YES! They'll blame him for thinking the GOP would compromise.
33%
NO! They'll blame Republicans for demanding austerity measures.
67%
Asked on Mar. 1, 2013 11:30 am
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Good to see People are realizing that Austerity measures were Obama's idea as well.
I recently went to the Council On Foreign Relations website where there was an article by this organization on the austerity program in Greece.
I used to listen to Thom's show when he was broadcasting in Los Angeles. I haven't been able to listen to him since his show went off the air but I do not remember him discussing the New World Order and that many it's members of the Council On Foreign Relations directly advise the president on policy matters. For instance, Larry Sommers and Tim Geitner for Obama.
I first heard the term "New World Order" when Bush one made a speech dated Sept. 11, 1991. I had no idea what he meant. Then in 2006, friends of mine told me about a video called info-wars. It was so scary I dismissed it out of hand. But I keep hearing about it. I have a health problem and have been searching for answers on how to best deal with it. In my quest, I came across Dr. Lorraine Day's website. Lo and behold, she talks about the New World Order and the Illuminati. It certainly appears that both she and Alex Jones of infowars are correct. They are trying to warn us of what is happening to America and the world.
As I said, I haven't listened to Thom in quite a while. I wonder if he is exposing the New World Order agenda or is he really aware of it? Having listened to him for years, and knowing how well read he is, I am fairly certain he knows about it.
I couldn't find the tin hats in Thoms store... so how will I protect myself from the NWO?
and I think the poll may (shame on me for thinking) that it says - it will blame republicans whether you vote yes or no...
I'm just teasing, I know it blames republicans regardless of the numbers.
Who knows what millions of low info voters will think ? . US has 800 con radio talk shows plus Fox noise spreading 1/2 truths and misinformation so millions of folks do not get ALL the facts and likely never will.. This Bagger led GOP has been blocking,stalling, filibustering ,holding us hostage since Jan 2009 when Boehner Cantor and McConnell and greedy lobbyist Grover Norquist got together and vowed to make Obama a one term Pres and cause his Waterloo. . That failed but they still do all they can to hold US economy and wages back so they win next election.. How average Americans fare has NO importance to the Bagger GOP's so called ' leaders' Under Bush they never said NO They gave Bush all he asked for and then some 2 Long wars that killed and wasted trillions, huge corp cuts- loopholes galore. ALL unfunded . / kept OFF budget
Their anti middle class/ anti fair wage policies helped lead us to worst crash since 1929 . Bush Paulson 4 page TARP scam / Wall St welfare deal forced Taxpayers to pay these crooks 100 cents on dollar for worthless JUNK..! This congress people are not public servants WE the people SERVE them Great pay- loads of time off, best benefits, they even vote their own raises ..without our say so ! .Robber barons run USA once again as they did almost 100 yrs ago. Many voters are gullible . IN Cicero IL voters put back into power Larry Dominic who has robbed that city . Jackson Jr won by a landlside even though he was under investigation for stealing 3/4 millions bucks from his poor district. and was diagnosed as bipolar in recent months. His wife Sandi was an alderman even as she lived the high life in DC She was paid 5000 K a month ! What a joke on taxpayers. When will voters learn NOT to vote for crooks ?
Obama was a relucted participator in this scheme But yes Obama should have stood firm against those who are trying to take down US economy .. once again .
I recently took part in a poll on this very subject and interestingly a majority of Republicans also blame Congress for this and not the President. That's good news. Apparently the GOP look at the wrong polls or just flat out don't care what the people think, until election time.