After seeing the Obama ad in class my emotions are sparked. Warm fuzzy feelings flow through me. I feel like singing with the people on the ad. How can my emotions not be stirred by this very entertaining political ad? It's got music that gets you swaying, attractive people that are probably famous faces to most of America. They all have great voices that make you want to join in on the chorus of Yes We Can.
Then I ask myself, yes we can what? It's great to have entertainment, but that does not help me know a candidate and what his plans are for my country. All though my emotions where stirred, I cannot live or make decisions in life merely on my emotions. Emotions can be deceiving. Emotions are mostly driven by what is seen, what we hear, touch or think in that moment.
More important to me are the truths that I hold to be self evident, the values and the morals that I hold dear. That is why I believe America is such a prosperous and powerful country. It is because we where founded on certain morals and values. That is what is important to me. Not entertainment, popularity, physical beauty, or what feels good in the moment. I believe that as we fall away from the morals that we where founded on, America will fall also. If you don't have a moral compass to follow than everyone is just led by there feelings and does whatever feels good in the moment. Unfortunately what feels good to one person to do, can hurt another.
I follow the candidates as closely as possible to try to see who the person is and what there motives and beliefs are. I know there are people who will just vote because of an entertaining ad and nothing more. They might know nothing of the candidate but will vote for them anyways. That is what saddens me. I'm not saying that Obama is not a good person, but let us stick to the original style of campaigning. In stead of making music videos we can talk about real issues and real plans for our great country.
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