There were many occasions when voters I spoke to would passionately voice their opinions about the candidates. I always found what they said to be pretty interesting but I noticed that many people were being overly concerned about the wrong things more than the major issues. For example, people would be too worried about Obama wearing a flag pin or how many words McCain would slip up on. These things may be worth taking into consideration but ultimately, the important thing is what these candidates plan to do for the American people. Some voters are actually questioning these candidates patriotism. It does not make sense to ever question a possible president’s patriotism. One does not run for the President of the United States without having a great sense of patriotism. Both candidates are outstanding individuals who have had to overcome many hardships to get to where they are now. Personality and charisma is somewhat important but personality and charisma are not going to affect the people’s everyday lives. These things should not be what a voter solely makes his or her decisions on. There were people I encountered that had no idea what their candidate’s positions on the major issues are. Many told me that the reason they were voting for one was because the other looked a certain way or the other one was just boring. These are issues that are not going to directly affect a person’s life and frankly, those reasons are ridiculous. I can understand that candidates do questionable things at times, but in the end it is better to put the serious issues first and just keep the other less significant things in mind.
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Well said Derrick. This is my favorite entry, I completely agree. I think it's bs to base a vote/support on such petty things like what a candidate looks like or the small personality differences. There are more important things to be worried about and people need to open their eyes to the bigger picture.
-Tifani
This entry is nothing but fluff. I agree with your viewpoint on voters and the information they judge candidates on but to say it is obvious a candidate for national office is patriotic is ridiculous. This once again is a matter of perception and what defines a patriotic act to each individual. For instance, would you say Andrew Jackson was obviously patriotic when he single handedly was responsible for acts of genocide against the native americans i.e. the trail of tears?
"skygrindtx"(William Rodriquez}
William,
Out of the entire entry, I believe you are talking about 1 sentence to where I referred to candidates' patriotism. You said, "to say it is obvious a candidate for national office is patriotic is ridiculous". I dont know about you,but there is something patriotic about when a man or woman decides to get up and criss cross the country to find out what the concerns of the American people are and how they can fix it. I think it is patriotic when an American shows concern for fellow Americans.
You also said, "would you say Andrew Jackson was obviously patriotic when he single handedly was responsible for acts of genocide against the native americans".
You are talking about sometihng different entirely. It is like saying, "Do you think it was patriotic when Bush invaded Iraq?" It is easy to take random controversial events and ask if they are patriotic or not, but this blog has nothing to do with that. I encourage you to read the blog again. The president's job is to serve the American people serving the American people is patriotic.
Derrick Oyahkachuna Anene',
I was taking the general theme from your message not just one sentence. I was merely trying to point out that your suggestion was not a hundred percent truth. So much like a case in law if you can not prove the defendant to be guilty without any doubts that person is not quilty... the OJ if the glove does not fit scenerio.
I am merely saying there are flaws in your logic and therefore your statement is false.
With concern to the example I made to Andrew Jackson I was not picking out a random controversial event. Jackson had recently gotten off a military campaign against the indians prior to taking office. He did not encapsulate the essence of patriotism, perhaps in his eyes and the eyes of his supporters he did but by in far we can not say he was a man with an overwhelming sense of patriotism b/c if we did that patriotism is flaw and ill-intentioned.
William Rene' Rodriquez
As a close friend of mine, I understand how much you love to challenge my ideals but it is obvious that there are many holes in your argument.
You said, "I was taking the general theme from your message not just one sentence."
Again, I encourage you to read the entry one more time and I'm sure you will realize what everyone else realized, which is that the theme of this entry is the basis of voter preference not patriotism.
You also said, "I am merely saying there are flaws in your logic and therefore your statement is false." What statement is false? My opinion that the President of the United States has to have a sense of patriotism? So can you tell me a single President that had no ounce of patriotism in him? I think not. I think many would agree that these candidates know what awaits them in the Presidency. The day to day decisions that must be made to improve our country. The job is not easy and is one of the most difficult jobs to take on. Those who aspire to take on such a job have some sense of patriotism. Even if it is there own perception of patriotism...it's still patriotism. William, you are forgetting what an opinion is. Here is the definition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion
According to you, an opinion can be false and we all know this is simply not true. My opinion is that people that serve our country like the President and our brave soldiers have a sense of patriotism. Are you telling me my opinion is false? Haha that just does not make sense my friend, therefore, your argument holds no weight.
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