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In case you haven't seen this yet:
POLL: BUSH LOSING TFM SUPPORT
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>>> >A nation divided?
>>> >
>>> >WASHINGTON, May 11 - President Bush appears to be losing support >among
>>> >a key group of voters who had hitherto stood firmly with the >president
>>> >even as his poll numbers among other groups fell dramatically.
>>> >
>>> >A new Gallup poll shows that, for the first time, Bush's approval
>>> >rating has fallen below 50% among total fucking morons, and now >stands
>>> >at 44%. This represents a dramatic drop compared to a poll taken >just
>>> >last December, when 62% of total fucking morons expressed support >for
>>> >the president and his policies.
>>> >
>>> >The current poll, conducted by phone with 1,409 total fucking morons
>>> >between May 4 and May 8, reveals that only 44% of those polled >believe
>>> >the president is doing a good job, while 27% believe he is doing a
>>> >poor job and 29% don't understand the question.
>>> >
>>> >The December poll, conducted by phone with 1,530 total fucking >morons,
>>> >showed 62% approved of the president, 7% disapproved and 31% didn't
>>> >understand the question.
>>> >
>>> >Faltering approval ratings for the president among a group once
>>> >thought to be a reliable source of loyal support gives Republicans >one
>>> >more reason to be nervous about the upcoming mid-term elections.
>>> >"If we can't depend on the support of total fucking morons," says >Sen.
>>> >Rick Santorum (R-PA), "then we've got a big problem. They're a key
>>> >factor in our electoral strategy, and an important part of today's
>>> >Republican coalition."
>>> >
>>> >"We've taken the total fucking moron vote for granted," says Rep. >Tom
>>> >Feeney (R-FL), "and now we're paying for it. We've let the Democrats
>>> >control the debate lately, and they've dragged discourse back into >the
>>> >realm of complex, nuanced issues. So your average total fucking >moron
>>> >turns on his TV and sees his Republican Congressman arguing about
>>> >Constitutional law or the complexities of state formation in the
>>> >Middle East, and he tunes out. He wants to hear comforting, >pandering,
>>> >flattering bromides and he doesn't want to hear a logical argument
>>> >more complex than what you'd find on a bumper sticker."
>>> >
>>> >For Feeney, the poll is a dire warning that Republicans can ignore
>>> >only at their peril. "This should send a signal that we have to >regain
>>> >control of the debate if we want the support of our key >constituencies
>>> >in the coming election and beyond. We need to bring public discourse
>>> >back into the realm of stupidity and vacuity. We should be talking
>>> >about homosexual illegal immigrants burning flags. We should be
>>> >talking about the power of pride. We should be talking about freedom
>>> >fries. These are the issues that resonate with total fucking >morons."
>>> >
>>> >But some total fucking morons say it's too late. Bill Snarpel of >Enid,
>>> >Oklahoma is a total fucking moron who voted for Bush in both 2000 >and
>>> >2004. But he says he won't be voting for Bush in 2008. "I don't like
>>> >it that he was going to sell our ports to the Arabs. If the Arabs >own
>>> >the ports then that means they'll let all the Arabs in and then >we'll
>>> >all be riding camels and wearing towels on our heads. I don't want >my
>>> >children singing the Star Spangled Banner in Muslim."
>>> >
>>> >Total fucking moron Kurt Meyer of Turlock, California also says his
>>> >once solid support for Bush has collapsed. "He invaded Iraq and all
>>> >those soldiers died, and for what? We destroyed all their WMDs, but
>>> >now their new president is making fun of us and saying he's going to
>>> >build nuclear bombs and that we can't stop him. Well, nuclear bombs
>>> >are even worse than WMDs, so what did we accomplish?"
>>> >
>>> >Laura McDonald, a total fucking moron from Chandler, Arizona, says >she
>>> >is disappointed that the president hasn't been a more forceful
>>> >advocate of Christian values. "This country was founded on Christian
>>> >values," she says, "but you'd never know it looking around and >seeing
>>> >all the Mexicans running around. I thought Bush was going to bring
>>> >Jesus back into the government. Instead, Christians are being
>>> >persecuted worse than ever before in history, because all these
>>> >Mexicans come here and tell Christians that we have to respect their
>>> >religious beliefs. So now it's illegal for children to pray in >school.
>>> >Soon it will be illegal for them to speak English."
>>> >
>>> >Not all total fucking morons have turned their backs on the >president.
>>> >Jeb Larkin of Topeka, Kansas says he still fully supports Bush. "He >is
>>> >doing a great job. He is a great president. He is a great decider. I
>>> >have a puppy. His tail sticks straight up and you can see his
>>> >butthole."
>>> >
>>> >And not all Republican lawmakers are concerned about the poll. Sen.
>>> >Lamar Alexander (R-TN), for one, does not find it a cause for >anxiety.
>>> >While he agrees that his party should not take total fucking morons
>>> >for granted, they "really don't have anywhere else to go. They're
>>> >never going to be able to understand someone like Al Gore or John
>>> >Kerry or anybody intelligent and articulate who wants to talk about
>>> >substantive issues. Just try having a conversation with one of them
>>> >about global warming. They'll say, 'Oh, but Rush says volcanoes
>>> >consume more ozone than humans do.' I mean, they're morons! Total
>>> >fucking morons!"
>>> >
>>> >"They've got nowhere else to go," Alexander reaffirms with a smile,
>>> >"and they always vote."
>>> >
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