Bumble: post class April 1st

The evangelical pastor video which we watched today really made me think, what exactly do we value as Americans? The second video with the word over lays absolutely is positive for Barack. Let me explain… so initially it seemed as though the pastor was almost attacking our country and takes on a pessimistic view of ourselves. However, when the words were over laid on the clip and the question popped up “just think about it,” it did in fact provoke a lot of thought.

What do we want in a leader? Is it wrong to take an introspective stance and be able to acknowledge flaws or problems that need to be worked out. Any interviewer and job owner would tell you that in an interview you better be prepared to answer the question about what is your greatest flaw. If you can admit to a problem or mistakes then you are not living in denial, you are living in truth. America stands on truth, and maybe we need to face our world problems because it is the first and crucial step to making things better. I like a leader who won’t just push down problems, the pastor was not saying that we are evil, but perhaps just saying (VERY MUCH LIKE A CRITICAL STUDIES CLASS) that we can not just accept what we hear without thinking critically about the truth. Also, it makes Obama look even stronger because if you are willing to step in a take on the responsibility of leading our country and you are willing to admit to certain flaws than it proves even more his love for the country. I get upset when any candidate is bashed so much because I think it is important to note how much you have to be willing to sacrifice when running for president. You open up your life to the scrutiny and attack of every media outlet. The responsibility that president has for the entire nation, for the peace between nations, and for keeping an entire population of such diverse religions and ideals united as the nation of America. To keep the support of such a large group pf people from all different economic, social, racial, and religious backgrounds is next to impossible. Also, like the job of any authority figure, there is a tough place to be in to lay your foot down with rules and regiment, but not be a dictator and also not have the reputation of being harsh or mean. Clearly you have to deal with a lot of problems faced and no one would put themselves out there in such a clear path of danger and vulnerability unless they did really care.