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ards2010 says he saw Obama come on board his parking shuttle after having run back out there to get out of the rain during the Memorial Day speech at the cemetery. He says there were a lot of Obama fans out there as well as folks opposed to the president's policies, basically 'people who wanted to hear President Obama speak.'
- nsaidi, CNN iReport producer
iReport —
Note: The author of this report (the young man with the baseball cap who appears at the end of the clip) is NOT the heckler in Video 1.
Video 1--President Obama making a surprise appearance on a fan shuttle bus after his speech was rained out at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill. on May 31, 2010.
Video 2--President Obama leaving the Cemetery with his motorcade after talking with fans on the shuttle buses.
Image 1&2--Storm approaching as President Obama arrives at the Cemetery.
PRINCETON, NJ -- At 46%, President Obama's job approval average for the week ending May 30 is the lowest weekly average of his administration, one point below the previous low of 47% measured in April.
Obama Rating Lower Than Most Presidents' Comparables
Obama's end-of-May weekly average is lower than the single-survey ratings for all but two of the nine elected presidents since Eisenhower during May of those presidents' second years in office. Ronald Reagan's approval rating in a May 1982 survey was 45%, one point below Obama's current rating, and Jimmy Carter was at 43% in May 1978. George W. Bush's 77% was the highest such reading, reflecting the continuing rally effect that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Approval Among Independents Reaches New Low
Obama's current 41% weekly approval rating among independents is by one point the lowest of his administration. His 81% rating among Democrats is tied for the lowest so far among that group, while his current 16% among Republicans is actually up slightly from recent weeks.
Originally posted by SentientBeyondDesign
Lol, I still laugh at the whole thing about being called a racist if you disagreed with any policies. Good times.
Originally posted by SentientBeyondDesign
So on top of the dissatisfaction of this presidency, they also have previous animosity resurfacing.
Originally posted by Blanca Rose
He's deserving of his own hatred, despite the last idiot in place before him!
Originally posted by SentientBeyondDesign
I'm not saying he doesn't.
I'm saying that on TOP of him being an oaf and people feeling lied to, they also have the frustration that was temporarily quelled from the previous years surging back.
This whole Obama thing was a sit-and-spin joke. Now people are remembering that they were angry. So on top of his shenanigans and the "being lied to" and "overriding majority rule" thing; he will also have to face a mounting upheaval against not only his own blunders, but also the past blunders.
That isn't to say that previous crap will be blamed on him. I'm saying he's in the hot seat to catch the emotional excess of all our dissatisfaction.
Originally posted by Blanca Rose
He's done nothing, nada, absolutely none of his promises.
His actions alone, to fix past problems, makes him out to be a liar. That speaks for itself!
Originally posted by Carseller4
In time Bush will be considered a top-tier President.