Smooth and Smart or Show and Shallow

Barack Obamas outwards appearance has always been very smooth and smart, but a couple of events made me question his seriousness as a politican. A famous incident was when Obama and a short time later his Wife Michelle danced on the Ellen show.

- Simply a modern president or a clown?
- Can a president be taking serious when he and his wife show their dance moves on the Ellen show?
- Would Germans vote for a president that dances on national TV ?
-Does it even matter or could other aspects be more important?

That are questions I asked myself .

Take a look:



Well, in my opinion politics in America are way to strong connected to the private life of the politician. It is more about show and appearance. The politics clearly fall by the wayside.
An other video that underlines this, shows Beyonce an famous american musician singing "At last" for Michelle and Barack while they are dancing. The video shows a happy couple dancing as if they were in a dreamland.

Very Sweet !

Very Romantic !

But how is that connected to politics? Directly, not at all ! Of cause indirectly its very important in terms of outwards appearance. For example: as a happy couple, which is connected to a happy family or
as a good looking dancer, which is connected to an athletic and charming appearance and nevertheless a positive and active representative for the US.

Earlier in the text I talked about some questions that I asked myself when I came across these videos.
First of all I would say that Germans would be really questioning Angela Merkel if she would dance with for example Johannes B. Kerner. Nevertheless Obama is very famous in Germany maybe because he is different and new and modern, which includes dancing on TV.
Concluding to say is that I'm really in favor of modern politics, as long as its not all about show and appearance. Lately the lines between politicians and celebrities are mixing up. It is important to focus on the right things and also to keep once face. Otherwise a politicians can not be taken serious.