I have noticed during President Bush's terms that he has been criticized for many things he has done in office. I have seen countdown calendars that spoke harshly about his terms in office and displayed pictures where President Bush was caught in strange poses and made to look stupid. This should not happen in this country, especially while he is still in office. A majority voted to have him in office, and the rest of the country had to live with it. It has been that way for every election. There were also campaign ads that tore apart what Bush had done for this country. There had many ads that put down his achievements. Bush had two very difficult terms to say the least. There were natural disasters, terrorist attacks, a recession, and other problems that he had to take charge of during his terms. He is not perfect and has not made a perfect decision every time. Why do people mock him and add to his difficulties and stress, and why is it so hard for people to find some way to appreciate what he did? How many of us could have handled so many of these situations better? I thank President Bush for his service to this country.
There are also other officials and service men and women who should be respected and not torn down because of their service. Commercial ads should not focus on the negative aspects of the opponent, but rather on what the candidate plans to do right. Fellow Americans should not put each other down to gain a position of leadership in this country. Someone who wants a position of leadership should not display how well they can criticize an opponent's goals, but should focus on what he will do for the good of this country. A campaign that does not focus on other's faults shows the true character of the candidate.
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I don’t consider myself a very political person but I definitely feel that it has been inappropriate how people have degraded and made President Bush look stupid. He is in fact our President (for a few more hours!) and should be respected. I feel that when people of our own country disrespect our President, it gives other countries the idea that they can do this as well and in turn they end up disrespecting America as a whole.
ReplyDeleteI feel that America has gone through some very rough times in the past two terms that Bush has served our country. I think that regardless of who the President would have been Americans would have still blamed whoever was in office.
I agree with you on the fact that the President of our country should not be mocked and it was wrong. He was the President and did have some tough choices to make. No matter if one agrees or disagrees with those choices they still should respect the person that holds that office. I'll admit I am not an ultra conservative, but you did bring up some very valid points. I am wondering, however,if the media will treat President Obama the same way or if the obvious biases within the media will still hold true.
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