Fist bump, pound, or terrorist fist jab?

“Fox Nutwork: Why does anyone think it's real?”, written under the pseudonym Karo X on the Daily Kos. It turns out that a fist pound was in question on the Right-leaning network, Fox. Daily Kos, a left-leaning blog goes on the defense for their candidate, Barack Obama. Karo believes that the Fox network is out of their minds to not understand a simple fist bump. Since Daily Kos is a left-leaning blog the content does tend to hit hard on Fox.

The basic argument is that Fox is picking the “dumbest crap” and pretending it is news. Karo is tired of the Fox network for picking on the Obamas and this petty choice for news should be avoided. The blogger wonders why Fox would need to call in a body language expert to analyze it.

This article features Fox's airing of Obama's fist pound. This backs up Karo's thoughts about the reporter's response to the event in question. Even the body language expert stated, “It is a connection that they have together. Something personal between the two of them, like I am proud of you.” She claims that it is something that this young generation can relate with. The expert adds that the mistake some body language experts “pigeon-hold” one gesture into one meaning. She (body language expert) believes this to be “unscientific”.

Karo makes an interesting point, Fox should not be showing this as news. In reality, they have the right to. It is second nature for reporters to look between the lines and dig up things that the public should create their own opinions. Karo failed to comment on Fox picking on Bush's Chest bump between an US Air Force Academy graduate. Fox even dismissed both of being a wrong gesture. Yet, the gesture was on the smaller scale of being classified as news. And probably should not have been contested as a questionable action. Although, some older generations would be unfamiliar with. I whole-heartedly agree the Media should make some improvements on what is considered news. This is an example of some of the oddities that they present. It does make the news more entertaining, yet is it needed? I would have to say no.

The argument was put forth to point fingers at Fox, just as they did with Obama. I doubt two wrongs make a right, but this did open my eyes to the way the Media likes to point fingers to make news. Historically, party's television ads attack opposing presidential nominees. This go around, the Media are dipping their toes in this smudge-fest. Attacks are aimed at swing-voters, who would be influenced to pick the other party because of accusations. Generally, effective when concerning important issues the majority holds strong opinions on. The fist bump question would probably not sway any voters left or right. Although, I can see the younger generation's enjoyment of youthfulness within a candidate.

Hillary Clinton: Not Pushing Obama for Vice President

Today, Greg Sargent, blogger for Talking Points Memo (TPM) wrote commentary declaring Hillary's spokesperson made a public statement that she is not seeking Vice Presidency. This informs Democratic Americans where their potential President candidates are standing. Sargent quotes Hillary's spokesperson, Howard Wolfson, to not only keep his audience's attention but gives them a reliable source on Hillary's current thoughts on gaining a Vice President ticket with Obama. This helps the readers understand her stance and make informative decisions of their own concerning content of Sargent's blog. This goes on to shape several of his thoughts on the subject, such as Obama "offer[ing] the slot to her more remote."

Sargent argues that Hillary is not seeking the Vice President (VP) nomination from Obama. Therefore, the choice is his and "his alone" and she will not push for it. Sargent comments that Hillary's "supporters for her to be make Veep are now hurting more than helping--moves to distance itself from all such efforts by sending out this statement." In essence, the only thing everyone should do is wait and see the result of Obama's VP decision. This seems to be the most important issue concerning Hillary's VP ticket through Obama, according to Sargent.

The argument is backed up by a reliable source, Hillary's spokesman, Wolfson. Sargent's interpretation seems to be right-on. There is not much concern that the quote was misinterpreted or misquoted because it is claimed to come from VoteBoth, a group devoted to bring about an Obama-Hillary ticket, from senior adviser Lanny Davis. Sargent even gave a URL to VoteBoth that is also linked in his blog. His argument and reasoning seemed to just restate facts and give an update on his view of Clinton's stand on her possible VP position.

Sargent's argument shows to be successful. It convinces me, as a reader, through sources and does not veer from his main objective. He gives the facts and shows that Clinton is a contender for VP ticket. Clinton has a lot of power and voters backing her up, but I am uncertain if she is the right person for this job. Clinton is a strong lady, of whom has a ton of experience, may be what we need in our executive office in 2008. Time can only tell who Obama will pick. Although, I believe that this will have some division among the Democrats if this did take place. It could turn out to be a weapon, but it could also be a problem for the Democrats.

This is a significant task for Obama, that surely he will take quite a lot of thought into. This argument was a must for Democratic citizens, but now that it is here it will be a very tough issue for both parties. This could mean the end for Hillary as a participant for this election, but it could also mean a beginning of something that would make or break the Democratic party's candidate gaining Presidency in election 2008.