I followed the SOTU hashtag on Instagram and it was interesting to
follow specific items Obama touched on that gain positive or negative feedback.
Some pictures were Obama quotes about working together to create necessary change,
his reference to “We the People”, curing cancer and available education.
Surprisingly, many pictures on my feed were about audience members, in particular
Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Kim Davis, and Speaker Ryan. Lots of memes about
certain facial expressions they made or what they were wearing. Some people
screenshot Donald Trump’s tweet about Obama’s speech. Overall, I would say
people would post to praise than hate on Obama’s speech and others were posting
just to make fun of the situation in general like my friends who posted on
snapchat about audience members (below).
I’m not a follower of politics, but I’ve become more
interested since I’ve been in college. Therefore, the content of Obama’s speech
didn’t have any influence or sway me in any political way, but I do have a lot
of respect for him. I appreciate his optimistic perspective of our nation’s
future despite all the negativity going on in the world. Although it is his
last year in office, Obama is still driven to create change and plans to
improve America despite this “stalemate” in our government and election season.
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