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Javier Negrete Jr Professor Emelia Grant Writing and Inquiry 9 October 2013 How Does a Conservative, Comedian, and Liberal Try to Shape My Perception? Last week, the United States Congress announced that the government was going to conduct a government shutdown rather that to pass funding for the policies of Obamacare. It was interesting to see the effect the diction used to describe the governments lack of activity across American media. One things is for sure, critics have crawled from all sectors of the nation to discuss what America uses as a last resort than to come across a solid negotiation between two parties. The articles coming from Fox News, Funny or Die, and Esquire.com interestingly echo the reaction of some Americans with real knowledge of what is going on in Washington and those who have no clue. Nonetheless, the articles captured the attention of those by appealing a serious, comedic, and sarcastic interests of the American people. The Fox News Report, October 2, 2013 Happening Now - Shutdown Showdown Day 2; Obamacare Exchanges Open for Business Glitches and All, by Clint Henderson is an article that leaves huge traces of its conservatism. Henderson makes his point by making sarcastic comments here and there about Obamas reaction to the shutdown. It is clear that this article was meant for readers who have some bases as to why the government goes under frequent shutdowns. More specifically, he gives statistical data about the daily market and comments about the democratic rule in Congress. Henderson aims critical statements towards the Democratic Party and hits it with

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remarks such as those made to discuss why the democrats put the government in this position. To better clarify, he plays the pointing finger game and aims all his fingers and the fingers of Fox News at the Democratic Party. In a more different tone, 47 Things You Must Do During Government Shutdown by Funny or Die addresses the weeks issue in comedic way. Funny or Die appeals to those wanting to laugh at the ridiculousness that occurs on Capitol Hill. Clearly the article (more like posting) was intended for the millennial generation because the list of hilarious things to do resembled a common Facebook post or tweet that was meant to be shared via social media. Something that is more interesting about the article is that it does not point fingers at any political party. Instead, it is a comedic release of frustration at all the senators and representatives who cannot make an agreement for the sake of American progress. The exigence is oddly portrayed by the third article (which is more like a blog post), This is What They Want by Charlie P. Pearce of Esquire.com. This is clearly an angry and liberal response that chose a sarcastic approach on the current issue. The blog post points fingers at the Republican Party and its corporate influences in political activity. He urges his audience to realize that democracy is beautiful illusion with a sneaky rich man controlling the act. Because this article was written in a mens interest and fashion magazine, the article must have been intended for young men looking for a possible source of insight as to what is going on in Washington. The tone, language, and attitude also reveals that the target audience was a millennial generation who is used to using the language in the post.

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A Rivals Match The articles of Fox News and Esquire.com share something in common and add to the divide across the country. Fox News initiates the finger pointing and Esquire.com accuses conservatives of some conspiracy to control the government. The thing to learn from these two approaches is that they are like a childs argument with no attempt to move forward as America is intended to. None of these introduces novel idea to fix the troubles on Capitol Hill. Instead, it is a prolongation of a useless rival match to the republic. To get America in a better stance, it is necessary to take an approach similar to the comedic view. Got Problems? Laugh About It and Move On! What this nation is going under is a serious issue. To come out of this situation, it is necessary to find a balance between the two augments and to keep moving forward. Funny or Die is the best of the three approaches because there is no conflicting parties fighting with each other. The information may be false here and there about the reality of the shutdown, but there is an acknowledgement of the fact that there are flaws. It brings to light the consequences of choosing a government shutdown through gags and without blaming anyone. It may seem like a ridiculous idea to side with the article who is less legitimate than the other two, but at least there is a sign with the 47 Fun Things You Must Do During Government Shutdown that we can move forward and bring a better union to the country. Conclusion It is fun to read about the different perspectives that exist around the government shutdown. You can choose to side left or right and possibly agree in defeat that

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democracy is an illusion. An audience can point fingers at each other for however they would like. In the end no progress would be made and a continued litany of disagreement would persist. Unity and a forward mentality is the mindset that needs to be made popular rather than the opposing views.

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Works Cited Funny or Die, . "47 Fun Things You MUST Do During the Government Shutdown ." Fox News 1 Oct. 2013: Web. 6 Oct. 2013. <http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/61b0b01333/fun-things-you-must-do-duringthe-government-shutdown>. Henderson, Clint. "October 2, 2013 Happening Now - Shutdown Showdown Day 2; Obamacare Exchanges Open for Business Glitches and All ." Fox News 2 Oct. 2013: Web. 6 Oct. 2013. <http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/happeningnow/blog/2013/10/02/october-2-2013-happening-now-shutdown-showdown-day2-obamacare-exchanges-open-busine>. Peace, Charles P. "47 Fun Things You MUST Do During the Government Shutdown ." Fox News 3 Oct. 2013: Web. 6 Oct. 2013. <http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/The_Deep_Game>.