Political Discourse in Society today
...s and gave an explanation of why he is pulling troops out of hostile areas. He also said that new weapons are advanced enough to replace our troops in hostile areas. In Kerry’s rebuttal, he also agreed that he was against the draft. He went far off topic when he brought up the situation with our allies. He went on to say how previous leaders of wartime support him and now he will make the right steps if elected president. To some voters the issue of abortion is important. Both candidates were asked if they would spend taxpayers money on legalized abortions. Kerry never answered the question precisely. He said that he is a Catholic and he respects everyone’s faith and what they believe in. But he can not legislate for someone who does not share the same faith. He said he would counsel them to do the right thing. He said he has to represent all the people in the nation, but he could not do that based on his beliefs. Bush was straightforward with his answer; he said that he would not spend taxpayers’ money on abortion. Then he mentioned many of the laws against abortion that he has signed and let everyone know what laws Kerry did not sign or voted against. The issue of stem cell research and destroying embryos was posed. Kerry began by telling a quick story about a forum he attended. He said that Christopher Reeves and Michael J. Fox both said at the forum that they wanted stem research to be done. Kerry said stem cell research is an ethical matter. He believes that if we have the option of using stem cells without destroying the embryo we should use it, but if we had to kill a living embryo he is against it. Bush responded by stating what he has done for stem cell research and what he has not allowed. He told people that he first allowed stem cell research but then stopped it because of ethics. Bush’s main point was that he was trying to balance science and ethics, but he never answered the question completely. None of these discussions support Orwell’s theories in any way. Orwell believed in being concise, but the debates broke most of the rules that Orwell set up for writing. Orwell said to never use a long word where a short one will do. In each response given by President Bush and Senator Kerry, you will find a long word which they have used to try to sound more sophisticated. In most cases when asked a question by the questioner, both candidates gave too much for an answer. Instead of a short explanation, they would vaguely answer the quest...