Absorbing the Pain

It seems like everywhere you tune in to watch TV, listen to the radio talk shows or magazines there is always an attack on our president. What is everyone so mad about?? Is it the bad economic state our country is in, the fact that we are fighting wars wasting millions on supporting this cause? Or maybe it’s the promises of change and speeches of taking this country back to the top. With people in panic mode they want change now. After reading an article by the author Jon Kraushar of Fox News, I am starting to see why people’s frustration with the government and most of all the president of the United States Barack Obama is growing by the minute. It seems like the author is trying not to get the attention of republicans or democrats but really just the American people to get them to open their eyes. He’s trying to tell people that Obama is not really looking out for everyday citizens but looking out for union leaders and wealthy Americans. In my opinion the author uses a lot of emotion in his article. For example he uses a lot of quotations, hard facts and punch lines to make a dramatic impact on your opinion. He also plugs in the midterm elections in November and that is where he is trying to persuade you in changing your vote by ending his article with “If you vote in the November midterm elections, consider whether you prefer to "absorb" or reject the pain Obama keeps dishing out.” I do have to say that I can’t really agree or disagree with his article because honestly I don’t follow politics much but I must say that words can be a big factor if used correctly. See I saw Obama speak when he came to San Marcos and talked to the students making promises to us about giving us $2,000 dollars for school. He won so many students over using the power of words. I fell for it and voted for him thinking it would benefit me but have yet to see the payoff. I do see that the author did a good job in writing this piece on his thoughts on Obama.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/10/13/jon-kraushar-obama-absorb-clinton-geithner-saudi-arabia-china-reagan-bob/