Word on the street since last fall has been that business mogul Donald Trump is very serious with his plan to run for the next Presidential election. He recently took stage to various media outlets to discuss his feelings on the state of our country. When I watched him on various news outlets, he seemed to have a strong idea on problems in this country and what needs to be done. He is a smart and powerful businessman after all, so one would think to take him seriously. However, after last week’s interview on ‘The View’, I view this to be nothing more than a publicity stunt, especially since his ratings for ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ are up from last year. When Trump took to the view, one discussion that arose that seems to bother Trump is the birthplace of President Obama. There are so many other more important issues to discuss on the state of country such as our debt, where we stand in Libya, war, etc. and this is the issue that worries you the most? I can only imagine the only people to take him serious now are the crazies over at Fox News, who have been plotting to get Obama out of office before he was even sworn in.
Talking Points Memo released a compilation video of a Tea Party rally where partiers were asked their feelings about Trump and the whole ‘birther’ issue. Most seem to find him fabulous. To quote the article, one woman actually said that “Donald Duck would be better than this joker in the White House”. Trump seems to have a lot of fans right now, who are clenching to the idea of an Obama-less White House, but if the birth certificate fiasco is his only campaign strategy, they might have to look elsewhere.
So is Donald Trump serious about being this country’s next great leader? Perhaps we’ll find out 9pm on May 22. That would make for a ratings jump, and a great season finale of Celebrity Apprentice.
This is an interesting read but I did not have the impression that you connected this topic to those discussed in class. Maybe you could incorporate how the New Media such as the TPM blog reveals such news to the people before it is published by established press organizations.
ReplyDeleteThis blog made me smile. It is interesting how very public figures like Donald Trump choose to focus on petty topics such as Obama's location of birth as opposed to real issues. The people in the spot light and in power need to bring to light real problems, especially if we are anticipating him being a candidate for the 2012 presidential election. If Trump decides to run for the presidency I wonder how the media will cover the election if there is so much dwelling on the insignificant topics you mentioned.
ReplyDeleteWell after finding out in class that there was no limit to how much a potential candidate like Trump can spend on his campaign, it is a startling idea that a "little" money can go a long way.Sure Google searches for "Donald Trump" might skyrocket this week But despite him creating a little stir , I don't think he will run, even if he does he has no chance.Did not he just say something about he does not care about Libya unless we get to keep the oil?I'm sure America can do better.
ReplyDeleteI like the fact that you were able to identify some possible motives of Donald Trump recent circus in the media, for example linking it to the ratings of his show. But I personally believe he is just a well known and powerful business man with very strong opinions. I do not believe he will run for office in 2012.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely need to expand on the content here, and that should not be too difficult as this story has continued to thrive in the news recently. You also should expand on the original content that you are adding here on the topic, and one way you might do that is to discuss whether or not the news media should be giving Trump and this birther issue so much attention, particularly if as you indicate Trump could have other reasons for trying to garner attention. You also might address the differences between, for instance, a show like The View covering this story, and actual news organizations, and to link to more examples of coverage. You could also discuss some of the ways Trump is using the media toward his political purposes, if there is anything innovative or related to course content about this, etc. Just some possibilities, but right now there is just not enough here.
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