This was posted in the US presedential election thread earlier today. Dunno if that counts for a Fata or not or what the mods want to do. Might get buried in there.
That's a great clip, quite clever. I hope Obama wins as well, however one thing that is developing around this Obama campaign is this expectation that a single person is just going to change (ie 'fix') everything that ails the US.
It's kinda like there is a housing crisis and people think the solution is to fix the banks and cut out the big bonuses bankers get. And although banks need to be regulated better in the US, the other input they needed to have the crisis they do is to have millions of financially dumb people to sign those escalating mortgages. Somehow people thought a household income of 75k could buy a 500k mortgage.
A big part of the problem in the US is that the hundreds of millions that make up the country are more and more destructive to their own economy via crippling debts then walking away from their obligations, they are less educated than ever before, and have less respect for other people ... moreso than any other developed country I've ever seen.
The real solution to their problems isn't a new President (although it can't hurt) it's that materially all of their citizens need to take a little responsibility for themselves, and do some changing of their own.
A big part of the problem in the US is that the hundreds of millions that make up the country are more and more destructive to their own economy via crippling debts then walking away from their obligations, they are less educated than ever before, and have less respect for other people ... moreso than any other developed country I've ever seen.
The real solution to their problems isn't a new President (although it can't hurt) it's that materially all of their citizens need to take a little responsibility for themselves, and do some changing of their own.
Sure shoots a great big GIGANTIC hole into the argument that people, left to their own devices, would be more responsible than the government spending their money.
France is not suffering as much as other countries in this financial turmoil because they have so many laws restricting personal debt. I think something has to be put in place on both ends. Restrict people from being able to borrow more than they can afford and restrict banks from loaning to bad credit risks.
But as for personal responsibility - my mother is the most PERSONALLY fiscally conservative person I know. She virtually never spends money on herself. Any extra money that comes in goes straight into her mutual funds. She is 62 and can't retire yet... she still needs to work another couple of years before it is anywhere near safe. And then she gets loses $30,000 in October alone. She is being punished for no fault of her own. I guess you could say she was at fault for putting the money into mutual funds - all my RRSP money is in GICs because I don't trust the market for obvious reasons. But she did direct her investment advisor to put it in the safest mutual fund possible, but even the safest mutual fund wasn't protected from this disaster.
BTW - Interesting that the end of the ad says that the opinions expressed in the ad DO NOT represent the opinion of ANHEUSER-BUSCH, as opposed to "do not necessarily". Given ABs links to the McCain family, I can see them wanting to stay far, far away from this ad.
...one thing that is developing around this Obama campaign is this expectation that a single person is just going to change (ie 'fix') everything that ails the US.
Well, 8 years of Republican rule and look at the state of the country. Put McCain in the oval office and it will be another 4 years of similar policies so yes, choosing Barrack Obama for president will be change. If he wins he's got four years to turn things around and depending on how that goes, another four to put things right.
Well, 8 years of Republican rule and look at the state of the country. Put McCain in the oval office and it will be another 4 years of similar policies so yes, choosing Barrack Obama for president will be change. If he wins he's got four years to turn things around and depending on how that goes, another four to put things right.
Great commercial though.
You have just framed my point perfectly. People have this expectation that one guy is just going to fix what is wrong. And that is completely unrealistic.
You have just framed my point perfectly. People have this expectation that one guy is just going to fix what is wrong. And that is completely unrealistic.
you're right, but one can send them in the right direction and get it started. I don't really know enough about wither guy to say which is which. Either way its change, but the general idea is that same party=same policies.
you're right, but one can send them in the right direction and get it started. I don't really know enough about wither guy to say which is which. Either way its change, but the general idea is that same party=same policies.
ya I agree, but it seems everyone just sits back and says ok Obama, you're the change guy, so now fix everything.
Wassssaaaaaapppppp
