One of the many great qualities of social media and people in the public eye posting on social media is that every now and then, you get the chance to see into their “normal” lives, whether it is a Tweet, an Instagram picture, or a Facebook post. More interestingly, these posts are always turned into something they are not, whether that is positive or negative, because simply put, that is just what the internet does. This blog will take a deeper look into the personal accounts of President Obama, and those who are currently in the run for the next presidential election. While many of these accounts are generally ran by a staff, every so often the President and the presidential candidates will post something that comes entirely from their own fingers. It is nice, and sometimes shocking, to see what these people that are in the public eye will post for the public to see.

Monday, September 14, 2015

Are You Having Trouble Sleeping At Night?


Are you having trouble sleeping at night? If so, listen to Jeb Bush... at least that is what Donald Trump thinks anyways. Trump posted a video to his Instagram account 6 days ago. The video acts as an advertisement for those who have trouble sleeping at night, and it shows a clip of Jeb Bush giving a speech and a young woman falling asleep in the background. At least he is being creative with his ads, right?
Trump has also posted numerous other videos on his account concerning many different things and bashing the other candidates. He also posted a video about Jeb Bush's stance on illegal immigration. The video features pictures of illegal immigrants that have been charged and/or convicted of murder. I find this interesting, and it is just another way of trying to sway people's opinions, but it seems like the video is implying that all illegal immigrants are horrible people and that they will more than likely murder someone... umm what?
 If you have not ever looked at Donald Trump's Instagram account, please do! Whether you are for him, against him, loving him, and despise him, his account has some interesting posts, and some pretty outrageous posts that will surely entertain anyone!
Moreover, (you probably saw this coming) Jeb Bush has also uploaded videos that are negative towards Trump. Bush posted a video on his Instagram account of Trump, from years ago during an interview. Trump was asked “Then why are you a Republican?” And Trump responded with “I have no idea.” Bush captioned the video with something along the lines of “that is because you’re not [a Republican].
Social media has become such a prominent tool in today’s world. It is not just for our social entertainment anymore, but there are those who use it to promote their selves, their business, their campaign, etc. It is interesting (and entertaining!!!) to see how the presidential candidates interact with each other through social media and how they utilize the various sites to help promote their campaign. It really makes me think of how different elections were in the times before social media and the types of other media that we have today. If you have not seen the 1964 Johnson v. Goldwater television ad, “Peace Little Girl (Daisy)” then you must watch it!! It was one of the earliest television attack ads. We have come from the “Daisy Girl” ad, to the candidates themselves posting attacks on social media.
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