They need to research before they just go out there like that, I'm not standing up for Obama, I don't like him, but I'm not standing up for those people either. And the video was probably edited to make it seem like everybody out there didn't have a legitimate reason.
Most i'm guessing did. The reason it was only showing the stupid people was to get skewed results so they would seem in the right. Pisses me right the hell off.
This is sad. It's people like this that make conservatives look bad. I just winced every time the reporter gave them a golden opportunity to back up what they were saying, and they just folded. So, in defense of conservatives, we aren't all like these nutjobs.
From NBC's Mark Murray
With President Bush set to leave the White House less than two weeks from now, here's a "Then and Now" to show what the United States looked like when Bush was entering office and what it looks like now as he's leaving. The "Then" is the best-available figure as Bush was taking office in 2001. The "Now" is the most recent figure.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Then: 4.2% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2001)
Now: 6.7% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2008)
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE
Then: 10,587 (close of Friday, Jan. 19, 2001)
Now: 9,015 (close of Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009)
I'm sorry but it seems that some Americans truly are retarded, Obama has to deal with George Bushes complete destruction of the US, and comeon HE HAS BEEN IN POWER FOR A FUCKING YEAR!!!!!!! A YEAR!!!
The whole healthcare thing is ridiculous when there are people who literally can not afford to get medical care in a western country like America you know something is wrong. And this whole scare about our NHS is ridiculous we do not let people die in their beds, we have one of the best medical systems in the world.
to blame one man, ie Bush, is to say that the rest of the government had no power. no once man does it all. its a system or a government that works or fails.
I think it is crazy that one administration can bankrupt a country and then the next one increase spending. health care reform was needed, just bad timing.
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The Bush years -- then and now
From NBC's Mark Murray
With President Bush set to leave the White House less than two weeks from now, here's a "Then and Now" to show what the United States looked like when Bush was entering office and what it looks like now as he's leaving. The "Then" is the best-available figure as Bush was taking office in 2001. The "Now" is the most recent figure.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Then: 4.2% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2001)
Now: 6.7% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2008)
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE
Then: 10,587 (close of Friday, Jan. 19, 2001)
Now: 9,015 (close of Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009)
BUSH FAVORABILITY RATING
Then: 50% (1/01 NBC/WSJ poll)
Now: 31% (12/08 NBC/WSJ poll)
CHENEY FAVORABILITY RATING
Then: 49% (1/01 NBC/WSJ poll)
Now: 21% (12/08 NBC/WSJ poll)
CONGRESS APPROVAL RATING
Then: 48% (1/01 NBC/WSJ poll)
Now: 21% (12/08 NBC/WSJ poll)
SATISFIED WITH THE NATION'S DIRECTION
Then: 45% (1/01 NBC/WSJ poll)
Now: 26% (12/08 NBC/WSJ poll)
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE (1985=100)
Then: 115.7 (Conference Board, January 2001)
Now: 38.0, which is an all-time low (Conference Board, December 2008)
FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY
Then: 6.4 million (Census numbers for 2000)
Now: 7.6 million (Census numbers for 2007 -- most recent numbers available)
AMERICANS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE
Then: 39.8 million (Census numbers for 2000)
Now: 45.7 million (Census numbers for 2007 -- most recent available)
U.S. BUDGET
Then: +236.2 billion (2000, Congressional Budget Office)
Now: -$1.2 trillion (projected figure for 2009, Congressional Budget Office)
The whole healthcare thing is ridiculous when there are people who literally can not afford to get medical care in a western country like America you know something is wrong. And this whole scare about our NHS is ridiculous we do not let people die in their beds, we have one of the best medical systems in the world.