Blogs Week 1

While historic powerful figures used art to show that power looks good, all of the powerful figures in today’s world use the media and strategically planned words to make themselves/power look good. Politicians are now using every media outlet to win elections and get their names out there. This recent election in the United States was the first to have an online debate by the two candidates showing us that the internet and computers are becoming one of the strongest ways to advertise oneself. While television is still the main source of entertainment for most people I feel that the computer has almost surpassed it in scale of importance in the home. From art to newspapers to television and the internet, today’s politicians are making use of every aspect of popular culture to try and win an election. The strength of many political leaders depends on their ability to make their decisions look intelligent and it is the job of the candidate’s cabinet to make this happen. The main way to make a political candidate look strong is through a strong speech. I feel that many candidates can make or break their candidacy when talking with the public which is why so many political leaders are so well spoken. This is also the reason that they have their speeches and public addresses written by professionals. I feel that George Bush lacked in his ability to talk to the public and make sense which is why many people lost faith in him. While sending troops into the Middle east was a difficult decision to get the public behind I feel that the Bush cabinet and the President himself did a poor job of trying to gain support for the cause. Even though many people agreed with the cause and purpose in the beginning the mission has lost much of its support after coming up empty handed.