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The Post documents what anyone following President Obamas speeches and press conferences knows:
He is really late. A lot. Obama has been a cumulative 2,121 minutes late to events in 2014. Thats 35 hours, 21 minutes or almost a day and a half that his audiences have been waiting for him to speak. On average, that is only 11 minutes per event, but in some cases (for his Wednesday afternoon press conference, for example) he can be an hour late. (George W. Bush was famously punctual.)
But why is he so late? We can only speculate.
But its a widely studied behavior in the population as a whole, so there is some informed analysis on the topic. Psychologists have several explanations for habitual lateness:
Angry people who behave with almost exaggerated calm and courtesy might nevertheless express their anger through passive means, that is, through (conscious or unconscious) resistance to meeting the reasonable expectations of others. Examples of passive-aggressive behavior include creating doubt and confusion; forgetting or omitting significant facts or items; withdrawing; . . . shifting blame; and, of course, being lateoften on a frequent and unpredictable basis. . . .
As we have seen, being late, especially egregiously or repeatedly late, [also] sends out the message, I am more important than you.
Why is the president always late? - The Washington Post
But remember being a God he doesn't HAVE to be on time! Remember He is MORE IMPORTANT then all of us!!
Now some of you defenders are going to blame ME for being so picky... YES because listen!
This is suppose to be the smartest president... he said so!
This is suppose to be a president that "cares"... right cares so much he can't be simply on time because he is more important!!!
To me this guy has such an inferiority complex he has to show us ... I'm more important then you"!!!
Disgustingly display of total inferiority complex!
He is really late. A lot. Obama has been a cumulative 2,121 minutes late to events in 2014. Thats 35 hours, 21 minutes or almost a day and a half that his audiences have been waiting for him to speak. On average, that is only 11 minutes per event, but in some cases (for his Wednesday afternoon press conference, for example) he can be an hour late. (George W. Bush was famously punctual.)
But why is he so late? We can only speculate.
But its a widely studied behavior in the population as a whole, so there is some informed analysis on the topic. Psychologists have several explanations for habitual lateness:
Angry people who behave with almost exaggerated calm and courtesy might nevertheless express their anger through passive means, that is, through (conscious or unconscious) resistance to meeting the reasonable expectations of others. Examples of passive-aggressive behavior include creating doubt and confusion; forgetting or omitting significant facts or items; withdrawing; . . . shifting blame; and, of course, being lateoften on a frequent and unpredictable basis. . . .
As we have seen, being late, especially egregiously or repeatedly late, [also] sends out the message, I am more important than you.
Why is the president always late? - The Washington Post
But remember being a God he doesn't HAVE to be on time! Remember He is MORE IMPORTANT then all of us!!
Now some of you defenders are going to blame ME for being so picky... YES because listen!
This is suppose to be the smartest president... he said so!
This is suppose to be a president that "cares"... right cares so much he can't be simply on time because he is more important!!!
To me this guy has such an inferiority complex he has to show us ... I'm more important then you"!!!
Disgustingly display of total inferiority complex!