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Post by Jay "The Brain" Mann [OFSU] on Aug 6, 2009 8:39:02 GMT -5
If not, that means no more Disaster Movies! ;D
www.silive.com/entertainment/tvfilm/index.ssf/2009/08/obama_joker_poster_popping_up.html
The picture they're fussing about?
I personally think it's funny.
www.silive.com/entertainment/tvfilm/index.ssf/2009/08/obama_joker_poster_popping_up.html
It's open season on President Barack Obama.
Posters of the commander-in-chief, made to look like Heath Ledger's version of the Joker in "The Dark Knight," have started spreading throughout Los Angeles.
Under the portrait of the president is the word "socialism."
The posters, which have been plastered on Los Angeles freeway on-ramps, come on the heels of news that middle-class taxes might have to go up to reduce budget deficits or to pay for the proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system.
The tough talk from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers on Sunday capped a week that brought rare good news for the economy: The worst recession in the United States since World War II could be on the verge of ending. Even so, officials appeared willing to extend unemployment benefits.
Geithner and Summers both sidestepped questions on Obama's intentions about taxes. Geithner said the White House was not ready to rule out a tax hike to reduce the federal deficit; Summers said Obama's proposed health care overhaul needs funding from somewhere.
"There is a lot that can happen over time," Summers said, adding that the administration believes "it is never a good idea to absolutely rule things out, no matter what."
During his presidential campaign, Obama repeatedly pledged "you will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime." But the simple reality remains that his ambitious overhaul of how Americans receive health care -- promised without increasing the federal deficit -- must be paid for.
"If we want an economy that's going to grow in the future, people have to understand we have to bring those deficits down. And it's going to be difficult, hard for us to do. And the path to that is through health care reform," Geithner said. "We're not at the point yet where we're going to make a judgment about what it's going to take."
In addition, Obama's approval rating has taken a hit in recent months. A NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released at the end of July said that the president's overall job approval rating is at 53 percent, down from a high of 61 percent in April. Approval of his performance on the economy has slipped from a high of 56 percent to 49 percent. On health care, 41 percent approve and 46 percent disapprove of the president's work.
Meanwhile, a Pew Research Center poll says there were "major declines" in Obama's job approval rating. Overall, his rating fell from 61 percent in June to 54 percent. On the economy, Obama lost 22 points, from 60 percent in April to 38 percent.
On health care, 42 percent approve of his work, down from 51 percent. But perhaps more telling, disapproval of his performance has risen 17 points, to 43 percent.
Posters of the commander-in-chief, made to look like Heath Ledger's version of the Joker in "The Dark Knight," have started spreading throughout Los Angeles.
Under the portrait of the president is the word "socialism."
The posters, which have been plastered on Los Angeles freeway on-ramps, come on the heels of news that middle-class taxes might have to go up to reduce budget deficits or to pay for the proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system.
The tough talk from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers on Sunday capped a week that brought rare good news for the economy: The worst recession in the United States since World War II could be on the verge of ending. Even so, officials appeared willing to extend unemployment benefits.
Geithner and Summers both sidestepped questions on Obama's intentions about taxes. Geithner said the White House was not ready to rule out a tax hike to reduce the federal deficit; Summers said Obama's proposed health care overhaul needs funding from somewhere.
"There is a lot that can happen over time," Summers said, adding that the administration believes "it is never a good idea to absolutely rule things out, no matter what."
During his presidential campaign, Obama repeatedly pledged "you will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime." But the simple reality remains that his ambitious overhaul of how Americans receive health care -- promised without increasing the federal deficit -- must be paid for.
"If we want an economy that's going to grow in the future, people have to understand we have to bring those deficits down. And it's going to be difficult, hard for us to do. And the path to that is through health care reform," Geithner said. "We're not at the point yet where we're going to make a judgment about what it's going to take."
In addition, Obama's approval rating has taken a hit in recent months. A NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released at the end of July said that the president's overall job approval rating is at 53 percent, down from a high of 61 percent in April. Approval of his performance on the economy has slipped from a high of 56 percent to 49 percent. On health care, 41 percent approve and 46 percent disapprove of the president's work.
Meanwhile, a Pew Research Center poll says there were "major declines" in Obama's job approval rating. Overall, his rating fell from 61 percent in June to 54 percent. On the economy, Obama lost 22 points, from 60 percent in April to 38 percent.
On health care, 42 percent approve of his work, down from 51 percent. But perhaps more telling, disapproval of his performance has risen 17 points, to 43 percent.
The picture they're fussing about?
I personally think it's funny.
