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What might be most interesting not only about McConnell's response but opinion either way to it is that, for the most part, there is a humanizing factor here to all of this which seems often lost in the political sparring of day-to-day.  No longer do politicos utilize established media to make a point, but they are becoming quite adept at using a sole image directly to the public while making a point to/challenging their fellow public servant.  This dynamic then provides a place for people to express and examine values, sentiment rather than watch the same talking heads on the news do so.  Humor makes it even hotter because it allows us to say what we want without having to be held so accountable for it.  Watch for this intersection to occur in more interesting ways as we move deeper into the SmartPower era.  Some have said that the meme will be the main source of such statement and rebuttal for 2016, but we're not so sure about that.  3 years is a long time in the digi world.  But what we do know is that those who use what is created in witty ways will be who gets the public opinion vote.  Now, if only politicos actually responded to those who Tweet at them more often, huh?

From the hundreds of comments we researched, it loooks like, although disappointed in the Senate action,  the public wants a deeper look at true resolution of the problem rather than what might be seen as a band aid.  They want deeper discussion behind guns and the meaning behind them.  This is actually about power. Are politicos paying attention, though.  Given the SmartPower era in which we are living, where the individual voice rises collectively to create change, we wouldn't be surprised (based on the comment arena) if we start to see some very interesting digital petitions, digital video and more, to start to move the needle in a different direction on this one.  Will those who think they hold the power now be prepared for such action?  Doubt it.  Deeper values and fears will be exposed and re-examined as we move to confront this area of guns in the U.S.

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 Now, it's worth noting that the actual lyrical content is still being hotly debated in the digital town square.  But given the fact that this post is covered in our "political" section, we are looking at this more from commenter response to the White House/public servant  perspective.  Clearly it seems that there is an almost unanimous vote, if you will, that neither the White House, nor public servants should be either dedicating tons of time to the music duo's trip to Cuba - or at least not taking up media space to do so.  This does NOT mean that many commenters are criticizing Jay-Z and Beyonce for being insensitive to the political situation in Cuba, acting entitled, etc.  But once again we see media coverage on a politically-related item that people think should not be priority over more serious and urgent situations.  Could such sentiment be why surveys are demonstrating that more and more people are turning away from standard news coverage?  Something to definitely ponder.  The new era seems to be seeking greater substance and/or depth.  Are certain politicos and most media outlets covering politics aware or just going by their own interests?  One thing is certain, if some political followers didn't know who Jay-Z was before, they sure do now!  LOL