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(Washington Post) Obvious The IRS, lawyers, Paris Hilton, and the US becoming a communist nation are all more popular than Congress   (washingtonpost.com) divider line 142
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Notabunny
2011-11-16 01:30:04 PM
 
Degenz
2011-11-16 01:32:00 PM
The freaking British Crown during the American Revolution was more popular than Congress.
 
Tube
2011-11-16 01:32:06 PM
Wait wait wait.

You're telling me that liberal voters are pissed at the House, conservative voters are pissed at the Senate, independent voters are pissed at both, and non-voters look down their noses at all three of the other groups?

I am shocked and amazed.
 
DarnoKonrad
2011-11-16 01:33:22 PM
Notabunny: How to make Congress more popular (new window)

That was not a link to "hookers and blow"
 
mod3072
2011-11-16 01:34:48 PM
Hmmm... the BP oil spill has a higher approval rating than congress. That's disturbing on a couple of different levels.

None of it matters anyways. Congress doesn't work for you and they don't give a fark what you think. As long as they keep the masters happy (and they are), the gravy will keep flowing.
 
Your Blog Sucks
2011-11-16 01:36:12 PM
Paris Hilton? This popularity rating (from 2005, even) is relevant how? Like there isn't something we hate equally that has come up a little more recently. I am disappoint.

/otherwise awesome
 
GentDirkly
2011-11-16 01:36:48 PM
Tube: Wait wait wait.

You're telling me that liberal voters are pissed at the House, conservative voters are pissed at the Senate, independent voters are pissed at both, and non-voters look down their noses at all three of the other groups?

I am shocked and amazed.

Exactly. Congressional approval rating means zippo. You have to look at the approval rating of each member within their district, and the approval rating of each Senator within their state. Until those ratings change, the individual members have no incentive to act.
 
Super Chronic
2011-11-16 01:37:03 PM
And Castro may be gaining on Congress since 2008, out of sympathy over his illness.
 
Needlessly Complicated
2011-11-16 01:38:04 PM
It's not news. It's FARK.net

/it's .com!
//semi obscure reference
 
Serious Black
2011-11-16 01:38:42 PM
At least they're more popular than Fidel Castro!
 
JRoo
2011-11-16 01:39:44 PM
People don't like and don't loathe congress?

That's a weird sentence to start an article.
 
Serious Black
2011-11-16 01:42:10 PM
Needlessly Complicated: It's not news. It's FARK.net

/it's .com!
//semi obscure reference

images.wikia.com

Hello, and welcome to I'm-A-Big-Moron-Who-Can't-Remember-His-Lines Dot Com!
 
Klippoklondike [TotalFark]
2011-11-16 01:42:39 PM
And from today's Rasmussen report. Link (new window)


Overall, 47% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's job performance.
 
Virulency
2011-11-16 01:43:51 PM
i hate congress by my congressman is the best!
you know the guy with years of outsider experience while in congress for 50 years, brings in the pork while fighting those other wasteful projects in other states, creates state government funded jobs while fighting spending....
 
canyoneer
2011-11-16 01:44:18 PM
Yet the morons go out and vote for the same sh*t parties and candidates every two years.
 
Notabunny
2011-11-16 01:45:43 PM
canyoneer: Yet the morons go out and vote for the same sh*t parties and candidates every two years.

You sound like someone who threw away their vote on Kang
 
fringedmyotis
2011-11-16 01:50:29 PM
Virulency: i hate congress by my congressman is the best!
you know the guy with years of outsider experience while in congress for 50 years, brings in the pork while fighting those other wasteful projects in other states, creates state government funded jobs while fighting spending....

Actually, I hate Congress and my congressman is an idiot. Or, more accurately, a partisan hack.

I get your point, though. $$$ says we have most of the same idiots after Nov 2012 as we do today.
 
Needlessly Complicated
2011-11-16 01:51:28 PM
Notabunny: canyoneer: Yet the morons go out and vote for the same sh*t parties and candidates every two years.

You sound like someone who threw away their vote on Kang

I like to watch them exchange long protein strings.


/eeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww
 
canyoneer
2011-11-16 01:51:31 PM
Notabunny: You sound like someone who threw away their vote on Kang

apgovernment2010.yolasite.com

Maybe even some native animals, unlike the Donkey and Elephant, which are Eurasian imports.
 
wozzeck
2011-11-16 01:51:46 PM
People hate congress because they hate each other. The country is split down the middle and neither side Is happy because neither can have their way. This split is reflected in congress and the voters have elected reflections of themselves--unhappy douchebags that are upset unless they get 100% of what they want and get it for free.

They are further pissed off because our constitution is designed to prevent absolute rule going to whoever gets 50.5 percent of the vote.

As long as ideologically locked idiots keep electing idiologiclly locked idiots we'll stay exactly where we are.
 
Alphax
2011-11-16 01:54:00 PM
wozzeck: People hate congress because they hate each other. The country is split down the middle and neither side Is happy because neither can have their way. This split is reflected in congress and the voters have elected reflections of themselves--unhappy douchebags that are upset unless they get 100% of what they want and get it for free.

They are further pissed off because our constitution is designed to prevent absolute rule going to whoever gets 50.5 percent of the vote.

As long as ideologically locked idiots keep electing idiologiclly locked idiots we'll stay exactly where we are.

That's like calling jaywalking and genocide 'both are crimes, both bad'.
 
Wendolyn the Wired
2011-11-16 01:54:09 PM
Well, that's been the neocon strategy for 30 years, right? Congress sucks anyway, so why bother voting? (Except for the Republican base--they always vote.)
 
thurstonxhowell
2011-11-16 01:55:43 PM
canyoneer: Yet the morons go out and vote for the same sh*t parties and candidates every two years.

I have the power to vote for or against 3 congressmen. In general, I approve of those 3 people. There are 532 other guys. I can't do shiat about them.
 
Headso
2011-11-16 01:56:30 PM
wozzeck: unhappy douchebags that are upset unless they get 100% of what they want and get it for free.

yeah like just the other day how almost all republicans voted to overturn net neutrality and the democrats voted against over turning it, both sides are bad.
 
historycat [TotalFark]
2011-11-16 01:57:02 PM
How to improve government.

Step 1: Stop rooting for politicians like they are athletes.

"I like the guys who are dressed in red, and have the Elephant mascot!" (No matter what they say)

Step 2: Realize that your vote isn't a bet.

"I voted democrat and the Democrats won!" (There are more than 2 teams on the field)

Step 3: Realize they don't care about you. They care about them, you care about you. Force them to care about you by voting out the ones who don't listen to you.

"He wants to cut my taxes!" (and cut your benefits. Stop voting against your own interests)

Step 4: Realize that dumb people make dumb decisions. Vote for the guy who knows more than you.

"I like her, she's folksy / hot / speaks in 5 second sound-bites"
 
Methadone Girls [TotalFark]
2011-11-16 01:57:27 PM
canyoneer: Notabunny: You sound like someone who threw away their vote on Kang

[apgovernment2010.yolasite.com image 314x450]

Maybe even some native animals, unlike the Donkey and Elephant, which are Eurasian imports.

The shark looks appropriate.

/it's all good till they get bitey
 
Lando Lincoln [TotalFark]
2011-11-16 01:57:49 PM
Tube: You're telling me that liberal voters are pissed at the House

No, I'm pissed at CONGRESS. Not just the House.

We need a Vote of No Confidence. NOW.
 
Dwight_Yeast
2011-11-16 01:58:09 PM
Tube: You're telling me that liberal voters are pissed at the House, conservative voters are pissed at the Senate, independent voters are pissed at both, and non-voters look down their noses at all three of the other groups?

For the record, I'm a registered Democrat and pissed at both houses.

/can't be the only one.
 
patrick767
2011-11-16 01:58:24 PM
wozzeck
People hate congress because they hate each other. The country is split down the middle and neither side Is happy because neither can have their way. This split is reflected in congress and the voters have elected reflections of themselves--unhappy douchebags that are upset unless they get 100% of what they want and get it for free.

So vote Republican?

No, both sides are not equal. One side has bent over backwards to compromise. The other side's idea of compromise is getting everything they want.
 
canyoneer
2011-11-16 01:59:29 PM
thurstonxhowell: I have the power to vote for or against 3 congressmen. In general, I approve of those 3 people. There are 532 other guys. I can't do shiat about them.

They run in herds. If you vote for Republicans or Democrats, you're voting for the status quo.
 
Uzzah
2011-11-16 01:59:54 PM
And yet Congress > Tebow.

/you can't explain that
 
Lando Lincoln [TotalFark]
2011-11-16 02:00:57 PM
wozzeck: People hate congress because they hate each other.

Yeah, no. I hate Congress because they do not work for us anymore and haven't for a long time.
 
GentDirkly
2011-11-16 02:01:10 PM
patrick767: wozzeck
People hate congress because they hate each other. The country is split down the middle and neither side Is happy because neither can have their way. This split is reflected in congress and the voters have elected reflections of themselves--unhappy douchebags that are upset unless they get 100% of what they want and get it for free.

So vote Republican?

No, both sides are not equal. One side has bent over backwards to compromise. The other side's idea of compromise is getting everything they want.

100% subjective scale. Simply judge them by how close what they advocate is to your ideals or how well their arguments and speeches are able to change your mind about your ideals. Trying to argue that someone is a bad or dishonest or inflexible negotiator, as compared to someone else who is also negotiating, is not productive or credible.
 
historycat [TotalFark]
2011-11-16 02:01:46 PM
Dwight_Yeast: Tube: You're telling me that liberal voters are pissed at the House, conservative voters are pissed at the Senate, independent voters are pissed at both, and non-voters look down their noses at all three of the other groups?

For the record, I'm a registered Democrat and pissed at both houses.

/can't be the only one.

For once (and during all times of crisis) the American public wants their politicians to be more, and do more. They are doing less.

Democrats want more progressive government, Republicans want more conservative government, and moderates want them to just pick a lane and stick with it.

Sadly, the corpocracy is doing just fine.
 
Alphax
2011-11-16 02:02:41 PM
GentDirkly: 100% subjective scale. Simply judge them by how close what they advocate is to your ideals or how well their arguments and speeches are able to change your mind about your ideals. Trying to argue that someone is a bad or dishonest or inflexible negotiator, as compared to someone else who is also negotiating, is not productive or credible.

Not Sure If Serious.
 
Lando Lincoln [TotalFark]
2011-11-16 02:02:43 PM
historycat: "I voted democrat and the Democrats won!" (There are more than 2 teams on the field)

There are less than two teams on the field. There's the Rich People's Team...and the Rich People's Team.
 
historycat [TotalFark]
2011-11-16 02:06:14 PM
Lando Lincoln: historycat: "I voted democrat and the Democrats won!" (There are more than 2 teams on the field)

There are less than two teams on the field. There's the Rich People's Team...and the Rich People's Team.

Ya, but Bernie Sanders gives me hope. So the D's and R's are like the Yanks and Red Sox. The media only pays attention to those two, but real fans know there are more teams out there.
 
GAT_00 [TotalFark]
2011-11-16 02:06:55 PM
Klippoklondike: And from today's Rasmussen report. Link (new window)


Overall, 47% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's job performance.

How bad is it getting for the GOP when even Rasmussen is getting close to even?
 
ks1415
2011-11-16 02:12:48 PM
13%? You get down that low, you're down to paid staffers and blood relatives.
 
monoski
2011-11-16 02:14:50 PM
DarnoKonrad: Notabunny: How to make Congress more popular (new window)

That was not a link to "hookers and blow"

I thought it would be plowing little boys. Sure made PSU popular
 
GentDirkly
2011-11-16 02:15:45 PM
Alphax: GentDirkly: 100% subjective scale. Simply judge them by how close what they advocate is to your ideals or how well their arguments and speeches are able to change your mind about your ideals. Trying to argue that someone is a bad or dishonest or inflexible negotiator, as compared to someone else who is also negotiating, is not productive or credible.

Not Sure If Serious.

100% serious. Take this argument to the extreme. One side says "let's ship all the black people back to Africa" and the other side says, "No, let's let them continue to live where they are and give them the full rights of citizens." Is it noble compromise to only forcibly ship half of them back to Africa? Applauding or condemning compromise is 100% subjective and depends strongly on the thing being debated. Raising marginal rates in a recession doesn't rise to the level of human rights, sure, but it is something that a lot of people feel just doesn't work.
 
SDRR
2011-11-16 02:18:18 PM
Sorry subby, but I would venture to guess that most politicians were once, or still are, members of at least one state's bar. So, I will have to object to lawyers being included in your list. Substitute herpes or genital warts and you're good.
 
Bartman66
2011-11-16 02:23:45 PM
Tube: Wait wait wait.

You're telling me that liberal voters are pissed at the House, conservative voters are pissed at the Senate, independent voters are pissed at both, and non-voters look down their noses at all three of the other groups?

I am shocked and amazed.

THIS
 
CokeBear
2011-11-16 02:24:58 PM
Surprised that Castro is so low. He's not a bad guy, just misunderstood.
 
Zerochance
2011-11-16 02:25:51 PM
I can definitely see Paris Hilton. At least she's not duplicitous about farking people.

"Jobs, jobs JOBS! Did we say jobs? We meant 'redefining rape'".
 
Skwishmitten
2011-11-16 02:27:29 PM
Congress right now is like a shiatty contractor. You pay for them to fix up your kitchen, but while one side is trying to install the cabinetry, the other is ripping screws out of their hands and demanding that we use nails because their cousin owns a nail factory. Then, while one person is trying to put in the garbage disposal, the other is standing there yelling at them that they're not doing it right and the screws have to go in the holes before you put the disposal in because Jesus says so.

In the end, you wind up with a half-built kitchen that can't be used for anything, and is leaking gas into the room. It's just a matter of time before the house explodes.
 
Horseshoes_and_B-52s
2011-11-16 02:29:52 PM
At this point it's down to paid staffers and...
 
canyoneer
2011-11-16 02:31:56 PM
www.misterkitty.org
 
deadcrickets
2011-11-16 02:34:32 PM
It's a great time for many of you, and many Americans, to consider a third party. I suggest looking into ones that probably fit your political views much better such as the Libertarian Party (if you like OWS), Constitution Party (if you like Tea Party), Green Party (if you are far left liberal environmentalist), and others.

This is not to say that you can't vote for candidates from the mainstream parties. When it comes down to the Presidential one it's certainly a good idea to pick the lesser of two evils. However, when it comes down to Congress, Governorships, and state legislature it's a great idea to pick the party you belong to.
 
Craptastic
2011-11-16 02:37:34 PM
My congressman is a worthless sack of monkey nuts. Senators: One is awesome, and the other sucks.

/Go Bucks!
 
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