When he met President Obama at the White House earlier this month, legendary country singer Merle Haggard said he found him to be “very different” from the way he’s portrayed in the media: “Not conceited.”
“He’s very humble about being the president of the United States, especially in comparison to some presidents we’ve had who come across like they don’t need anybody’s help,” Haggard said in an interview with Rolling Stone.
“I think he knows he’s in over his head. Anybody with any sense who takes that job and thinks they can handle it must be an idiot.”
Haggard, who met Obama when he came to Washington to be recognized as a Kennedy Center honoree earlier this month, said it’s “really almost criminal” how Obama is portrayed in the media.
“There seems to be no shame or anything,” he said. “They call him all kinds of names all day long, saying he’s doing certain things that he’s not.”
The country singer said he was “very surprised” to find Obama “very humble.”
Politico/ Parnes/ 12/28/2010
FloridaLatinConnection/ Arnoldo Varona, Editor
* Haggard: Obama isn’t conceited..
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