The latest Obama scandal

The latest Obama administration scandal (at least for the moment) is the State Departments coverup of the sexual exploits of their employees. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/06/13/state-department-sex-scandal-allegations-hit-home/. First off, it has been well buried beneath all the other scandals. It is hard to keep up with the scandal de jour any more.

Anyhow, the latest update on this is that the State Department is now moving on it., In order to keep further sexual exploits from occurring, they are planning to investigate Aurelia Fedenisn! That's right! They are going to investigate and threaten the whistle blower. Typical liberal reactions.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/06/12/state-department-whistle-blower/2413265/

 

Yeah, you don't want to be a whistleblower on Obama's administration. He's already shown that he has no qualms about killing American citizens with his drones. Even if he might not kill you, he might imprison you indefinitely without trial or benefit of counsel per the National Defense Authorization Act.

 

What the hell is wrong with the Secret Service? They should know better. They are supposed to be the best, yet they seem to think they can do anything.

Obama has some house-cleaning to do. He needs to make it very clear that any conduct by a Secret Service agent that is unbefitting of a Secret Service agent is grounds for immediate dismissal.

I still say it was Jr. and his coke-snorting ways that is the root of this problem. Some role model he was. Now Obama has to detox 'em all. Way to go Jr.!

 

I just assumed sex scandals were an everyday part of Washington politics.

 

I don't care where any politician shoves his prick. Since when is sex scandalous? You've clearly never been to college.

 

Now the only question is how can we pin this on Clinton & Obama? Maybe they inter-racially knew about it. Yeah! That's the Issa angle we need. Mua-ha-ha-ha-ha!! Scandalous.

 

You and guy are disgusting. This is a Christian country. We are a MORAL people. Where do you think we are, France?

 

The reason I don't want our Secret Service doing these types of things is for national security. One of the dark arts (spying) methods employs prostitutes to gain intel. The SS should know better than to put themselves into that position.

As far as sex goes, they need to avoid prostitutes, and flings, because those are easy tools for gathering sensitive information. Otherwise, I wouldn't give a chit who they have sex with.

It ain't easy being a Secret Service agent, but if they want sex they could always masterbate and/or wait 'till they get home to their husbands/wives....who may or may not be spies themselves LOL

 

The scandals are definitely taking their toll on Obama's poll numbers:

CNN Poll: Obama approval falls amid controversies​

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Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama's approval rating dropped eight percentage points over the past month, to 45%, the president's lowest rating in more than a year and a half, according to a new national poll.​

The CNN/ORC International survey released Monday morning comes as the White House has been reacting to controversies over a massive U.S. government surveillance program; the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of tea party and other conservative groups who applied for tax-exempt status; the administration's handling of last September's attack in Benghazi that left the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans dead; and the Justice Department's secret collection of journalists' phone records as part of a government investigation into classified leaks.​

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The poll indicates that for the first time in Obama’s presidency, half of the public says they don't believe he is honest and trustworthy. And Americans are split on the controversial National Security Agency anti-terrorism program to record metadata on U.S. phone calls, but they support the NSA program that targets records of Internet usage by people in other countries. That doesn't mean they necessarily like what is going on: Just over six in 10 believe that government is so large and powerful that it threatens the rights and freedoms of ordinary Americans.​

A slight majority of those questioned in the poll, which was conducted Tuesday through Thursday of last week, disapprove of the actions of the man who leaked sensitive information about the NSA program. A similar number say Edward Snowden, who fled to Hong Kong, should be brought back to the United States and prosecuted.​

The president's approval rating stands at 45%, down from 53% in mid-May. And 54% say they disapprove of how Obama's handling his job, up nine points from last month. It's the first time in CNN polling since November 2011 that a majority of Americans have had a negative view of the president.​

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"The drop in Obama's support is fueled by a dramatic 17-point decline over the past month among people under 30, who, along with black Americans, had been the most loyal part of the Obama coalition," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.​

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The president also dropped 10 points among independent voters, from 47% last month to 37% now, with Obama's disapproval among independents jumping 12 points to 61%.​

What's behind the drop?​

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"It is clear that revelations about NSA surveillance programs have damaged Obama's standing with the public, although older controversies like the IRS matter may have begun to take their toll as well," adds Holland.​

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Six in 10 disapprove of how Obama is handling government surveillance of U.S. citizens, which is higher than the 52% who disapproved of George W. Bush on the same issue in 2006, when government surveillance was also in the headlines.​

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Obama's approval rating on terrorism, although still above 50%, has taken a 13-point hit since mid-May. By contrast, his approval rating on domestic issues such as the economy, immigration and the deficit only dropped by two to four points, within the poll's sampling error.​

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Views of Obama's personal characteristics have also declined.​

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The number of Americans who think he is honest has dropped nine points over the past month, to 49%. Fifty-seven percent of those questioned say they disagree with the president's views on the size and power of the federal government, and 53% say he cannot manage the government effectively. Fifty-two percent say the president is a strong and decisive leader. That's still a majority, but it's down six points from last month.​

Forty-three percent of the public says that the Obama administration has gone too far in restricting civil liberties to fight terrorism, with 38% saying the administration has been about right and 17% saying it has not gone far enough.​

"That's roughly the same reaction that the public had to the Bush administration in 2006 when the details of a similar program to gather phone records were made public," says Holland.​

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Fifty-one percent say the current NSA program to gather phone records is the right thing to do. By comparison, 54% felt that way about the Bush-era program back in 2006. Two thirds say they feel that the current NSA program on Internet usage is right.​

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More than six in 10 say the government has collected their phone or Internet data. What is the government doing with all of this information?​

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Just 8% of all Americans think the government has collected their personal data and is using it to investigate them. Just over half say they think the government has collected their data and stored it somewhere without analyzing it, and one third say they believe that government has not collected and stored any of their personal phone or Internet records.​

As for Snowden, 52% disapprove of his actions, with 44% saying they approve of the leaks by the former government contractor. Fifty-four percent say the government should attempt to bring Snowden back to the U.S. and prosecute him for his actions.​

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Documents Snowden provided to journalists revealed the existence of the secret NSA programs to collect records of domestic telephone calls in the United States and the Internet activity of overseas residents. Snowden, who fled to Hong Kong, was fired from his position at the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton earlier this month. The FBI is investigating the leaks.​

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The poll was conducted for CNN by ORC International June 11 to 13, with 1,014 adults nationwide questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.​

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/17/cnn-poll-obama-approval-falls-amid-controversies/

 

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Who cares? I mean really, what does it matter? Obama could retire tomorrow and it would change nothing. He could move to Dallas and buy the house next to Dubya. They could pop a couple of Rolling Rocks or whatever garbage they drink down there and try to top each other with their stories of how they crapped on the Constitution. Nothing in Washington would change, nothing in the country would change. Are you guys ever going to grow up when it comes to Obama? ​

 

You can include me on that if you want, as I wish we could have more Presidents like him.

I know that sounds nuts, given that he too does a lot of stuff that angers us, but IMO he's navigating in waters that smell to high heaven, and he does a pretty good job keeping his focus on doing what he can and can't do.

Gitmo, for example. He wants it closed and the "detainees" brought to the mainland U.S. but is constantly thwarted by people intent on preventing any such thing from occurring...for some ridiculous reason.

I acknowledge his attempts to do right, and his inability to succeed given the determination of republican representatives in Congress, as well as Democrats unwilling to join him in many of his attempts.

Overall, I approve of his policies, but acknowledge there are some that I just can't stand. I refuse to be a "one-issue voter" though, and support him because I like his determination to continue fighting even when the odds are stacked against any real measure of success.

That's politics. That's what we have to work with. That's what he has to work with. I think he's done rather well, but I also understand why people would disagree with me on that, non-republicans included.

My hope is that our next President can do as well in water full of republican chit. Blog help us all if that turns out to be a republican though....(shivers)....especially if republicans manage to gain more seats in the House and Senate.

 

Unfortunately, the democrats have harped on Bush as if there's no tomorrow. So, you'll have to get used to Obama being the red-headed stepchild for a while. He's the idiot-in-charge now and, quite frankly, people are getting fed up with him and his idiotic policies.

 

What bother's me is not the so much the endless 24/7 blaming Obama for everything imaginable although it does get awfully tiresome. What bothers me is the stupidity of it all. It's a huge waste of time, but now that I think about it, it's good that it keeps you focused and occupied. I just feel sorry for you if you actually believe that things would be much different if Obama were to go away.

 

I'll just watch and attend to my knitting

 

Hey, don't feel sorry for me. I'm enjoying all the scandals surrounding him and I don't want him to go away. Are you kidding? I'm just getting started! I have four more years to make fun of this idiot and expose him for the fraud he is. I'm enjoying every minute of it.

 

Maybe it had something to do with the things Bush actually did not things imagined by his political foes? Stop speaking for "people". You just sound like an even bigger idiot.

 

But we will let you speak for all the lemmings you desire.

 

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Hey Coiny, your lap-bitch is hard at work this morning trying to defend you. Whose a good dog? Whose a good dog? Yes you are, yes you are.

 

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Well enjoy, because pointless enjoyment is all you're going to get out of it. I get the feeling that you might assume that a decline in Obama's popularity represents some kind of gain for the knuckle draggers, racists, and theocrats that comprise your side. If this is what you think, keep thinking it.