Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Gotcha Questions
Is it just me are is the "gotcha questions," becoming more prevalent in the Republican primaries. Alot of these "gotcha questions" are coming from gay and lesbian people's kids. Which in itself I find repulsive that an adult would use their child as a means to speak their question. Guess they figure their question wouldn't be news worthy if they asked the question themselves but seeing the face of Michelle Bachman as a little boy asked her why she thought his mommy needed fixing was terrible. What is the right thing to do in that moment? You could try to explain that you don't think his mother needs fixing but that you just disagree with gay marriage. However, having a political debate with an eight year old while the camera is rolling just seems absurd. Rick Perry also, got a question from a child about why he opposed gay marriage but to his credit, he handled it masterfully. He explained that as a Christian it went against his moral compass and he believed it was a sin. This is not what these people are necessarily wanting to hear from a candidate. They want the candidate to be embarrassed, not give a logical answer. People need to grow up, if you have a disagreement with someone's political views then state your problem and move along but don't bring the children into it. We can't start having a sensible debate on important issues until protesters stop rushing the stage of those they disagree with and adults quit using their child as a way to get famous.
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Gotcha questions have been prevalent in ALL political elections for at least the past two decades. However, there is a big difference in whether or not they are worthwhile and legitimate.
ReplyDeleteThe question Michele Bachmann got from that little kid with gay parents was genuine because the GOP platform regarding gay people can have a direct negative impact on the quality of that little kid's life and future. Michele Bachmann does believe his mother needs to be fixed with reparative therapy, so in that regard it was a legitimate question that deserved to be asked and answered.
On the other hand, back in 2008 when Barack Obama was running for president, he was blindsided with a contrived lie that was asked in the form of a question to deliberately embarrass him. When Joe the Plumber told Obama that he was a business owner who made over $250,000 a year and didn't like the idea that Obama wanted to raise his taxes, that was a bald face lie. It turned out that Joe not only didn't own a business, he wasn't even a legitimate plumber, but more so a handyman who worked for minimum wage and lived in his parent's basement. What the guy was, was a big dreamer who had bought into the myth that if he worked hard enough, that he might one day be able to buy his boss' business and become a millionaire. This is a dream that many rural hillbillies have, thanks in large part to Rush Limbaugh who fills their heads with such nonsense on a daily basis.
With all due respect Michelle Bachman has never said anything about fixing gay people. I'm not a big fan of Joe the Plumber or anything that has to do with Mccain or anybody associated with that horrible campaign.However, Joe the Plumber was just a guy that had a question for a candidate. He was willing to debate with Obama where what happened to Michelle Bachman was a little kid who probably had never heard of Michelle Bachman in the first place so those two incidents are completely different.
ReplyDeleteMany Americans dream of owning their own business whether you believe in capitalism or not the poor can achieve in this country. Does capitalism have problems? Yes. But what in this world is perfect. Is their a huge gap between the rich and the poor that needs to be discussed? Yes, but taking money from the rich to give to the poor just creates a new rich and a new poor it doesn't solve the problem.