Media decides!
Who cares if Hillary and Bill and Barack went to a day spa, got a pedicure and a facial together, who cares if Barack said he didn’t like the color of Hillary’s lipstick and Bill decided to put an end to the shameless attacks Hillary’ has had to endure. He for one should definitely be the one to stick up for his faithful wife in the public eye, after all he would never want to cause her embarrassment.
Well guess what foreign policy issues get raised, what economical standpoints these candidates have or what they plan to do about the war in Iraq.
What really matters is what color toothpaste each of the brush with, if the candidates dress properly and know how to match their shirts and socks and overall who would look better on the cover of People magazine, political edition.
Being as naive to say only the political matters and who knows more about running a country are the biggest issues on the table right now is wrong.
The media likes conflict, conflict sells papers and makes hundreds of thousands tune in for the heated debated that ultimately get nothing accomplished. If the headlines were Hillary swears at McDonald’s worker or Hillary manages to get the economy stable again which one would you choose?
Now maybe my ideas are a little unconventional but maybe we should choose a candidate for the political aspects instead of the name brand shows they wear.
Money can not make the candidate do a better job. Being a smoker does not make a candidate stupid nor ignorant, being female does not mean the voting policies and morale or voters should change, neither does the fact the skin color of a candidate is a little darker than others. Why do these issues matter? An age old question that I for one have yet to understand.
Having a colored person on the ballot should make colored people want to vote. No needing good leadership should make them want to vote. I did not see the number of middle aged white men spike throughout the last elections.
How and why media outlets portray the person is where the issues remain and for that people should be ashamed when they pull down the lever for a candidate they have no idea as to why they are running or who they could impact the country.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
It is the illusion of bias and insults that are promoted in the media. Divisions are created by the eager media looking to out scoop their competition.
The past performance, and the presentation of the candidates should be the determining factor for the voters. It is as if the media is trying to steer the election. Now they would not do that would they?????
Don’t make me answer that question…..