A quote I recently came across from Abraham Lincoln states "Public Sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed." As we count down to the election, please keep the need for public sentiment in mind.
There is criticism that Obama is being treated as a celebrity, getting ready to make a speech at the Democratic National Convention at the Mile High Stadium (Invesco Field), in front of 76,000+ people. When was the last time we had a candidate capable of drawing these types of crowds, irregardless if you agree with his message or not.
On the flip side, McCain has the Hollywood celebrity status wrapped up with appearances in the Wedding Crashers, and episode of "24", and countless late-night shows.
Both candidates have released negative ads treating these celebrity situations as political insults.
With the approval rating for the President and the Democratic Congress at near historic lows, I think it is time for a Public Sentiment candidate. Based on the last two administrations (Clinton/Bush), our political process has become uber-politicized. So, it would be great if we could find a way to stop the negativity, and have one of these two "change" candidates actually follow through and bring both sides of the aisle together.
I look forward to watching both conventions to see if "change" is truly in the air :o)
4 comments:
I can't remember the last time I actually wanted to watch convention coverage! Although I think we watched John Kerry's speech after accepting the nomination...I recall not being overly impressed.
It's going to be an interesting couple of months, that's for sure.
Beth
Of course I will watch both conventions although I have pretty much made my choice already. Just waiting to see who the running mates will be.
Joyce
It will really be interesting to see what (or who) they change into.
The celebrity references in regards to both of them continue to be a hoot to me. Just like I love seeing actresses in Jackie O glasses holding their hands up pretending they don't want the publicity. They want the publicity, & so do McCain & Obama, they just want to be able to control it, & that isn't always possible.
~Mary
http://journals.aol.com/frankandmary/JustMary/entries/2008/08/19/household-balance-sheet/510
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