What I find fascinating about media and politics is the way people will try to skew the view of politicians by using the media and popular outlets. Right now there is a lot of media hype about the upcoming elections in November so the competition of mudslinging is underway. The Huffington Post had an article about Republican Grinches that I found both fascinating and hilarious. They accurately used a well known Christmas story to tug at peoples heartstrings. No one wants to be labeled the Grinch who stole Christmas, which is what the democrats did. By tugging at Americas heart strings they can cast a negative light on a candidate. Some people may only see a picture referring to one issue and that can skew who that person votes for if they were on edge and undecided. This is using the media at it's best. A an overall simple issue that can be turned into a much larger issue in a flash.
Dr. Seuss's story is a well known and popular Christmas story that is used to represent the "true meaning of Christmas". No one needs to know what the employment issue is about, all they need to know is that the Republicans will take Christmas away from people and ruin it! Don't you just love the media? All it takes is a picture....
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