Yesterday Bush was "worst ever;" today CNN trying to make it sound good.

[Atman]

Yesterday CNN released Bush's "Favorability" rating, and aptly noted that it is at it's lowest point ever, 46%. You have to be careful here...this is his "FAVORABILITY" rating, a barometer on how much people like the president. It is NOT the same as his "JOB APPROVAL" rating, those numbers which are so low, they swirl counterclockwise in Australia. CNN did a short segment on the differences yesterday, clearly pointing out how terrible these numbers are for Bush.

But what about this morning? New day, new interpretation. I just watched the morning crew post their usual screen graphics touting Bush's poll numbers. Sure enough, there is the screen with his "46% APPROVAL RATING," now with none of the explanatory banter. The clear implication to those who've seen the miserable mid-30's "Job Approval" is that Bush is doing much better, right? That's how they played it up. A new poll showing 46% Favorability for the President! YAY!

Finally, one of the news bimbo's piped up -- "But that's not the same as the 'Job Approval' number, right?" A quick brush aside of the question led to explain how Laura Bush's Favorability is at 75%, but short shrift given to the differences between the two poll numbers, and no mention of what that Job Approval number actually is, even for comparison.

Keep 'em confused. Baffle 'em will bullshit. Kill us with you lies, you mother fuckers!

(As an amusing aside, I've thoroughly enjoyed watching Miles O'Solidad squirming and whining about his new Manhattan condo, purchased just as the bubble burst. He whines about it every day. Hey Miles, you asshole...here's some NEWS for you, Mr. Newsman -- anyone at DU could have told you about the real estate bubble if you'd actually check in every now and then to research some of the stories you...oh, wait, you don't research anything, do you? You just sit and read whatever some idiot feeds into the Telepromptr for you. Never mind.)

[buff2]

1. And just think......we haven't even heard the good stuff yet.....

Just wait until a little later on....the idiot's approval ratings will hit the roof,making him the most popular president ever! They are priming us up right now by making people think he is "bouncing back".

Yes,he'll be in the high 80's again by the time the 06 elections roll around. Why people like to prop that moron up is beyond me.If Clinton would have done less than HALF of what this jerk has done he would have been impeached,tarred and feathered and ran out of town. No way the repukes would have accepted it. Phucking hypocritical bastards. :grr:

[underpants]

2. Look, not to sound like a nut job here... BUT

the joke that I have been telling is "The Matrix" related--- You know, outside of the pods the machines are clearly running off of the script right now.

Things are so batshit crazy that it is hard to keep them straight. I could run down the laundry list but in the last two weeks alone I have heard nothing but ALL IS WELL and BE SCARED TO DEATH at the same time. Apparently "The capital of the world" takes a nutshot from a transit strike and all I have heard is how expensive it was and how the masters are hearing less gold fall into their coffers. At the exact same time Walmart pays $172 MILLION to people they drove like rented mules and didn't even let them fucking EAT during a 9 hour shift but no connection is made there. What message got out? Well from the holiday get togethers the sheeple were aghast at the benefits the MTA folks got "They can retire at 55!!!" Well shit sounds like our dumbasses need to get organized but no that can't get out there.

Seriously this is crazy. The President of the US openly admits breaking the law and the sheeple again rush out to make excuses for him. This is the same crowd that supposedly FEARS this very thing happening. Their own personal jesus is above the law, their country, them, and common sense. He actually bragged about doing it and then accused the reporters of being a threat to their fellow countrymen for telling the truth!! What is the hell is going on here?

Okay I could go on and on but this shit is nuts.