20 Minutes with the President

Well if I had the opportunity to talk with Barack Obama for twenty minutes, I wouldn't waste it talking about politics, but for the sake of this assignment, I would. The first thing I would ask him is what his plans are for the economy. It's no mystery that we are in a economical crisis right now. Next I would ask him about what his plans are to lower college prices. Being a near future college student, this is a very interesting topic. I say that I would ask him about his "plans" for these things because I just don't know. Some people have all of this information on each candidate and what not beforehand but I just don't care enough about politics to take the time to study each candidate. That's why I would prefer to talk to him about more enjoyable things such as his favorite movie what he does for recreation. I love discussing movies and I can't think of a more interesting person at this point in my life that I would want to talk to about such a passion of mine.

Well, two obvious possibilities for change are the economy and racial prejudices. As I watched CNN minutes after Barack's presidential victory, all of the analysts were talking about how race has changed and how many doors this SHOULD open for African Americans. One would think that this is equilize things even more, but then again, 30 years ago things were supposed to change as well, but we still see prejudice today. The economy is the biggest topic of discussion for everyone, but I have no idea what we can do to fix it. I'd like to think that it will be booming in four years but I don't think such a wound can heal in such a short amount of time. It's odd that I say such a short period of time because four years is almost a fourth of my life... interesting.

I hate predicting anything in a fashion as definite as your questions ask for. I have things that I want to do: I want to be a screenwriter; I want to live on the beach in California; I want to be married; I want to have two kids (possibly a boy and a girl); I want to be financially sound; etc. All of these things are what I dream for myself, but who knows. I also hope that the economy is secure by then because a shifty economy hurts the entire world. I also hope for a world where everyone is who they are because what they do, not because what they look like. That, I fear, will never happen, but the future is there to hope for the best.