However, Obama was wearing a red tie. Coincidence? I think not. For much of his speech he talked about the division between the parties and how he really wanted to try to bring them back together. In his spee
ch he says, "They're tired of the partisanship and the shouting and the pettiness." They're being the American people. Obama is telling the politicians enough with the childish fighting because we need to work together as one to get the job done. Obama also talks about how he wants to have talks with both parties, and makes a joke after it. These jokes which got even some of the Republicans to laugh, like an "inside joke" in Washington to loosen them up.In class we talk about choices, and although one could also argue that he was just wearing the color to look patriotic, but blue would have also been patriotic. I think that this color choice was to show that he, a Democrat, was wearing red making a point that they can work together. Showing that there doesn't have to be this line between red and blue.
I think that it is interesting that Biden is wearing blue. Firstly, the senate is no longer a super majority for dems. Also, a vice president is historically similar to a whip in the senate or house. He has to really stick to party lines, while the president preaches bipartisanship. Let's be honest, every president has made the same speech about bipartisanship.
ReplyDeleteI talked about this with my parents while I was watching the State of the Union too. I'm pretty sure Nancy Pelosi was wearing a purple blazer during the speech rather than the tan one in the picture, and also although it may not seem like it here Biden was also wearing a purple tie. In addition Michelle Obama was wearing purple. I definitely agree with your point, which is emphasized also by the fact that purple is blue and red mixed together. This symbolism of unification is certainly important considering the rough times our country faces, and I for one am glad he is demonstrating this. Nice post!
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