Is anyone actually bothered about politicians social lives?
545391
yes their charter is important, if they are selling drugs on the side. think should know. about marriage or divorce no.
500965
I think they are. Prolly becuz it is hard to talk about some matters and issues. They would rather hide there feelings from others.
713695
no. all politicians are douche bags.
966648
That, my friend, is what we have become here in America. A nation of finger-pointers and name callers. You would think the only people in politics are 5 years old. I wouldn't be surprised if after the election there aren't a bunch of "nanny-nanny-boo-boo-ing" and the sticking out of tongues going on. I feel like we live on a giant playground where someone is saying "Don't play with him - he has cooties!"
128917
cute question but i don't think i still call any of them politicians and/or polotics\n\nThere all corupted anyways
790020
i personally don't understand what the big deal is with a person being either party. i feel that all that matters is that the person in office is doing what's best for us and that the issues at hand are important to you.
370113
absolutely!!! I don't have any idea why ppl are not bothered by the lack of morals our polititions have. they say, well they are ppl too, but we are talking about the pres of the united states!! I say if they are going to be bad they should at least be good enough at it that we don't find out!!1 I mean shouldn't they be smart enough to be good at being bad??
1174051
Politics is everywhere.  It effects all our lives to some degree.  It has become a topic that "should not be talked about in a bar".?  Sadly, the biggest place people feel like talking about it, is now a "No talking Politics/Religion."  Soon there'll be "No talking about Computers in the bar."  \nPeople need to realize before discussing Politics, that there's so much to know, noone has all the answers, all the correct one's anyway.  More important, we need to be able to discuss Politics without letting our emotions get the best of us.  We should be discussing Politics everywhere, with an open mind, and with the goal of learning & educating others.\nStaying awake through C-Span is difficult, even for Senators and Reps, you'll see them nodding off, picking their nose, passing notes, flirting with interns.  If they speak, it's the same monotone emotionless ramble, putting most to sleep or change the channel.  Unless Ted Kennedy has the mic, he can provide hours of entertainment.  Especially after he's returned from lunch, nice and loaded.  He's usually on the wrong side of issues, his outburst at least wake up the room.  I'll never get bored of his "look up from the paper, remove the glasses and point with them!  The crowd is like, "oh shit, lookout, Teddy really means business this time."  He really only does that to stop the room from spinning, HA.  For all his faults, I do love the guy.  \nThe point is, Politics has become soo broad, it's a full time job, just keeping up w/ US politics, nevermind world politics.  And, If you don't know or can't grasp history, current events will really "F" you up.  People forget history, that's a big reason why so many get upset when discussing even the simplist issues.  So instead of being open minded, they close themselves off and refuse to continue the discussion or get into a fight over it.  Ironically, these people rarely consider themselves close minded.  Our competitive nature has turned "discussing Politics" into "Debating Politics", and nobody wants to lose a battle of knowledge.  That's why the uneducated, change subject, fire off hateful comments or repeat the same thing over and over, is a common defence to cover up their insecurities of "Not knowing/having info", but still trying to win the debate, this does nothing but get both parties a warning from the bartender and give Political Bar Discussions a bad name.
596867
I most definitely do. The decisions that are made on the your local level are the ones, most of the time, that have the most affect on a person. Additonally, the local politicians are easier to make contact with if you have concerns and questions.
962096
There are a lot of closed-minded people in the world. They want people to hear their opinion, but don't have time for others. It really is a shame, because its not just "everyday people" who act like this, but politicians - all across the spectrum - that do as well.
974452
Damn politicians/crooks
140447
You gotta be kidding, I don't trust anyone or anything is D.C. You have to remember these politicians all live in mansions and never had financial hardship in their life. It's easy to pretend to care about the country and its people when one lives in a more priviliged world looking down on the masses.
884645
G'day Avery,\n\nThank you for your question.\n\nI don't why the person above reported you for chatting. It is a perfectly legitimate question. Besides, chatting should be deleted from the community guidelines.\n\nNow getting to the point of the question, it is how well the candidate or president appears to relate to people. There are people who will not like a person from the other party no matter what. However, for swing voters it is how much empathy they appear to show for ordinary people.\n\nIt can change too. John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia, had very low approval ratings in the 1980s. They are much higher resulting from showing empathy for ordinary people  in the Bali bombings as well as strong leadership. It is focussing on the little things. \n\nRegards
824062
In a way I think it is apathy but I believe the reason for the apathy is that they don't believe they can make a damn bit of difference.\n\nMost people don't think that there is such a thing as a truthful and honest local politician and that just by applying they would be fighting against people who revel in bribery and corruption on a small but very slimy scale.  So why bother?!\n\nAlso it's expensive, time consuming and, even though not all local government is slime encrusted, it seems to be a bunch of small minded people round a table arguing for hours over tea and biscuits.  Who wants to do that when you could be down the pub with your mates?\n\nBe great if more people got involved with it but I don't think they will.
1094090
Nope.  I enjoy a good debate and monitor politics closely but I have many other interests and hobbies.  It only occupies one area of my life.  Sometimes though I will argue for something I am against just to get a good, lively conversation going!
519925
It is if you care about the b.s. politics of work, but, and stop me if I'm being presumptuous, you don't strike me as someone who'd be too wrapped up in office politics. \nIt's just a job after all ;)
803835
yes, in order to be a politician, you have to be a great manipulator, but not a liar... in fact, nobody can tell the truth everytime, so what politicians do is to tell the truth in a way that it is convenient. I see nothing wrong with that. Instead of saying "I hate you", they may say "I don't like you very much"