PLN 10: Obama

In Will Richardson’s Obama, what matters is supporting our president. Though the article was very short, many things can be taken out of it. For one, Barak Obama just made history this past Tuesday. Many people were happy about that, while another group was disappointed, and yet another group is somewhat scared.
All those political ads for Obama, online, on TV, and around town really helped the Democrats. This election is considered to be the most advanced election yet. The campaigning was taken to another level from both sides. We saw advertisements on billboards, on TV, but this year, the major campaigning came online. Candidates from both parties used the internet to point out the good points about them and also to trash the other candidates. We have never before seen the internet in play so much as we did this election. I think that this is what made this election as close as it was, and as interesting as it was. Exaggeration was passed along via internet, claims were made, and assumptions were assumed. I had a lot of fun following all the rumors that went around, and I think that the people who enjoy politics thought that the results were rather surprising.
For all those people for McCain, I must say that I thought he was the winner, hands down. With Sarah Palin as his running mate, I thought he had hit a home run and was going to be our oldest president. Myself being a Republican, I was disappointed when Obama won. I don’t have anything against him; I just think that McCain is better fitted for the job.
For starters, McCain is a war hero. He fought in the Vietnam War, and served his country by fighting. He has also been in the congress for over 20 years. He has had lots and lots of experience on government and in politics, and I thought that that would make him a hand down winner. His running mate was also someone who connected to the people. She was a hockey mom with five children who was just like any other American. She could relate to the crowds she spoke to. She had the image of a person born in a log cabin, just like Abe Lincoln. She was a true American, and I thought she would make a great VP of our country.
Then there is the majority of America who obviously wanted Barak Obama to win. I think that Barak would make a good president……just not yet. As we are in this time of troubles with the economy and the war, and all of our tax money, I feel that we really need someone who has a little more experience. I personally believe that someone who has been involved in politics a little longer would be the best choice to pull us out of this almost-depression, and then somebody like Obama would be a better choice as president after our country was up and running again. The preponderance of the country thought that Obama would do a fine job of getting our country out of its lead on the path into depression.
As the next generation, it will be our job to get our country out of debt, and to keep it protected just like the generation before us. Now that we are in even more debt with the war, and the price for gas has been raising and dropping faster than you can fill your car, we have been going in and out of more and more debt. When this generation grows up and gets jobs in the real world, it will be our responsibility to make sure that our country stays safe, just like the generations before have done. We will have to build up an army with younger people and train them to be as good as the military is now. I personally don’t think that Barak Obama is suited to do that just yet. I think that with a little more time with the government and Obama could have potential to really help our country and its money issues.
We saw in many of the campaign ads that change was the main word theme. Candidates on both sides promised change for our country. Whether that meant to lower taxes or to raise them, to get our country out of poverty, or to help save our environment, change is what is going to happen. Too much change is a scary thing, but these men used propaganda to open up people’s mind to welcoming change rather than shutting it out. Change is what won the election for Obama. His two main slogans were “Change is Coming”, and “Hope”. He sold these ideas to many people around the country, and influenced them that his ideas of change were the best for our country. He used smart political strategies, and that’s why he won the election.
So now that the Democrats have control in the White House, and in congress and the senate, our country will be a little different for the next four years. We will see many changes, and the people who voted will see if they made the right choice in voting for Obama. We will see within the next four years.