25 percent:
By on May 16th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
25 percent:
Proportion of Americans who are happy with the state of the country, one of the lowest levels since Gallup started asking the question in 1979.
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Must be Clinton’s fault!
May 16th, 2007 at 6:49 pmThe five percent difference between Bush’s approval rating, and this poll, is likely due to the rise in gasoline prices.
May 16th, 2007 at 6:50 pm(sorry for being such a wet blanket….)
Count me in on that.
May 16th, 2007 at 6:51 pmToo bad some Senate Democrats couldn’t see that today when they killed deadline for Iraq funding.
May 16th, 2007 at 6:52 pmWho are these morons? What insane ward did they poll?
May 16th, 2007 at 6:53 pmWhy do most of the people in the country hate most of the people in the country.
May 16th, 2007 at 6:54 pmMust be Clinton’s fault!
Comment by Crump’s Brother
Damn that Bill Clinton.
Who knew he would stillhave such power 6 years after leaving office?
/snark
May 16th, 2007 at 6:55 pmUnfortunately, a segment of the 65% are pissed with the direction of the country because Bush hasn’t begun executing gays or dropping nukes on Iran, so take the 75% stat with those caveats in mind.
May 16th, 2007 at 6:56 pmSign me up for a double portion. Someone has to take up the slack for the morons who continue their foolish support!
May 16th, 2007 at 6:56 pmIn what country are those in the 25%?
May 16th, 2007 at 6:56 pmWhat can they cite as improved since the year 2000?
Everything is worse, nothing is better.
What was the result of this survey ten years ago? I think it was the reverse.
Ugh.. meant to type 75% in both parts of my previous comment. Really wish TP had a “preview” function.
May 16th, 2007 at 6:56 pmI know at least one. I drive to work with one and it is hillarious when I debate. I’m afraid he will have heart attack so I have to stop.
May 16th, 2007 at 6:57 pmIt’s astonishing to find out that 25% of Americans are in insane asylums.
May 16th, 2007 at 6:57 pmP.S. I live in Las Vegas and the 25% is about the winning ratio.
May 16th, 2007 at 6:59 pmWhat is the percentage of people earning over 100,000. in the US?
That is the only explanation I can come up with for such numbers.
May 16th, 2007 at 7:03 pm… that and redneck idiots …….
…Pat Robertson MAY have a point…
May 16th, 2007 at 7:17 pmIs nascar still on TV? check
Is the news still covering blonde bimbos more than real news? check
Starbucks still makes mocha lattes? check
What’s wrong again?
obligatory /snark
May 16th, 2007 at 7:18 pm25 percent huh, that explains the shortage of fresh puppy blood.
May 16th, 2007 at 7:19 pmOne in four Americans thinks Cheney’s a nice guy.
I WOULD SAY AS A PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIOLOGIST ASPECT OF SOCIETY, I WOULD SAY 25% IS MOST LIKELY FAIRLY ACCURATE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN’T HAPPY AND A LOT OF THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR OWN ISSUES, IT IN RESPECT TO THE POLITICIZING OF DIFFERENT SECTORS OF SOCIETY
NOW SINCE I KNOW THAT, I’M GOING TO PICK AND CHOOSE THE SECTORS THAT ARE NOT POLITICIZED IN A CORRUPT MANNER AND DISCERNMENT BEFOREHAND WHICH AREAS OF SOCIETY ARE MOST LIKELY POLITICIZED
AND –
I’M GOING TO TONE IT DOWN….. WE REALLY DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH CORRUPTION IS GOING ON, BUT CORRUPTION IS A DETRIMENT AND DEGRADES SOCIETY AS A WHOLE
THAT PROBABLY EQUATES TO THE 75% THAT ARE INDIRECTLY/DIRECTLY BEING AFFECTED
NOW…………….
REGARDING THE PARASITES, TERMITES, LEECHES AND ALL THE REST OF
THAT……… JIMBO
D
U
D
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IS GOING TO KEEP CHILLIN DUDE :)
May 16th, 2007 at 7:22 pm25%? Seems a little high…
May 16th, 2007 at 7:25 pmP.S. I live in Las Vegas and the 25% is about the winning ratio.
Comment by michael — May 16, 2007 @ 6:59 pm
FYI, the most stupid troll on this blog, and the planet, goes by the name “michael.” Just thought I’d let you know, in case anyone goes off on you unexpectedly. You might want to add an initial or something.
Just sayin’ :-)
May 16th, 2007 at 7:29 pmWhy do most of the people in the country hate most of the people in the country.
Comment by Spudge_Boy
lol
May 16th, 2007 at 7:33 pmAnd one can look at the comments posted by the trolls to see how desperate and hysterical these goons have become. They’re like a gambling addict who believes just one more spin of the wheel will change their luck. Indeed, so convinced were they of their Providence that they rigged the election of 2000 and 2004; then saw all their pet theories crumble to dust.
May 16th, 2007 at 7:33 pmNothing to be happy about with the criminal Bush Regime in power. As for the 25%: most of them are slap happy nuts and the rest are wealthy GOPers who are doing well with Bush tax cuts for the rich.
May 16th, 2007 at 7:38 pmGlad they restricted this one to Americans…..
May 16th, 2007 at 7:49 pm#24
LISTEN DUDE, CERTAINLY BE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE POLITICAL PARASITES, LEECHES, TERMITES, & SCUMBAGS
DEFENSE
TOTALLY POLITICIZED AND TOTALLY CORRUPTED
EDUCATION:
THAT’S A BIG ONE… LIKE A FAMILY OF BUSH’S WHO LIKE TO TAKE AS LITTLE RISK AND USE OTHER PEOPLES MONEY FOR SELF GAIN. DO YOU KNOW GEORGE BUSH TOOK $600,000 OF LOANED MONEY INTO THE RANGERS AND MADE A 500% GAIN OF SOMETHING CLOSE TO
$17,000,000
EDUCATION CON’T:
AND REGARDING NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND IS TOTALY CORRUPTED ANOTHER PARASITE WITHIN THE BUSH FAMILY. READ SOME SEARCHES
ON THE BUSHY WHO STARTED A SOFTWARE COMPANY
EDUCATION CON’T:
SCANDAL AFTER SCANDAL WITH THE STUDENT LOANS
MONETARY POLICY:
TOTALLY CORRUPT
HEALTH CARE:
ABSOLUTELY A DISASTER, LITERALLY A MARKET PLACE TO BUILD A GREAT BIG ECONOMY TO MAKE YOU SICK AND PROFIT OF YOU WHILE
OUTLAWING REAL TRUTH HEALTH CARE AND IT’S COMPONENTS
IT GOES ON AND ON
NOW I’M GOING TO KEEP CHILLING DUDE AND DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER NOT TO GET SUCKED UP TO THESE POLITICAL PARASITES SCAMS AND SCHEMES
YOU BETTER BELIEVE CORRUPTION HAS A DEFINITE DETRIMENT ON SOCIETY AS A WHOLE WHILE A COUPLE OF HIGH CLASS PROFITEERS
BENEFIT WITH ALL THEIR BUDDY’S
I’D SAY 75% UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS AND 25% WHO ARE HAPPY WITH ALL THE WONDERFUL SERVICES WE ALL DESPERATELY NEED FROM OUR GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT RIGHT… THAT IS
IF
YOU CAN GET THE SERVICES… THAT I UNDERSTAND IS LONG GONE UNDER REAGAN
REMEMBER, WE PAY TAXES FOR SERVICE AND 66% TAXATION IS A BIG CHUNK, LITERALLY SHELTER AND HEALTHCARE SHOULD BE VERY
AFFORDABLE INSTEAD WHAT DO WE HAVE??
LITERALLY ONE SCANDAL AFTER THE NEXT
May 16th, 2007 at 8:05 pm#5 – No Sh*t! So we can safely assume that 25% of the somewhat literate, able to answer the telephone to talk to pollsters, and sadly have the right to vote Americans actually think this country is on the right track under “w”???
OK, let’s be fair. These are the folks who are getting very wealthy on the defense industry’s no-bid contracts, gas prices, “business friendly” policies, environmental ignorance, etc. If you are wealthy and don’t give a sh*t about the future, especially the future for the middle and sub-middle class, you LOVE george w. bush.
Remember, these are the folks who are so wealthy that they can afford to bathe daily in bottled water, eat food grown on their own personal farm, and fuel their homes with the most expensive technology – probably green technology – that money can buy! They have no worries whatsoever about anything at all. They will build a wall around their homes, if they don’t already have one, and will shoot you if you try to enter to steal some cabbage to feed your family.
And the rest of them are just plain moron-idiot one-issue voters. Fags. Abortion. Guns. Nothing else matters to these morons because anything deeper than “American Idol” is too much for them to think about. “I hate fags so I’m voting repugnicrat.” Hmm… Smells like homophobia and deep-rooted gay attraction problems??? “I hate abortion so I’m voting repugnican.” Hmmm… So you are a religious zealot who wouldn’t hesitate to take his teenage daughter to a place where she could get an abortion if she were raped, or just got knocked up by someone beneath your dignith??? “I have erotic feelings for my gun, so I’m voting republif**k.” Hmmmm. Something tells me you don’t pay attention. Democrats have guns, too. But it’s the Dems and the Liberals who are more inclined to be pacifists and NOT go shoot your sorry asses that empower your ridiculous line of sh*t!!!
Ah, well. Nothing to worry about any more. The rapture is coming. Falwell was the first to be taken. Robertson and Dobson will be next – sooner rather than later, I hope!
Yours in christ,
godless.
May 16th, 2007 at 8:34 pmI was raptured.
May 16th, 2007 at 9:31 pmMan, you said it, SOB!!! Right on!
May 17th, 2007 at 9:23 am