Slog - Comments on Most Unpopular President in Modern History http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo George W. Bush: WASHINGTON (CNN) — A new poll suggests that George W. Bush is the most unpopular president in modern American history. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Thursday indicates that 71 percent of the American public disapprove of how Bush his handling his job as president. "No president has ever had a higher disapproval rating in any CNN or Gallup poll; in fact, this is the first time that any president's disapproval rating has cracked the 70 percent mark," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 15:20:19 -0800 Fri, 02 May 2008 10:30:41 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by JJ And we all know that this Country's just dumb enough to allow four more years of it. McCain '08? Well, as long as we get our $300! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!

]]> JJ http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1010956 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1010956 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 15:24:31 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Let James Buchanan be vindicated, says Warren G. Harding.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1010969 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1010969 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 15:33:31 -0800 Comment by tsm Hey, America, will you listen to us godless liberals the next time we warn you about this shit?

Yeah, didn't think so.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1010972 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1010972 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 15:37:08 -0800 Comment by El Seven What exactly is "modern" history? Do they only go back until the next most unpopular president so they have a story to write and use the word "most"?

And Pierce was arguably worse then Buchanan as he was the only incumbent president not nominated for reelection by his own party.

]]> El Seven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1010980 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1010980 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 15:46:45 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways At least Pierce was cute; he was the McDreamy of his day...

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1010988 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1010988 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 15:51:11 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew


Yeah and by this time next year the media will be in spin mode so furious that reality itself will cease to exist.

Most Americans will not only believe that Caligutard was (still is??) the greatest leader in world history; they'll think he's the second coming of Jayzus!


Women and children will openly weep and flagellate themselves at the mere mention of his name, and grown men will throw themselves down on the ground in abject supplication to their moron god.


So it has been, and so it will be.

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1010992 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1010992 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 15:53:18 -0800 Comment by Vince I am reminded of Leonid Brezhnev. You know him,one of the last Soviet Presidents. He had his country bogged down in Afghanistan.
He had a lousy economy. He spied on his citizens and had gulags. His people were desperate for change but got more of the same bloated old white man bull shit. Just saying.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011005 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011005 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 16:03:06 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Good one, El Seven. Rutherford B. Hayes, while not the worst president (he defended civil rights enforcement), was put in office by special congressional committee which voted along party lines to award him disputed electoral college votes after he'd already lost the popular vote.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011020 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011020 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 16:11:45 -0800 Comment by el @4 i thought the same thing. since i'm pretty sure modernism dates back to before we had a president. i suppose modern is just a nice term for "least popular since the last not-popular dude."

]]> el http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011025 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011025 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 16:13:52 -0800 Comment by raindrop History will be more forgiving of Bush, as it was for Truman - especially if Iraq eventually democratic stability. Jimmy Carter, however, gets worse in the minds of presidential historians because of missed opportunities and the high inflation/high interest rate misery index.

Still, 'W can take credit of having a higher approval rating than the democratically controlled Congress.

]]> raindrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011028 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011028 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 16:14:37 -0800 Comment by El Seven Ah yes. "Worse" was not the best choice of words. "Politically unpopular" would have been better.

]]> El Seven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011071 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011071 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 16:41:57 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew


Wow raindrop, you really hit that one outta the RepubliNazi ballpark.

When confronted with bad news they just lie, throw out a quick smear of their political enemies then change the subject.

It's as easy as A-B-C, 1-2-3, baby!

Next: How to properly blame the victim.

Sing it!


A-B-C,


They didn't pull themselves up by their bootstraps; personal responsibility!


Easy as 1-2-3


She was asking to be raped!


They shouldn't flaunt their gayness!


1-2-3!

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011078 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011078 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 16:44:59 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @10 ...

Um.

No.

History has determined his ranking - and it's #1 with a stone.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011081 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011081 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 16:46:09 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty The amazing thing to me is that it's not higher. Think about it: this means 3 out of every 10 people actually approve of the job he's doing. Scary.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011111 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011111 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 17:14:59 -0800 Comment by Greg Day late, dollar short, you fucking rubes.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011128 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011128 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 17:40:02 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @14 - I know, who are those 29 percenters, and why do they hate America so?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011135 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011135 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 18:00:07 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 @4 i think modern means when they have taken national polls

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011246 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011246 2008 Fri, 02 May 2008 01:27:31 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 most of the modern political framework in this country was re-aligned during FDR's administration. changed buracracy, economic relations, plus superpower status in the wake of WWII. so it makes sense in a way to limit the scope to the post-war era.

I find it hard to believe that Bush is less popular than Hoover, that guy sucked hard.

though if your definition of modern is from the political theory standpoint then yes it probably started in the 1600s. however an Art history definition would probably begin in the late 19th early 20th century

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011248 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011248 2008 Fri, 02 May 2008 01:34:10 -0800 Comment by henry o henry @17-agreed. But I also feel like the news has been touting this fact for a while now. This isn't really new. Every time a new poll comes out the president "hits the lowest approval rating ever..."

]]> henry o henry http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011340 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011340 2008 Fri, 02 May 2008 09:17:39 -0800 Comment by Schweighsr What sickens me is the 6% who think Bush has done an "Excellent" job. Now those people are scary. [I guess in their minds, you have to screw an intern to be considered 'bad' - or maybe just be a Democrat.]

]]> Schweighsr http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011445 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/most_unpopular_president_in_modern_histo#c1011445 2008 Fri, 02 May 2008 10:30:41 -0800