Election Blog Week 2

So as I stand so far in the 2008 Election I view as the economy as the strongest point I'm most concern with. After driving for several months by now, I've experienced the fluxuation between gas prices. I also view about the economic crisis in the stock markets that contributes to our struggling economy at this moment. When middle classed families are being laid off their jobs or recieving too little money out of their job's it makes you wonder how they're even supposed to pay off their bills, taxes, and general needs in life. Like 4 years from now I'll be thinking "How am I supposed to pay all my college tuition money that I owe to the banks, pay for my gas, pay my taxes, and use money for general needs?" Which is why Obama's idea for 95% tax decrease for working Americans sounds great. Do you really want more taxes to add to the ones you already have, so that you pull more money out of your pocket? I really don't think you want that!...

A State issue that I view important is probably immigration laws. I understand that we have many illegal immigrants in our country, and that they have become part of our economy and as well have their own part in our system now. I feel in my situation and how I stand on this has got to be somehow including already illegal ones into our country, but also start putting up more laws to prevent more influx of illegal immigrants. Because for one you cannot just have like an exodus of all illegal immigrants in our country because too many have molded into our economy, they take many of the low paying, no experience required jobs that a lot would not do. Without them we would not obtain the benefits of any of those services. But, I do think that by including the illegal immigrants that way into our society as citizens, we can avoid the conflict of them dodging taxes and other things.

So as for the debate I viewed, I thought both candidates did a very good job at providing their input of information. There seemed to be no crucial winner, both had many strong points and I would say equal points to counter act each other. Now I am an Obama supporter, but I still viewed McCain's reactions to Obama's ideas as valid different ideas or another way to do it, even though I do not neccessarily agree with those ideas. Although both brought up really good points, I viewed as a speaker Obama did a better job. It could be just Obama might be a better public speaker then McCain is and it just felt he kind of reaches out to you, rather then just stating facts like McCain. Obama also whenever he refers to something toward McCain or speaking to McCain he actually turns and looks at him directly. When McCain spoke about Obama or toward him he still faced forward. It seemed like McCain wanted to avoid confrontation with Obama involving eye to eye contact. Obama also seemed as a very attentive listener during this debate, as McCain would talk Obama would face him and seem very active in listening. McCain however had a tendency to look down a lot when Obama stated his points. I mean McCain could have been listening and probably was, but the actions of what he looks and does can mean different, I mean looking down at a paper with no eye contact might throw a person off. As teachers sometimes say "At least look at me while I'm talking and act like your listening at least". At the end what I liked about them both was they both did make a few jokes and laugh a bit which is always pleasing!

As for the media and how they did, I viewed that they did a good job with camera angles of course. Shows a different perspective as how the other candidate might respond to the other candidate or how they're are listening, showing many examples of how a candidate approaches the other. As for other types of media such as T.V. ads, I think they all try to persuade you to the candidate they are doing the ad for obviously, but also I think it reaches to the public more then any other source because T.V. seems more conventional now a days for someone to get information rather then other types of media. Also I view ads can always catch a person when they are not even watching something about politics in general, it can get them involved.

And I gotta say, It was very hard to watch that whole hour and a half of it...It was very forced...haha

Thats all I had to say about this debate! :D