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.
Anthony Weiner: Just Go Away ASAP
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By: John Zogby Forbes.com Contributor
Frankly I figured my thoughts on this at this point in time would be late. Beating the dead horse; gasoline on the fire. Whatever. But Anthony Weiner is still in the race for the Democratic nomination for mayor of America's premier city.
Obama Slipping But Still Has Juice
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By: John Zogby Forbes.com Contributor
Democratic Presidents and Presidential contenders have a long history of bad summers. Jimmy Carter's only term in office was pretty much undone by his famous "malaise speech" of 1979. Who can forget Michael Dukakis riding in the tank in 1988? Bill Clinton used a sworn deposition before a Special Prosecutor to school Americans on "what the definition of is is". John Kerry went wind surfing, a sport enjoyed by tens of millions of Americans, while his exemplary military service was picked apart by his opposition and Barack Obama just hasn't had a good summer yet.