Obama Selling Guns?
It seems over the past couple of weeks there’s been continuous “chatter” on the internet regarding Obama’s poll numbers and approval ratings. Depending on the areas of cyberspace you frequent, you’ll find approval ratings as low as 56% [Rasmussen] and claims of numbers as high as 81%. The highest we found from a reputable source was Gallup, reporting a 62% approval of Obama as of today. This number is down from a reported 69% high achieved in January. At the same time, his disapproval ratings have risen from 13% to 26% in the same period.
What does this have to do with guns?
Self explanatory...
Perhaps there are statistics more telling in the measure of public confidence than media generated polls… Gun and ammunition sales have soared since Obama’s taken office and preliminary background checks for gun ownership are up 42% in the last three months. Many sources report this is due to Obama’s historic support of anti-gun legislation and the appointment of anti-gun guy, Eric Holder to Attorney General but, MoFoCulture has to ask (and few want to talk about) the possibility that an army of crazed Glenn Beck fans have decided to “lock ‘n load” in preparation for the End of all Times…
Laugh if you like, but since joining FoxNews, Beck’s numbers are through the roof, achieving prime-time numbers in a 5pm time slot on the east coast. The recent airing of his “War Room” episode set both right and left handed blogospheres spinning off their axis in response to his “worse case scenario” depiction of the US over the next several years. It seems to me, in a worse case scenario a gun is a pretty handy thing to have around…
Polls are one thing, statistics another… Your best bet in any situation is to track how the two interact. With a little practice (and the application of some common sense) you’ll begin finding yourself drawing conclusions about 48hrs. ahead of mainstream media. Right now, the smart money says people are battening down the hatches and the gun is looking more and more like just another piece of the first aid kit.
In fact, maybe I should start selling those…
