Hail to the Narcissist-in-Chief?

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By Mike Gray

Can this be true? You’ll have to decide for yourself:

Since President Barack Obama took office January last year, he’s talked endlessly about himself. At townhalls, in speeches, during anniversaries and to the press, the message has always been the same: “I.” Obama has spoken some form of “I” or “me” more than 16,000 official times since he took office.

16,000.

I don’t know where Dan Gainor of the Business & Media Institute got that number from (is there really someone who spends any or all of their time keeping track of such things?), but it’s hard to argue with this:

Speaking to Senate Democrats on Feb. 3, he discussed working with the GOP: “And I told them, I want to work together when we can, and I meant it.  I believe that’s the best way to get things done for the American people.” That’s four “I” words out of 30 designed to be about “the American people.”

Want to talk economy? Obama talks Obama. When he visited the hard-hit Pennsylvania city of Allentown, it was all “I” with a smattering of “me” for good measure. “So from the moment I was sworn into office, I began taking a number of difficult steps to end this economic crisis. And by the way, can I just say I didn’t take these steps because they were popular or because they were particularly gratifying to me – they weren’t,” he told the crowd.

Should the President see an “I” doctor?