here I was, enjoying reading the results of a Pew poll on Bush
In a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, respondents were asked to volunteer their assessments of how Bush would be remembered after he leaves office. The most frequent response, from 56 people, was “incompetent,” followed by “idiot,” “arrogant,” “ignorant,” “stupid,” and so on. Nine people volunteered a three-letter synonym for donkey.
After all, this was my wish for him, since his coronation in 2000 – to be covered in ridicule. I’d say, I got my wish
Overall, though, the Pew poll underscored the depth of public disdain for Bush, who now ranks as the most consistently unpopular president since the advent of modern political polling. He has not had the approval of a majority of Americans since the beginning of his second term, and has hovered in the 20s in most approval rankings for more than a year. An NBC-Wall Street Journal poll last week found that eight out of 10 Americans would not miss him once he’s gone.
But then, a funny thing happened. As I got to the devotees, a familiar number surfaced:
“Just 11% said Bush will be remembered as an oustanding or above average president — by far the lowest positive end-of-term rating for any of the past four presidents.”
11%? Where did I hear this very number recently? I check my prior entries:
Only 11% think Obama isย clean
Just 11% say it’s not at all likely (connections with Blagojevich) according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey
Ah, yes, that transition without drama – as WaPo calls it seems to have generated an identical low number of unconditional lovers.
I am sure an interesting scientific theory could start from these facts, but I am not a scientist. So, I’ll just enjoy the irony and the symmetry and leave to others to make something of those numbers.
And I am now officially creating a new word:
the “elevenpercenters”. We got W’s and we got B0’s. W ended with them, Obama is starting. His media has their work cut out for them.
Mind you, they are bigger than the minority I was part of after September 11 (another 11?): the “ten percenters” who did NOT believe W suddenly became the bestest POTUS of all because we have been attacked.
Which makes me wonder if “11” isn’t a result of pollsters adjustingย their numbers a bit to avoid saying “90% are against them”. You know, like $4.99 is a better price then $5. Or, 90% were for W after September 11, but we on’t say that now 90% are against him.
That could be a theory explaining the identical numbers. It would explain more than that: Jr and Jr.jr are both equally protected by the opinion makers.
19 comments
December 20, 2008 at 7:46 am
Stray Yellar Dawg
There you have it. 11% are idiots on the left, 11% are numskulls on the right.
The kool-ade drinking score’s even! Only the color of the kool-ade changes…
ROFLMAO.
December 20, 2008 at 8:04 am
Grail Guardian
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what percentage of Americans use illegal drugs such as cocaine and marijuana? Let’s take a look:
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/06/30/who-global-drug-survey-finds-high-rates-of-cocaine-marijuana-use-in-us/
Now that’s people that admit they’ve tried the drug. If you drop off the people who’ve tried it and didn’t like it, couldn’t afford it, or were just buckling to peer pressure (ie: tried it at a party or concert) – well, I don’t think 5% is too unreasonable to account for those people. Not hard science, just sayin…
December 20, 2008 at 8:49 am
Stray Yellar Dawg
Grail,
We need to get to 22%. Remember? To encapsulate the kool-ade swilling idiots on the left, with the kool-ade swilling numskulls on the right.
So… actually that 16.2 may be an understatement.
For my money… an additional 5.8 have snorted hard core kool-ade and aren’t admitting it.
Yep. That explains it!
December 20, 2008 at 8:52 am
Stray Yellar Dawg
And here ya go:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1217081mugyear20.html
A whole page full of mugshots of folks that were busted while wearing Obamagear!
Honestly… you can’t even make this shit up!
ROFLOL.
December 20, 2008 at 10:48 am
okasha skatsi
The fact that 22% of the population is irremediably stupid is not encouraging.
December 20, 2008 at 11:00 am
Grail Guardian
Stray Yellar Dawg,
I firmly believe it’s the same 11% in all 3 instances.
okasha skatsi,
11% is irremediably stupid. Another 46% may yet come to their senses.
December 20, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Annie Oakley
I also suspect that bush’s 11% and Obama’s are the same group. I was always surprised by how right-wing Obama’s internet supporters seemed, and with early groups like Republicans for Obama getting his campaign started… well, let’s just say Rev. Warren is no surprise to me. The only thing surprising was how easy it was to seduce the left. You would have thought they’d have been more skeptical after the media installment of bush and his war. But apparently a chance to throw dung at Palin was all that was needed. The left is cheap.
December 20, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Annie Oakley
More accurately, a chance to throw dung at Hillary and then Sarah was all that was needed.
December 20, 2008 at 1:21 pm
IAmInTears
I am so Stupid I can’t stand that rodeodancer is back again. Doesn’t she know teh stupid can’t stand her her any time?
December 20, 2008 at 1:30 pm
okasha skatsi
“Stupid rodeodancer is back again. Doesnโt she know teh stupid gives her away every time?”
Huh?
December 20, 2008 at 1:47 pm
badtothebone
that is a fantastic number.. 89 percent of americans think JRjr is clean…lol
maybe there is still hope for an indictment and making sure that Chicago thug never gets sworn in. I would be okay with a few more months of bush if it meant no chance of four more years of the black dubya.
December 20, 2008 at 1:48 pm
badtothebone
meant to say 89 percent think Obama is NOT clean
December 20, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Stray Yellar Dawg
OK. So there is some crossover between the Obama coke heads and the GWB cokeheads. I’ll buy that…
Which brings us back to the 16.2 % number.
December 20, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Grail Guardian
SYD,
I guess we could discount the Nader cokeheads and the McKinney cokeheads…
December 20, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Woman Voter
So, how does 89 0/0 (who don’t Think he is Mr Transparency) translate into a high approval rating? Some thing is a miss, is threre an ‘official’ press office open already that gives the approval for stories and polls? How did this one slip by? ๐ฏ
December 20, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Grail Guardian
Tes. It’s called the MSM.
December 20, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Grail Guardian
sorry – yes
December 21, 2008 at 5:55 am
Stray Yellar Dawg
Grail… yes, the Nader and McKinney coke-heads are pretty harmless. Except to themselves…
Teehee.
December 22, 2008 at 9:33 am
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