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.

Friday, November 20, 2015

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.
 
 
 
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? 
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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?
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Monday, November 2, 2015

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!
 

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"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?
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