CNN: 7PM ET: The Democratic Debate
I spoke with someone over lunch today and I ended up quite disappointed. After brief conversation I asked whether or not they were going to watch the Democratic Presidential Debate tonight. I’ve taken quite an interest in viewing it because first off I care what the candidates have to say even if I already know who I want to vote for, and secondly because it’s going to be a part of history. The candidates will be debating over questions via YouTube. It’s fascinating and I can’t wait to see how it works. It’s going to change the way we’ve seen debates before. This ignorant person told me no. That didn’t upset me, the thing that upset me was when they said “I don’t even know who’s running. Who’s running? Is that woman…ah what’s her name? Clinton”. I think that’s very sad that there are still people out there who I don’t think are sheltered but still don’t know anything about this race. Some may know there’s a woman in the running or a black man but they know nothing of their platforms. I know someone who wants to vote for Hilary strictly because she is a woman. How can you not care at all?
After asking this person how they could not possibly know one person who was running when I could name almost everyone (i’m a politics buff) all they had to simply say was “I don’t care about Politics. I don’t watch the news, It’s just people dieing.” I’m in shock, in awe. Well do you know why these people are dieing? People, pleaseee take some time out of your busy schedules and watch the debate tonight. Don’t just listen to the news and think you’re a genius. My dad will watch a special every so often and then think he’s a genius on the subject. He doesn’t realize these channels can be biased and you can’t learn the whole situation in a few clips in a half hour. I don’t get it how people can not be interested at all. Shock is not even the word for it.
