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Velma Hart became a national media sensation after telling President Obama that she is
"exhausting of defending" him. Now Velma is back, having been sought again for fresh opinions on the president's performance in his
State of the Union address. As the media-christened representative of the comman man (and woman), she is now speaking with a much lighter tone about the president -- even calling him "poetic." The Daily Beast reports:
Hart says economic trends seem to indicate "he might be a little more right than wrong, but those trends have been a little slow to reach Main Street." So she was hoping he'd address "how that change can move a little faster" to reach people like her-a laid-off parent of two teenage girls and Desert Storm vet who has been looking for work since November.
"What would be really cool," she added, "would be if he talks about what we can do to help." She said that after her town-hall comments, a friend sent her a message that read "Chaos or Collaboration. Which do you want to be a part of?" Her answer is collaboration. She says as citizens "we all have a role" in making things better, but needs guidance on how to do that.
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The asides to the audience caught her attention too. "They panned to the CEO of Corning Inc., which made me wonder-are they creating new jobs?" Obama's mention of a 55-year-old woman who had recently returned to school to gain new skills "didn't make me think of going back to school, but it made me feel good that the president is thinking of people who are trying to do the right thing."
What she found most striking was Obama's argument that the American people were adjusting to live within their means, and that they deserved a government who did the same. "Now that's just poetic," she said.
Read the rest of this exclusive interview with
Velma Hart on The Daily Beast -- but I must warn you. Velma Hart, as honest as she is, does not really say anything poignant. She comes off like most of us are today: unsure of what to do and hoping the president can fix the economy, yet realizing it's unlikely that he can do it all on his own. But she does offer one thing -- a change in perspective. This time Velma spoke of wanting to pitch in and help make things better, even if going back to school is not an option for her. Hart's change in attitude about the economy is an important step forward that more Americans need to take.
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Because way too many of us sincerely believe that if President Obama does not single-handedly created millions of jobs and totally stabilize the economy within two years, he deserves to be
voted out of office. When Velma initially told Obama that she was "exhausted of defending" him, she was one of those people. It's ironic that
since losing her job and joining the uncertain millions waiting on a recovery, Hart has actually become wiser about the fact this is not all Obama's problem. The fact is, he can't fix it on his own. The populace needs to work harder, get educated, pay down debts and save. Corporations have to start hiring. We need to hold companies that ship jobs overseas accountable -- and more.
If more people can realize this, Obama might get re-elected -- and America might have a fighting chance to turn our fortunes around through our own positive collective efforts.
Obama is not our savior and it's about time that more people believed that. Thank you Velma Hart for taking the lead.
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