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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Millions of people jobless. Billions of dollars in bailouts. Trillions of dollars in U.S. debt. And yet, for the first time in years, more Americans than not say the country is on the right track.

In a sign that Barack Obama has inspired hopes for a brighter future in the first 100 days of his presidency, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows that 48 percent of Americans believe the United States is headed in the right direction -- compared with 44 percent who disagree.

The "right direction" number is up 8 points since February and a remarkable 31 points since October, the month before Obama's election.

Intensely worried about their personal finances and medical expenses, Americans nonetheless appear realistic about the time Obama might need to turn things around, according to the AP-GfK poll. It shows, as Obama approaches his 100th day in office next Wednesday, most people consider their new president to be a strong, ethical and empathetic leader who is working to change Washington.

"He presents a very positive outlook," said Cheryl Wetherington, 35, an independent voter who runs a chocolate shop in Gardner, Kan. "He's very well-spoken and very vocal about what direction should be taken."

Nobody knows how long the honeymoon will last, but Obama has clearly transformed the yes-we-can spirit of his candidacy into a tool of governance. His ability to inspire confidence -- Obama's second book is titled "The Audacity of Hope" -- has thus far buffered the president against the harsh realities of two wars, a global economic meltdown and countless domestic challenges.

Even if they don't always like what he's doing, Americans seem content for now that the president is taking action to correct the nation's course. He's doing something, anything, and that's better than nothing.

"Some steps have been taken, and I can't say that they're the right ones, but steps have been taken," said Dwight Hageman, 66, a retired welder from Newberg, Ore., who voted against Obama.

And yet, this is the first time since January 2004 than an AP survey found more "right direction" than "wrong direction" respondents. That fleeting 2004 burst of optimism came shortly after the capture of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

In recent years, the U.S. public has tended to be more pessimistic than optimistic about the nation's future. The exceptions lasted just a few months: the start of the Iraq war, the Sept. 11 attacks and late in the Clinton administration.

Obama is not the first president who has sought to shape the nation's psychology, tapping the deep well of American optimism to effect policy and politics.

Even as he briefly closed the nation's banks, Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke in the first days of his presidency of the "confidence and courage" needed to fix the U.S. economy. "Together we cannot fail," he declared. Ronald Reagan reminded people that America has always seen itself as a "shining city upon a hill."

Obama started his presidency on a somber note, describing the U.S. economy in nearly apocalyptic terms as he pushed his $787 billion stimulus plan through Congress.

He turned the page in late February, telling a joint session of Congress and a television audience of millions: "We will rebuild. We will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before."

For some people, including a minority of Republicans, the message has struck a chord. Others say their newfound optimism has nothing to do with Obama, but rather with an era of personal responsibility they believe has come with the economic meltdown.

"I think people are beginning to turn in that direction and realize that there's not always going to be somebody to catch them when things fall down," Hageman said.

The AP-GfK poll suggests that 64 percent of the public approves of Obama's job performance, down slightly from 67 percent in February. President George W. Bush's approval ratings hovered in the high 50s after his first 100 days in office.

Most Americans say Obama is changing things at about the right speed. But nearly a third say he's trying to change too many things too quickly.

Seven in 10 Americans say it is reasonable to expect it to take longer than a year to see the results of Obama's economic policies.
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April 23rd, 2009
VP-Shock: Biden Less Popular than Cheney
Posted by David Paul Kuhn

Double take. Joe Biden is less popular than Dick Cheney. Well, in the first half year of the first term that is.

A slim 51 percent of Americans have a favorable view of Vice President Biden. Cheney was at 58 percent in July 2001. Al Gore, 55 percent in April 1993. The veep comparison comes courtesy of the Pew Research Center's latest report.

The public's favorable take on Biden declined 12 percentage points since January. And don't blame the GOP. Democrats' favorable view fell from 87 to 76 percent. Independents' view fell from 58 to 46 percent.

And the VP popularity contest continues to have great significance in American history.
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LOL.
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dick trigger Wrote:
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> April 23rd, 2009
> VP-Shock: Biden Less Popular than Cheney
> Posted by David Paul Kuhn
>
> Double take. Joe Biden is less popular than Dick
> Cheney. Well, in the first half year of the first
> term that is.
>
> A slim 51 percent of Americans have a favorable
> view of Vice President Biden. Cheney was at 58
> percent in July 2001. Al Gore, 55 percent in April
> 1993. The veep comparison comes courtesy of the
> Pew Research Center's latest report.
>
> The public's favorable take on Biden declined 12
> percentage points since January. And don't blame
> the GOP. Democrats' favorable view fell from 87 to
> 76 percent. Independents' view fell from 58 to 46
> percent.

And Mary Cheney is more popular then Pelosi!

It's twue!
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...and Ryan Zimmerman is more popular than Jason Campbell, yet his team is 3-11

Go figure.

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fairfaxdude Wrote:
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> ...and Ryan Zimmerman is more popular than Jason
> Campbell, yet his team is 3-11
>
> Go figure.


And Dan Snyder is more popular than Satan.

errrmmmmmmmmm, not in DC hes not...LOL

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I have read a lot about it and im not making a conviction here saying Obama is the anti-christ but that picture of him in the cowboy hat... he looks like the devil in a human body.

1. the cowboy hat.. hes black... hes faking to get people to follow him, and there happy as shit so its working

2. Obamas eyes have this sense like something. cant put the words down on it.

just throwing out the idea... The anti christ is supposed to create world peace and rise to great world power, what better country to start gaining power than USA

hope, believe, yes we can, obamas plan..watch out

What was that?
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Yes, finally.
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fairfaxdude Wrote:
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> errrmmmmmmmmm, not in DC hes not...LOL


Regarding Campbell and Zimmerman, rightly or wrongly, the QB gets all of the heat in football. In baseball, unless you are a total whiny bitch who falls down instead of catching fly balls (see Manny Ramirez before the BoSox gave him what he wanted), I think fans cut baseball players slack (even though this season Zimmerman was playing kinda like shit until he got his deal done).

Ron Paul is the king...screw this communist scum.

Obama graces the cover of Time for the 13th time in a year. Talk about celebrity worship! The leftys are creating a cult following for their Messiah. Liberal media is a willing pawn.

Funny how mindless liberal saps can be so fooled. My son overheard a guy giving Obama credit for an electric car getting 150 mpg. The guy gave all credit to Obama....BWAHHAAHHHAAAHHHAAA! Obama had nothing to do with it but the poor sap has drunk the kool-aid.

Vince, Meeper, Mephisto...have another sip of Kool-aid.

Worshiping a false God.
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The true fools are people who think that continuing the failed policies of the Bush administration would somehow be good for this country. If the majority of Americans thought you had good ideas, you wouldn't be in the minority. Get over it. You people are fucking retarded.

Meep, I believe you're talking about these "peoples."

This is tighty righty's type. You just can't write a better script. They just can't write, period. LOL.
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Perhaps we should buy tighty righty this to help his spelling and grammar deficiencies. Although, he won't be able to read the instructions.
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i love the pictures from punditkitchen.com so keep em coming. :)


Republicans: Speaks Englesh and Spelz Good Wrote:
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> Perhaps we should buy tighty righty this to help
> his spelling and grammar deficiencies. Although,
> he won't be able to read the instructions.

your speling hypocricy is reely discusting and quiet aweful. this sentence was brought to you in part by Vince(1) and the number J.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."

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OK you Libbies...Take a GREAT BIG SIP.......AHHH! So refreshing!
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I finally found a picture of VINCE!
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Quick, Drink your fill.
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This guy makes 96oz. Kool-Aid jugs for all the big fat fatty Republicans. Is he your leader? Seriously. Answer the question.
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100 days and the Constitution isn't completely gutted. Thank heaven for small mercies.

WFB Wrote:
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> 100 days and the Constitution isn't completely
> gutted. Thank heaven for small mercies.



Given another 100 days, traveling along the same path, he may be so successful in nationalizing our country that it will make Venezula look like a democracy

LOL- Junes The Plumber



(get lost ya fucking hick)


Junes Wrote:
> Given another 100 days, traveling along the same
> path, he may be so successful in nationalizing our
> country that it will make Venezula look like a
> democracy

Meep, good to see you're back to your usual self. Can't offer anything that contributes to the thread so you resort to colorful language and personal attacks.

Oh please. This, coming from some housefrau whose worldview extends to the end of her cul-de-sac and whose political opinions are based on dumb rants one would overhear at a truck stop.





Junes Wrote:
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> Meep, good to see you're back to your usual self.
> Can't offer anything that contributes to the
> thread so you resort to colorful language and
> personal attacks.

Yet more personal attacks and not one response from you that even remotely applies to the thread topic.

The topic is about Obama and why forum participants feel he is on the right track ... or not.

Have you no thoughts on THIS topic?

There you are Meeper, you faggot!

Right now it's more psychology than anything else. Obama's well-spoken, upbeat attitude is giving Americans the idea that the country is on the right track. The majority agree he's definitely doing things to move the country forward, but the verdict is still out on whether any of these actions will actually work.

Meanwhile, 60% of Americans believe the Government is too big, and big government is still viewed as the biggest threat in the country, even beating out big business. I think right now people are enjoying the feeling that things are going to get better, but with news coming out daily that the rebound still may be further down the road, I can see the poll numbers starting to shift if Obama's policies seem to be ineffective. And that's the big thing, "seem". Most of what Americans base their opinions on are the perceptions projected from the people they know and the news they watch.

Ok, you guys can now go back to posting shitty, photoshopped pictures from Pundit Kitchen.

Junes Wrote:
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> Yet more personal attacks and not one response
> from you that even remotely applies to the thread
> topic.
>
> The topic is about Obama and why forum
> participants feel he is on the right track ... or
> not.
>
> Have you no thoughts on THIS topic?


For once I 100% agree with Junes. There should be a rule that you cannot insult someone without making at least one applicable comment on the thread topic!



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Junes Wrote:
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>>>> Have you no thoughts on THIS topic?



I was responding to your comment, not the topic itself. Learn how the internet works, dumbass, This stuff isn't new.

Vince(1) Wrote:
>>>> a rule that you cannot insult someone without making at least one applicable comment on the thread topic!


LOL.

Yeah, I'll get right on that.

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I enjoy waking up early, Alias. Sleeping-in is a buzzkill.





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> Good Morning, Meeper.
>
> Aren't you just the little early bird.
>
> Did the rooster wake you? Got to feed the
> chickens? Taking your pig to the county fair?

'



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TheMeeper Wrote:
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> Junes Wrote:
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> >>>> Have you no thoughts on THIS topic?
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>
>
> I was responding to your comment, not the topic
> itself. Learn how the internet works, dumbass,
> This stuff isn't new.



Amazingly enough, I can post in clearly understood English, without colorful verbage or personnaly attacking and still get my message across clearly AND make a contribution to the forum.

Obama is an empty suit with an exceptional speech writers. As was said before, the first 100 days have all been psychological. His speech writers are giving him the words to give hope he can do something.

The 2nd 100 days will be when the tomatoes start flying.



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Junes Wrote:
>>>> Too bad you can't do the same.


Yep. It's a shame that menopausal semi-fascist foghorn quality doesn't permeate every post I make.