Attack Ads Videos Jen Kallin
1. The college one from a one point perspective made me think that Obama was the better candidate because as a high school student, I am obviously thinking about what I am doing for college and how to pay for it, being the third child of my family to go through it. To think that ten million kids would not be able to have college aid and rely on their parents makes me lean on Obama's side. This ad played around with very believable facts, so I have more respect for Obama attacking Romney and did not rumor his personal life. The second one compared Obama to Jimmy Carter, said to be one of the worst presidents, which is an opinion. I do not appreciate how it was saying that Obama called America lazy and that he blamed us, so it made me think that Obama might be discouraging us. I do not believe it because he obviously wants America's votes, so why would he put us down? The attackers did not think of that I assume, and was not very intelligent.
2. I am suspicious of some of what is being said within the ads because if there were so many issues with Romney's thoughts on education, he would not run. Not all of that is true because it targets almost everything that he could do about education, and he obviously must have positive ideas for it. I also do not believe that Obama called America lazy in the context that the ad made him to. He might have said it, but not without the intention of trying to encourage people and trying to make citizens more involved.
3. I believe the candidate I want more than the one I did not, but not just based on the ads. Of course, once I like one candidate, I am adamant to my beliefs about that candidate and am usually stubborn in changing them. Not based on ads, either. I know Obama as a president and Romney as a governor, so I know how they can lead already. Who I liked better as a leader representing where I am stays true with me, and I still oppose the other person. The Obama ad was more convincing because I care about what happens with kids going through college, but I did find the anti-Obama ad clever in terms that it compared the quotes of problems and excuses to Jimmy Carter, one of the worst presidents.
I agree with your comment about the colleges and how stressful it is now with trying to find money to pay for it. It is very hard especially now in the US with the financial problems. I don't want to get out of college and owe a lot of money, while trying to find a job. I hope that the winner of this election will try to resolve this issue during their presidency.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you comment about listening about colleges because it would be very difficult for me to pay for a full college education without any help at all. I also agree with your comments on the ads. I think a lot of the adds are exaggerated or completely false because the point is to make you dislike the opponent. Ads are hard to trust. Lastly what you said about listening to more than just the ads to determine who you should vote for is completely true and I agree with a lot of what you wrote.
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