So we are less than 2 weeks away from the big Presidential Election and I've been hearing a lot of conservatives complain about liberal media ripping McCain apart while putting Obama on a cushy pedestal. Quite frankly I got a little tired of hearing this over and over.
But then I went to Walmart today and something really stood out to me as I was walking down the magazine aisle. At least 7 different magazines had Obama's face plastered across the cover. Everywhere I looked, Obama was staring back at me. He was on the cover of everything from Rolling Stone to magazines about Entrepreneurship to men's interest and everything in between.
Obama had taken the place of the rock star and the sexy woman on these magazine covers. It should be noted that not a single magazine cover on the whole wall sported McCain's mug.
This in itself is amazing and enough to think about. However, I don't mean this to be overly political.
What really has me thinking the most is the question of who controls the media exactly? When you read as much as I do, listen to as much music as I do, watch tv and movies, and go to hockey games or other sporting events, you are bombarded with messages, advertisements, etc. Literally millions and maybe billions of suggestions per week subtly flirting with my conscious.
Am I even thinking for myself anymore? Are we really making our own decisions here? So many questions...
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follow up:
I was talking with some of my teens today about the election and they were all talking about how great Obama is. One particular part of the conversation went like this:
teen: Sarah Palin is so stupid. It would be awful if she became President. She is always saying dumb stuff.
me: So you would be cool with Joe Biden as the next President?
teen: Who? I don't know who that is.
This is what happens when your ideals are shaped by the cast of Saturday Night Live.
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