I think his point is that Biden should be blamed for being Biden, much the same way Obama was blamed for being Obama.
Other people are what? Other people “Are”? Like a Zen thing? Heavy.
I think eenerms link was messed up. Here’s a clean version. The highlight is that 48% of people disapprove of the president, which is an interesting way of saying that 52% approve.
I believe that Trump never once, not for a moment or a single small snippet of time ever hit 50% approval, even in passing.
From Reuters link:
Imagine if Afghanistan and Delta variant weren’t in the picture - that rating would be significantly higher. Gigantically so.
Heh, meanwhile -
Imagine what that rating would have been if this Afghanistan situation was also on Don’s plate.
To be fair, they’re not saying that 52% approve; apparently 6% said they didn’t know, were neutral, and/or refused to answer the question. From your link:
The national opinion poll, conducted Sept. 1-2, found that 46% of U.S. adults approved of Biden’s performance in office, while 48% disapproved and the rest were not sure.
The practical question of course isn’t what his approval rate is right now; it’s what his approval rate will be in November 2024, and also because it affects other races what it’ll be in November 2022.
That’s fair.
Very few people cast her their on foreign affairs though.
You are correct. He came SO CLOSE a couple of times, peaking at 49% a couple of times, but he never hit 50%.
The point is: I was supposedly being disingenuous by only linking Biden’s response to the question, not the question also. Yet several prominent MSM sources also interpreted the question and answer the same way as me. So, no, I was not being disingenuous.
Wow you got me there with that stunning rebuke.
Great that you quoted my actual argument and were able to respond. Bravo.
It’s the latest episode, which is not on youTube yet (that I could find). Here’s an article about it.
As I’ve said repeatedly, I am very much a Biden supporter. I think he’s done, and did, a great job. I am not the one reflexively jumping to a position.
Thanks!
You don’t have an argument. You have an opinion.
And I gave it the exact time and attention that it deserved.
That strikes me as a pretty weak defense of your credibility. You were inviting your readers to misinterpret the sound byte in the same way that “several prominent MSM sources” misinterpreted it (and since that particular misinterpretation seems to be possible only when driven by a hostile-to-Biden agenda, it might be instructive to examine exactly which “prominent MSM sources” those were). If you were aware that it was a misinterpretation, then you were being disingenuous. If you were unaware that it was a misinterpretation, and you were bamboozled by the misinterpretation(s) from the sources you alluded to, and it marks you as a bit clueless.
A disappointing quality to find in a Doper.
I have an opinion supported by my argument.
And I’ll add the opinion that saying essentially “It’s not worth my time to explain why I am right and you’re wrong” is utterly pathetic.
Look, let’s be clear on this, OK? I have been a member of this site since 2006, and I think have established myself as very fair and balanced on many topics. This is the first thread I think where I have been the subject of a pile-on.
When I linked that video, I linked it specifically at the point where Biden said he took no responsibility just for convenience, as that was the point in contention. I was not trying to hide the question and I still maintain that the question he was asked is exactly the context we were just discussing.
Note that even now, you are claiming that there has been a misinterpretation but have yet to say what the misinterpretation actually was. If I have got the context of the question wrong, please point out how. I would genuinely like to know if I got something wrong.
Right now, ISTM that people are reading the thread topic, and jumping in on a pile on without properly reading what I am actually saying. I mean a minute ago I was accused of just being anti-Biden and Obama which is laughable for anyone who’s familiar with me on the Dope or read my posts in this thread.
I named them 
very “fair and balanced” indeed.
Erm, thanks?
What’s the suggestion here? That me asking for what exactly I got wrong isn’t being fair?
"“Fair and balanced” isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement in these parts.
That’s Fox News’ slogan, for your reference. To be clear, I’m not piling on