Prince William should have proposed to President Obama
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- Category: Treasure Addis-Mills
- Published on Thursday, 09 December 2010 15:49
- Written by Treasure Addis-Mills
Prince William and Kate Middleton got engaged! Even though they are the royal couple of England, I bet you more Americans are able to tell me what Kate's ring looked like and where they will have their wedding ceremony than they are able to point out what's going on in politics in the U.S.
Hands down, Princess Diana's diamond and sapphire ring is much more exciting; so, I ask of U.S. politics: please make it more interesting. Why can’t politics have just a little more that perks my interests? We need stories that we can relate to; stories that make us envision ourselves wearing that beautiful diamond ring, for lack of a better metaphor. We need a better, stronger connection to our political leaders;
a connection that makes all of us want to tune into the television during political debates, during state of the unions, during discussions around legislation.
What was the draw that President Kennedy had? He was able to make the plea to Congress: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth," and the whole nation believed that they were all working to accomplish that goal by the actions they were taking every day. I ask for better communication from the White House and our elected officials. I don't mean that going on The View is the answer though. Politicians and the President need to have a strong, emotional conversation with thier constituents. They need to get us excited for what's going on in our country. The elected officials need to be the ones making sure their voice is heard; they cannot allow the news media to pick and choose and spin the stories of their choice. I need a politician I can relate to through the actions they take and the information they share, a politician who is intelligent and who can articulate their message, a politician who draws me into their decisions and insights so that I have confidence in them and the decisions they need to make. I need a politician who will make me aware of what's going on in my country and even if I don't support their decisions 100%, I still respect their decisions.
Come on elected officials, make me interested again and engaged forever.
