iMedia: The American President

http://youtu.be/mWRVbWMvi7c


This Clip from one of my favortie movies, The American President, it brings out the imporatnt traits of a president and what the American people should be focused on.
In the movie clip Pres. Andrew Shepard, played by Michael Douglas, is giving a speech to the American people and mostly to his competitor, Bob Romson, about needing serious people, character and the little things that are not relavant to his presidency like his girlfriend, or burning an american flag.
This reminded me of Obama, how people make such a big deal about a little detail, like his birth certificate, or his background. Obama has wonderful character and you need that to get elected as a president but the American people shouldn't worry about the little things in the president's life, as long as they are doing your job you should not worry. But as said in the movie , "the American people do have a funny way of decideing what is and what is not their business" -AJ.
The little things make you think if it will change the presient's ways or not. But Michael is saying they do not matter, he is the president and it is his life. According to him it is time for serious people, not the ones blaming other's for things so they look bad, we need serious people in serious times and something like a birth certificate is not as serious compared to an overthrow of a president in a thrid world country.