Nov 8, 2009 11:15am
Luntz: Voters are ‘Mad as Hell’
Republican pollster Frank Luntz fired up the roundtable with his observation that voters haven’t been this angry about government since 1994, when Republicans took the House and Senate. He told me on 'This Week' that his polling shoes Americans are "mad as hell and aren't going to take it anymore." But will all that anger translate into Republican votes in 2010?
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Posted by: heath | November 8, 2009, 11:29 am 11:29 am
The treasury was emptied by the previous administration throwing money at a needless war and Haliburton.
Posted by: zane | November 8, 2009, 11:57 am 11:57 am
Republicans are not in touch with the average everday American. Though they try to appeal to the average main streem American, thier policies cater to the weathiest individuals and corpoprations that want rake in the profits but hold pay checks to a decline for workers. It is these policies that has had a direct affect on the recession and lead to an economic collapse. The wealthy does not feel the recession and does not care though they pretend to. As a consumer if you don’t make money and get a least average wages you cannot afford to buy products. It is a very simple equation republicans don’t seem to get. You have to recycle some of the profits to the people who make the profits possible. If you take away spending power you take away consumption and decline the economy. Most people want to work and just live and beable to buy things and enjoy some of thier life. Republicans recruit people like steele to pretend to be inclusive though Steele is just a puppet as the apology to Lembaugh proved. He carries no wait and what black American would want to follow him.
Posted by: George Heflin | November 8, 2009, 11:58 am 11:58 am
The attitude of passing the bill reminds me of the irresponsible antics of teenagers living up their joy ride while not considering the consequences their actions are having on the next day. Like those on a joy ride they ridicule voices of concern or warning to the point of victimizing them. The truth is often too hard for the hearing of those that are in denial. And as usual they will blame the voices of warning for being to harsh and not being more convincing.
Posted by: TX_MBell | November 8, 2009, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm
Time for the voter’s pink slip – we’re starting in Colorado. No more liberal thugs.
Posted by: Luv | November 8, 2009, 12:12 pm 12:12 pm
I’m almost 61, I live in southern California, have worked in the residential housing field for most of my life. I have been out of work for 2 years. I am 5 months behind on my house mortgage payment, which is a fixed rate of 5.35% and will no doubt be forclosed on soon. And the government wants me to buy health insurance? I ask with what?
Posted by: steve | November 8, 2009, 12:14 pm 12:14 pm
He means some voters are mad as hell. It would seem that there are allways some voter mad as hell. Ask me if I care.
Posted by: Thinking | November 8, 2009, 12:16 pm 12:16 pm
I’ve seen tree stumps that were smarter then Frankie boy. He’s right, lots of us are mad as He11, but it’s not at the Dems. The Republican spin machine may be in over drive, but Americans aren’t buying into the B.S.
Posted by: Trent | November 8, 2009, 12:17 pm 12:17 pm
I will not consider nor will I sign any bill that excedes 900 billion, Why would we be mad as h… when the president of the united states lies and cannot stand on a principal what ever happened to honor, teach our children that it is ok to lie you bet im mad.
Posted by: earl | November 8, 2009, 12:25 pm 12:25 pm
I expect to see this unbelievably bias pollster on Fox News but not on ABC. Your credibility just took a tremendous hit with me George.
Posted by: Ryan Witt | November 8, 2009, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm
Unfortunately our congress has taken on the appearance of an electoral college, with only two party lines represented.
In a recent gathering one friend commented, “I just vote for the man”, another said “the reality is that you are voting for the party”.
In many respects the second comment is the more correct. The party can generally find a way to tempt, coerce or otherwise manipulate even a “blue dog” to come into line. If the party doesn’t need the vote they will let the blue dog vote with impunity to garner his support back home. In the end a democrat is still a democrat in spite of his yellow or blue dog affiliation.
Posted by: Ed Taylor | November 8, 2009, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm
Hell yes we as Americans are mad. The “leadership” of this country has created an agenda that goes completely against what we Americans really want and need. We get a feeling of hopelessness. We see the constant bickering between the democrats and republicans, conservative and liberal, is anyone making an attempt to put politics aside and work for US as we elected them to do. Put the agendas aside and leave lobbuists out of the equation and honor the Constitution as it was intended by those who authored it.
Posted by: bobp | November 8, 2009, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm
I got curious,and read some of the Fox News watchers comments on this site,Wow I must say they are really like sheep,They all repeat the same talking points!marxist,socialist,etc..You would think that an individual would weigh in on the facts,and form an opinion on their own,instead of being told to oppose anything that is considered Liberal or Conservative,now that’s really scary!they make the claim that the HCRB is too much to read,but yet they all know what’s in it! which is it? either you read it and don’t understand it,or you just listen to what someone told you! and join the frenzy like cattle lead to slaughter!Then you start saying that the 2010 elections are what the Conservatives are waiting for,but you all underestimate Obama’s strategy,the real election is 2012, there is a lot of 14 year olds just waiting to follow in their parents and relatives footsteps to vote for President Obama in 2012.
Posted by: Rober | November 8, 2009, 12:36 pm 12:36 pm
bob says, ” . . . I think he’s lower than dirt. How dare you put someone on screen that has cause a lot Americans and our senior citizens this kind of grief because of his falsehoods. . . “, but what would bob do about the national debt?
Is bob one who doesn’t worry about the future of a nation whose national debt of $12 trillion is forecast to double to $24 trillion by 2019? Just give me what I want today and let my grandkids deal with the debt. Well the news is your grandkids will have no option other than socialism if the debt rises to $24 trillion. The CBO says the current level of debt is unsustainable.
BTW, with respect to falsehoods if abortion wasn’t in the bill why did PPA get so upset when it was taken out. If there are no death panels why were CER panels funded under the stimulus? When will our QALY scores be assigned?
Posted by: Ed Taylor | November 8, 2009, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm
Rober. You are correct. The new 18-22 year olds that will vote in 2012 are already being conditioned to vote for Obama. “What can you do to help Obama?” All under the watchful eyes of “community organizers” subverting the values of their parents.
Posted by: TX_MBell | November 8, 2009, 12:47 pm 12:47 pm
Time to write a letter to the Chinese and tell them that you are going to quit your job and live on the government dole. Let Obama and the rest of the idiots figure out how to borrow money for their pipe dreams when nobody will lend it to them. Oh don’t forget to write one to the Arabs too so they will know that if they keep buying T-bills nobody in this country is working and there is no revenue coming into the federal treasuary.
Posted by: Sandcrab1613 | November 8, 2009, 1:02 pm 1:02 pm
Rober said “….they make the claim that the HCRB is too much to read,but yet they all know what’s in it! which is it? either you read it and don’t understand it,or you just listen to what someone told you! …”
You hit the nail on the head and it’s hard to reason with a rock isn’t it?
Posted by: Cindy | November 8, 2009, 2:12 pm 2:12 pm
It’s literally sickening, when Pelosi stands up and has that phony smile on her face, as if it was fixed by the dried pancake syrup she had yesterday. She has committed so many personal improprieties in her political life that are conflicts of interest with her job that it’s sickening. She is in politics like so many others, to enrich herself and her family. She doesn’t deserve to be in government “serving” American citizens. She is a crook along with ninety percent of the leftist Democrats and Rino Republicans. Americans have truly had it with these flakes.
Posted by: Bobby | November 8, 2009, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
Yes — I am as mad as hell.
This president and cohorts are laughing it up at the expense of good American families who will pay dearly in freedoms lost as government has just “over-hauled” , not “reformed”, our health care in the first step of massive “change.” Nancy is celebrating, “we won, we won.”
Sad for us.
Illegal immigration, Obama and Nancy’s next baby, will be impossible to control as we pay and pave their way to health care and more new entitlements. With amnesty and all these new supporters, watch for the overhaul of presidential term limits – Obama, dictator.
Americans lose.
Posted by: pcafe | November 8, 2009, 4:03 pm 4:03 pm
Revolt
Posted by: bobp | November 8, 2009, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
Of course people are “mad as hell”, but mostly by the state this country was left in due to the last administration: we are in the middle of 2 wars, broke and going bankrupt! We are also mad as hell that we finally have leaders who are trying to do something about it and are being denied the ability to do their jobs by disruptive tactics from people who claim they are speaking for the rest of the country. Luntz is right about one thing:I am mad as hell! and I’m not willing to take the Republican party anymore and their attempts to legislate morality and destroy this country further by doing nothing but line their pockets with money from lobbyists and special contracts with big business!
Posted by: Ana | November 8, 2009, 4:57 pm 4:57 pm
who is John Galt?
Posted by: doug | November 8, 2009, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
Is there any possible way to have a taxpayer revolt? We are taxed before we get our paychecks and doing a work stoppage doesn’t do anything but hurt the private sector. The government has its hooks so deep into the taxpayers that the only way to revolt is to quit/lose our jobs and go onto the dole. Oh wait… that’s what they want us to do.
Posted by: TX_MBell | November 8, 2009, 7:14 pm 7:14 pm
I agree TX, the government has us by the short hairs. It seems they believe we are incapable of thinking for ourselves and making decisions that are for our own good, not only as people but as a society. We are being turned into followers and not leaders in the world. I’m so tired of hearing about how much good the govenment is doing for me. I want to see some results. Do we have any leaders capable of working together for OUR good.
Posted by: bobp | November 8, 2009, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm
You don’t suppose that the greed of wealthy white men on Wall Street who nearly completely destroyed the world economy has anything to do with people’s anger, do you Mr. Luntz?
No one in your focus groups even mentioned that?
It’s all President Obama’s fault because he could not undo the damage of the Bush Administration in 10 months?
Posted by: snc1967 | November 8, 2009, 8:36 pm 8:36 pm
Our government rejects LIMITED constitutional government, they have spent trillions and trillions of dollars that do not belong to them, ruined the banking system, the auto industry, the housing market, energy production, the education system, robbed the Social Security Trust Fund, the Medicare Trust Fund, the Highway Trust Fund, now they tell us to trust them. Well I DON’T trust these thieves who are bent on passing unconstitutional legislation. Most of these snake oil salesman (both parties) haven’t even read the Constitution. They all need to go!
Posted by: badger7 | November 8, 2009, 8:38 pm 8:38 pm
Watching “This Week” for the last 2
weeks, it appears that Sam Donaldson.
not George Stephanopoulos is the moderator. Sam has an annoying habit of interrupting and/or talking over whoever is speaking and inserts his,
what is usually incoherent comments.
Speaking of Sam, would someone please
tell him he needs to do something about
that hair piece he wears, I’ve seen better “rugs” on the floors of Subway
restaurants.
Posted by: Bob K. | November 8, 2009, 10:02 pm 10:02 pm
I’ve worked and paid taxes for years. If this bill passes I will quit my job and take advantage of the taxpayer subsidized insurance because I will be better off financially not working than paying increased taxes. The only people that will be working and paying taxes are the youngsters that voted for this mess. Thanks kids,I was wondering when I was going to be able to be one of the dredges on society that I have supported all these years. It will be nice to get a return on my investment.
Posted by: tiredofit | November 9, 2009, 6:16 am 6:16 am
If the voters are mad as hell they are mad at the wrong people. The spending being done is to get us out of a mess which was ignored by the previous administration. They are blowing smoke to cover for their neglect and some are actually buy it. It helps to have some talk show hosts talk for 3 hours against our presidenet with no one to rebutt them, however, most of us are not stupid and have a good memory and are aware of the non-accomplishments of the republican party for the last eight years. Saying “NO”to this president repeatedly is like a child crying wolf. After awhile, people ignore them, and this will happen to the republican party. With no accomplishment to refer to for the last eight years and the negativity and selectionism of the party, many will leave and maybe the third party will grow. As an x-republican and now an Independent, I know I did the right thing….this is not the republican party I once knew and I am an older person who supports the president at this time.
Posted by: talmag | November 9, 2009, 10:20 am 10:20 am
The people are mad as hell at the Democrats.Soldiers have died fighting Communism overseas only to see it reborn in the leftist agenda of the Democratic party.
Posted by: Johnny L | November 10, 2009, 9:38 am 9:38 am
The independent voters are very angry, and I don’t see any change to that, until we get some moderates and bipartisanship in the congress.
Posted by: Rick McDaniel | November 10, 2009, 10:22 am 10:22 am