Obama has a slip of words again. Media watchdogs have risen up and told the public about Presidents Obama recent slip of words. When talking to the Latino nation in Arizona when told about how many Latinos feel like protesting against voting he responded: “If Latinos sit out the election instead of saying, 'We're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us,' if they don't see that kind of upsurge in voting in this election, then I think it's gonna be harder.”
Clearly a mix up calling other Americans enemies however in the article I chose to analysis he did apologize for this statement and told the public he meant opponent not enemies. Republicans after this remark have been quoting President Obama saying the presidents few them as enemies therefore getting nothing done in congress will continue to happen.
The article continues to inform the readers on what President Obama will be doing to help the midterm elections. The articles states that he is targeting young Americans, particularly African Americans in key states for the midterm election. In class we talked about how the president’s party throughout history has been destroyed in midterm elections. That the President is criticized for his moves and this article supports that.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading this post. I think Chad did a very good job at applying this article back to what we have learned in class this semester. This article was a good choice because it is a current matter and connects well to the concepts and situations that we have discussed in other elections in the United States throughout history. I enjoyed how Chad explained the article, I think he did a good job at summarizing the main and relevant points from it. This post reminded me of the blog I did for last weeks postings. It stated how other opposing parties contribute and may play a large role in how the public votes by making statements to the media and criticizing their opposing parties actions.
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