Hot Topic (12/15): Obama gives himself a B+ . . . do you agree?
President Obama tells Oprah Winfrey: I deserve a B+ for my first 11 months in White House
President Obama told Oprah Winfrey on Sunday night he gives himself a "good, solid B-plus" for his first 11 months in the Oval Office.
On what was billed as Oprah's "White House Christmas Special," Obama credited his administration with getting the economy on track, winding down the Iraq war and making the right call for a temporary surge in Afghanistan.
He also said America has "reset" its prestige in the world and made progress toward halting development of nuclear weapons in Iran and North Korea.
Passage of health care reform would boost his grade to an A-, he said. Until Americans get back to work, he said, "I can't give myself the grade I'd like."
Oprah interviewed the President and First Lady Michelle Obama separately and together on the ABC special.
Michelle Obama discussed the White House's 390-pound gingerbread house and showed Winfrey how First Dog Bo has been trained to give high-fives.
Obama handled the policy issues and seemed noticeably more relaxed with his old friend and admirer Winfrey than he did discussing some of the same issues earlier with Steve Kroft on CBS' "60 Minutes."
He cut Kroft off at least twice when he disagreed with the premise of a question.
Winfrey at one point asked about his temper, and Obama said that when he is displeased he gets an edge in his voice - exactly what happened when Kroft suggested his speech on Afghanistan had left his plans unclear.
While Winfrey noted Obama had heard some criticism, she mainly tossed softballs, like queries about the importance of his family and whether he "agonized" over the decision to send more troops to Afghanistan.
The less-than-illuminating answers were: family is "the most important thing in my life" and "yes."
Obama did try to dribble around Oprah's observation that his hair was grayer than before he took office. He said he's just at the age when that happens.
He also declared himself unconcerned that his approval ratings have fallen.
"It was inevitable," he said. "We have 10% unemployment. I told Michelle when we got here that in six months my poll numbers will start crashing, so we can't play to the polls. I'm concerned with where we'll be in two to three years."
The interview concluded with the First Couple good-naturedly sparring over who gives better Christmas gifts. Whatever ends up under his tree, President Obama won't get a better Christmas present than a sitdown with Oprah.
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What grade would you give President Obama?
Did you see the Oprah interview? What did you think?
Do you approve of the job President Obama is doing?
What grade would you give President Obama?D
Did you see the Oprah interview? What did you think?NO
Do you approve of the job President Obama is doing?No , he has managed to get us so far in debt that I am waiting to see a Chinese flag start flying at the White house.He is still doling it out like we have tons of it I have seen little to no improvement on jobs and the Health care bill I think elemetary school kids coud do a better job with it.Th war another mess it's always a little more time and a lot more soldiers and money.It seems to me nothing is geting solved that really needs to be solved it just looks to me like a big dance with alot of money thrown at it.
I would say his B is for BULLSHIT. I don't give him a second thought.If that man is on TV I will watch MTV or turn it off. I would give him an F for Fu&^ing dumbass, or for we are F&^%ed.
No I did not see Oprha, do not watch her.
No I do not approve of the job he is doing or had done. I do not approve of any job the government is doing at all.
I agree with you
Quoting smcclure2005:
I would say his B is for BULLSHIT. I don't give him a second thought.If that man is on TV I will watch MTV or turn it off. I would give him an F for Fu&^ing dumbass, or for we are F&^%ed.
No I did not see Oprha, do not watch her.
No I do not approve of the job he is doing or had done. I do not approve of any job the government is doing at all.
I'd give him a C- he hasn't yet had the chance to make major strides, but I feel that he is heading in a direction I'm confortable with. I want a deadline to the war, a pull out date set is great, I know, you know and he knows it may not go precisely that way, but he's set a target date and hopefully this will light a fire and get people to start fending for themselves and fighting for their terrotories and safety. Health care, I don't know- I definitely would like to see changes to the current mofia like situation we've got, where the drug companies are the "Big Vinnies" and we all just hope we never get sick, but while it's going through the process it's hard to determine what it will look like when it's all said, done and decided, and I would likely judge the end result more so than the process, but I appreciate that Obama pushed for changes and it appears that's happening- to what extent, I don't pretend to know just yet. The economy, well face it, it tanked, before he ever set foot in office it was a bag of flaming shit on the front porch of the white house, lol...Obama is just the sap that gets to try and stomp it out. Yes, he has spent a lot of money, no I don't think it was all necessary, yes, I think he could have done things a bit differently, but at the same time he is attempting to correct at the very minimum a DECADE of irresponsibility and corruption and apathetic behavoir- it may take a few tries, some trial and error and some time. Time I'm willing to give him at the moment.
As with any president, there are things I'm happy with an those I'm not- in his case so far I still feel he is doing the best he can with what he's got to work with. You can't give someone twelve yards of shitty yarn and expect them to turn out gold.
You do realize that we were way, way in debt with the Chinese long before Obama took office, right?
Quoting cowgirlsr2:
What grade would you give President Obama?D
Did you see the Oprah interview? What did you think?NO
Do you approve of the job President Obama is doing?No , he has managed to get us so far in debt that I am waiting to see a Chinese flag start flying at the White house.He is still doling it out like we have tons of it I have seen little to no improvement on jobs and the Health care bill I think elemetary school kids coud do a better job with it.Th war another mess it's always a little more time and a lot more soldiers and money.It seems to me nothing is geting solved that really needs to be solved it just looks to me like a big dance with alot of money thrown at it.
I would probably give Obama a C. He's doing a far better job than Bush, and I think he's doing much better than McCain would have, but I'm not happy with some of Obama's decisions.
Quoting athenax3:
I'd give him a C- he hasn't yet had the chance to make major strides, but I feel that he is heading in a direction I'm confortable with. I want a deadline to the war, a pull out date set is great, I know, you know and he knows it may not go precisely that way, but he's set a target date and hopefully this will light a fire and get people to start fending for themselves and fighting for their terrotories and safety. Health care, I don't know- I definitely would like to see changes to the current mofia like situation we've got, where the drug companies are the "Big Vinnies" and we all just hope we never get sick, but while it's going through the process it's hard to determine what it will look like when it's all said, done and decided, and I would likely judge the end result more so than the process, but I appreciate that Obama pushed for changes and it appears that's happening- to what extent, I don't pretend to know just yet. The economy, well face it, it tanked, before he ever set foot in office it was a bag of flaming shit on the front porch of the white house, lol...Obama is just the sap that gets to try and stomp it out. Yes, he has spent a lot of money, no I don't think it was all necessary, yes, I think he could have done things a bit differently, but at the same time he is attempting to correct at the very minimum a DECADE of irresponsibility and corruption and apathetic behavoir- it may take a few tries, some trial and error and some time. Time I'm willing to give him at the moment.
As with any president, there are things I'm happy with an those I'm not- in his case so far I still feel he is doing the best he can with what he's got to work with. You can't give someone twelve yards of shitty yarn and expect them to turn out gold.
I agree with alot of what you say!!! And things with our economy, overspending, the war, rising healthcare, etc. were all in the works PRIOR to our new President's takeover! It will take TIME to sort this nasty mess out and make progress in a positive direction. I am giving him the time and the chance to see what he can accomplish in his term It's still to early on to judge him!!! I give him a B for his efforts and for pushing for healthcare reform. At least he is not hiding his head in the sand and ignoring the situation which won't do us any good. Go Obama!!! I am still cheering for him to make some much needed and great changes!!!
Quoting athenax3:
I'd give him a C- he hasn't yet had the chance to make major strides, but I feel that he is heading in a direction I'm confortable with. I want a deadline to the war, a pull out date set is great, I know, you know and he knows it may not go precisely that way, but he's set a target date and hopefully this will light a fire and get people to start fending for themselves and fighting for their terrotories and safety. Health care, I don't know- I definitely would like to see changes to the current mofia like situation we've got, where the drug companies are the "Big Vinnies" and we all just hope we never get sick, but while it's going through the process it's hard to determine what it will look like when it's all said, done and decided, and I would likely judge the end result more so than the process, but I appreciate that Obama pushed for changes and it appears that's happening- to what extent, I don't pretend to know just yet. The economy, well face it, it tanked, before he ever set foot in office it was a bag of flaming shit on the front porch of the white house, lol...Obama is just the sap that gets to try and stomp it out. Yes, he has spent a lot of money, no I don't think it was all necessary, yes, I think he could have done things a bit differently, but at the same time he is attempting to correct at the very minimum a DECADE of irresponsibility and corruption and apathetic behavoir- it may take a few tries, some trial and error and some time. Time I'm willing to give him at the moment.
As with any president, there are things I'm happy with an those I'm not- in his case so far I still feel he is doing the best he can with what he's got to work with. You can't give someone twelve yards of shitty yarn and expect them to turn out gold.
I agree with this...but I would give him a C+
Grammie6
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