“The President is so out of touch” By Jamal Allen

About 20 minutes of our time was given to Obama for a “war” speech about a week ago. A war in which someone else led us into despite what Michael Steele wants to believe. Someone started a countdown in his office ending in 3, 2, 1 and the President began to speak to the nation. I can go over what he said but odds are you saw show. He went on and on talking about all the important things going on over there and what it was we were doing. Even at one point saying it was time to turn the page. In a way in his speech, he did so himself. Turning the conversation from the war to the economy. He wrapped up his speech and went on about his business running the country. Afterwards, some news outlets, Republicans, and talking heads on talk radio started asking things like “why did the President feel the need to add the economy into his speech?” They started saying things like “that just shows how bad it is for the Democrats,” “the fact that he changed the topic shocked me,” and “the President continues to be out of touch with the American people.” The more and more I hear this the more it drives me crazy. I thought to myself, I work every day of my life. I get up, go in to work, clock in, and work my ass off for some CEO somewhere that I have never seen or heard from in my life. I think everyone would agree that being President of the United States of America is a very hard if the not the hardest job in the country. You mean to tell me that this man took 20 minutes out of his day to sit down and talk to me can somehow be turned into a bad thing? And it’s not the fact that he sat down and talked, it’s the fact that he changed the topic. If my CEO got on a closed circuit television and addressed our company he could talk about anything he wanted. The fact is I would want to hear what it is he had to say. Find out what was important to him. Just like I wanted to hear what Obama had to say. Every poll (if you put that much stock in them) says that the economy is the most important thing on the country’s mind right now and has been for a long time. The President gets on TV and talks about how he has “ended a war” that mind you someone else got us in and oh by the way, about the economy, and he takes a hit for that! You have got to be kidding me. They called it “strange,” “out of touch,” and “odd.” I think it’s odd to call someone “out of touch” who speaks on something everyone is talking about. “He did it in the wrong setting,” “this speech was supposed to be about the war only” as if the President can only talk about one issue at a time. We don’t always agree but hear me out Obama. If you talking to me about ending a war that no matter if I supported it or not, and at the same time want to mention the most important thing in my life is being “out of touch,” STAY OUT OF TOUCH!!