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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1157516" data-attributes="member: 1246">Via <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2013/jun/21/incompetent-and-liar-among-most-frequently-used-wo/" target="_blank">Washington Times</a>:One gauge of a president’s favorability is the assorted descriptors the public volunteers to a pollster about the leader of the Free World. The Pew Research Center has tracked the assorted description of President Obama over the years, and has this to say:

“The survey finds that the one-word impressions people have of Obama have changed a great deal throughout his presidency. Terms like incompetent and liar now are among the most frequently used words to describe Obama. In April 2009, when his job approval was at 63%, these words were rare,” Pew says.

“Some positive descriptions – such as good and honest – continue to be used often to characterize impressions of Obama. And the word socialist is used about as often today as it was in Obama’s first year in office.”
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[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 1157516, member: 1246"] Via [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2013/jun/21/incompetent-and-liar-among-most-frequently-used-wo/"]Washington Times[/URL]: [INDENT]One gauge of a president’s favorability is the assorted descriptors the public volunteers to a pollster about the leader of the Free World. The Pew Research Center has tracked the assorted description of President Obama over the years, and has this to say: “The survey finds that the one-word impressions people have of Obama have changed a great deal throughout his presidency. Terms like incompetent and liar now are among the most frequently used words to describe Obama. In April 2009, when his job approval was at 63%, these words were rare,” Pew says. “Some positive descriptions – such as good and honest – continue to be used often to characterize impressions of Obama. And the word socialist is used about as often today as it was in Obama’s first year in office.” [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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