Personality Profile of Barrack Obama

Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States of America on the 20th of January of the year 2009. It was undoubtedly a monumental moment as he was the first African American president in the history of America. President Obama, in many ways, has been relatively compared so frequently to prestigiously remembered figure; Martin Luther King Jr. Critics and supporters alike have labeled Obama as being the once-in-a-lifetime charismatic leader. While some extremist critics were convinced that he could be a Manchurian candidate in a covert mission to sabotage the American way of life, most are unable to deny that he exudes the character of leader, profoundly shifting the American psyche and minds alike and shining a beacon of hope to a society that much needed to believe in the American’s dream. Obama displayed the intellects of his genetics’ makeup; his mother and father whom both studied at Hawaii University. He possesses the profiles of his father; ambitiousness, articulateness, and also self-confidence in the way he projects himself to the world.

Wayne elaborated on the social consciousness which is evidently inherited from his mother, Ann Dunham, as Obama has occasionally demonstrated that he is a listener, consistently seeking common grounds, showed his willingness to compromise, his marked adaptability and flexibility to changes which contribute significantly thereby earning him a place to where he is right now; a stark difference to his father, Barrack Obama Sr. , who was always quoted to be a bossy and possessing an unrelenting personality. In all of the political settings, Obama is quick to master the rules of the game. He understood the importance of the creation of a close-knit group within the high echelons. His comprising manner and cool temperament image often exceeded him; he is cautious to rein in his anger when opponents pressed him, capable of masking his emotions thereby gaining a chance to regroup himself and very much aware and in control of his body language. His most distinct trait was his unmistaken calmness which quickly garnered him the “No Drama Obama” tittle.

Winter later suggested that Obama could be high on emotional stability. Greenstein and Renshon mentioned Obama’s openness to the view of others; getting counsel from former opponents and allies before reaching a decision, affirming the evidence that he is high to openness to experience. Openness to experience is one of the five major clusters of traits or the “big five” model which also consists of agreeableness, conscientiousness, and emotional stability. Obama is also prudent in planning and when he set a course, he methodically and systematically follows through it. His elaborate and time-consuming process in the decision-making point that Obama is rather high on conscientiousness. The tricky part will be distinguishing the agreeableness and extraversion. Though one might agree, having his life exposed in the world certainly merit him to a certain degree of extraversion but on a contrary, Obama still exudes a certain level of enigma and mystery.

Some observers cited him as being “cold. Interestingly, Wayne describes that as part of Obama’s “mystic”. Overall, Abramsky stated that Obama’s presidency is no ordinary presidency. Due to the nature of his virtue, personality, and historical legacy created by his campaign and his election, it has monolithically changed the paradigms of how America views itself and the expectations of the future in its view of restructuring America in events of an economic collapse. Abramsky further stressed that overwhelmingly, voters trusted Obama. Wayne however has a rather encompassing perspective. Wayne questioned readers whether Obama is a philosopher-king; due to the fact that he is politically liberal, possess a distinctive cognitive style and eloquence in delivering a speech; or is he simply a polarizing politician judging by the fact that he garners support specifically due to his complexity of his race and the prejudice that surround it. As Max Weber concluded in his book, “It takes both passion (polarizing politician) and perspective (philosopher-king)” to be able to ride the waves of political settings.

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