I’ve seen countless threads on how Obama’s approval rating has been plummeting no that the "honeymoon" is over. Even though it is hardly a phenomenon for concern, considering the true plummets that most other presidents have experienced

I find it amusing that these greatly exaggerated reports of Obama’s political and popularity demise has all but ceased.

Here’s the reason:

Approval rating has been trending up for the past two months while disapproval is distinctly trending down. The largest bump in approval rating occurred once the President rolled up his sleeves and pushed his way back into the debate over health care reform. Perhaps President Obama needs more Joe Wilson’s to help show how the arguments of one side have pretty much degenerated into a series of personal attacks with no true offers of compromise or pure discussion.

A lot of people within the Tea Party movement have differing opinions and varying messages that range widely. However, there is one common theme.

In my own words, this is the overall message that I picked up on at the Washington DC 9/12 rally.

"First of all, slow down the rate of expansion of govt and start actually adhering to the US Constitution. Also, get control of the debt."

The American people don’t really care which political party you belong to, we just want to know that we are not leaving our progeny some overwhelming debt burden.

By Tami Luhby, CNNMoney.com senior writer
August 6, 2009: 6:41 PM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Fannie Mae, the government-controlled mortgage insurer, said Thursday that it needs another $10.7 billion from the Treasury Department to stay afloat.
The new infusion means the troubled company has drawn a total of $45.9 billion of its $200 billion lifeline this year

By Jeff Poor
Business & Media Institute
9/24/2008 4:00:57 PM

The media coverage of FrankÂ’s coziness with Fannie Mae and his pro-Fannie Mae stances has been lacking. Of the eight appearances Frank made on the three broadcasts networks between Jan. 1, 2008, and Sept. 21, 2008, none of his comments dealt with the potential conflicts of interest
The Washington Post reported Frank, who is openly gay, had a relationship with Herb Moses, an executive for the now-government controlled Fannie Mae. The column revealed the two had split up at the time but also said Frank was referring to Moses as his “spouse.” Another Washington Post report said Frank called Moses his “lover” and that the two were “still friends” after the breakup

I was watching Fox News Last night and the people who did the undercover video work on ACORN said tonight’s video release is "devestating".

It is supposed to be aired on Glenn Beck’s show at 5pm.

Anyone have any idea what this one will show?

Soros hedge fund invests $811m to buy Petrobras stake
August 15, 2008

London: Billionaire investor George Soros bought an $811 million stake in Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) in the second quarter, making the Brazilian state-controlled oil company his investment fundÂ’s largest holding.

As of June 30, the stake in Petrobras, as the Rio de Janeiro-based oil producer is known, made up 22 per cent of the $3.68 billion of stocks and American depositary receipts held by Soros Fund Management, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Petrobras has since slumped 28 per cent

U.S. Ready to Finance Oil Drilling in Brazil
EFE News Services 8/5/2009

The U.S. government is prepared to provide up to $10 billion in loans to finance the development of massive hydrocarbon reserves off BrazilÂ’s coast, a Brazilian official said Wednesday.

President Barack ObamaÂ’s national security adviser, Gen. James Jones, discussed the matter with officials this week during a visit to the South American country, Brazilian Planning Minister Paulo Bernardo da Silva told reporters.

More of the same You Democrats like to say Bush got rich off Iraqi oil but it looks like Obama is the one making money off Oil Companies.George Soros just made 10 Billion dollars ,nice to see Stimulus money going to the people who really need it.hows that hopoe and change working for you

Only a corrupt media could get an Obama elected. If every voter new every anti American detail about Obama he would have been out of the primaries early. But the corrupt media had a genius idea. To crush any decent.. they could just use the race card if they pushed for Obama. White guilt is far more rampid than actual racism nowadays. If they thought they had a better shot getting Hillary elected they would have pushed for her. All they had with her was the sexist card The media is pretty bad but I’d say even they couldnt stomach having to defend Hillary for 4 or 8 years with accusations of sexism lol. So they chose the easier candidate to get elected…not the best for the country…shocking, I know.
So they chose Obama.. and the minority that is Americas informed citizens never had a chance.
But that minority is slowly becoming a majority. Thanks to Obamas radical agenda. Even the corrupt media is having trouble covering it up. The racism card has run its course…Does the media have a back-up plan? Not sure, as of now theyre still desperately clinging to the racism card. Thats why the left biased corrupt media is becoming more and more irrelevant every day.
Hopefully they hit bottom completely before they come up with a backup plan.

The only part missing in all the debate about what Obama was called a liar about in the speech is the more serious issue than the lies and deception. Whats the motive? The agenda?
If I was a flaming leftist I’d say he has no other motive or agenda than to do everything he can to abide by the majority of Americans wishes. LOL
But since I’m not a flaming leftist anti American koolaid drinker, I’d say his motive or agenda is just the opposite. He hasnt supported the majority of the country’s wishes a single time yet. He’s an anti American marxist that couldnt care less about the majoritys wishes or this capitalist country for that matter. His own personal agenda is all that matters. And thats the motive for all the lies and deception. He’s no different in that way than any other politician, but, and a huge but, his agenda is marxist…anti American.
Bush was just as corrupt but he had no anti American agenda. Even if he lied everytime about being such a pro American defender of Americas freedom, he never associated himself with any "anti America" agenda or people. Clinton was a corrupt liar too but he’s no anti American either, just extremely corrupt and deceitful. Political corruption is sadly the American way, but its not nearly as much a threat to America and its traditions as anti Americanism, socialism, communism and marxism.
The left protested Bush because of his politics on gay marraige, abortion, war etc…. They just didnt agree with any of his politics whatsoever. Obama is being protested because he’s an anti American with an anti American anti capitalist agenda. Even Bush only dealt with a few wackos that called him a fascist and actually believed it. Obama has almost half the country believing he’s a socialist, communist, marxist, racist, and/or anti American. Now where did they get an idea like that? Obama hasnt given any reason for anyone, let alone half the country, to believe that? LOL ok.

When the leftists defend Obama when he’s called an anti American, thats a debatable issue. Its far too serious an accusation to not debate. But when they defend his corrupt deceit, thats just scary. Anyone who believes any politician isnt a corrupt liar AND at the same time theyre able to vote is scary. Obama has millions of supporters like that. So does every other dictator in history ironically.

When as a nation are we going to wake up. We are tearing each other apart instead of picking each other up. Example, Konya West, tearing apart Taylor SwiftÂ’s award. What the hell, just because you donÂ’t agree, doesnÂ’t mean that the award wasnÂ’t warranted! But this seems to be what we are becoming, a nation of whiners. Another example, are the old white republican guys going around carrying Obama monkeys or saying that they are going to take back their country, from what? The black man? You canÂ’t even pull your head out of your ass to realize that people are dying on the streets because they canÂ’t afford healthcare or canÂ’t even afford to put food on their table because they have to pay 400 plus a month in healthcare costs just to have basic coverage, or the pill that costs 450 dollars, but you have to have it because you will die if you donÂ’t get it. You instead call it socialism and use scare tactics by using words such as death panels. When in reality there are democratic nations out there who provide their entire citizens 100 percent free healthcare and it doesnÂ’t cost any more than what we are already paying today. There are a few folk, mainly white and old who are stuck in the ways of the past, who want to preserve their old ways of racist bigotry and who donÂ’t care about picking up their countrymen and women in a time of need. To that I say, letÂ’s bring on the death panels and let them be the first ones to go to them as we need to get rid of that kind of racism. We as a nation are much better than that.

Do you people really not know what the actual meaning of ‘teabagging’ is or do you have no problem with the media and politicians using a perverted sexual term when referring to their enemies?

The use of that term by the main media disgusts me. The actual term doesn’t bother me, and use of it to my face by friends is fine, but on national TV?!?! Where is the rejection to labeling Americans with different views in a perverted sexual manner?!? If they say that those protesting Obama are teabaggers then they should have no rejection to having their opinions being called gay…

Is it me, or has this board turned right of center recently.

Where’s all the liberals to defend UHC? troop surge in Afghanistan? cap & trade?

Is this simply a reflection that defending one’s political beliefs is far more difficult
than criticizing anothers?