I am Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. Why Americans are confused about President Obama? That is the subject of this evening’s Talking Points.
Memo. New Poll from CBS News says 53% of American adults believe President Obama has strong qualities of leadership . 45% say he does not. This is actually up three points from November’s poll. How can that be possible? With all the problems in Obamacare and dire situation overseas? Once again today the President got nowhere with our European allies who are reluctant to punish Putin for ceasing Crimea. Nevertheless Obama put a happy face on it:
[Obama] “ I want to commend the EU for the important steps taken already to make sure Russia feels the cost of its behavior in Ukraine. By implement visa bans, freezing assets and designating individuals for sanctions as well as cancelling a number of engagements with Russia”
Uggh.. Talking Points wants to be clear. There is no reputable foreign affairs expert who says America and Europe are being tough on Putin. No one with any credibility is saying that. So why do most American adults, according to CBS, think the president’s leadership is strong? The answer is twofold. First the poll is taken among adults, not registered voters, not likely voters. Just folks. And the harsh truth is that many of us are blatantly ignorant and lazy. We simply will not pay attention to the world around us. We get information from other people who may be as dumb as we are. I am sorry to be so blunt , but that is the truth. Apathy in America is through the roof. Second. Ideologues, as Arianna Huffington admitted last night, will never they will never turn against their guy. This is the same on the left and or the right. So President Obama can count on core support from very liberal people who put theory over reality . After more than five years in office the facts are these: The American economy still in troubled, the affordable healthcare law a mess, poverty on the rise, income for working Americans falling. And overseas America has lost credibility almost everywhere. In the face of those facts 53% of Americans still believe that Barack Obama is displaying strong leadership? Almost unbelievable!
