Obama's Life in "Prison"

As an article in Malaysian China Press reports, it’s been about 100 days since U.S. President Barack Obama came to power. We only see Obama’s elegant and happy side, but for him it’s like being in prison since he moved into the White House. After the London Summit in April, when chatting with French citizens, Obama said that he was locked in the hotel and closely watched by security guards. This complaint shows his true feelings about being the president.

Here is the excerpt of that article:

It’s been about 100 days since Obama was selected as President, and we only see Obama’s elegant and happy aspect, but nobody ever imagined Obama’s feeling. In fact, for him it’s like “being in prison” for 100 days since he moved into the White House.

　　

On Jan. 20, Obama officially moved into the White House and lost his freedom. Smoking is not allowed in the White House. Obama, a heavy smoker, is not allowed to smoke in his residence and his office, which the one of the costs of being president.

　　

When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was the First Lady, she made the White House “no smoking” rule. Obama beat Clinton in the primaries, but he is now restrained by the rules of the defeated.

　　

Obama grew up in solitude, and he’s used to freedom. But now a group of bodyguards are outside his bedroom door when he’s sleeping, and security staff ask if Mr. President is all right when he stays in the bathroom a little too long.

　　

Everything is planned out from his private life to his official business; Bodyguards ask him to ride in a special car instead of a 30-second walk to avoid danger. About 100 bodyguards, doctors, nurses and attendants follow him like his shadows no matter when and no matter where; as a result, absolutely no freedom.

America’s 28th president, Woodrow Wilson, said that it’s miserable living in the White house. Harry Truman, the 33rd president, figured out that the White House is a prison. Obama has made it through the first 100 days, but he has nearly 4 or 8 more years in “prison”.