Zogby Report Card: Obama plays it right with go-slow approach to Syria, Egypt
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Pollster John Zogby reports in our weekly White House report card that President Obama is playing it smart by not rushing to action in Egypt or Syria.
"The probable use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime dominated the news of the week, even pushing the Egyptian crisis down from lead story. Just what are the president's options? There are no great scenarios for action against Syria because several groups that make up the opposition are unsavory, to say the least.
Obama in August: 47% Approve, 50% Disapprove
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By: John Zogby Forbes.com Contributor
Our new Zogby Analytics poll is out and President Barack Obama's approval ratings are unchanged from the our poll in July . But while the national sample of 937 likely voters shows the same 47% rating, the President's disapproval rating is now at 50% (3 points worse than last month). Still, a paltry 33% say that the country is headed in the right direction and the President's problem is that he only captures the support of 46% of these "right track" voters.
Zogby Report Card: Obama 'very small' on the world's 'eve of destruction'
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John Zogby's Obama Weekly Report Card is Featured in Paul Bedard's "Washington Secrets" Published weekly in The Washington Examiner
To rework the lyrics of 1960s singing sensation Barry McGuire's 'The Eve of Destruction':
'The eastern world it is explodin'; seems things ain't so pretty when people get to votin.'
Zogby Report Card: Another mixed week for President Obama. Aren't they all?
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John Zogby's Obama Weekly Report Card is Featured in Paul Bedard's "Washington Secrets" Published weekly in The Washington Examiner
Obama has taken a strong position against al-Qaeda - as of this writing 28 suspected terrorists have been killed by American drones. He was proactive in ordering the closing of U.S. embassies and evacuating employees amid a new terror threat. But U.S.-Russian relations have deteriorated to the point where the president nixed an upcoming bilateral summit with Russian President Putin. All this while Putin cozies up to China. But for the U.S., better to be the one snubbing than the one being snubbed.
Will Bezos Redefine the Newspaper Business?
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By: John Zogby Forbes.com Contributor
Long before “journalism” became a noun and the concept of the “Fourth Estate” was even developed, newspapers and pamphlets were the media of choice in the early United States. And these publications were not pretty at all. In the 1790s and early years of the 19th century, newspapers were the mouthpiece of burgeoning political parties and the rhetoric was ugly by any standards. Jefferson was a “whoremaster” and “an atheist”; Adams was “his rotundity” and was deemed redundant. It was a Hamiltonian news editor who circulated gossip about Aaron Burr and his daughter that would even make the Weiners and Leathers of today blush.
Zogby Report Card: Obama is Upside Down in Polls--and Struggling
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President Obama's new economic stimulus plan presented in three domestic trips was modest, but a good start to turning around a weak summer. But Obama needs to find a way to push the Weiner scandal off the front pages.