Friday, February 1, 2008
My Love of Presidential Races
Many of the Memphis Blogs are on the topic of politics. And with the 2008 presidential election rapidly approaching, it only makes sense. Unfortunately, I only know the little I have heard, read, and seen on television. My effort to get informed on the ’08 race has been almost nothing as I have been very busy with school and practicing. However, all of these candidates, their views, what they have voted for, and the many debates that they are in interest me greatly. During the ’04 race, I did my best to watch the news reports and the heated debates on issues we all know will never be completely solved. However, I was in high school then and I had no choice but to watch the morning news with my Mom, and had the time to sit and soak in all the juicy talk in the debates. I enjoyed the debates so much, that it would take a lot to peel my eyes away from that screen. When candidates would step on each other’s toes, I felt I was watching a game—intense and thrilling—but with words, instead of say, a ball. Though I haven’t gotten to see all the debates and reports, I know that when I do decide whom I will vote for, I will have spent many hours studying their views. Hey…what else is there to do on a boring summer day in a stuffy house?
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You mentioned that you think of the debates as a game. And I think you're exactly right. You know, that is what makes them interested, what gets people fired up. But this is what pisses me off too. They look for those reactions, for those ratings, to provoke people to the point of no return, where it doesn't come to be about the issues anymore, just about which candidate is a better person. It should be about who's a better leader, not the "cool" kid.
I know what you mean. I love them too.
And, at the same time, I agree with Jenn, though I had not thought about it before.
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