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Bush Approval Ratings Soar...

 
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sundubuman



Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Location: seoul

PostPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:48 am    Post subject: Bush Approval Ratings Soar... Reply with quote

I doubt the importance of polls......but seeing as many here were giddy a month ago about Bush's plunging poll ratings........

an update.

Bush's approval rating surges before Christmas
www.chinaview.cn 2005-12-20 16:24:29

BEIJING, Dec. 20 -- U.S. President George W. Bush's approval rating has surged in recent weeks, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News Poll.

Bush's overall approval rating rose to 47 percent from 39 percent in early November. Bush's pre-Christmas rebound was fueled largely by a sharp increase in support among his core supporters, according to the poll.

His approval rating on Iraq jumped 10 percentage points since early November, to 46 percent, while his rating on the economy rose 11 points, to 47 percent. A majority of 56 percent said they approve of the way Bush is handling the war on terrorism.

Bush is still not in robust political health as 52 percent surveyed said they are unsatisfied the president's job.

The Post-ABC News poll suggests that the massive turnout in last week's elections in Iraq, coupled with a public relations offensive in which Bush delivered five speeches and held one news conference in less than three weeks' time, have delivered a substantial year-end bonus to the president. Enditem

(Agencies)
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bucheon bum



Joined: 16 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

47%, impressive. Rolling Eyes
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Gopher



Joined: 04 Jun 2005

PostPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bucheon bum wrote:
47%, impressive.


Yeah, and only 53% oppose him...
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khyber



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Bush Approval Ratings Soar".... like a chicken :?

http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm
Here you go...
check out exactly what that 47% means.. (41% in the same target dates...50% two days before).

it HAS been slowly gaining throughout december but really...was he going to go lower?
prolly not.

Basing opinions like this on the result of ONE poll is a little silly.
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Bee Positive



Joined: 27 Oct 2005

PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What the . . . ?

Msnbc.com just ran a poll in which 85% of respondents voted that Bush SHOULD BE IMPEACHED!

Link: http://tinyurl.com/8kukf

Further, a congressman from Michigan has introduced a resolution that the US Congress investigate Bush for possible "impeachable offenses"--his words, read it here:

http://www.rense.com/general69/imr.htm

Bush is likely on the way out.

Expect a time of troubles ahead.

And don't ride the New York subway after it's just been vacated for a few days: far too much time for the Secret Team to plant explosives--wouldn't that just be convenient now?


BEE POSITIVE
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sundubuman



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

lunatic.
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Hater Depot



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sundubuman wrote:
lunatic.


Well for once, I guess I agree with sundubuman.
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desultude



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hater Depot wrote:
sundubuman wrote:
lunatic.


Well for once, I guess I agree with sundubuman.


We're speaking of Bush?
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EFLtrainer



Joined: 04 May 2005

PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

He was referring to Bee. Those numbers are due for a massive re-drop. And even the issues for which they have climbed are BS. For example, do you really think he would be talking about pulling out tropps at this time if not for the slap upside the head he got recently? Hell no.
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TheUrbanMyth



Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bucheon bum wrote:
47%, impressive. Rolling Eyes



Comparatively is the key word here.
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TheUrbanMyth



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bee Positive wrote:
Bush is likely on the way out.


BEE POSITIVE



Nah, Bush will step down when his time in office is up. And the next President will take office. And there will be likely be a massive drop in postings on this board as Bush leaving office will (for some) remove the only reason that they post here. Wink


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Gopher



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheUrbanMyth wrote:
...there will be likely be a massive drop in postings on this board as Bush leaving office will (for some) remove the only reason that they post here. Wink


That is one of the most important reasons I plan to keep up on postings on this board through 2008: I want to see what happens with the anti-American posters who claim that it's all about W. Bush...
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Ya-ta Boy



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:37 pm    Post subject: