Informed voting: a thing of the past?
In a campaign full of pointless buzzwords and endless political maneuvering, I was not surprised to read that Hillary Clinton is now telling her supporters to “turn off the TV.” Her suggestion was, as one would expect, met with applause… probably because the audience chose to listen to the power and intonation of her voice rather than the actual words that she was saying.
Since when does a candidate actually encourage the voters to stop paying attention to the issues? She obviously wants them to “turn off the TV” in an attempt to neutralize Obama, who seems to climb in the polls every time he gets more exposure in any given state. I’m the first to agree that the media has plenty of inherent biases, but it’s still far less biased than the alternative (word of mouth). Even better, take a look at what she said afterwards:
And it would be exciting to have the first mother in the White House. We would have someone who has lived the experiences that many of us share and we would be focusing on how we’re going to help families balance the work that they have to do outside the home and the really important work they do inside the home.
It’s Mother’s Day; you love your mother, right? That means you should find it “exciting to have the first mother in the White House.” Apparently, she’s the only person who has “lived the experiences that many of us share.” She wants people tho think she’ll be the only one who “would be focusing on how we’re going to help families balance the work that they have to do outside the home and the really important work they do inside the home.”
One thing I’ve noticed about many of these politicians is that they continue to use the same emotion-inspiring phrases. By insinuating that her opponents haven’t “lived the experiences that many of us share” and then telling her supporters to “turn off the TV,” she is appealing to the emotional (and, consequently, irrational) side of the voters. Sure, that’s the best way to get support… but we all know that it’s not the best way to get a good leader.
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