Pop Culture, Dancing and Politics

The reason I wrote this post was because I ran across a video of Obama dancing on the Ellen show back in 2007 and it just got me thinking about how this type of stuff never happened when I was a kid. I never felt like I could really relate to our political figures and see them as real people, just like us normal folk.

Isn’t it weird about how differently politics are viewed these days as compared to only eight short years ago? When I was young, I saw politics as the most boring topic in the world that only my parents could enjoy. Of course this has changed as I’ve grown older and began to understand it’s impact on my life.

I’m sure many people have learned to enjoy politics much more recently, especially with the latest election including so much pop culture.

Both Obama and McCain had Twitter accounts and were highly involved in social media, both were being endorsed by celebrities such as Daddy Yankee and Brad Pitt, and with so much drama surrounding the cultural and racial status of Obama and the gender of Sarah Palin, not to mention the baby drama surrounding her daughter, the gossip magazines weren’t ever going to run out of material.

All of this brought politics out of the boring, bland days of old and into the young eyes of our future.

I think we’ve come a long way and I’m very happy of the way things have changed. What do you think about it?

And to end this post the only way I know how, some fun dancing videos featuring Obama, Biden and Palin. Make sure to check out the last one where Obama and McCain have a dance off.

Barack Obama Dancing on Ellen Show

Michelle Obama Dancing on Ellen Show

Joe Biden Dancing with Jill Biden at Commander in Chief Inaugural Ball

Obama Dancing for Senator Ted Kennedy

Obama and McCain Dance Off!