Does the average American person get enough credit? I feel like the media thinks all of America is stupid or something.

Ok look, I’m not trying to bring George Bush into this… Some people might say we were stupid enough to vote him into office twice, others may say Al Gore had won and there was shady business going on. Whatever. That is in the past and whatever the circumstances were, I don’t think America is as stupid as a lot of people think.

Where am I going with this? Well this has to do with the recent controversies of campaign support for, first Clinton, and now Obama. In case you put an extreme amount of effort into avoiding the news, let me just break it down in real short form for you… Geraldine Ferraro said something to the effect of Obama only being where he is because he is black and if he were a woman or a white male he wouldn’t be. Also, Obama’s Pastor of 20 years had some sermons brought to the public that weren’t very pleasing, nor were they good for Obama’s campaign. You should read more about that if you haven’t been paying attention.

So does the media think we’re stupid? I definitely can see both of these things swaying some people’s opinions of either candidate, but are we really thinking this is that big of a deal? In both of their defense, you can’t control who supports you and you can’t control their thoughts or actions. Do people not understand this?? I know its a little different with Obama because of how many years he has gone to that church and how much respect he has shown towards his Pastor. But seriously, there are things my parents believe in that I don’t agree with. And they are my parents!

I was watching a speech that Obama was giving the other day and he was in the middle of talking about some really important issues that I can’t even remember and I’ll tell you why. Because in the middle of him talking, whatever news channel I was watching cut away and said “this is just the usual Obama speech, we’ll bring you back to this if he has anything to say about his Pastor’s remarks.” Are you effing serious?! What do we not care about the issues that actually AFFECT each and every American? Do you think the struggling to make ends meet, having to send his first born to college next year, trying to find the lowest priced gas station, not able to get the healthcare he deserves, American dad gives a shit about what Obama’s Pastor thinks? Or old fart is racist but supports Clinton? Give me a break.

So they finally cut back to the speech to see Obama talk about the latest controversy and what does he say? I don’t even have to answer that one. If you think he said “my Pastor is absolutely right” then you are as stupid as the media thinks you are.

After he’s done talking about his Pastor, he takes a question from the audience. A young man asking him about his views on Energy. Hmm, with the gas prices at an all time high, wouldn’t you like to know where Obama stands on the issue of Energy? ME TOO! But noooo, it has nothing to do with his Pastor’s views on America or Ferraro’s affirmative action rants, so this news channel has no interest in keeping the speech on. Ohh I see now, we’re done with these stories, time for Dr. Drew to tell us what he thinks Silda Spitzer’s next move should be. I would have gone with “support her husband, forgive him, and act like nothing ever happened.” But thank God for Doctors…my life would be ass backwards without them…

Ok, I’m out.

Currently Listening to:

The Fugees – The Score