Why do they always do that? April 22, 2008
Posted by baxtersbrother2 in Election 2008, Misc, Uncategorized.Tags: , Barack Obama, Election 2008, Washington Post
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In Today’s Washington Post, E.J. Dionne asks If Obama is the Next JFK or Adlai Stevenson? Personally, I HATE when the media does this. The media said that John Kerry was the New JFK because of the initials. The media (conservative media) indicate that George W Bush is Ronald Reagan’s heir apparent. It is ridicious on several levels, because, we are idolizing fallen leaders while comparing them to current leaders. In many aspects, the media is creating an image of current leaders as fallen hero’s instead of who the current leaders are. Current political leaders need to be evaluated upon their leadership abilities, their resume, and how they can lead the nation.
This reminds me of 1992, where another individual, Bill Clinton, was described as JFK’s heir apparent. However, overall, this is not the case at all. Bill Clinton did not inspire us, he just re-defined what is is. After the Clinton Administration, Hillary Rodham Clinton was frequently compared to Eleanor Roosevelt. Now, Eleanor Roosevelt was not as polarizing a figure or as confrontational figure as Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton, in 2007, felt that she was entitled to the Democratic Nomination. I do not believe that Eleanor felt she was entitled to anything.
The point being made, is when current political figures, are compared and idolized as their heir apparent, we wind up being disappointed. We wonder how things never change but this always happens every 4 years.
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