Can A Female Handle The Presidency?

Recently, on Live! with Kelly and Michael, Hillary Clinton was asked what would be some of the advantages of having a woman president? In a short clip she shared on Twitter, she responded with two different points.

Women are great at multitasking. Women can work, keep the house clean, make dinner, take care of the children, keep bills on track, etc. So this can be a great quality to have in the White House.

Also, women in general have different experiences then men. Specifically, she mentions how being a women, a mother, and being a grandmother can bring something different to table. It could help bring people together.

 

https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/667515624197783552

 

 

Not aimed at Clinton, but if any woman was president, what do you guys think would be the outcome? Would the things that Clinton lists actually be beneficial? Are there other advantages of having a female president? Any disadvantages? Or would having a female president just be a disaster all together? 

Should We Be Scared?

According to The New York Times, Donald Trump has said that he thinks there should be a database of all Muslims in the United States. Every Muslim should be required to register in the database. If he becomes president, he will implement this because "they absolutely have to be registered." Reportedly, Trump was questioned on how such a database would be different from the Jews having to register in Nazi Germany, and he replied with "You tell me," and then further ignored the question. Later, Trump tweeted this...

 

I can understand both sides of the refugee argument. Especially since the recent attacks, I cannot get on social media, or any other internet source, without seeing something about refuges, terrorists, ISIS, and Muslims. Whether Trump really said there needs to be such a database or not, it is still a scary thought. I took an entire course dedicated solely to the Holocaust, so anyone who is educated about it, they will know how similar things are sounding between now and at the start of Nazi Germany. I could write a book about how similar things are. I am not saying that another Holocaust is going to happen, but when I hear things like "all Muslims need to be registered" and "we need to send all Muslims out of America" and "all Muslims need to be placed into communities shut-off from the rest of America," ... I only see things going downhill. Things will either get better, or they will get worse. Like I said, I understand both sides of the argument, and because of that, I am not really sure where I stand on the debate. I do think that measures need to be taken to ensure the safety of Americans, but I feel like it has turned into the safety of everyone except Muslims. Don't forget, there are Muslim Americans, too. But then again, I know that just because someone is born in America, and grows up "American," does not mean they are not a threat. Terrorists groups can use a tactic like that to catch us off guard. So, what do we do? Will a database registering all Muslims help ensure our safety, or will it turn into something far worse? Should we be scared of Muslims, even the Muslims who are born and raised in America, or do we befriend them?

Crippled America

Recently, Trump's new book Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again, was put on the shelves and he has been bombarded with questions asking if he is going to take any time off to promote his new book, or what he will do with the proceeds.

 

Supposedly, Trump is not taking any time off to promote his book. Some of his supporters have said that he doesn't need publicity tours because Trump has "spent the past 40 years creating his famous and successful brand." Also, all money will go to charity. This made me ask how much has he donated to charity before?

Trump has said that he has donated $102 million to conservation and philanthropic groups over the past five years. His campaign has provided little to no records of that amount of donations being made, and tax filings indicate that Trump has not donated to his own nonprofit since 2008.

If you have not seen or heard of the video yet, Trump has stated that he had it "rough" starting out with only a small loan of $1 million from his father. On "The Late Show" Colbert announced that he had signed a check for $1 million on behalf of Harlem Children's Zone, a charitable a group that disrupts the cycle of poverty among families in need in Harlem, New York. Colbert challenged Trump to sign the check since $1 million is such a small amount for him. So now, I am interested to see if he really does donate the proceeds from his book, or not.

All I can think is "If $1 million is a small amount of money, then throw some "small amount" of money my way Mr. Trump!

 



"Texting My Girl Hillary."

Did you text Hillary during the last GOP debate? Many people signed up to receive live texts from her during the debate. This was new to me, and I have never heard of any other candidate doing something like this. Her first sent text message said "Seems to me: 10 candidates. 0 new ideas. -H



Those who had signed up to "text Hillary" received these live texts, plus had the chance to text back and have their comments viewed as well. Despite what you may think of Hillary, do you think this was a good strategy? Technology, social media, internet, and cellphones have become such an important thing in our lives today and that is why I think this was a cool idea. Lately, in course material we have been discussing the importance of social media in campaigns. I think that receiving live texts definitely takes it to another level.

Hillary also live tweeted during the debate, and one tweet sparked some anger among people. She tweeted a GIF of herself at the Benghazi hearings that shows her sitting there looking bored, as she brushes off her shoulder.

Marco Rubio said on Good Morning America, “I found it outrageous that she used video from the Benghazi hearing — a hearing about the loss of four American lives — to put up something trivial about her brushing something off her shoulder, that was a serious hearing about a serious issue.”

What do you think? Did she take it too far by using that GIF?

Everyone Argues On Twitter, It's The "New" Thing

Recently, Trump commented on how George W. Bush handled the 9/11 attacks and Jeb Bush has stepped in to defend his brother. Trump was asked how he would handle a catastrophe such as the 9/11 attacks or the 2012 shooting in Newtown. He replied by saying, "I think I have a bigger heart than all of them. I think I'm much more competent then all of them. I mean, say what you want, the World Trade Center came down during his time." And then went on to say, (referring to George W. Bush) "He was president, okay? Blame him or don't blame him, but he was president. The World Trade Center came down during his reign." Bush has responded saying that his brother kept us safe, and Trump's comments are "pathetic."

 

I find this funny, because Trump did mention the WTC coming down during George W. Bush's term.

 

And of course, Trump tries to end the Twitter debate by criticizing Bush on something that doesn't have anything to do with the initial arguments over George W. Bush's presidency. If presidential elections have taught me anything, it's that when in doubt, just criticize your opponent. That's how you really win an argument, duh!

And just today, Bush tweeted again on the matter with a linked video that makes Trump look like he has no idea what he is doing.

 Here is the link to the short clip.

Do you agree with Trump? Is George W. Bush to blame for what happened?

Club For Growth Is Still After Trump

The Club for Growth is at it again against Donald Trump. A few weeks ago, Club for Growth began a $1 million series of TV ads, that aimed to expose Trump's liberal record on healthcare, taxes, bailouts, and property rights. A new poll of Iowa Republican caucus voters indicate that the more they hear of Trump's liberal ideas, the more they reject those ideas. Eleven candidates were tested, and Trump rated seventh as the most favroable, and rated second highest as the most unfavorable. The president of Club for Growth said, "Donald Trump is not a conservative, and that message is getting through to Iowa." Club for Growth is aiming to expand their TV advertisments to other states in the near future. Trump defended himself on Twitter, and the Club for Growth replied with a threat indicating that this round of attack ads will not be the last. 

http://www.clubforgrowth.org/uncategorized/new-poll-trump-lead-in-iowa-gone/

Hey, Want A MarcoPolo?

I decided to go through a couple of the presidential candidates’ websites and check them out. I found some pretty interesting stuff! Of course, every website had a “donate” option. They all listed the issues each candidate stands for, ways to volunteer, merchandise you can purchase, and so on. I did not look at everyone’s website, but from the seven that I did look at, from what I could tell Cruz’s, Bush’s, Carson’s, and Clinton’s websites were the only ones to offer a Spanish option alongside English. I thought this was a good idea because it allows even those who cannot read English to visit his website, and learn his stance on policies and everything else. Seems like a smart idea to me! Of course, Trump did not have this option. *Laughing Emoji Face*

Each website had some cool and interesting things in their “store.”

Carson had some hilarious tees! Well, I thought they were pretty funny…

Cruz had an entire "hunters gear" collection with his name on everything, of course.

Clinton had a "pride pack" that included a LBGT v-neck tee, 6 pride buttons, and 6 pride bumper stickers.



And you can get a FREE bumper sticker from the Fiorina website.

And a MarcoPolo (see what he did there?) from the Rubio site. Also, all his products are American made.

Bush's store says "The perfect way to be “All In for Jeb”…and all in for fashion" So you know, his apparel his obviously the most fashionable. And if you love your dad as much as Bush loves his, then you can buy this shirt from his store as well.

 

It is interesting to see how each candidate's' website differs. From the setup, to the things sold at the store, to what is first shown when you open the site.

The best part of looking at all the websites was the first website that I thought was Fiorina's. But once I opened it, I got a little kick out of it haha.

http://carlyfiorina.org/

The first thing you see on the site is this.

 

Followed by 3,000 sad faces, I'm guessing because once you finally scroll down through all the sad faces you see this.

 

Of course, she has an actual, working website, but I thought this was too funny not to share.