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A young person’s view of politics…and why we like Obama
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Written by Aneesah Shealey and Sophia Kachur, The Eagle Staff Writers
It seems like every time I turn on the TV, a new political advertisement is on. Usually these ads scream, “Look at me, I’m a good guy. Don’t vote for my opponent because they are evil!” Why can’t these people running for president, senate, or even just mayor talk about what they do or might do when elected? Why do these politicians always have to put people down to try and raise themselves up?
For example, an ad that was supported by Mark Mustio shot down Raja by saying he sent jobs over to India, he was a liar, and tied in the fact that Raja happened to sue someone who had a mother with cancer. All throughout, there was never even a shred of support for Mark Mustio himself, even though it was supported by him. All the ad ever did was blame Raja. Whatever happened to supporting yourself, being honest, and keeping a clean political campaign?
Not all hope has been lost though. Recently, Barack Obama started airing a couple of ads to keep up in the presidential race. When the commercial started playing, I thought, oh wow, another crazy political ad putting another politician down. I can’t believe Obama is doing it though. Last election season he kept it fairly clean. Well, after I saw the campaign ad, I was extremely surprised. No talk about liars or people being mean, only about the future. The clip talked about how employment levels are raising and how tough times may not be over, but we can power through them! It was even saying things about how Obama has tried to end raging conflict over terrorism and how wants to pull our troops out of Afghanistan.
Think back, if you’ve ever watched an Obama-Biden campaign ad, then you know that Barack Obama has never slammed an opponent. He is always encouraging others to do things that they believe in. Obama also never has a bone to pick with Mitt Romney. But Romney, on the other hand, always has a negative thought about Barack Obama’s campaign. Also, he has always said and done the right things and has never slandered another opponent. Is it the republican goal to make others fear them in the race? I have no idea why they do that, but it’s clear that they need to get that edge to succeed in the race. It also reigns clear that even though Romney has a strong tie to the wealthy, he does not do anything to support the middle class. It seems like his ads are always centered towards wealthy, imposing lower taxes, better healthcare, and less worries for them. That is messed up. It’s also unfair that he will ban gay marriage if he becomes president. So, overall the better president will be Barack Obama because he is open minded, smart, and the better man for the job.
After seeing this ad, I knew that all my hope about the world being a good place, with at least a few good people out there, was rational. Don’t you think it is a refreshing change to have some clean competition?
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June 10th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Great article I understand what your saying, but I respectfully would have to disagree on some things. I give president Obama credit where its deserved but I also would give him a little constructive criticism. A presidents job of course is to always love and serve the people, but by now we should realize you can’t be nice to everyone. I think president Obama is trying to be too nice and its not that beneficial to him. Politics is Like any other sport and you have to learn the be mean and play dirty. I think one of president obamas biggest problems is that he’s not mean enough he’s no mike tyson or ray Lewis of politics, he’s more like Rondo. He’s influenced by all and every constituency and he wants to make every one happy. Let’s be honest, one man can never make a whole country happy. He has to pick and choose
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