Majority Don't Think President Deserves Second Term, According To CNN Poll

Methinks they're trying to stuff 6 lbs of balony into a 2 lb bag.

He doesn't deserve to finish out this term! Not only did he allow the Patriot Act to remain in force,continuing to violate our constitutional rights,he decided to bring terrorists to the US for trial in federal courts,where all evidence obtained against these scumbags will be surpressed by the court as gotten under torture so even though they are guilty, they beat the charges! Next he uses our money to bail out rich people and corporations without our permission! He promised "change we can believe in" what a crock! Business as usual! The Rich Elite told him what to do,and he did it! Obama is just another puppet!

HELLLLLLL NO!but it doesnt matter! corporations/bankers run the world. Obama is just the new face of the white house, just an extension of Bush-look at his cabinet.

http://Current.com

@ Mariased, the article you posted here on Current.com certainly sparked a lot of discussion. Here we have the 1st President in American History who's wired into the Internet, with this site fostered by Al Gore (who realy was elected President but was preempted by usurper Bush), and yet the idea of using the web to effect the changes we all voted for has still hasn't occurred to anyone. I guess when such an immeasurably valuable communication resource is right under the People's noses they don't see it. Hey. We're the modern decendants of Cro Magnon humans who survived
because they had communications skills. As in the intro to Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories, they shared what they'd seen and experienced and learned before campfires.

Google had a contest in 2009 in which it solicited ideas to accomplish business plans within certain categories. It was well thought out. And the winners would be funded. I had my own futuristic ideas building on the elements I'd seen which would have funded very advanced self sustaining farming communities in poor rural areas. People would have been taught basic organic farming skills, food processing skills, bakery etc..And would have thrived making a life for themselves. Survival is always the name of the game. After blogging recent articles about how the poverty level is rising to 30% and how some parts of the USA resemble 3rd world countries, homelessness & despair rising in the cities.., it's not hard to see the present economic system has been corrupted so badly, with the unequal distribution of wealth and opportunity, that the USA needs something new so that all people who need it can progress forward.

We need a new web based program that'll solicit ideas from 300 million Americans, filter them, consider them, and use them to invent something bold. It's people who make wealth, and people who are the ultimate resource. The current President would be open to that. The ideas of ingenuous grade school children are valuable beyond price.Specificaly, to put most of the educated people back to work, I suggest we need a Govt.backed system in partnership with Google, where the shelter, food, medical, personal allowances of unemployed college students in all 50 States can be vouchered in return for them contracting themselves to perform higher level community services where they can get practical experience doing a job. That their educational loans payback would be suspended until they can return the public commonwealth invested in them, and that would help them build their credit, and their future employability.

For 96 years now we've had a credit based monentary system & economy. We need a domestic Peace Corps akin to what JFK and Sargent Schriver invented in the 1960s to carry the unemployed workforce forward to produce again. My dad worked for the WPA back in the 1930s during the Great Depression. He helped build roads to connect the rural poor citizens to the main roads, and the cities. Today, we have safety nets like food stamps, HEAP, and unemployment insurance my dad, and grandfather never had because some souls were positive enough to keep their eyes on making progress happen a little bit at a time beyond the survival they needed to live and breathe. We're coming up on Easter in a couple of months. Ignoring the hypocrisy here from people who likely never cared enough to vote, but pretend to be judges now, as the Christians say : " It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness " Be positive. And THINK !

Soon your beloved Democrats will be siezing your 401ks and IRA's and other retirement funds to fund Obamadebt

For those too impatient, and intolerant to understand my positive remarks
about President Obama.., and in a narrower focus, those who are still more motivated by social Justice than negativity and being judgemental, you should always remember this fundamental Bhuddhist principle: In any contest between a rock and the stream, the stream will always eventually prevail. Because either the stream moves the rock along and aside.., or in time, the action of the water against the rock will erode it to grains of sand which fall to the bottom. You should never underestimate perseverance. It's the unwavering constancy of one's purpose that guarantees success. It will take immensely longer than 8 years to complete the change that was promised. But so long as that change has a solid beginning, like the stream against the obstruction lying in its path, it will prevail because it must prevail.

Those of you who like to judge a book by its cover, and take things only on their face should read of the life and times of Theodore Roosevelt. He had the same problems with Corporations as Mr. Obama does today. Because the same trend that existed in 1910 still exists, only worse, in 2010. Today the undue influence peddling, bribery, corruption and dominance of Corporations over the Government is still as bad as it ever was. And it's a Herculean task to overcome it. Like me, Theodore Roosevelt was a New Yorker who lived in the West to get tougher, and see both sides, then return to his homeland to apply it. His quote was: " Do what you can, where you are, with what you have " Many might not see why a man whose attitude was direct, realistic, and simple could be great enough to be immortalized on the face of Mt. Rushmore. But Calvin Coolidge studied his life as I have, and was inspired by it too. Coolidge's quote is my personal motto: " Determination & persistence alone are omnipotent. Anyone who constantly maintains both those virtues will accomplish anything that can be " Positive thinking will put you in a positive future. The future is now, and it's still in your hands.

He was elected at the wrong time in America. If we didn't have the huge amount of problems in our country right now, he could MAYBE do a better job in office.

This is stupid, It is always easy to blame the president rather then support him. He has only been in office for a year, has little or no support from the republicans, and all the democrats are too worried about getting re-elected to do anything. We elected him, and we did it for change, not to have a new scape goat. Obviously he can't make everything better instantly, Bush left one hell of a mess. HAVE FAITH, and what the fuck else are we going to do?
elect Sarah Palin, http://www.youtube.com/user/NewLeftMedia#p/u/1/mKKKgua7wQk
AWESOME

This same poll also stated BUSH deserved a second term.....Bush yes and Obama No.....the cnn poll is a sham!!! Neither Bush nor Obama deserve a seond term presidency!

people will suddenly think he does deserve a second term when they see what the republicans have to offer as an alternative. Mitt Romney? Sarah Palin? who are they gonna nominate. giant douche or turd sandwich ?

I just don't get what people expected of him or what they are seeing that I am not. As far as I'm concerned he is doing a great job, especially considering the mess he was left to clean up. He's been fought on at every turn, by republican leaders and then blasted for not getting things done in a timely manner.These are the same senators and pundits who accuse him of being weak on defense only to call him a war monger when positve steps are taken in that direction; they vote againts federal stimulus and then show up for photo ops at ribbon cutting ceremonies made possible by said funds; they take advantage of government supplied health care while decrying efforts to provide the same for all.
Let's face the facts here, our economy was on the brink of collapse and salvaging it was no easy task. The Taliban is on the run and being rounded up, formerly rogue nations are working with the US to weed out terrorists hiding in thier midst, the housing market and auto industries are begining to bounce back due to federal aid and government sponsered programs. He has also reversed a great deal of the damage done to the image of the US during the past 8 years, for that alone he desreves another term, if only to see his goals come to fruition.

Politics are getting out of control. I am not sure what to believe or think. But, Obama is better than Bush.

this mis-information is based on a poll of the yahoos that are dialed into cnn 24/7 and conclusions posted by huffpost; neither are reliable sources of real conscience, does cnn speak for you? then by all means continue extrapolating an entire nations worth of political opinion from one biased survey

the problem is he ran telling the people he could fix the mess. Then once elected he has made mistakes ...."we must pass this stimulus bill quickly. If we do unemployment will stay below 8%, if we don't we will face finanacial ruin".....what happened???? HE WAS WRONG!!!!!!!! Blaming Bush is getting a little old also. This is now Obama's economy.

This really sucks! No matter what he does there were to many people passing judgment on him before he even made his first decision. This is a hard time to be president...no matter who became president it would have been worng. All americans should support their leader. Have some respect for your country! The guys is doing the best he can!

He can always steal an election.

It pisses me off that this poll is even brought up. It's not so much that polls don't reflect the truth, it's about promoting an intention. A lot of Americans are followers, and not wanting to take the time out to even think, they'll jump on the bandwagon believing that if others feel he's undeserving, they should too. What's sad is the bandwagon ain't even got wheels.

He's a puppet... what does it matter?

Polls are like assholes, everybody has one.

Generally speaking, the majority is also very stupid.

Let the football game begin! Once again, this match is between the lesser of two evils. Whatever you do, make sure to make plenty of stops at our concession stand and make sure to pick up a beautiful, full-color program in the lobby. Have fun America, and thank you for participating.

Even the fact that this questions is coming up this early shows that there are strong, negative, prejudices against our president. IT HAS ONLY BEEN A YEAR!!!!!! Give the man a chance and shut up! Sorry if I rant for a minute but I am really getting sick of this crap. President Bush was in office for 8 YEARS!!!! WTF??? And now you have the audacity to question the value of an entire presidency based on what?!? I swear if this ignorant way of thinking infiltrates any more of our society, I'm out. All President Obama has been doing is trying to clean up the mess that was left behind by the Bush Administration and considering how the economy is currently moving forward, I would say that he is at least heading in the right direction.

I am starting to get the idea that I really live in a racist, small minded country. Because there is no logic behind letting an insane white man run our country for 4 years and do all sorts or horrible stupid things and then reelecting him for another term and yet here people are so quick to question the African American president. Give me a break. This is completely hidden racism. Or at least that is what I am starting to think.

Ask me again in two years because any opinion now is simply based on nonsense.

Let the guy finish the job already.

If the next three years look like the last three, then no. I'm trying to imagine the shit-fest the next president will be. You think you miss bush now? You'll be wanting an Obama/Bush Hybrid once the next prez comes in.

Or maybe US voters get disenfranchised too easily.

This gasbag is trying to bring America to her knees. He must be impeached for taking part in the biggest fraud in the history of mankind. Joining the climate con gang makes him outpace Jimmy "Nuts" Carter as the worst U.S. president ever.

First off, he has to help clean up an 8-year clusterfuck (presidents can't do it all); second, presidents are in the power elite's pockets. 'nuff said.

He's only been in for a year there's still time. He's doing his part. When America is so fearful of change it makes the goals that he promised unattainable. We should stop blaming our problems on the government because it's for us by us. We are the problem but even more so the solution.

I don't think that Obama is a jeopardy of losing a second term there's a lot of people who are willing to give him another chance especially if he's running against someone like Palin (but I can't imagine her being a frontrunner in the first place ) and right now he's having to deal with all the crap that bush left behind, which means that his agenda is on the back burner or he has to do less than he wanted to do before in order to get America on track and thats what a lot of us wanted in the first place. For some reason those things are hard for people to believe but ignorance is bliss and in these cases a crutch.

The guy reminds me of Jimmy Carter, really. As far as a second term goes, it depends on how much he gets done from now till 2012, and whether or not he fulfills more of his campaign promises.

America will never be satisfied with their presidents.

the dark night is awesome!!!!
and if he got two obama deserves two

this doesn't surprise me

- he approved corporate welfare
- increase troops to die for an unjust war
- hasn't stopped the fda raids on marijuana sellers
- could end "dadt" at anytime but doesn't
- could dismantle nukes and stop the sells but doesn't
- and increases the national debt

hot damn

Let me guess: Palin 2012 LOL!! HAHAHAHAHAHA. Seriously man ANYTHING is better than any republican you are thinking about. Your best was a multi-house owning-200-year-old and a running mate who doesn't seem to have paid attention in high school??!! You gotta do better than that, monkeys can beat that... I will loose all faith in humanity if I see Palin get even close to running for presidency. Where was the "majority" the last 8 or so years that our country was REALLY fu**d up. It's funny how we can get a guy impeached for getting a blowjob and completely ignore that W pissed all over the constitution LOL, aahhh well....

I think whether or not he gets elected for a second term depends upon how well he does in the next couple of years. So far I don't think that he is off to a bad start, especially considering the mess that he inherited. What could screw him up big time though is if the republicans get a house majority. If that happens then they'll probably fight him tooth and nail just for spite. Then nothing will get done, and he will probably be blamed.

This guy gets elected in one of the roughest times for the US and everyone expects a miracle within the first year. Would any of the other candidates do a better job given the situation our country is in? Probably not, in fact the public would be saying the same things about Mccain had he gotten elected.

It doesn't matter....we'll just get another warmongering, tax and spend, anti-civil liberties, anti gay rights, anti-Liberty, anti-Freedom, neocon or Keynesian candidate.....

republicans, democrats, purple people.....they're all the same to us real Freedom lovers at this point....

You're either for individual rights and minimizing statism slavery, or you're a part of the problem....

http://mises.org

Obama is a great man and a great President!

I think this is so stupid, it almost makes one believe in monarchy. The majority didn't think much of Bill Clinton after his first year in office, either, and Clinton went on to be one of the best presidents this country has had. He had a great vice president, too, of course, who should of been the president instead of George W. Bush.

Posts like this one argue in favor of bringing back Bush/Cheney in drag---Sarah Palin

I didn't think he deserved a first term.

You can't believe every poll you read.

Obama will win a second term, especially when the GOP puts up Palin as the alternative. HAHAHAHAHA

But seriously folks, Obama is going to get reelected, there is still two and half years to go. A lot can happen between now and then.

give the guy a chance after all you gave george 8 years
to screw it up and what a fine job he did!!!

People have been saying he doesnt deserve a second term before he even started the first one. Give it a chance. You cant fix something as extraordinarily complex as the economy in just on year let alone one term.

Americans are just impatient ignorant and intolerant so it doesnt really surprise me that so many want to can him. I just fear that people will actually vote in a worse candidate out of spite next election. Wouldnt be the first time...

what a dumb ass question. as they say it in the hood :"Give the brother a break" how we criticize a man whose trying but we gave a retard eight freakin ez years of mass destruction.

If Obama can end the occupations, declare marriage equality, legalize marijuana, enact a universal health care plan, decrease defense spending, fund actual clean & safe energy projects, and create jobs, then he'll get my vote. If not, I'll be looking for any candidate who will...

I agree, Obama should be given the boot at the next Democratic primary. Kucinich/Sanders or just hand it to the Cons.

This poll is idiotic and only exacerbates the problem. The second any politician looks at this or any other poll, their going to go into campaign mode; worried about securing their job for the next election. The politicians are playing to the media, not the other way around.