Obama made news again, not to support his healthcare or tax reform, but instead because of remarks he made at about a rapper during a fundraiser in NYC. Obama was responding to a question about calling Kanye West a jackass in 2010, after West stole the spotlight from songwriter Taylor Swift while she won her first MTV Award. Last week, Obama was talking about how he liked Kanye, mentioning their similar Chicago background when the journalist asked, "Even though you called him a Jackass?" to Obama's response "He is a Jackass, but he's talented." spoken 'in his likable and perfectly balanced modern-professorial voice'.
This is one of many instances where Barrack shows he is different from any President in recent memory. Although not everybody may agree with his politics, most people have found that he is a likable guy. Here is just another instance where you have to just thank a politician for just being honest and answering somebodies question with a real opinion because its pretty rare these days. You got to wonder why you don't see too many men unaffected by the political game, the political correctness of it, robots like Romney who have every sentence calculated, more 'good time Charlie' bulldogs.
While Obama wins the likability with average men, sharing, and comparing his NCAA March Madness bracket, Michelle wins over the women who can relate to her relationship with her husband and kids. There hasn't been young kids in the White house since I've been alive and it definitely brings some freshness to the White House.
This is why the 2012 election will be interesting, because Romney is not the most likable guy and hes going up against Barrack who is very likable. Heck, I'm planning on voting for Romney and I can say with certainty I'm not really sure if I like him. I respect him as the business man that I think this country need, but I don't know if i really like him yet, and he was my Governor for some time, I think I should have formed an opinion by now. He should pick a likable Vice President if he wants a chance against Obama.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/12/obama-kanye-west-jackass-_n_1420578.html
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4 comments:
I completely agree with you in that Obama certainly has likability unmatched by any of the other candidates. He knows how to communicate with the public in a way that makes sense to them. It is good to have this quality as president, and I do believe it will help him in this upcoming election. I think that more Americans enjoy having a leader which they can relate to. Many of the republican candidates present a much more governmental-elite status, that can be very intimidating. The only exception to that, in my opinion, would be Ron Paul. I think that he has very high likability as well, but unfortunately, as usual, the press is not shining too much light there.
Without a doubt, Obama has done a phenomenal job presenting himself as a cool, confident, modern guy. He is incredibly well spoken and handles the spotlight with ease. In fact, I believe he really enjoys it likes having the attention. This is effective when winning votes, especially the young vote. This will also help him make up for how successful he has been so far in office because there is much debate around that topic. It is going to be an interesting election and I will be surprised if Obama does not stand victorious.
I agree with you. The average American can easily find things in common with Obama. This is huge when it comes to his re-election. I see many people who want to vote for Romney because he is a republican, but they don't actually like Romney. He can't connect with his own voter base. I would be surprised if Obama doesn't get re-elected
It's crazy to see the way that Obama connects with so many potential voters. It seems so weird to share so much in common with someone with so much power. Appearances on Espn, other late night shows, and a knowledge of more youthful music makes him so visible to possible voters. I know many friends last year that never voted, but Obama really motivated them to get out their votes. Obama has really taken campaigning to the next level, and his natural likeability doesn't hurt.
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