Feb 10 2009
Thought He Worked His, ‘Til I Handled My Biz…
Last night, President Barack Obama got busy on the mic at his first official press conference since becoming the 44th President of the United States. The economy is in a state and the press corps was ready to pounce. But Mr. President had something for them… ANSWERS! What a 180!
One of my friends commented that he looked angry. But I don’t think it was that. It was reminiscent of the look my mommy used to give me when I did the wrong thing after she and I had discussed what was the right thing. It was a look of frustration, disgust & disappointment. More of a “Tsk, tsk, tsk!” He didn’t act like the smartest man in the room like 43, and we all know that there were interns in the room smarter than he. He answered questions with a confidence and assurance that has long been missing from Press Conferences of the past few years; Press Conferences that I did not watch in their entirety due to the welling up of anger from the depths of my everything. Not only did he answer the questions asked, he answered the follow-up questions that those questions would likely beget. He took the each one, teach one approach and put it all out there. He proved that he wasn’t deaf to the poli-chat going on in regards to this stimulus bill. He knew that what was being said about this bill was inaccurate and being skewed.
In the past, people actually LIKED the way W. acted like a jerk & answered questions with NON-answers & took the “I run this” approach. Because we were in a war & under terrorist threat & needed an unwavering authoritative figure… blah blah BLECH! And now that Obama is showing & proving he is being inclusive without being a bully or a push-over people don’t know how to act or how to feel. He was informative, without being condescending. He was admonishing without being an azz. He didn’t just talk tough & look goofy. He was honest and earnest and confident. What a 180!
For all of those out there that loved Bush’s “follow or get out of the way” attitude, a new day is here. I know you enjoyed being ignorant & feeling protected. I know you are not used to feeling included and informed. But this is what change feels like. EMBRACE it! I just want you to understand that this new Congress is voting on the old Congress’ package, with a few changes so quit feeling sorry for the goobers that helped construct it but refuse to pass it, ok? Ok!
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day… it’s a new life…. Welcome to the LIGHT side… No more being lied to & kept in the dark. America just got out of a bad relationship & now we have a good man in our corner. He is open & honest, sometimes brutally so but he is what we need right now to get through this tough time. We almost broke up with that last guy, but he convinced us to take him back. Face it, that last guy was just not that into you. Now he is out of our lives for good & we are realizing that we made ourselves believe we were in a safe, secure relationship because we did not want to be alone. 44 is helping us see what a mature relationship feels like… it is strange & new, but in the end… it’s not only what we need but what we deserve.
Well stated!
I love it! This was the first Presidential news conference I watched in it’s entirety since Clinton!