Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Finger Pointing

Social networks were a buzz today as people woke up to find that their government has been "shutdown" due to lack of funding to pay it's debts. Everyone has an opinion and they made it known today. Republicans are pointing fingers at the Democrats and the Democrats are pointing right back.  Scrolling through my Facebook News Feed and Twitter I read tweets such as:


These tweets are simply doing the exact same thing as congress. They put the blame on the other guy. Both sides need to swallow a little bit of their ego and step up to the plate for the American people. We need to set down the short term politics and think about the long term here. The inability of the house and the senate to negotiate like adults is unacceptable. I am not saying I know the answer but I sure as hell know it doesn't start by pointing a finger.

-R
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  1. AnonymousNovember 4, 2013 at 6:24 AM

    How interesting that people are now finding out their news through social media sites over the television or newspaper. I know I get all my information from Twitter or news apps on my cell phone. I also found out about the shutdown through Facebook. Is this an opportunity for the news media? Absolutely.

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    1. Brandon StoverNovember 17, 2013 at 8:04 AM

      The first place I find any news is also Social media platforms. But I also use various news publications to confirm what I read. Even though, we are finding out stories through social, I wouldn't recommend assuming what you read is concrete.

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