Summary: My article was written by Gregory Korte on CNN.com on Sunday, August 28. It is about President Obama's former campaign manager, David Plouffe, calling Trump a psychopath on air. "Basically, we have a psychopath running for president. I mean, he meets the clinical definition, OK?" said Plouffe. The host, Chuck Todd, then cut him off and said, "Do you really think diagnosing people on air — I assume you don't have a degree in psychology. Is that fair? I mean, we're jumping to conclusions here, I think this is what gets voters a little frustrated with this campaign." Plouffe defended himself by saying, "Well, you know, listen, the grandiose notion of self-worth, pathological lying, lack of empathy and remorse. So I think he does." However he later added, "Right, I don't have a degree in psychology." Since this conversation, both sides have reacted. Trump is accusing Hillary of having some unnamed disease that the press are hiding, and Hillary is arguing that Trump's "perfect" medical records may not be as perfect as he makes them out to be. Ben Carson had this to say on the matter, "I think one of the ways to eliminate that kind of speculation is for both candidates to release their medical records. I think the American people have a right to know, because we're dealing with two older candidates, what their health status is because it's a very intense job. It's not, you know, eight hours a day. It's 24/7 with constant stress. We need to know that we have a leader who can withstand that."
Analysis: Medical history has been a big point of debate for candidates this year. Both candidates seem to enjoy accusing each other of lying about their medical history or current health status. There was even a huge uproar when a pickle jar that Hillary Clinton opened up on Jimmy Kimmel Live didn't pop. It seems that both sides are willing to do anything to try to take the other down. I find this quite annoying. Elections should be about politics rather than name calling and accusations. However, I don't see this ending any time soon. This means that voters need to be able to look past all this and decide who they want to vote for based on the candidate's policies and beliefs. I would connect this to the election of 1800 with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson taking name calling to the next level. This is similar to today's election because in both cases, serious name calling and accusations occurred. You could, however, connect this to almost any other presidential election because you can't have accusations without USA.
Article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/08/28/david-plouffe-trump-psychopath/89512218/
I definitely agree with what you said about elections needing to be about politics, instead of just taking down the other person to put yourself at an advantage. I'm worried about our country with these two candidates, with all of these accusations and the drama that is revolving around both of them. This is just a prime example of these two people with their constant battling to destroy the other.
ReplyDeleteIt's crazy how far candidates are willing to go in insults in terms of defeating the other. Presidential debates and elections should should be prioritized towards the future of the country rather than seeing who can throw the biggest insult. Perfect connection to the election of 1800!
ReplyDelete-Alix Burns