Barack Obama

Yes, people were paying attention to the Obama's remarks and had some of their own.  This is about politics, but perhaps more what we see is how gender-relations are examined via such prominent political figures - what they say, how they think.  What are the roles of women and childcare, how should it be shared, what part do looks play in obtaining high-profile positions? Maybe the most interesting thing is that until people in major positions make certain comments, these very important social areas are barely discussed on a large scale.  This may be why the people felt the need to throw in their two cents and more.  As we witness greater societal shift, word choice of politicos will be scrutinized even more frequently as it provides us with the opportunity to examine what values we want to keep and what values we want to put to the side.  Everything can't, nor should it be, edited at all times.  But we're sure the Obamas were probably happy to have a chill weekend after uttering such words, huh?

To discuss racial influence in making a decision or not, that is the question.  If one admits race influences choice (as it obviously sometimes does with many based on even the Harvard Google Voter Racism Study of the '08 campaign), one must not say this on television, it seems.  If sociologists and scientists are demonstrating that negative behavior and opinion is based on certain triggers that can be actually seen in the brain as a result of attitudes toward race, is it then possible that it could also influence behavior overall?  This now wades into an arena that is very  deep and early in its research.  But it's definitely a touchy subject because many people like to believe we live in a meritocracy where, because the society was so NOT that initially, that a meritocracy is not quite, quite hard to achieve.  But at least it is being to be discussed. Again, don't believe the hype.  This ain't post-racial  America,  Jack!  Not yet, until we unravel more of sentiment, biology and goals for the future. 

It's about the documents to some but, seemingly, more about Trump and how this positions him and the Republican candidate even moreso.  Perhaps the most interesting thing about the comment-sphere is that it shows the complete removal of "traditional" media. The announcement was captured via digital video, "announced" via Twitter, and then discussed via digital platforms.  Traditional media is just along for the ride on this one.  Let's continue to track this and see if it actually gains any tractions beyond it's proverbial "15 minutes".