. And when he goes down, he will have plenty of company.

    I will not be happy until the FCC is forced to yank a bunch of broadcast licenses.

    nuff said

    None of this is going anywhere, too many apparatchicks in the republican party, the courts, in the justice department, the fbi, the cia, the leadership of the military, the media, etc. They all love their govenment checks, the benefits, the cocktail parties, the hookers, the blow, above all else. We are on this track till it ends, and it aint gonna end with justice I can tell you that for sure.

  16. #116
    On August 25th, 2011 at 6:23 pm, yaymm said:

    Back on track, I think a couple of the most telling polls, if we are to pay any attention to them at all, are Gallup’s showing 27% of people polled believe Obama is doing a good job with the economy, while 70+% disagree.

    A whopping 74% in Rasmussen’s think the Country is headed in the wrong direction. The direction we are obviously heading with this President is Liberalism, at just as fast a rate as Liberals in Congress, our Liberal President and Liberal Obama appointees can take us.

    There might be a few minor upswings in Obama’s popularity, but there are apt to be more serious downswings. I think his numbers will be in the high 20′s or low 30′s by mid 2012.

    It will be the Conservative’s election to lose, but if history is our future, they can bungle it and allow Obama four more terrible years.

  17. #117
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:06 pm, thejim said:

    There might be a few minor upswings in Obama’s popularity, but there are apt to be more serious downswings. I think his numbers will be in the high 20′s or low 30′s by mid 2012.

    It’s unlikely that his approval numbers will go below the mid-30s due in part to the continued support of the Black community. You are already hearing them say that OBambi has been treated unfairly by Whites. Add to that the Yellow Dog Democrats and his numbers remain in the 35% to 41% range. Still enough to make him a one term President.

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