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Republican pollster: Americans angrier than ever

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Posted by anonymous5089 2009-10-01 03:35|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 AND THEY'RE ANGRY AT THE REPUBS AND THE DUMBOS!!

If the 'pubs just LISTENED and got on board with their base and these angry folks they'd be golden. But no, that would mean less power and money for the slugs in DC.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2009-10-01 07:10|| 2009-10-01 07:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Frank Luntz is carrying the world's biggest clue bat right now. Swing for the fences, Frank!

Posted by eltoroverde 2009-10-01 09:48|| 2009-10-01 09:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Outdated poll. Once those 72% learn of our lovely First Lady's sacrifice in traveling to Copenhagen (it's for the kids, you know), they'll see the error of their ways and realize there's no hardship she won't bear for the betterment of mankind.

Posted by Woozle Uneter9007 2009-10-01 10:34|| 2009-10-01 10:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Americans are angry,boo hoo.....
When you get forced off the dole or are made to pay for your own health insurance it's quite a shock, No longer does your "employer" need to be responsible for something that smacks of individual personal responsibility ( your own health insurance) now YOU get to be responsible for yourself, what a concept!

Posted by 746 2009-10-01 10:40|| 2009-10-01 10:40|| Front Page Top

#5 746 (aka "Seagull"): I see your point and it's well taken but I think you're missing the point of the article/poll. Americans as a whole are not angry because they're not getting health insurance or because they lack any sense of or commitment to individual responsibility. On the contrary, they see a lack of commitment to any measure of responsibility and accountability in the government while they are left to clean up after their mess. They are angry at the corruption, incompetence, and fecklessness of the government. A government which appears to increasingly work towards its own interests and not the interests of the people they were elected to represent.

Posted by eltoroverde 2009-10-01 11:02|| 2009-10-01 11:02|| Front Page Top

#6 ^^ what eltoroverde said.

That is why I am angry with the government. Both sides, both parties. Ivory tower elitists that need to be voted out before we throw them out forcefully.

Posted by DarthVader 2009-10-01 11:04|| 2009-10-01 11:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Read the comments section. The 52%'ers are still drinking the KoolAid.

Posted by Woozle Uneter9007 2009-10-01 11:09|| 2009-10-01 11:09|| Front Page Top

#8 One Rush caller said it all yesterday.. Link

Posted by Tom- Pa 2009-10-01 11:24|| 2009-10-01 11:24|| Front Page Top

#9 Thanks Tom. That brought tears to my eyes.

Posted by Besoeker in Duitsland 2009-10-01 11:38|| 2009-10-01 11:38|| Front Page Top

#10 That was a radio producers wet dream, that woman's rant was world class.

The entire time I listented to her the term "Woman scorned" kept popping up in my mind. If the morons in DC get to the point the mothers in America fear for their kids, this will get brutal fast.

When she said," Mrs Obama may be proud of her country for the first time, but I am ashamed of America's leaders for the first time" I choke on my coffee. Well said lady in California, well said.

Posted by 49 Pan 2009-10-01 12:26|| 2009-10-01 12:26|| Front Page Top

#11 "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!"

Network

Posted by borgboy 2009-10-01 12:53|| 2009-10-01 12:53|| Front Page Top

#12 That is an excellent audio Tom. I'm don't listen to Rush that much but I think that woman hit it square on the head.

And its not 'Republicans' who are angry - its 'Americans' (both liberal and conservative) - angry at both the Democrats and the Republican leadershit (spelling intentional) in DC. Who are more interested in being re-elected that serving the needs of the nation.

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-10-01 13:24|| 2009-10-01 13:24|| Front Page Top

#13 Caller Susan: Bull's Eye, after Bull's Eye, after Bull's Eye.

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-10-01 17:42|| 2009-10-01 17:42|| Front Page Top

#14 //rant on//

I have nothing against Rush, nor this woman who called his show in obvious frustration and distress. However, if I'm being honest here with my RB friends, she sounds a little unhinged to me (emphasis on "little"). Not only does she sound like the president of the Rush Limbaugh fan club (I found her praise of him somewhat excessive), but she could probably use a break from talk radio, at least for a few days. That's not to say I agree with the people who say Rush is a right-wing nutjob but unlike Susan here, I don't think he should be President, either.

That's why, with all due respect, I don't think Susan is a good representation of the anger that the average American is feeling right now and as put forward in Frank Luntz's book. The average American is not a Rush-junkie who takes everything he says as gospel. However, the average American is reaching the end of their rope with our corrupt and feckless government. So the frustration is real and it is palpable.

Now, many of you may argue that she has every reason to be unhinged, and I won't dispute that. As a dedicated moderate Independent who is conservative on security and fiscal issues and moderate/liberal on social issues, I'm deeply alarmed about the direction this country is heading in right now. Putting the conservative-liberal, right-left, traditional-progressive labels aside for a moment, I think the average American would agree that more government is not the solution for what ails us. In fact, most would probably say it's the size of government that is hurting us more than anything right now.

So while I share Susan's frustration and I respect her point-of-view, what we really need-- if we're serious about changing the status quo in this country-- is for people to speak out who don't listen to Rush every day but who are justifiably concerned about the direction this country is heading in. They (we) need to speak out in a clear and calm yet passionate voice. And we need to keep it simple. The Government is too big. There's too much waste and inefficiency. There's too much corruption. Government needs to get out of the way. The more problems government tries to solve, the more problems it creates. We need to scale it back. We need to take responsibility for ourselves. We need to do what we can to help our fellow citizens who need it, not the government, and we need to do it VOLUNTARILY, out of the kindness of our own hearts and in the eyes of whatever God you choose to worship, if you even choose to believe in a God.

It's time to get back to basics, people. Get an education. Get a job. Work hard. If you have kids, take care of them. Be a good parent. Be a good neighbor. Take responsibility for yourself. Stop blaming others for your problems. Because enough is enough and the cold, hard reality is that it is up to us, not the government. Yes WE can. WE as in YOU and ME. Not WE as in the USG.

//rant off//

Posted by eltoroverde 2009-10-01 18:50|| 2009-10-01 18:50|| Front Page Top

#15 This country is running a marathon for its life and it needs to do that and get a heart transplant at the same time. How do we get it done?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-10-01 22:26|| 2009-10-01 22:26|| Front Page Top

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