Obama At 68% Approval As He Completes First 100 Days. Best First 100 Day
Showing Since JFK.
Mr. Obama's 68 percent approval rating at the 100 day mark is better
than the ratings of his two immediate predecessors, George W. Bush
(whose approval at this point was 56 percent) and Bill Clinton (whose
approval was 49 percent). Going back to 1953, only two presidents - John
F. Kennedy (83 percent) and Dwight Eisenhower (72 percent) - had a
higher approval rating at this point in their terms.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n4972552.shtml

wrote:
Obama At 68% Approval As He Completes First 100 Days. Best First 100 Day
Showing Since JFK.
Mr. Obama's 68 percent approval rating at the 100 day mark is better
than the ratings of his two immediate predecessors, George W. Bush
(whose approval at this point was 56 percent) and Bill Clinton (whose
approval was 49 percent). Going back to 1953, only two presidents - John
F. Kennedy (83 percent) and Dwight Eisenhower (72 percent) - had a
higher approval rating at this point in their terms.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n4972552.shtml


He needs to fire the Bozo Gibbs. That freak is way too Orwellian.

On Fri, 1 May 2009 06:14:52 -0400, wrote:
Obama At 68% Approval As He Completes First 100 Days. Best First 100 Day
Showing Since JFK.
Mr. Obama's 68 percent approval rating at the 100 day mark is better
than the ratings of his two immediate predecessors, George W. Bush
(whose approval at this point was 56 percent) and Bill Clinton (whose
approval was 49 percent). Going back to 1953, only two presidents - John
F. Kennedy (83 percent) and Dwight Eisenhower (72 percent) - had a
higher approval rating at this point in their terms.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n4972552.shtml

Considering the source - the wishful thinking network of Dan Rather -
that isn't a surprising statistic. Now let's go to a different source
and see what they had to say:

"The president's approval is nearly identical to the job rating George
W. Bush received at the same point in his first term, as 63 percent of
Americans approved and 22 percent disapproved (April 18-19, 2001). One
noticeable difference is that approval of Obama is much more divided
along partisan lines today than Bush's ratings were eight years ago.

There is a wide 68 percentage point gap between the number of Democrats
(92 percent) and Republicans (24 percent) who approve of the job Obama
is doing. For Bush, there was a 50-point gap in April 2001."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/firs...l-obamas-days/

Take your pick, but I sure as hell wouldn't take CBS's word for
anything. Fox and ABC both agree that Obama's ratings are typical for
this point in his term.

Obama Received Aid As A Foreign Student. www.rense.com

I am too lazy to type out the website it links to, and I do NOT copy and
paste!
rense.com Yes, THAT website.
cuhulin

President Obama is just average.

At least by the standard of approval ratings.

Though Obama's job approval score is strong and has been since he took
office, historical polling data shows Obama's popularity during his
first 100 days is right in the middle of the scores other new presidents
received from the public over the past 60 years.

Obama's 63 percent average, according to a study released by Gallup last
month, is the highest for a new president since Jimmy Carter (he clocked
in at 69 percent during his first 100 days).

But John F. Kennedy bested Obama by more than 10 points, with 74
percent. Dwight Eisenhower enjoyed a 71 percent rating early on.

Even Richard Nixon averaged a 62 percent approval rating, just 1 point
shy of Obama's.

Overall, Obama's average for the first three months matched the
historical average of 63 percent for presidents since Eisenhower. ...

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...-predecessors/

On May 1, 3:14*am, wrote:
Obama At 68% Approval As He Completes First 100 Days. Best First 100 Day
Showing Since JFK. *
Mr. Obama's 68 percent approval rating at the 100 day mark is better
than the ratings of his two immediate predecessors, George W. Bush
(whose approval at this point was 56 percent) and Bill Clinton (whose
approval was 49 percent). Going back to 1953, only two presidents - John
F. Kennedy (83 percent) and Dwight Eisenhower (72 percent) - had a
higher approval rating at this point in their terms.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/.../main4972552.s...

Considering the horrible mess Obama inherited from Bush/Cheney, an
approval rating like this is such hard times is a sure sign that the
public likes how this Administration has taken charge and gotten right
to work. [ IIRC, "W" was on vacation instead of working an awful lot
of his first term, and demonstrated a new high in incompetence by
failing to lead during Katrina. The American people are sure glad to
have competence in office again, as reflected in these almost
unprecedented numbers. ]*

The Great Communicator speaks, and people tune in to listen to him:
Obama has this effect almost anywhere he goes. And they condemn him
for being popular, like it's a bad thing. LOL.

On May 5, 12:14*am, wrote:
On May 1, 3:14*am, wrote:

Obama At 68% Approval As He Completes First 100 Days. Best First 100 Day
Showing Since JFK. *
Mr. Obama's 68 percent approval rating at the 100 day mark is better
than the ratings of his two immediate predecessors, George W. Bush
(whose approval at this point was 56 percent) and Bill Clinton (whose
approval was 49 percent). Going back to 1953, only two presidents - John
F. Kennedy (83 percent) and Dwight Eisenhower (72 percent) - had a
higher approval rating at this point in their terms.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/.../main4972552.s...

Considering the horrible mess Obama inherited from Bush/Cheney, an
approval rating like this is such hard times is a sure sign that the
public likes how this Administration has taken charge and gotten right
to work. [ *IIRC, "W" was on vacation instead of working an awful lot
of his first term, and demonstrated a new high in incompetence by
failing to lead during Katrina. *The American people are sure glad to
have competence in office again, as reflected in these almost
unprecedented numbers. ]*

The Great Communicator speaks, and people tune in to listen to him:
Obama has this effect almost anywhere he goes. *And they condemn him
for being popular, like it's a bad thing. *LOL.

A good comparison would be "what was Hoover's approval rating 100 days
into the Great Depression, or what was Roosevelt's rating 100 days
into his first term? These would be appropriate comparisons.
Comparing Obama's popularity with Bush, who inherited peace,
prosperity, and the US at a high point on the world stage, is
ridiculous.