One thing that has always bothered me about presidential election years is the endorsements. Now, some endorsements I can understand are important; justice departments, judges, high ranking politicians, etc. But why in the world does anyone care about who Bruce Springsteen (or whatever his name is) endorses. Who cares about what ex-politican, what celebrity, or even what sports figure supports Hillary or Obama for presidency. Not only are they not really all that connected with America, their positions in the world, when you get down to it, are not all that important.
I love is ex-politicians. Now, they do have some expertise and knowledge in the world of politics, but they are supposed to be somewhat private citizens now. One extreme example is former president Carter. I have trouble caring about what ex-presidents think in terms of current politics, because I think their thoughts should now have the same weight as every other citizen because they don't hold public office anymore. And with Carter, I have an bigger problem because of his repeated attempts at diplomacy with the STATED ENEMIES of our country and allies. In addition, he has NO diplomatic power behind his 'negotiations'. Why should I care who he endorses for president especially given his ideas right now? An ex-politician is just that, an ex-politician and a private citizen, just like you and me.
Singers. What do they do for a living? They sing, make music videos, etc. What does any of that have to do with the presidency, much less any political subject.
Now granted, they have a perfect right to their opinions, but their opinions matter precisely as much as yours or mine. And do you have reporters hanging out on your doorstep wondering who you're going to endorse?
The presidency is an extremely important position, and we need to vote for who we think will do the job the best. Do we really need Oprah to tell us who we should support? In the end, their votes count just the same as ours do----1.
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I definately agree with you! I think people follow the "celebrity" choice too much as well. I say educate yourself about the candidates, make a decision based on your belief who will be the most beneficial, and go vote. Like you said, a person who goes crazy promoting a candidate you may be opposed to doesn't mean your vote counts less because you didn't advertise your choice. Just shows the importance of our right to vote!
So if Carter has no right to use his political influence towards diplomacy, does that mean Leia Organa Solo should have stayed home in the post-Return of the Jedi era?
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