Okay, yes, I stole Kanye West lyrics to title this post. Actually, I chose the title first and have been debating how to fit appropriate content to this title. Of course, my first impulse was some sort of political statement. So let’s take it there. My second impulse is to relate it to the talk that Monica and I went to featuring James Carville and Mary Matalin. So let’s take it there too.
I’m going to be honest, it is tough to find pictures of politicians outside in the cold. I’ve been scouring the internet looking for a picture of McCain in a pea coat. I know they exist, I’ve seen it in the paper before. In that respect, please have faith that I have done due diligence. This post is supposed to be bipartisan, in so much as it attacks both sides.
It has become popular in political rhetoric to focus on working class roots. In fact, I’m not sure you can run for office unless you do. In one respect I understand it. My family’s roots are important to me and certainly define many of my goals. On the other hand, I don’t think that it should be a prerequisite for political communication.
At the Carville-Matalin talk (if you’re not familiar, wiki them), they mentioned that after all of the campaigns they’ve worked on that they’ve observed one of the most important qualities of a politician is the ability to communicate. This really made sense to me because policies are important, but so is the ability to succinctly communicate the ideals of your campaign. Also, think about the absurd amounts of money the candidates are spending. Lastly, consider that whoever we elect president we are paying nearly $2 million dollars over the next 4 years.
Perhaps this sort of rhetoric is necessary to connect with people in a meaningful way so that policy issues can be discussed.
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